October 31 is Halloween in the United States. And that means costumes and knocking on neighbors’ doors for candy. That's mostly for children, but adults get into the spirit, too. Except, for them it’s more like costumes, alcohol and winding down from their stressful jobs. So when United Social Sports, a group that offers sports and competitions for adults, announced a costumed Spirit Week, it was hard for some members to resist getting dressed up.
The game is called Skeeball.
It’s like bowling but each hole the ball goes into has a different point value. But if you think that’s what tonight is all about… you are off the mark.
The night is one of six in a season.
Costumed teams compete for a chance to win a $300 bar tab awarded to the best-dressed squad. But these folks didn't need the incentive to dress up.
Taking a night off is what this holiday is all about.
Organizers seem happy with the turnout. Dan Shank hosts the Skeeball tournament.
“Eighty percent of the teams this week came out in some sort of costume, which is really nice to see. It gets everybody else in the bar excited," he explained.
And that's the idea behind the Halloween soiree. Meet some people. Share some drinks. Play some games and hopefully get some rest… before the sun rises … and they’re back to their real lives.
Halloween
1/16A dog dressed as Zoltar the fortune teller takes part in the 23rd annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York, Oct. 26, 2013.
2/16A participant marches in the annual Halloween parade in New York, Oct. 31, 2013.
3/16A man dressed as an ice queen smokes a cigarette during the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval, which attracts nearly 500,000 people annually in West Hollywood, California, Oct. 31, 2013.
4/16Young people in costume take part in the "Evil spirits Parade" flash mob as they celebrate Halloween in the center of Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Oct. 31, 2012. Around hundred people took part in the flash mob which was organised on social networks.
5/16David Nickerson, 28, competes dressed as artist Bob Ross during the ZJ Boarding House Halloween Surf Contest in Santa Monica, California, Oct. 26, 2013.
6/16수 십층 짜리 고층빌딩들이 즐비한 카타르 수도 도하
7/16A woman who drew part of a face on her cheek, stands among the crowd at a costume party to celebrate Halloween in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, Oct. 31, 2013.
8/16Le chanteur Hank Williams Jr. Sur la scène des American Country Countdown Awards. Nashville, 15 décembre 2014.
9/16Erin Kunse dresses up as the Mona Lisa painting at the West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval, West Hollywood, California, Oct. 31, 2013.
10/16The South Portico of the White House in Washington, D.C. decorated for Halloween, Oct. 30, 2013.
11/16Betty Dillow helps her grandson with his pumpkin carving in Bristol, Virginia.
12/16A diver in a skeleton costume dives during a media opportunity to mark Halloween at the Sea Life aquarium in Berlin, Oct. 28, 2013.
13/16Children dressed in costumes take part in Manila's Ocean Park annual Trick or Treat event, Philippines.
14/16A couple dressed in costumes ride a motorbike during the "Moto Halloween Party 2013" in Cali, Colombia, Oct. 30, 2013.
15/16U.S. President Barack Obama (center left) and first lady Michelle Obama (center right) give Halloween treats to visiting children at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 31, 2013.
16/16The Apung 1 barge, which was generating electricity offshore, was carried five kilometers by the tsunami and came to rest atop two houses. (Steve Herman/VOA News)
