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A man dressed as Pennywise dances during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A man dressed as Pennywise dances during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People dance during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People dance during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A woman wearing devil horns attends a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A woman wearing devil horns attends a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People attend a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People attend a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A woman donning fantasy ears attends a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A woman donning fantasy ears attends a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People dressed in costumes dance during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People dressed in costumes dance during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People dressed in costumes attend a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People dressed in costumes attend a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A woman wearing a Medusa hairpiece dances during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A woman wearing a Medusa hairpiece dances during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A man lying down, vapes while looking at his phone during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A man lying down, vapes while looking at his phone during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A person wearing a silver skeleton mask dances during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A person wearing a silver skeleton mask dances during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A woman donning a medusa headpiece poses for a photo during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A woman donning a medusa headpiece poses for a photo during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Aperson dances during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Aperson dances during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A woman dressed in costume dances during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A woman dressed in costume dances during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A man in costume dances during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A man in costume dances during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A couple slow dance during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A couple slow dance during a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People attend a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
People attend a Halloween rave in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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7:19 PM on Saturday, October 25

By JULIA DEMAREE NIKHINSON

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Partiers kicked off Halloween early with a costumed rave that packed a Kyiv concert hall with hundreds of revelers dressed as Pennywise, the Joker, Medusa and more. The daytime techno bash, complete with an on site tattoo parlor, art installations and bean bag lounges, started hours before sunset to beat the city’s midnight curfew. Organized by Laboratorium, the event is part of a recurring electronic music and art festival series that’s become a staple of Kyiv’s underground scene.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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