Madness Awaits as Escape Psycho Circus Returns for Halloween
- By: Ani Gutierrez | Photos: Insomniac Events
The only thing more haunting than Escape Psycho Circus 2025 is missing it.
Step right up, because this Halloween weekend the circus is back in town. Escape Psycho Circus is returning to Southern California from Oct 31 to Nov 1 for two nights packed with freaks, fire, and basslines that could wake the dead. With Marshmello B2B DJ Snake, deadmau5, Alesso, Porter Robinson (DJ Set), and Amelie Lens leading a 90+ artist lineup, Escape’s gearing up for its most delightfully twisted festival yet.
Every October, the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino transforms into something straight out of a mesmerizing nightmare, as smoke curls through the air while costumed ravers drenched in strobe light dance the night away. Escape Halloween isn’t just another rave, it’s like an exhilarating spiral into delirium that only comes once a year.
This year, NOS grounds will shed every trace of ordinary life as it morphs into a carnival of twisted theatrics, imagined through Insomniac’s hallucinatory lens. Towering art installations glow blood-red, performers stalk the pathways in their spookiest costumes, and every corner hums with intoxicating beats.
Expect to get pulled even deeper into the madness, with a fully immersive descent through surreal spaces and scares at every turn. At the heart of it all lurks the Ringmaster’s Troupe, a haunting cast of performers who drift through the chaos like nightmares brought to life. Then there’s Crazy Town: the festival’s pulsing epicenter where reality bends around cursed cocktails at Poison Ivy, grotesque souvenirs from The Butcher, and the spine-tingling blaze of the Fire Organ.
Insomniac calls this the “largest Halloween music festival in the world,” and it’s hard to argue since over 90 artists will play across five immersive stages. Bass lovers can find their fix in artists like NGHTMRE B2B Peekaboo, Black Tiger Sex Machine, and Jessica Audiffred, while house devotees can get lost in Vintage Culture, The Martinez Brothers, and SIDEPIECE. For the techno purists, Dax J B2B SPFDJ and Klangkuenstler bring a taste of Berlin’s underground sounds straight to the West Coast.
Now in its 14th year, Escape Halloween has become the ultimate Halloween outing for ravers, thrill-seekers, and anyone with a taste for captivating chaos. While the rest of SoCal debates over parties and haunted houses this weekend, Escape Psycho Circus 2025 promises something far more thrilling: two nights where the real fear is missing out.
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