Best Halloween events across the UK: the spookiest castles to scare mazes

What’s your favorite way to celebrate Halloween? Do you prefer cozying up at home to watch scary movies like Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street, or The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?

Perhaps you enjoy dressing up for costume parties! We hope your outfit is more creative than the famously simple ones from the movie *Mean Girls* – like when someone just says, “I’m a mouse, duh!”

If you’re looking for a fun and festive way to celebrate Halloween, maybe even with a full day of activities, you’ve found the perfect spot!

London is packed with Halloween events, including parties and escape rooms. But if you can’t make it to the capital, there are plenty of spooky happenings all around the UK. You’ll also find thrilling scare events at major theme parks and eerie dungeon experiences in cities nationwide.

Let’s dive right into the best Halloween events happening across the UK this fall.

Looking for Halloween costume inspiration? We have a fantastic selection of Barbie, Squid Game, and Hocus Pocus costumes to help you find the perfect look!

Halloween events at a glance:

York Dungeon, from £25 £19 (save £6 or 24%)
Jack the Ripper Walking Tour, £24.99
Fright Nights at Thorpe Park, from £66 £36 (save £30 or 45%)
Scarefest at Alton Towers, from £34
BucketRace Scavenger Hunt: Halloween Edition, £15
A Terrifying Night in Soho Halloween Cabaret, from £29.50
Candlelight: Halloween Classics, from £10.50
Halloween at Warwick Castle, from £55
Zombie Shooting Virtual Reality Experience for Four, £144.99
Rooftop Film Club Halloween edition with unlimited popcorn for two, £55
Overnight Murder Mystery Break for two, £349.99 £259.99 (save £90 or 26%)

The best Halloween events for 2025

Fright Nights at Thorpe Park

If you’re looking for a truly scary night that will test your courage, don’t miss Fright Nights at Thorpe Park.

This October, Thorpe Park is a top destination for adrenaline junkies. It offers spooky experiences like nighttime rides, Scare Zones, and four terrifying Scare Mazes, plus the UK’s first rollercoaster based on a horror film – SAW – The Ride.

You can save £30 on tickets to the park and Fright Nights if you book ahead. For even more ways to save, check out how to find cheap Thorpe Park tickets.

Candlelight: Halloween Classics

Halloween has tons of iconic songs, like Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the theme from ‘The Addams Family,’ and ‘Tubular Bells.’ Now, a string quartet is performing these spooky favorites live!

The great thing about the Candlelight: Halloween Classics concert is that it’s being held in many cities across the UK. No matter where you are, you can experience the delightful and eerie music of Halloween.

BucketRace Scavenger Hunt: Halloween Edition

Get ready for an interactive Halloween! Join a three-hour scavenger hunt around London where you and your team can compete against others. Expect spooky challenges like potion-making, playfully mummifying teammates, and escaping a giant spider web as you explore the city.

A Terrifying Night in Soho Halloween Cabaret

Amazing stunts, drag performances, aerialists, and spooky cocktails – all inside a haunted West End theatre? That’s exactly the kind of Halloween party we love!

Celebrate Halloween at The Phoenix Artist Club with lots of fun and a chance to win a prize for the best costume!

Scarefest at Alton Towers

We love a good scare maze, and Alton Towers has some of the best – they’ve won multiple awards! Plus, you’ll find thrilling rides like Wicker Man and the Alton Towers Dungeon there too.

Overnight Murder Mystery Break for two

The moment you arrive at this overnight Murder Mystery event, you’ll become part of the game! You’ll enjoy a three-course dinner as the mystery unfolds, followed by a comfortable night’s sleep, and then a delicious cooked breakfast the next morning.

You can find more murders in our best murder mystery experiences.

Rooftop Film Club Halloween edition with unlimited popcorn for two

The Rooftop Film Club, perched atop Peckham’s Bussey Building, offers a unique movie experience under the stars. You can watch everything from beloved classics to the latest releases. It sounds dreamy, right? But there’s a bit of a spooky twist too!

Throughout October, Rooftop Film Club is showing classic Halloween movies like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Scream, MaXXXine, Hocus Pocus, and more!

Jack the Ripper Walking Tour

If you’re a fan of horror and true crime, this Jack the Ripper walking tour is a must-do. Just be prepared – it’s quite intense! You’ll see actual photos from the crime scenes and hear disturbing details, including the story behind the Ripper’s infamous nickname.

Visitors will explore historic neighborhoods, from former slums to the modern financial district, and even a 300-year-old pub with a chilling connection to Jack the Ripper – it’s rumored his victims, and perhaps the Ripper himself, were once patrons.

For more walking tours in the Big Smoke, check out the best London walking tours.

Zombie Shooting Virtual Reality Experience for Four at Navrtar

Virtual reality (VR) creates immersive experiences using headsets or special environments to make you feel like you’re actually *in* a different world. You can look around, move, and interact with objects as if they were real – it sounds a bit strange, doesn’t it?

What if zombies were part of the fun? Team up with three friends and battle the undead in this spooky Halloween adventure!

Halloween at Warwick Castle

Warwick Castle is famous for being haunted by the ghost of Sir Fulke Greville, who lived and was tragically murdered there in 1604. However, the castle’s Halloween festival is designed to be fun and spooky, not scary, so kids won’t need to be afraid!

Explore a creepy witches den, a haunted valley, and a spooky school where kids can discover the gruesome details of medieval history! For just £55 per person, you can even extend the fun with a Spooky Sleepover!

York Dungeon

Experience the chilling history of York at York Dungeon! Explore a dark and scary world filled with terrifying Vikings, plague doctors, and executioners. Located in one of Europe’s most haunted cities, York Dungeon brings the past to life with spooky tales and frightening stories.

As I walked through the different parts of the experience, I discovered the sad story of Isabella Billington, a woman wrongly accused of witchcraft. And I definitely won’t forget hearing about Guy Fawkes – you might even spot him as you go! It was a really immersive way to learn about these historical figures.

2025-09-24 13:09