Castro Night Market drag performers and go-go dancers Florgasm, front, and Kuntra Diction took a break from performing at the Halloween edition of the Castro Night Market October 31.

Photo: JL Odom

As the sun set in San Francisco’s Castro LGBTQ neighborhood on Halloween, 18th Street filled with goblins, aliens, beasts, witches, glow-rific attire, ghoulishly painted faces – and those wearing little to nothing at all. 

It was the scary, festive scene of the Castro Night Market’s Halloween bash, which took place from 5 to 10 p.m. The event, presented by the Castro Merchants Association, Civic Joy Fund, and CG Events, drew thousands.

Featuring nearly 70 vendors, a handful of food trucks, several stages with performers and live music, the San Francisco Pride Band, the city’s official band,

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