The Halloween celebration held in The Castro (San Francisco's gay village) began as a neighborhood event in the 1970s and grew into a massive annual street party until 2006 when a shooting wounded nine people and prompted the city to call off the event.
The Halloween celebration held in The Castro (San Francisco's gay village) began as a neighborhood event. By the 1970s, it became a mostly gay event and continually grew into a massive annual street party until 2006 when a shooting wounded nine people and prompted the city to call off the event.