Michele StuevenPop-up pros Bucket Listers is bringing back Mariah Carey’s Holiday Bar to Skybar at the Mondrian in Hollywood on Thursday, Nov. 20. The immersive winter wonderland is a festive, fully-decorated holiday oasis with wall-to-wall Carey-inspired holiday décor and interactive photo-ops throughout. The revamped experience includes an upgraded “Queen of Christmas” homage, Santa’s Sleigh photo-ops, and a signature award wall, alongside album backdrop recreations.
Fan favorites from last year will return, like the All I Want for Christmas Is You theme played every 30 minutes, and a dedicated “Letters to Mariah Carey” station. The themed food and beverage lineup will feature holiday cocktails made with the diva’s own Black Irish cream. For holiday shoppers, there will be new and exclusive Mariah Carey merchandise, along with vinyl records of both her holiday albums and her latest LP release, Here For It All. Get tickets here.
Mariah Carey’s Holiday Bar (Courtesy Bucket Listers)
On the flip side, if you’re looking to explore the dark side of the holidays, Goth Xmas is a twisted holiday pop-up where merry meets the macabre on Hollywood Blvd. Opening on Black Friday, Nov. 28, guests will step into an immersive world of eerie cheer featuring black trees glowing under violet lights, towering black candy canes, gothic ornaments, and cocktails that bubble, smoke, and flame.
In Hollywood, Goth Xmas becomes a twisted gothic winter garden, complete with falling snow, black garlands, trees, and light inside Gothic Santa’s Throne room. Don’t bother telling him what you want for Christmas; he doesn’t care. Snow machines fill the air, and the lighting shifts from midnight violet to candlelit crimson, and the entire space feels like a snow globe turned upside down.
Every night, there is a rave, and the themes change from Nightmare Before Christmas to a very Robert Smith holiday. Guest DJs and personalities lead the cheer and the drear. Get tickets and details at www.gothxmas.com.
Courtesy Goth Xmas