There’s been a vague promise of a Pacific Northwest Black Pride event happening for several months but no firm information other than a date of Halloween weekend but finally some specific info emerged on Monday, October 18th on the PNW Black Pride Facebook page that a “Haunted Night’s Masquerade Ball” will happen on Saturday, October 30th at the Embassy Suites Hotel at 15920 West Valley Highway which is just east of Southcenter Mall out in Tukwila (though I guess technically, this is a Seattle address…) The event is produced by Pacific Northwest Black Pride & POCAAN.

From the poster, it looks like the event is FREE to attend with a costume party happening from 7pm to 9 pm followed by a Ball from 9 pm to Midnight. Commentators will be Pharoah Khaos and Amina 007 with DJ Papi.Wav.

There’s no information about there being any age limit for the event though in small print it is noted “no glitter or paint is allowed in this space”. For more information, you can “call or text Julian at 443-208-7132”. And, since we’re still in Covid times, you’ll need a mask and proof of a Covid Vaccine or a recent negative Covid test.

The costume categories:

Categories: Virgin Runway • Virgin Performance • OTA Runway – Wicked Witches • OTA Realness – Mischievous Trick or Treater • OTA Sex Siren – Playing Doctor • Mini Grandprize – OTA Face – Sinister Beauty • Grandprize – OTA Performance – Superhero R Us

More info about those categories is on the poster image.