Masquerade or Masquerader may refer to:

Events

* Masquerade ball, a costumed dance event * Masquerade ceremony, a rite or cultural event in many parts of the world, especially the Caribbean and Africa * Masqueraders, the performers in the West Country Carnival

Books

* The Masquerader (novel), ''The Masquerader'' (novel), a 1904 novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston * ''The Masqueraders'', a 1928 novel by Georgette Heyer * Masquerade (book), ''Masquerade'' (book), a 1979 children's book by Kit Williams that sparked a worldwide treasure hunt * Masquerades (novel), ''Masquerades'' (novel), a 1995 Forgotten Realms novel by Kate Novak and Jeff Grubb * ''Maskerade'', a 1995 Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett * ''Masquerade'', a 2007 ''Blue Bloods (novel series)#Masquerade, Blue Bloods'' novel by Melissa de la Cruz

Theatre

* The Masquerade (play), ''The Masquerade'' (play), a 1719 play by Charles Johnson * ''Mascarade'', a 1724 comedy play by Ludvig Holberg * Masquerade (play), ''Masquerade'' (play), an 1835 Russian play by Mikhail Lermontov * ''The Masqueraders'', an 1894 English play by Henry Arthur Jones * The Masquerader (play), ''The Masquerader'' (play), a 1917 play by John Hunter Booth, based on the novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston * Masquerade (theatre group), an English theatre group in Chennai, India, since 1994

Film and TV

Film

* ''The Masquerade'', a 1913 animated film by Émile Cohl * The Masquerader (1914 film), ''The Masquerader'' (1914 film), an American silent film by Charlie Chaplin * The Masqueraders (film), ''The Masqueraders'' (film), a 1915 American silent film adaptation of the play by Henry Arthur Jones * The Masquerader (1922 film), ''The Masquerader'' (1922 film), an American silent film adaptation of the play by John Hunter Booth * Masquerade (1929 film), ''Masquerade'' (1929 film), an American drama film * ''Masquerade'', a 1931 film starring Vivienne Osborne * The Masquerader (1933 film), ''The Masquerader'' (1933 film), an American film adaptation of the play by John Hunter Booth * Masquerade (1941 film), ''Masquerade'' (1941 film), a Soviet film * Masquerade (1965 film), ''Masquerade'' (1965 film), a British spy spoof starring Cliff Robertson and Jack Hawkins * Masquerade (1988 film), ''Masquerade'' (1988 film), an American thriller starring Rob Lowe and Meg Tilly * ''The Masquerade'', a 2007 American thriller starring Brianne Davis and Christopher Masterson * Masquerades (film), ''Masquerades'' (film), a 2008 film * Masquerade (2012 film), ''Masquerade'' (2012 film), or ''Gwanghae'', South Korean film * Masquerade (2021 film), ''Masquerade'' (2021 film), an American thriller

Television

* Masquerade (TV series), ''Masquerade'' (TV series), a 1983 American espionage series * Masquerade (Bakugan Battle Brawlers), a masked character in the anime ''Bakugan Battle Brawlers'' * ''Masquerade'', the international title for Kasou Taishou, a Japanese semi-annual amateur skit show

Episodes

* Masquerade (Alias), "Masquerade" (''Alias'') * Masquerade (Baywatch), "Masquerade" (''Baywatch'') * Masquerade (Benson), "Masquerade" (''Benson'') * Masquerade (The Bill), "Masquerade" (''The Bill'') * Masquerade (Dallas), "Masquerade" (''Dallas'') * Masquerade (Dynasty), "Masquerade" (''Dynasty'') * Masquerade (ER), "Masquerade" (''ER'') * Masquerade (The Flash), "Masquerade" (''The Flash'') * Masquerade (The Fugitive), "Masquerade" (''The Fugitive'') * Masquerade (Iron Man: Armored Adventures), "Masquerade" (''Iron Man: Armored Adventures'') * Masquerade (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), "Masquerade" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'') * Masquerade (Law & Order: UK), "Masquerade" (''Law & Order: UK'') * Masquerade (NCIS), "Masquerade" (''NCIS'') * Masquerade (The Real Ghostbusters), "Masquerade" (''The Real Ghostbusters'') * Masquerade (Six Degrees), "Masquerade" (''Six Degrees'') * Masquerade (The Transformers), "Masquerade" (''The Transformers'') * Masquerade (Trauma), "Masquerade" (''Trauma'') * Masquerade (Person of Interest), "Masquerade" (''Person of Interest'') * Masquerade (The Vampire Diaries), "Masquerade" (''The Vampire Diaries'')

Music

* The Masquerade (Atlanta), a concert venue in Atlanta, Georgia

Classical music

* Mascherata (English: Masquerade), an Italian dance from the sixteenth century * ''Masquerade'', lute piece by Robert de Visée (c. 1655 – 1732/1733) * ''Maskarade'', a 1906 opera by Carl Nielsen, based on the play by Ludvig Holberg * Masquerade (Khachaturian), ''Masquerade'' (Khachaturian), incidental music by Aram Khachaturian * Masquerade (Clyne), ''Masquerade'' (Clyne), a 2013 orchestral composition by Anna Clyne

Bands

* Masquerade (Finnish band), a Finnish post-punk band * Masquerade (German band), a band with Drafi Deutscher that had a hit in 1984 with the song "Guardian Angel" * Masquerade (Swedish band), a Swedish rock band

Albums

* Masquerade (Eric Saade album), ''Masquerade'' (Eric Saade album), or the title song, 2010 * Masquerade (Golden Dawn album), ''Masquerade'' (Golden Dawn album), 2003 * Masquerade (The Legendary Tigerman album), ''Masquerade'' (The Legendary Tigerman album), or the title song, 2006 * Masquerade (Running Wild album), ''Masquerade'' (Running Wild album), 1995 * Masquerade (Wyclef Jean album), ''Masquerade'' (Wyclef Jean album), 2002 * ''Masquerade'', an album by Dreams of Sanity, 1999 * The Masquerade (album), ''The Masquerade'' (album), by mxmtoon, 2019 * ''The Masquerade'', by Mêlée (band), Mêlée, 2010 * ''Masquerade'', an album by Bananarama, or the title song, 2022

Songs

* Masquerade (2PM song), "Masquerade" (2PM song), 2012 * Masquerade (Kaya song), "Masquerade" (Kaya song), 2006 * "Masquerade", by Ashley Tisdale from ''Guilty Pleasure (Ashley Tisdale album), Guilty Pleasure'', 2009 * "Masquerade", by Beach House from ''Once Twice Melody'', 2022 * "Masquerade", by Berlin from ''Pleasure Victim'', 1982 * "Masquerade", by Nicki Minaj from ''Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'', 2012 * "Masquerade", by Northlane from ''Singularity (Northlane album), Singularity'', 2013 * "Masquerade", from the musical ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera'', 1986

Technology

* IP masquerading, a form of network address translation * Masquerade, a type of threat (computer), computer threat * Masquerade or mimesis, a mechanism of animal or military Camouflage#Camouflage by mimesis, camouflage

Biology

* Masquerade (biology), a form of camouflage relying on mimicry of inanimate objects such as twigs * ''Labrisomus conditus'', the Masquerader hairy blenny, a fish

Other uses

* Masquerade society, a fictional society in ''Vampire: The Masquerade'' * Masquerade (trope), a fantasy and speculative fiction trope involving a hidden society within the real world