From late night parties to boozy brunches, to haunted tours to themed afternoon teas, here's the best Halloween parties and events in London...
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1 Halloween at The Clapham Grand
A fun, silly night filled with drag acts and Ru Paul queens, The Grand is putting on a bash, you'll still feel on Tuesday. Expect disco and club bangers and performances all night long from the likes of Cheddar Gorgeous and Elektra Fence. Go early to catch the Rocky Horror Picture Show Movie Night.
Date: Saturday, October 29
Time: 9.30pm till late
Tickets: From £10
Address: 21-25 St John's Hill, SW11 1TT
Website: claphamgrand.com
1 Adventure Cinema, Osterley House
Catch the brilliant Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker Hocus Pocus, a classic comedy that tells the story of a trio of dastardly witches who are accidently resurrected by a teenage boy on Halloween. Also on, is supernatural vampire flick, The Lost Boys staring Kiefer Sutherland and the dream 80s heart throb duo of Corey Feldman and Corey Haim.
Date: Saturday & Sunday, October 29, 30
Time: 8pm/6.30pm
Tickets: From £14.50/£9.50
Address: Osterley Park and House, Jersey Road, Isleworth, TW7 4RB
Website: adventurecinema.co.uk
1 The Witch Trial of 1664 at Chelsea Physic Garden
For a theatrical Halloween set in the ground's of London's oldest botanical garden, The Wild Immersive Theatre Company put on a show in the Chelsea Physic Garden all about witches. Set in Chelsea Hamlet in 1664, The Witch Trial of 1664 takes audience members to the Witch Trial of 1664 and unravels the mysteries of dark magic and delves into the corrupt underworld of the Witchfinder General.
Date: October 24-31
Time: 7pm-8pm; arrive by 6.45pm
Tickets: £20
Address: 66 Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea SW3 4HS
Website: chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk
1 Nautical-Space Nightmare at Flat Iron Square, London Bridge
Beavertown Brewery takes over Flat Iron square for a six day party. Head down for projections,, a line up of live DJ sets, performances (Wed-Sat only), spooky decor of course, and Beavertown beer. Fancy dress is encouraged.
Date: Tuesday - Sunday, October 25-30
Time: 12pm-11pm; Sunday, 12pm-8pm
Tickets: Free, entry on the door
Address: 49 Southwark Street, SE1 1TD
Website: flatironsquare.co.uk
1 Sunken Circus at Sexy Fish, Mayfair
Of course Sexy Fish are putting on a Halloween bash in partnership with Perrier-Jouët Champagne and Monkey 47. Indulge in an elaborate, theatrical feast, and let the night carry you away, live DJs including DJ Muga, cabaret acts, podium dancers, stilt walkers, mystic mermaids and even a snake charmer take your dinner to the next level. Fuel your evening with Halloween cocktails Lost Boy's Blood, or a Candyman Sour too.
Date: Saturday, October 29
Time: 2pm-2am
Address: Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square W1J 6BR
Website: sexyfish.com
2 Louche Soho
Succumb to a night of ghoulish debauchery at Louche Soho this Halloween. Enter the three story townhouse for a party night that comes with performances from burlesque dancers and a soundtrack provided by DJ Andy Smith and DJ Tony Coote. Plus, if you feel like heading there early, you’ll find two for one cocktails before 6pm.
Date: Saturday, October 29
Tickets: Free, unticketed
Time: From 5pm
Address: 5 Greek Street W1D 4D
Website: louchesoho.com
1 The Rocky Horror House Party at The House of St Barnabas, Soho
A private members club and social enterprise working towards breaking the cycle of homelessness, The House of St Barnabas is putting on a house party bash complete with fortune telling, live music, DJs and tarot card readings. Queer performance collective HÄUS OF DONS are hosting the evening, so expect drag shows and happenings throughout the night.
Date: Saturday, October 29
Time: 7pm-1am
Tickets: From £11.37
Address: The House of St Barnabas 1 Greek Street W1D 4NQ
Website: eventbrite.co.uk
1 Halloween Ceilidh, Grand Junction, Paddington
Any excuse is a good excuse for a ceilidh and The Nest Collective are putting on a knees up in celebration of Halloween. You don't need to know the the moves - hardly anyone ever does - as there's a dance caller as part of the live band. Face-painters will be on hand to decorate your face with some Halloween inspired designs in some seasonal fun, and the bar opens from 6pm.
Date: Saturday, October 29
Time: 7pm -10.30pm
Tickets: from £10
Address: Grand Junction, St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Rowington Close W2 5TF
Website: grandjunction.org.uk
3 GoBoat Pirate Treasure Hunt, Paddington, Kingston & Canary Wharf
Take to the Thames this Halloween with this Pirate Treasure Hunt experience by GoBoat. Set sail at any one of Go Boat's three locations and solve a number of riddles as you sail past famous landmarks before retrieving the hidden treasure. Treasure is also up for grabs - tag GoBoat in your spookiest Halloween outfit pics. For big and little kids, and for those who never grew up.
Date: October 15-31
Tickets: From £80 per boat per hour
Address: 5 Merchant Square West, Paddington Basin W2 1AS; 25 Churchill Place E14 5RE; Riverside Walk, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1QN
Website: goboat.co.uk
4 Mariage Frères Halloween Afternoon Tea, Covent Garden
Mariage Frères' ghoulish afternoon tea comes with adorable ghoul shaped pastries and the Fantome de L’Opera: a ghostly yuzu sponge cake infused with Earl Grey Imperial tea and coated in Italian meringue. Adults can opt to trick (or treat) themselves to a signature tea cocktail including the ever so spooky champagne and midnight magic cocktail.
Date: October 25 - November 6
Times: 11am-7pm
Tickets: TBC
Address: 38 King Street, Covent Garden WC2E 8JS
Website: coventgarden.london
5 The Sky Garden Halloween Party, City
The Sky Garden’s annual Halloween celebration is back again inviting guests to lap up hauntingly good views over the city, as well as live music and ghoulish cocktails. Revellers are encouraged to wear their spookiest outfits for the occasion, which will see the DJ playing spine-tingling tunes into the dead of the night.
Date: Friday, October 28
Time: 8pm - late
Tickets: From £55
Address: 1 Sky Garden Walk EC3M 8AF
Website: skygarden.london
6 Halloween Brunch & Party at 100 Wardour Street, Soho
Celebrate in style this Soho one-stop dining, drinking and dancing destination. A partnership with tequila brand Casamigos, the venue will be dressed to the nines with hanging skulls, carved pumpkins and purple and black florals. No 100 Wardour street party is complete without devilishly good cocktails and all-night tunes from resident DJs, and there's a three-course brunch, with free-flowing margaritas the next day if want to back it up.
Dates: October 28-30
Times: Party 7pm -late; Brunch 12pm-6pm
Tickets: From £15, including a margarita
Address: 100 Wardour Street, W1F 0TN
Website: 100wardourst.com
7 Late Night Theatre Tour & Halloween Afternoon Tea at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End
Self-proclaimed most haunted theatre in the worlds, Theatre Royal Drury Lane is putting on late night theatre tours for Halloween, which are filled with scandals, conspiracies and ghost stories from the theatre. Before you tread the tehatre's haunted corridors, enjoy the Halloween themed afternoon tea, taken in the luxurious Grand Saloon, and created by Lily Vanilli.
Dates: October 17-31
Times: Tours start at various times; afternoon tea served 12pm-5pm
Tickets: Tours £18.50; afternoon tea from £49/£35 adult/child
Address: Catherine Street, London WC2B 5JF
Website: lwtheatres.co.uk
8 Halloween On Ice at Skylight, Tobacco Dock
Making the most of the recuing ice-skating rink, Skylight Tobacco Dock invites the best dressed ghouls, ghosts, vampires and zombies to enjoy a Halloween party, on ice. Expect pumpkin themed igloos, gruesome decor and devilish cocktails, and a DJ raising hell and good times.
Date: Saturday, October 29
Time: 6.30pm-11pm
Tickets: Entry is £15 pp, which includes a cocktail on arrival, ice skating sessions are £15
Address: Tobacco Dock, E1W 2SF
Website: skylightbars.com
9 Jack The Ripper Walking Tour, City
History buffs will love this creepy walking tour around London’s East End. For 90 minutes, guests will learn all about the terrifying Jack The Ripper and Whitechapel murders from a dedicated tour guide, while walking around the streets where the horrors took place. Will you be the first to find out the identity of Jack The Ripper?
Dates: Various dates throughout October
Tickets: From £12
Address: 35 Tower Hill EC3
Website: jack-the-ripper-tour
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