Sixth annual Hulaween at The Mai-Kai on Oct. 31

It's that time again ...

For the first time since launching one of the most intimate and authentic Halloween parties in South Florida in 2009, The Mai-Kai will host this year's bash on the night of All Hallows' Eve. Fort Lauderdale's legendary Polynesian restaurant will be crawling with Tiki-fied ghouls and zombies on Halloween night during its sixth annual Hulaween in The Molokai bar.

Until this year, the festive event never landed on Halloween night itself. Will The Mai-Kai's ancient Tiki gods be pleased or annoyed? You’ll have to attend the party to find out. The eerie event, sponsored by Appleton Rum, starts at 5 p.m. and features live music by South Florida roots rockers Slip and the Spinouts, a costume contest, deadly drink specials and retro Halloween tunes during happy hour.

The haunted happy hour runs from 5 to 7 p.m., with most of the bar’s dangerous tropical drinks priced at 50 percent off. Also during happy hour and until Slip Mahoney and his band of costumed characters take the stage, The Atomic Grog will be programming more than 2 hours of retro Halloween-themed tunes, from early blues and exotica to jazz, rockabilly and surf.

After 7 p.m., Slip and the boys will scare up some frightening fun on the dance floor with three sets of their distinctive mix of rockabilly, Western, swing, surf, blues and roots music. Appleton Rum is donating cash prizes for first, second and third place in the costume contest that begins around 10 p.m. Additional prizes will be provided by The Mai-Kai and other event sponsors.

As a special Halloween treat, the iconic Zombie cocktail will be available for half price, and there will be Appleton Rum drink specials all night long.

See the full preview with links, photos from past Hulaween parties:
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2014/10/17/the-mai-kais-annual-festively-frightening-hulaween-party-lands-on-halloween-night/

A few choice photos:

Slip and the Spinouts perform live music for the undead.

A zombie with a Zombie (DJ Hurricane Hayward).

The girls from Appleton Estate distribute free samples of The Mai-Kai’s famous Mai Tai.

Frankenstein brought his lovely bride.

A Hulaween guest arrives from the Tiki future.

The Mai-Kai’s Kern Mattei and Pia Dahlquist prepare to announce the night’s best costume.

The contest winner emerges from The Mai-Kai’s outdoor garden.

More photos and full recap on the blog:
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2014/11/12/photos-a-ghastly-good-time-at-the-mai-kais-sixth-annual-hulaween-party/