OCTOBER

26-28

Vegoose: The 3rd annual Vegoose Halloween music and arts festival returns with a Halloween costume party and mega-concert all rolled into one with Rage Against the Machine, Daft Punk, Public Enemy, Ghostface Killah and more. In addition, The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and House of Blues at Mandalay Bay will each feature late-night performances beginning Oct. 26 and lasting through the weekend in conjunction with the Vegoose festival. Visitors (in costume, please!) can meet celebrity impersonators and compete for prizes in a costume contest, participate in a fake wedding and peruse unique vendors at the Vegoose market. Two-day, single-day and VIP tickets are available for purchase at www.vegoose.com.

Haunted Vegas Tours: A two-hour bus tour reveals the spookier side of Sin City with haunting tales about Bugsy Siegal, Liberace, Redd Foxx, Elvis and other Vegas characters. Tour leaves from the Greek Isles Hotel & Casino. Haunted Vegas is at 9 p.m., nightly (dark Friday). $48 at www.VegasExplorers.com or the Greek Isles Box Office at 702-737-5540. www.hauntedvegastours.com.

Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at the Venetian: Horror characters Freddy Kruger, Jason and Leather Face lurk in the maze somewhere close.

Circus Circus: At the Fright Dome, demons drop from the dark in eight freak shows with haunted houses, killer clowns, heart-stopping rides and extreme scare zones.

Fetish and Fantasy Halloween Ball includes wild and unusual stage performances as well as fire performers, stilt walkers, world-class DJs and two haunted houses. 10 p.m.-4 a.m., Oct. 28, Alexis Park Resort. Admittance to the ball demands a "decreed attire" or suffer the humiliation of a $40 party pooper fine. $81. www.halloweenball.com/.

Horrifying places: Just pop your costume on and take a stroll, stopping off at Studio 54, Club Rio, Harrah's Carnival Court, PURE and Tabu for unusual Halloween events.

NOVEMBER

11

ZZ Top: The bearded ones and their drummer appear at 8 p.m. at the Las Vegas Hilton. Tickets: $70-$85, 702-732-5111

14-17

The Comedy Festival: The Sopranos' Steve Schirripa will host a long list of comedians including Jerry Seinfeld, The Next Generation, Eddie Izzard, Ellen DeGeneres' Really Big Show and Wanda Sykes. At the Festival Village in the Roman Plaza at Caesars Palace, festival-goers can meet celebrities, join in events and win prizes. The Village is free and open all day. Showtimes and venues at www.comedyfestival.com. Tickets: 877-823-3378

15

David Copperfield: The magician appears (and things disappear) at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m., Hollywood Theatre, MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. $97, 702-891-1111, 800-929-1111.

ONGOING: The Atomic Testing Museum tells the story of nuclear tests in the region, from the first test at the Nevada Testing Site in 1951 through the present. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays; 1-5 p.m. Sundays. 755 E. Flamingo $12, concessions $9; under 7 free. www.atomictestingmuseum.org