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Saturday, November 1, 2025
Alameda Elks Lodge
2255
Santa Clara Ave, Alameda
Dancing on Two Floors
Doors Open: 6:30 pm
Vintage Dance Lesson: 7:00 pm
Formal vintage ballroom dancing: 8:00 - midnight
Live Music by Greenwich Mean Time
Nightfall Club: 7:00 - midnight
Tickets: $40 Early Bird Rate (Until September 30)
Tickets are $45 from October 1 to October 31 (or until they sell out)
Ticket sales end on October 31, or when the event has sold out. This event usually sells out early.
Tickets sold in advance only. Tickets will not be available at the door.
Tickets may be ordered by sending a check or money order to:
PEERS
PO Box 2321
Alameda, CA 94501
You may also purchase tickets using the PayPal system. The PayPal link is above.
Tickets will be sent to you via email when we receive payment. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Waltz the night away in a beautiful Edwardian ballroom with the San Francisco Bay Area's most glamorous Undead at the 30th Annual Le Bal des Vampires.
Suggested costume is evening dress of the century and country of your "rebirth." This may include dress uniform, period costume (authentic or fantasy) or vintage or modern evening dress. There is no dress code for the ball (We certainly don't expect Spike to attend in black tie!), but you will see some of the most gorgeous and creative costumes of the social season at Le Bal des Vampires.
For costume tips, you may want to visit the PEERS photograph gallery for the 2015 Le Bal des Vampires, 2016 Le Bal des Vampires , 2022 Le Bal des Vampires, and 2024 Le Bal des Vampires.
This year there will once again be simultaneous dancing on two separate floors:
Our band in the elegant upstairs ballroom is the stylish but always dashing chamber ensemble Greenwich Mean Time. As usual, haunting waltzes dominate the program, but the evening will feature a variety of dance music from across the centuries - from 18th century Baroque contredanses to 19th century Victorian rotary and Viennese waltzes, polkas, and mazurkas; to elegant early 20th century tangos, blues, and fox trots and even some classic rock and roll Swing.
For those preferring a more modern style of dance music and free-style dancing join us downstairs at the Nightfall Club (located in the hall's atmospheric Ratskeller) for a wonderfully varied repertoire of dark music to stir the blood and spirit from 7:00 p.m. to Midnight. Hosted by our remarkable DJ, Persephone, Nightfall also features a no-host (cash) bar. For those interested in dining before the ball there are a variety of restaurants within easy walking distance of the Lodge, especially on nearby Park Street
Guests may also enjoy quiet conversation, Tarot readings, and photography opportunities in the Lodge's elegant but comfortable Edwardian Parlor with its Baroque décor.
There will be light refreshments for our mortal guests and a no host (cash) bar.
Our 30th Le Bal des Vampires will be a night to remember. We suggest ordering your tickets early!
