On the evening of October 31st, The Fillmore celebrated its first anniversary. Though normally a concert hall, the venue decided to commemorate the occasion in an extraordinary fashion: by creating a pop-up skating floor in their spacious event space.

/Rachel Wisniewski

/Rachel Wisniewski

/Rachel Wisniewski

  It kicked off as a free, family-friendly event from 4-7PM. Then  from 8PM onwards, it switched gears, making it a $7-$20 cover, 21+ event, featuring three different DJs and an equal number of bars.  Unlike other Halloween parties around the city, The Fillmore’s “Make America Skate Again” was unique in that the vast majority of its attendees actually wore costumes, and quite elaborate ones at that. Favorites included Eleven from Stranger Things, alongside her coveted box of Eggo waffles and Joyce Byers’ Christmas light/alphabet covered wall; Donald Trump (scary enough as is); Ghostbusters’ Stay Puft Man; and the cast of Scooby Doo.

/Rachel Wisniewski

/Rachel Wisniewski

  While the party’s cover included a free skate rental, this evidently caused the only hiccup in the night: an insanely long line to access the skate rink. Multiple guests commented on this annoyance, with Andrew Katz (dressed as Will Ferrell’s Jackie Moon) suggesting that the “whole floor be opened up for skating” as opposed to the small, designated section. Fishtown local David Machov (a.k.a Waluigi) agreed, lamenting that he “hoped to skate, but probably wouldn’t get to.” However, despite the long skate queue, the general consensus seemed to be that the music (provided by DJ Deejay, Mr. Sonny James, and DJ Royale) was great and the party was a blast. Shannon Regan (Shaggy from Scooby Doo) summed up the evening by admitting that she was lucky to have showed up early, but overall was really thrilled with The Fillmore’s offer of “alternate” Halloween plans. •

/Rachel Wisniewski

/Rachel Wisniewski

/Rachel Wisniewski