Dallas-area Halloween pop-ups and drink specials

State of sips: Pop-ups, parties and specialty cocktails are plentiful across the metro area ahead of the big day on Saturday.

👯 Catbird is transforming for a rooftop costume bash.

• 5pm-midnight, Friday and Saturday.

🎃 Marriott Dallas Uptown is throwing a free Y'alloween block party.

• 7-11pm Friday.

🧟‍♂️ Calabrian Piazza is hosting a Zombie Ball.

• 7-11pm Saturday.

⚫️ Nickel City FTW brings back Black Lagoon.

• Through Saturday.

Zoom out: If you're more interested in the booze than the boos, restaurants and bars are serving Halloween-themed cocktails through October.

• The Lounge at Assembly Icehouse is serving Witches Brew ($15), Black Death ($18), Vampire's Kiss ($13) and The Gourd Father ($14), a pumpkin-spice Old Fashioned.
• The Yard has a vodka-spiked cold brew called the S'mortuary ($15), along with the whisky-infused Bobby for Apples Old Fashioned ($15), the gin-inspired Night Crawler ($13) and The Grave Digger ($13), made with chocolate and vanilla vodka.
• Lounge by Topgolf at Omni PGA Frisco Resort's "Spookeasy" pop-up serves a Pumpkin Spice White Russian ($18), Blue Diablo Margarita ($19), Angry Jack O'Lantern ($20) and Dead Head Punch ($52) that arrives in a giant punch bowl and serves two to three people.