Best 2014 Halloween Parties For Adults In Pittsburgh

The Daily Meal Staff|Oct. 2, 2014 7:00 am EST

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In your younger days, dressing up and wandering through your local neighborhood streets for trick-or-treat candies was the highlight of Halloween, but now that you're older, you're probably looking for a more grown-up way to celebrate the spookiest night of the season. If staying home to dish out candy isn't your idea of a good time, there's plenty going on around Pittsburgh to help you get in the Halloween spirit. From "boo"-zy brew tours to murder mystery dinners on the Three Rivers, there's a Halloween bash for everyone taking place all throughout October. If you hit up all of the best Halloween parties in downtown Pittsburgh last year, don't miss these five Halloween parties that cater specifically to the over-21 crowd.

Gateway Clipper – A Halloween Whodunnit Out On The Water
350 W. Station Square Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
(412) 355-7980
www.gatewayclipper.com

Date: Oct. 22, 2014

Experience a dinner cruise aboard the Gateway Clipper unlike any other during its murder mystery cruise featuring a magnificent mystery show. Sail Pittsburgh's three rivers while you dine on a buffet menu of sliced baked Virginia ham, chicken breast, pasta, vegetables, salad, coffee, tea and desserts in anticipation of "The Haunting" murder mystery presentation. Add-ons like appetizers, balloons, chocolates and wine are also offered for the evening. This three-hour cruise boards at 5:30 p.m. and will return to dock at 9:30 p.m. The Gateway Clipper Halloween Whodunnit On The Water is for guests 21 and over.

A Night of Fright
Chartiers Social Hall
2504 W. Pike St.
Houston, PA 15342
(724) 263-9603
www.huntparanormal.com

Date: Oct. 18, 2014

Join special guests Bruce Tango of "Ghost Hunters" and fellow paranormal investigator Brett McGinnis from "Ghost Hunters Academy" for an evening of ghostly fun at the Chartiers Social Hall's A Night Of Fright. Come dressed in your Halloween best for the costume contest and for photos with "The Munsters" Drag-U-A Coffin Car. Food and drinks, beer (with valid I.D.), music from DJ Drama J and a Chinese auction with 50/50 raffle will be available. The Chartiers Social Hall is located approximately 20 minutes south of the city in Houston.

The Chalk Outlines Halloween Show
The Pittsburgh Winery
2815 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 566-1000
www.showclix.com

Date: Oct. 18, 2014

If the last song you want to hear this Halloween is another bad rendition of "Monster Mash," hit up The Pittsburgh Winery for a 21-and-over show with The Chalk Outlines. At just $10 per ticket, this is a fun and affordable way to celebrate All Hallows' Eve and even show off this year's costume. Doors open at 8 p.m. with the band rocking the winery's cellar stage at 9 p.m. Count on hearing plenty of spooky songs in The Chalk Outlines signature blend of rock & roll, R&B and country at its second winery show that's guaranteed to sell out.

Sin Season Tour/Halloween Ride
The Beerhive
2117 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 323-4709

Date: Oct. 25, 2014

This Halloween, experience the best of Pittsburgh's unique culture like never before with an evening of trick-or-treating geared specifically to the city's over-21 crowd. It's all about the beer aboard The Beerhive's Sin Season Tour/Halloween Ride, which takes guests on a PA Brew Tour through the city's most famous watering holes, including Four Seasons, Penn Brewery, Church Brew Works and many more. Enjoy beer samples, Pittsburgh history and a behind-the-scenes look at the city's best breweries during this four-hour tour. The Beerhive is located on Penn Avenue in the city's Strip District area.

Zombies Of The Corn
Three Rivers Paintball
282 Rochester Road
Freedom, PA 15042
(724) 775-6232
www.zombiesofthecorn.com

Dates: Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday in October, 2014

Zombies are among the year's hottest horror stars with numerous movies, books and television shows taking over pop culture. If you're fascinated with the living dead, why not do your part to protect the human race at Three Rivers Paintball's Zombies Of The Corn event, held every Thursday, Friday and Saturday in October. You'll board an official Zombie Fighting Vehicles and embark on a terrifying journey through a corn maze swarming with zombies where you'll fend off crowds of zombies and other haunting creatures via paintball attacks. Don't let them smell your fear though, as you'll be dropped off in the midst of a haunted corn maze midway through your mission. Adult tickets are $25 and includes free parking, 150 zombie-killing paintballs, a zombie shoot ride and corn maze experience and ghost stories by the campfire.

Jessica Wasik lives in Pittsburgh where she works as a full-time figure skating coach sharing her passion with today's generation of young skaters. A graduate of Robert Morris University with a degree in English Studies, Jessica is also a contributing writer for AXS.com. Her work can be found at Examiner.com.