Halloween in the Castro was an annual Halloween celebration held in The Castro district of San Francisco, first held in the 1940s as a neighborhood costume contest. By the late 1970s, it had shifted from a children's event to a gay pride celebration that continued to grow into a massive annual street party in the 2000s.
2006, the last year of the large organized street party, a crowded city bus with the destination "Halloween Castro."
2006 attendees dressed as Michael Jackson and a young boy, likely in reference to the 2005 Trial of Michael Jackson.
2012 Halloween at the Castro, likely an unofficial bar crawl.
Castro District, San Francisco
The Castro District, commonly referred to as the Castro, is a neighborhood in Eureka Valley in San Francisco. The Castro was one of the first gay neighborhoods in the United States. Having transformed from a working-class neighborhood through the 1960s and 1970s, the Castro remains one of the most prominent symbols of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) activism and events in the world.
Castro Street, with the Castro Theatre on the left
The Castro is named after José Castro, a Californio politician who served as Governor of Alta California.
Castro Street pedestrian crossing with rainbow flag color
Corner of 20th and Castro Streets
