A group of five performers in elaborate costumes pose on a stage bathed in dramatic blue light. In the foreground, a drag queen in a large black shag coat and red gloves sings into a microphone. Behind her, the other performers are dressed in various outfits, including a futuristic metallic silver bodysuit and a white suit splattered with fake blood. A sign in the background reads, "DIFFERENT ON PURPOSE."
Apollo Infiniti (left) and Mr. Gripp (right) both return for WMNF’s Halloween Ball on Oct. 17, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. Credit: John Mazzello / WMNF

This isn’t your obnoxious uncle’s Halloween drag.

WMNF 88.5-FM’s Halloween Ball takes over New World Tampa again with a killer lineup of drag performers, with king Apollo Infiniti topping the list.

He’s joined by Discord and Gidget Von Addams, Medusha, Sonya Eclipse and Kierra Ka’ior Summers. DJ Mike Jet Hendrik will be spinning old and new school goth, ‘80s new wave and more to keep guests dancing ‘til they die. And costume contest winners will get some stage time, too.

Tickets start at $20 for WMNF’s Halloween Ball happening Friday, Oct. 17 in Tampa.

This article appears in Oct. 9-15, 2025.

Selene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,...