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EVENT DETAILS
WHAT:
CrawlSF’s 11th Annual Crawloween: San Francisco Halloween Pub Crawl
WHEN:
Friday, October 27: 6PM to 11PM
Saturday, October 28: 2PM to 10PM
Tuesday, October 31: 6PM to 11PM
WHERE:
The Pub Crawl will take place at bars in Polk Gulch, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, North Beach, Cow Hollow and The Marina
Participating Bars: Mayes Oyster House, Wreck Room, Route 101, El Lopo, R Bar, Piroo, Trade Routes, Mcteagues, Hemlock, Amsterdam Cafe, Lush Lounge, Hanaro, Kung Fu Action Theater, The Royale, Samplers House, Campus, Comet Club, Rockwell, Jaxson, Westwood, Del Mar, The Dorian, Palm House, Trinity, Silver Cloud, Blue Light, White Rabbit, Buccaneer, Taco Rouge, Shanghai Kelly’s, Bamboo Hut, The Showdown, Northstar Cafe, Chief Sullivan’s, Gino & Carlo, Tupelo and more!
Check in Locations:
Mayes Oyster House (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Taco Rouge (Saturday Only)
Del Mar (Saturday Only)
Tupelo (Saturday Only)
LINKS
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CrawlSF
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Crawloween
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PRESS RELEASE
MEDIA CONTACT
Matthew Seliga
Owner
CrawlSF
415-852-1027
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The 11th Annual Crawloween Pub Crawl, the largest Halloween event in San Francisco, is taking place on Friday, 10/27, Saturday, 10/28 and Tuesday, 10/31.
Get ready to raise your glasses and show off your costumes because Crawloween, the largest Halloween event in San Francisco, is returning to haunt the streets of the city for three spine-chilling nights of Halloween fun. CrawlSF’s three-day Halloween event takes place at over 40 bars in The Marina, Polk Gulch, North Beach, Russian Hill, Nob Hill & Cow Hollow and features drink specials, free party bus rides, a costume contest, DJs and more.
San Francisco, CA (Tuesday, October 17) – Celebrate the spookiest time of the year at San Francisco’s Annual Halloween Pub Crawl. Now in its 11th year, the 2023 “Crawloween” promises to be the most impressive gathering yet. Expect a lively crowd with over 15,000 participants across three nights: October 27th, 28th, and 31st.
Dive into the festivities at amazing San Francisco bars like Mayes, Comet Club, Bamboo Hut, Jaxson, Taco Rouge, Gino & Carlo, Tupelo, and a host of others. And what’s Halloween without a good deal? Crawloween tickets offers enticing drink specials, waived cover charges, exclusive party favors, thrilling DJs, free bus rides to keep the party hopping, and a chance to showcase your hauntingly creative costumes.
Event Details:
Dates & Times:
Friday, October 27: 6PM to 11PM
Saturday, October 28: 2PM to 10PM
Tuesday, October 31: 6PM to 11PM
Event Highlights:
Over 15,000 Attendees: Last year, we broke records with over 14,000 attendees on the Saturday crawl and welcomed over 19,000 people throughout the three days. This year, we’re ready to take it up a notch!
40+ Participating Bars: Crawloween will sweep you through the neighborhoods of Russian Hill, Polk Gulch, North Beach, and The Marina. Join the crawl to discover a range of venues and experiences these iconic neighborhoods have to offer.
Discounted Drink Specials: Enjoy exclusive drink specials at all participating bars, so you can sip on your favorite drinks without emptying your bank account.
No Cover Charges: Enter all participating bars without the cover charge
Free Party Bus Shuttles: We’ve got you covered with free party bus shuttles to transport you between bars. Sit back, relax, and let us take you on a haunted ride through the city.
Costume Contest: Show off your most spine-chilling, creative, or hilarious costumes at Crawloween’s costume contest.
Find the Gnome Contest: Embark on a treasure hunt as you search for hidden gnomes throughout the crawl. Find one of these elusive creatures to win some amazing prizes.
DJs: Dance to the beats of our talented DJs, who will keep the eerie energy flowing all night long.
Participating Bars:
Prepare to be bewitched by an array of iconic venues, including Mayes, McTeagues, Comet Club, Rockwell, Jaxson, Westwood, Del Mar, Silver Cloud, The Blue Light, The Brixton, Sacred Taco, Hemlock, Trinity, The Dorian, Palm House, The Buccaneer, Taco Rouge, Shanghai Kelly’s, Trade Routes, Wreck Room, R Bar, El Lopo, Decodance, Lush Lounge, Route 101, Amsterdam Cafe, Hanaro, Union Street Ale House, Piroo, Kung Fu Action Theater, Bamboo Hut, Sampler’s House, The Royale, Savoy Tivoli, The Showdown, Northstar Cafe, Chief Sullivans, Campus, Gino & Carlo, Tupelo, and more!
Full details for the event are available at: https://www.crawloween.com
About CrawlSF:
Since 2003, CrawlSF has been a cornerstone of San Francisco’s events scene. Conceived by founder Matt Seliga, who was inspired by bar crawls on the East Coast, this once modest startup has now burgeoned into a Bay Area powerhouse. Year-round, the company draws in tens of thousands with its unique events. From the lively LepraCon St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl and the Barbie Pub Crawl to the Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest and the Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl, CrawlSF never ceases to impress. Their resume boasts a myriad of other renowned events such as Crawltiki, San Francisco Mardi Gras, Summersalt Music Festival, Taste SF, The Streets of San Francisco New Year’s Eve bash at Fort Mason Festival Pavilion, North Beach Bar Run, Wintersalt Music Festival and San Francisco Burger Brawl.
For more information on CrawlSF, please visit https://www.crawlsf.com
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INTRODUCTION
What began as a small pub crawl event in 2012, has grown into one of the largest Halloween events in the city of San Francisco. Crawloween, otherwise known as the San Francisco Halloween Pub Crawl, draws more than 8,000 people over 3 days and takes place at over 20 bars in Polk Gulch, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Cow Hollow and The Marina. The event is produced by CrawlSF, a local events company located in the Marina District.
ABOUT CRAWLSF
CrawlSF was formed in 2003 by Matt Seliga, a transplant from Pennsylvania, who had just moved to San Francisco for a biotech job. To help meet new people and earn some extra money, he wanted to re-create a concept that he had experienced on the East Coast. Matt organized the first pub crawl on Union Street and spent nights and weekends talking to people, handing out printed cards with event details and contacting bars to get them involved. After a successful first event, CrawlSF expanded to neighborhoods all across the city and began building a loyal following of pub crawlers from all over the Bay. In addition to pub crawls, CrawlSF has also produced New Year’s Eve events, theme parties, concerts, food events and a 2-day music festival. The company has been going strong for 19 years and in that time has produced over 200 events in San Francisco with an estimated 240,000 attendees. Despite the growth of the company and the huge number of attendees at each event, CrawlSF doesn’t have any employees. The entire business is run from start to finish by just Matt and his fiance Caitlin, expect for event staff and security hired for each event.
ABOUT MATT SELIGA
Although he always had interest in being an entrepreneur, Matt attended college with a Pre-Medicine Major. After school, he took a job Johns Hopkins Center for Inherited Disease Research as a DNA Analyst, while preparing to take the MCAT’s and start the grueling Medical School application procedure. However, after receiving a job offer at Applied Biosystems in Foster City (an offer too good to pass up), he put his Medical School dreams on hold and moved from Baltimore to San Francisco in early 2003. After a few months living in SF, Matt started working on the CrawlSF concept, After launch, he spent every waking hour going to bars, attending events and talking to everyone about his upcoming events. After a few slow years, the business started to take off and has continued to this day. Matt stayed in the biotech while the company was building, but eventually left it behind in 2008 when he began to work on his own projects full-time. Aside from CrawlSF, Matt is the co-founder of M Ride (transportation company), Eye Heart SF (Event Production Company) and the venture-funded Pinchit.com (daily deals startup).
ABOUT CAITLIN YATES
Born and raised in the Bay Area, Caitlin has a passion for building community and entertaining. She trained with the San Francisco Ballet School for 13 years before attending Santa Clara University to get her BA in Communications. During her time at Santa Clara University she became Raiderette Cheerleader for Oakland Raiders and cheered for the team for 5 seasons. Now Caitlin works to create community through fitness as a SoulCycle Instructor and teaches all over the Bay Area. Caitlin began working with Matt at CrawlSF in 2014 and loves bringing people together for these fun large scale events.
CRAWLSF EVENTS
CrawlSF has produced a lot of events since 2003, including The North Beach Bar Run, The Polk Street Pub Crawl, The Union Street Experience, San Francisco Mardi Gras, Wintersalt Music Festival, Streets of San Francisco New Years Eve and more. In 2017, we changed the focus to concentrate mainly on Holiday Pub Crawls as the core business for the company.
Current Annual Events include:
Lepracon (St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl)
SanFranCinco (Cinco De Mayo Pub Crawl)
The San Francisco Fourth of July Pub Crawl and Hot Dog Eating Contest
CrawlTiki (Tiki Party Pub Crawl)
Crawloween (Halloween Pub Crawl)
Sweatercon (Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl)