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Halloween in Vancouver is getting a boozy upgrade this year, complete with cobwebs, creepy cocktails, and a whole lot of goth glamour. Black Lagoon , the award-winning Halloween pop-up that has been scaring up drinks since 2021, is back for its fifth season and taking over Butcher & Bullock for the month of October.

The concept is the brainchild of Canadian bar stars Erin Hayes and Kelsey Ramage, who dreamed up Black Lagoon in 2019 at a New Orleans dive called The Dungeon. What started as a spooky little experiment has now become a North American tradition, with the 2025 run set to hit 39 bars across the U.S. and Canada.

“We’re so excited to be back for another sinisterly fun yea

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