Halloween Events in Edinburgh in October 2024
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Events in Edinburgh
Halloween @ ‘The Anatomist’ Escape Room
With the nights drawing in and halloween just around the corner, what better time to take on Edinburgh's spookiest escape room 'The Anatomist' at Escape The Past.
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Craigies Pumpkin Festival
Building on the success of last year’s Spooky Days and the hugely popular PYO Pumpkins, Craigies Pumpkin Festival will offer delight and frights to families during the day.
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Let’s draw Halloween!
Join Edinburgh illustrator Elaine Macintyre (aka LeopardyNonsense) on 11th October for a fun and freaky family drawing session to celebrate the spooky season! Suitable for ages 2+.
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Craigies Pumpkin Festival ‘After Dark’
Join us at Craigies Farm for a night filled with spine tingling frights and fun - if you're brave enough!
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Halloween Days
Come along to our Halloween Days at Conifox Adventure Park this October and create some pumpkin-tastic memories!
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Halloween Happenings at Dalkeith Country Park
Join us this October for spook-tacular Halloween Happenings at Dalkeith Country Park!
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The McDougalls: Halloween Party
Everyone's favourite children's theatre company The McDougalls comes to Church Hill Theatre with a spook-tacular new stage show for all the family!
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Join Max and Auntie Aggie for their Halloween Party, filled with tricks and treats, guaranteed to have you screaming with laughter!
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Greyfriar’s Bobby VS The Radioactive Underworld
Join us for our Halloween haunted house fundraiser event at Edinburgh's Barnton Bunker - Scotland's largest nuclear bunker!
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Halloween Fireworks Nights
Conifox Adventure Park is back with a bang this autumn with their Halloween Fireworks Nights!
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Little Scare-lings at Dobbies Edinburgh
Become an official Little Scare-ling; Join the team at Dobbies Edinburgh for terrifying treats, frightful fun and petrifying planting this Halloween!
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Become an official Little Scare-ling; Join the team at Dobbies Livingston for terrifying treats, frightful fun and petrifying planting this Halloween!
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Pumpkin Patch at Dobbies Edinburgh
Looking for some autumn fun? This year Dobbies Edinburgh have created a wonderful day out for pumpkin pickers of all ages!
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Pup-kin Patch at Dobbies Edinburgh
Looking for some autumn fun? This year Dobbies Edinburgh have created a wonderful day out for pumpkin pickers of all breeds!
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Halloween Parties at Clambers Soft Play
Get ready for the spookiest night of the year! Our wicked soft-play centre, Clambers at Royal Commonwealth Pool, is opening it's doors for afternoons packed with tricks and treats!
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Halloween Hijinks
This Halloween weekend come and explore some of the darker tales of our history at Edinburgh Castle!
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Get ready for the spookiest night of the year! Our wicked soft-play centre, Scrambles at EICA Ratho Clambers, is opening it's doors for afternoons packed with tricks and treats!
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Midlothian Ghost Fest
The very first Midlothian Ghost Fest is taking place from 25th to 31st October with a series of Ghoulish Events!
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So Fetch - 2000s Halloween Party
After another sold out event So Fetch returns to La Belle Angele on 25th October. Get ready to sing your heart out in a night packed with 2000s Pop!
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Temptation Waits
A new name but with some familiar faces hit the stage to kick off the Halloween Weekend at Dreadnought Rock, Bathgate!
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Terminal V Halloween Festival
Terminal V returns to the Edinburgh Royal Highland Centre this Halloween with their first ever 2 Nights - 2 Stages concept on 25th & 26th October!
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Waverley ‘Scare’ Halloween Ceilidh
Get ready for a spooktacular night of dancing, music, and fun at the Waverley 'Scare' Halloween Ceilidh 2024 in the Assembly Roxy on Friday 25th October!
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WILD HOGS - Halloween Weekend Special
Great to have those WILD HOGS back at Dreadnought after going down a treat in previous appearances but this is no ordinary night as it kicks off our Halloween weekender.
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‘Tam Maun Ride’ - Tam O’Shanter and other ghostly tales in song
As we near Halloween, St Andrew Camerata present an atmospheric evening exploring the darker side of choral music at Old Saint Paul's Episcopal Church on Saturday 26th October!
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Bridgerton Halloween Ball
You are invited to Grand Cafe Halloween Bridgerton Ball on Saturday 26th October for an evening of decadent dining, glamorous attire, enticing entertainment and scandalous drama!
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Candlelight: Halloween
Get your tickets now to discover the music of Halloween at The Merchants Hall under the gentle glow of candlelight.
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Carve A Treat
Over the weekend before Halloween, stop by our stretch tent by the car park to carve our animals a spooktacular gift!
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Halloween Ball
Join us at the Lothians #1 nightspot, Dalkeith Miners Club, for our ultimate annual Halloween club party with featured spooky decoration across the club.
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Halloween Ghost Tray - Eco-Resin Craft Workshop
Get into the spirit of the season and join Polymorphics for a fun workshop where you'll learn to create a spooky Halloween ghost tray with eco-resin!
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Halloween Party
The Halloween Party returns to Dreadnought Rock Bathgate on Saturday 26th October 2024!
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Hallowhailes: Haunted Halloween Trail
Come and visit Newhailes House and Gardens Haunted Woodland this Halloween and get spooked on our eerie trail!
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Origami Halloween Workshop
Looking for a fun activity with your children? The come along to Little Plaza for this Halloween origami session with Makiko on 26th October and learn how to make spooky decorations!
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Pumpkin Paint & Prosecco
Halloween Pumpkin Paint & Sip is BDY Edinburgh's first event of many! Join them for a night of fun, pumpkin painting and enjoying some wine on 26th October at the Islander Cafe!
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Reggaeton Halloween Party
Dare to enter a night of spine-chilling Reggaeton mayhem and dance floor frights that will haunt you forever!
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Scream Queens: Drag Brunch at Brewhemia!
Join us at Brewhemia Edinburgh on Saturday 26th October for a spine-tingling Halloween Drag Brunch!
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Hallowe’en at the Castle
This Halloween come and enjoy some spooky activities in our historic castle. This will be a fun filled event with something for all the family.
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Lil’ Monsters Breakfast
Join us for a spooktacular morning of fun at the annual Hard Rock Cafe Edinburgh Lil’ Monsters Breakfast on Sunday, October 27th!
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Little Devils Halloween Party
Calling all little ghouls and goblins! It’s time for our Little Devils Halloween Party at The Three Sisters Bar!
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Ooky-spooky-oke
Join us at The Three Sisters for a Halloween karaoke night like no other — where the tunes are scary good, the vibes are chilling, and costumes are highly encouraged!
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Royal Scottish National Orchestra: The Haunted Concert Hall
You can expect lots of spooktacular treats from the RSNO and the Youth Chorus with this spine-tingling concert for the whole family at the Usher Hall!
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Fright Fest Movie Marathon
Get cozy with your mates, grab some popcorn, and prepare for a spine-tingling night of classic and cult horror films at The Three Sisters!
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Get ready for the spookiest night of the year! Our wicked soft-play centre, Tumbles at Portobello, is opening it's doors for afternoons packed with tricks and treats!
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Eleanor Morton: Haunted House
Join Eleanor Morton at Monkey Barrel Comedy for a one-off Halloween performance of her hit Fringe show Haunted House!
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Halloween Howler
Join us in store at IKEA Edinburgh for a spooktacular Halloween bash! Get ready for a night of frightening fun and eerie entertainment.
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A Gift of Nightmares
Embark on a voyage from a grand Spanish galleon on high seas to concert halls, where violin melodies entwine with obsession. Two gothic tales that will haunt your dreams!
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Annasach’s Hallowe’en Ceilidh
Come and dance to Annasach Ceilidh Band at our Hallowe'en Ceilidh from 8pm at The Counting House on Thursday 31st October! All dances can be called so beginners welcome.
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Dave Reubens - Freaky Magic
Magician Dave Reubens attempts to recreate the weird and supernatural using only sleight of hand & illusion. As seen on the BBC.
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David Potts: Nightmare on the Cowgate
Get ready for a Halloween night like no other when David Potts from Ibiza Weekender takes over the decks at The Three Sisters Bar!
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Doctor Bonk’s Macarbaret
Dr Bonk, Scotland's silliest surgeon, presents the Macarbaret: a madcap hour of spooky drag, burlesque, comedy and medical mayhem!
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Dracula’s Guest
A seductive and unsettling adaptation drawing on Bram Stoker’s gothic classic. Can Jonathan Harker escape Castle Dracula? Or will he fall prey to the temptation of the vampire?
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Fright Night: Silent Movie Screening with Live Score
Silent Screen Scotland returns with 'Fright Night: Silent Movie Screening', a candlelit screening of Nosferatu accompanied by live score in the gothic surroundings of St. Vincent's Chapel.
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Frighthouse 2
A Multimedia Horror Anthology using film and Audio recordings. The Frighthouse Returns for more Frights with a mix of the surreal and the spooky.
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Frog Dinner
A harrowing episode of TRUE! CRIME! NOW! documentary takes a disturbing splash when the subject matter, a froggy religious cult, hop into their own take of the narrative.
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Halloween Special!
This Halloween come savour some ghoulish gags at The Stand Comedy Club Edinburgh!
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Haunted Haus: WIGULA! Finale
Come see the terrifyingly fabulous grand finale of WIGULA! Edinburgh's newest queer spooktular at The Banshee Labyrinth as part of Edinburgh Horror Festival!
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Higgs Halloween - ‘A Bloody Good Crime’
Please come along to our blood splattering Higgs Halloween on Thursday the 31st of October at the Medical School, University of Edinburgh!
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Horror Classics: Halloween Variety Show
Step into a world of thrills and chills at our “Horror Classics” Variety Show at Leith Arches on Thursday 31st October!
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Howl-o-ween @ The Moon
Dare to join us for a night of eerie enchantment at Brewhemia’s Howl-O-Ween @ The Moon!
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My Grandmother Taught Me To Knit
My Grandmother Taught Me To Knit is an Original horror storytelling on knitting, grief, and perfection. Catch it at The Banshee Labyrinth!
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Spooky & Gay
Direct from off-Broadway: SPOOKY & GAY is a queer horror storytelling variety fantasia performed entirely in the dark.
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Stand Up Horror
Actor, writer and tour guide Alex Staniforth invents a horror story every night. You decide what the characters do, find and sometimes - yes sometimes - even love!
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The Ebony Frame
An ancient secret comes to light, and with it a chance at salvation, but also of fire and death...
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The King In Yellow
A staged reading of the legendary Lovecraftian cursed play. Last time this was read aloud the audience rioted & the theatre burned down. Let's tempt fate. Come join us!
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The Ritual
Welcome to The Ritual, where The Master and his loyal servant Gregor await you. Dare you brave the company of two terrifying vampires in their spooky underground lair?
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The Sculptor
One Workshop. Two Women. Three Bodies. A dark, psychological tale of the relationship between The Sculptor and Her Muse.
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Halloween Events in East Renfrewshire
Here's a selection of Halloween Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:
Lockerdoom Halloween Event
Join P7 children from St Johns Primary and their parents for their Halloween Trail fundraiser, Lockerdoom, at Barrhead Waterworks on Friday 25th October!
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The Big Barrhead Scarecrow Festival
All About Barrhead have announced that their Big Barrhead Scarecrow Festival is making a return for 2024 and they're inviting all residents and businesses within the town to take part!
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Sportykids’ Spooktacular Halloween Parties
Sportykids' Spooktacular Annual Halloween Parties are back featuring disco party games, a fancy dress competition and a party bag to take home!
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Here's a selection of Halloween Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:
Halloween Party Buffet at The Godfather Restaurant!
Join us at The Godfather Restaurant in St Andrews for a spooktacular Halloween buffet on Sunday 27th October!
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Botany & Broomsticks
Join us at St Andrews Botanic Garden for our "Botany & Broomsticks" spooky sessions on Saturday 26th October and enjoy Spook-tacular science & nature activities this Halloween!
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Halloween Hundred Cycle Ride (Audax)
Enjoy the graveyards, morthouses, ruined abbeys, Gothic chapels, spooky villages and autumnal scenery of Fife on this Halloween Hundred cycle ride!
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Here's a selection of Halloween Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Not So Scary Halloween Party
Calling all brave little souls, put on your best costumes and join Wish Upon A Star Kingdom for an unforgettable adventure at their Not So Scary Halloween Party!
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Halloween Special: Human Renegade
Sundown presents their first ever Halloween special featuring Human Renegade, The Dead Cinderellas, Sacramoot and Fate Has Favourites!
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Lush Glasgow Fort Halloween Workshops
Join Lush Glasgow Fort this October to make your own Halloween bath bomb! Their 45-minute workshops are a spook-tacular way to get hands on in-store!
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Here's a selection of Halloween Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Haunted Histories: Ghost Hunt at New Lanark
This Halloween, don't miss an unforgettable night of chills and thrills at New Lanark's Haunted Histories! Will the spirits of the village's past make themselves known?
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Pumpkin Picking
Craigend Nursery & Coffee Shop's Pumpkin Picking event returns for 2024 with lots of pumpkins to choose from, jumbo games, a carving station and a selection of food and drink trucks!
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Gather your Sweet Transvestites and come on over to Frankenstein's Place for The Rocky Horror Picture Show this Halloween!
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Here's a selection of Halloween Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Adults Halloween Fancy Dress Party
Join The Three Churches in Lochwinnoch for their annual Halloween Fancy Dress Party for adults on Saturday 26th October!
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Halloween Inflatable Disco
Due to high demand Twist & Hit Cheerleaders' Halloween Inflatable Disco is BACK on Saturday 26th October!
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Spooky Season at Waterstones Braehead
Join Waterstones Braehead for a ghoulish half-term with a bunch of activities to keep your imagination flowing!
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Here's a selection of Halloween Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Fair Day Film Night - Rocky Horror Picture Show
Join Bo'ness Fair for an electrifying night at Bo'ness Hippodrome on Tuesday, October 29th, and enjoy a special fundraising screening of the cult classic, 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'!
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HalloWILD at Blair Drummond Safari Park
This October, swap spooky for spectacular when HalloWILD returns to Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park from 12th - 31st October!
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Kids & Teens Halloween Art & Craft Workshop - Introduction to Needle Felting - Kippen
In these beginner workshops, kids & teens will explore the properties of wool, develop skills in needle felting and create their own Halloween pumpkin decorations to take home.
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BLIGHT - Halloween Scare Trail
Kelburn's 'Haunted Forest' returns with an appetite for fear. By Popular demand, the immersive scare experience is now running even more days throughout October 2024!
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Halloween Trail
Have you got what it takes to conquer the Halloween trail at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum?
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Kelburn’s Halloween Pumpkin Party
Get ready for a frightfully fun time as Kelburn's Halloween Pumpkin Party returns this October with thrilling activities for all ages!
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Murder Mystery at Burns Cottage: The Best Laid Scheme o’ Mice and Murder
Get ready for an exclusive, adrenaline-pumping experience where you become a detective and work with others to solve a thrilling murder!
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