As each dark October day passes, we creep closer to one of the most festive and celebrated holidays of the year – Halloween. This holiday can be observed in various ways, from trick-or-treating to pumpkin carving to bobbing for apples. However, everyone knows the best way to celebrate is by releasing your inner Goth at the eighth annual Something Wicked Goth Ball at Sokol Auditorium.
Event Planner and Creighton grad Niamh Murphy promises an eventful night of sinister fun.
“This year’s event is different from the past years’ because we have made it appeal to everyone,” Murphy said. “The environment is far more industrial and diverse for every type.”
The venue will be completely transformed in honor of the night of mayhem. Event planners have been working for the past few months to create a frighteningly flawless Gothic extravaganza. From handmade cages and runways to a HOOKED Suspension Team, even a Gothic belly dancing group–there is non-stop entertainment.
Years before, the Goth Ball was held at Club Nico; this year’s event at Sokol is expected to have the largest turnout yet.
“It will be an amazing night,” Murphy said. “We have been having weekly meetings for the past couple months and countless people came together to make this event possible.”
The event is sponsored by big names like Budweiser and Monster, meaning there will be a wide array of drink specials. There will also be local Omaha sponsors present, like Big Brain Tattoo & Piercing, that will host a Monster Mistress costume contest. Various prizes and free items will be distributed throughout the evening.
Omaha Fashion Week top designers and models who have been featured year after year will also partake in the fashion runway display. Designer Gothic clothing and accessories will be for sale at booths.
Aside from the runway show, entertainment for the evening will be performances by And Collapse & Cloven Path, with DJs W.E.R.D., Emy, and more.
“The bands are really fresh on the scene, but Cloven Path has been around awhile, so there’s a lot of diversity for all age groups,” Murphy said. “There’s really not a minute where something isn’t happening.”
The event will be held Friday. Doors open at 7 p.m. and close at 2 a.m. Admission is $15 at the door, or $10 in advance. It is an all ages event. Tickets are available at www.somethingwicked.com. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Nebraska Humane Society.