If you have $5

And you’re looking for a Halloween party with a costume contest and cheap beer, Continental is the place to go. On North Moore Street in Arlington, Va., the bar will have $3 drink specials and pool starting at happy hour, which goes from 6 to 9 p.m. The costume contest will be judged at midnight, so don your scariest mask or your silliest attire.

If you have $10

There are ghosts everywhere in D.C., according to the D.C. Metro Area Ghost Watchers – even down the street. Want to learn some of their tactics for ghost watching? At 8 p.m. Thursday the group will hold a session to reveal some of their findings at the Decatur House, 748 Jackson Place N.W. The price of admission is $10. Call ahead at 202-842-0920 to RSVP.

If you have $15

Go to hell. Uh, not really – but go to philosopher Jean Paul Sartre’s theatrical representation of hell at the Warehouse Theatre for the staging of “No Exit.” The play follows three of the damned as they adjust to life in hell and confess their sins. Call 202-783-3933 for tickets. Showtime is 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday.