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Best of Sacramento Costume Shops

From ancient to futuristic or realistic to fantasy, these stores can help fulfill your costume needs -- whether it's for Halloween, a masquerade ball or just a costume party. The Sacramento area has some great costume shops that will elevate your costume from good to great, even authentic! Most of these shops are costume rentals, but some have costumes you can purchase. After Halloween, don't forget about these shops for any costume needs from children's parties to holiday events!
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Decades

2004 Del Paso Blvd.
Sacramento, CA
(916) 920-0932
decadescostumes.com

At Decades Costumes you can rent costumes from the Biblical times to the 80's and everything in between. Decades has quality theatrical costumes as well as period pieces that are exact replicas. Decades even supplies many Northern California theatrical companies with costumes.

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Broadway Costumes

3945 Franklin Blvd., #A
Sacramento, CA
(916) 455-6021
sacramentohalloweencostumes.com

At Broadway Costumes, you can rent professional stage costumes worn in actual Hollywood productions. To complete your look, they even offer special effects makeup and theatrical makeup to complete your look.

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Evangeline's Costume Mansion

113 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 448-2594
www.evangelines.com

Evangeline's opens their Costume Mansion in August of every year. Located directly above Evangeline's is two floors of fantasy. Once upstairs to the second floor you'll find a Gothic Chamber, a Jail, a Jungle, a Laboratory, a Saloon and finally a Renaissance Room. On the third floor, put your boogie shoes on in the Disco or find our favorite character in Storybook Land.

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Cheap Thrills

1209 21st St
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 446-4103
www.myspace.com/cheapthrillscostumes

Vintage clothing is what Cheap Thrills is all about. If you're looking to find a period costume, say 20's or 50's, this may be the place for you. You can both buy and rent at this store.

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I Wannabe Costumes

Near Old Sac and Raley Field
Sacramento, CA 95605
(916) 371-0901
www.iwannabecostumes.com

I Wannabe Costumes is the place "where you can be what you wanna be." From Renaissance to Scooby Doo, I Wannabe Costumes has hundreds of costumes. Rentals include all accessories.

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Capital Costumes

8121 Madison Avenue, # F1
Fair Oaks, CA 95628-3701
(916) 961-2769

Capital Costumes has been in business for 100 years!!! From riding the stage and renting out costumes from a trunk in the early 1900's (see picture above), to their new store in Fair Oaks, Capital Costumes has years of experience and hundreds of costumes. The shop is open year-round. They both rent and sell costumes.

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Camelot Costumes

3717 Taylor Road
Loomis, CA 95650-9283
(916) 652-8441

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! At Camelot Costumes you can find dozens of costumes along with accessories and wigs to rent and buy. The store is open year-round.

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Mad Hatters

140 Hoffman Avenue
Auburn, CA
(530) 885-8860

Mad Hatters has 6000 square feet of costume fun!! The store is open year-round for your costume needs. Mad Hatters sells and rents costumes.

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