With Halloween on a Thursday this year, Parliament House is hosting two incredible costume contests and giving away $8,000 in cash prizes. Predictably, the costumes are even more over-the-top than usual. Part 1 of the event took place Saturday night, and the winner-take-all competition was fierce. If you want to see whose costumes made the cut or size up the competition if you plan to enter on Thursday check out these unbelievable outfits.
You can get ticket information to the Part 2 event, happening on Thursday, Oct. 31, on Parliament House's Eventbrite page.
Photos by Pat ORourke