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Archives for Halloween events

Enjoy a Saucy Jack the Ripper drink

The best quirky Halloween events for adults

If you’re looking for an alternative Halloween this year, then look no further, as we bring you the best of the UK’s events…

Halloween at Go Ape

The best quirky Halloween events for families

If you’re looking for a family-friendly Halloween event with a spooky twist, then look no further as we bring you a round-up of this year’s events…

London Horror Festival 2019

Demonic milk-deliverers and serial killer cabaret at horror festival

A festival of live horror performance returns this autumn for its 9th year of cult, comedy and classic stories that will send a shiver down your spine…

Curse Of Frankenstein - Directed by Terence Fisher, 1957

A dead good Halloween and some aping around at London’s quirky museums

This month, celebrate International Gibbon Day with some animal yoga, and Halloween with a talk on Frankenstein and the things we dread…

Tea Break Theatre's Frankenstein

Quirky Halloween events for 2018 with twisted tales and ghostly greetings

If you are looking for an alternative Halloween this year, then look no further as we bring you the best of the UK’s events including a Buffy-themed evening, turnip carving and immersive theatre…

Whitby Goth Weekend 2017

Gothic attire, bizarre bazaars and an illuminated Abbey in Whitby

October is a busy month for the Yorkshire seaside town of Whitby, partly due to its famous literary heritage and Gothic architecture…

Hop Tu Naa - Isle of Man

Forget pumpkins, get turnip carving at the Hop Tu Naa Festival

The Isle of Man’s Hop Tu Naa Festival celebrates the beginning of the Celtic new year and the start of winter with turnip carving and traditional customs…

Willows Farm Pumpkin Festival 2017

Get ready for Halloween with a Pumpkin Festival in Hertfordshire

This half term, families can get ready for Halloween with Willows Activity Farm’s Pumpkin Festival, with pumpkin picking and carving, and a Pumpkin Olympics…

Mansion London Halloween 2017

Have a quirky Halloween in London

Looking for some spooky fun this Halloween? Then look no further than our round-up of quirky Halloween events taking place in London this month…

Enchanted Floodlit Garden - Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden

Enjoy some Enchanted Illuminations in a subtropical garden

Light up the dark evenings with a walk through Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens in Dorset, from Thursday 12th to Sunday 29th October…

Halloween Ball - Mansion London

Will you be going to the Baron’s Ball?

Will you be going to Baron Vrykolakas’ Halloween Ball on Saturday 1st November in London? Expect a night of vampires, art, DJs and body painting…

Halloween - Disco - London - Discopath

Have a retro Halloween in London

On Friday 31st October, Disco in London will be screening the spine-chilling cult classic, Discopath, as well as serving a special menu and cocktails…

Winterwell - Halloween - Photo: Andrew Farrar

The End is Nigh at Winterwell’s final Halloween party

The End is Nigh Halloween party will take place at The Loft Studios, a rambling and atmospheric old brick warehouse in West London, on 1st November 2014…

Aston Hall - Birmingham - Halloween

Explore creepy cellars, float a pumpkin or take a ghost walk in Birmingham

If you are in Birmingham and looking for something to do this Halloween, why not try spooky cellars, pumpkin flotillas and ghost walks?

Cambridge alleyway - Halloween walk

Ghoulish gastronomy and ghastly ghosts in Cambridge

This Halloween, The Varsity Hotel & Spa in Cambridge will host an eerie evening of ghoulish gastronomy and ghastly ghosts…

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