How to celebrate Friday the 13th around Pittsburgh

Only once or twice a year does the 13th day of the month fall on a Friday, but when it does, you can be sure there are people celebrating the spooky day. To help map out your day, City Paper has compiled a round-up of the spookiest concerts, tattoo events, and parties on this haunting day.
Flash tattoos and piercings at Pittsburgh Tattoo Co. Bonus: vote on which tattoo CP staffer Blake Lewis gets on Friday in this poll. Full list of designs available here. 12-7 p.m. 103 Smithfield St., Downtown. $40 tattoos and $20 select piercings. Walk-ins only. tattoo-pittsburgh.com

Flash tattoos at Gypsy Tattoo Parlor. Full list of designs available here. 12-7 p.m. 4061 Penn Ave., Lawrenceville. $60-80. Walk-ins only. gypsytattooparlor.com

Flash tattoos at Alter Ego Body Art Studio. Full list of designs available here. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 4136 Library Road, Dormont. $31 or $66.
alteregobodyartstudio.com

Music

Bikini Islands, BRF, Ugly Blondes. 8 p.m. Howlers, 4509 Liberty Ave., Bloomfield. $10. howlerspittsburgh.com

Pocketful of Rain. 6:30 p.m. Bier's Pub, 900 Western Ave., North Side. bierspub.com

Nightmare on Forbes Street by Pop Up PGH grand opening. 4 p.m.-2 a.m. 268 Forbes Ave., Downtown. More info here.

Goth Party hosted by D II v II n e A s c e n e s II o n. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. 4031 Vinceton St., Perry North. $10 for those in goth outfits (black clothes, black makeup, witch attire, etc.) $15 for those dressed normal.

Looking at the full moon. This isn't at any specific event or place, but a full moon on Friday the 13th is rare (technically, it starts at 12:33 a.m. on Sept. 14, but it still counts).