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Halloween Costume Contest #1

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Halloween Costume Contest #1

Crush Dance Bar
2007 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
directions(202) 290-1254website

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Friday, October 30, 2026

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Dress to impress and bring your most ambitious look to Crush Dance Bar for the first Halloween Costume Contest of the season. A $500 cash prize is on the line, and the U Street crowd always brings the creativity, so expect a lively, playful room with plenty of spectacle.

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