Spooky season has crept up on us once again this 2022. From haunting train rides to terrifying interactive cinema experiences, Hannah Collins, Emma Way and John Evans round up the best hair-raising events to trick or treat yourself to this Halloween in Wales.
RE:MAKE SPOOKY BUNTING AND CRAFT DAY
Come and create some spooky bunting to decorate your house (+5), then pop over to face paint and craft your own masks and capes.
RE:MAKE, Newport, 29th, 31st Oct.
Tickets: Free, Info: here.
HALLOWEEN PARTY PATRI CALAN GAEAF
Ghosts and Ghouls, rise! Dress up, movie quiz, prizes and more spooky activities suitable for all children aged 10-16 (disabled children welcome).
Chapter Arts, Cardiff 29th Oct, 2 – 5pm.
Tickets: Sold Out, Info: here
FUEL HALLOWEEN PARTY
Party ‘til 4am with alternative tunes and club host DJ Carni John. Prizes to be won for best Halloween costumes.
Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff, 29th Oct.
Tickets: £3, £4 OTD. Info: here
ZIP WORLD: HALLOWEEN
The horrifying underworld has been disturbed, unleashing what lies below, uncaging the terrifying Monsters.
Multiple sites across Wales, Thurs 20-Mon 31 Oct.
Tickets: from £10. Info: here
HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL
Fancy touring an old medieval village this Halloween? Cosmeston Lakes Country Park will host a week-long family-friendly festival featuring an impressive light display, special effects and real-life performers to send chills down your spine. You can also sink your teeth into hot and cold refreshments and a fairground.
Cosmeston Lakes Country Park, Penarth, Sat 22-Mon 31 Oct.
Tickets: £14/£50 family ticket. Info: here
HALLOWEEN CRAFT FAIR
Up to 70 stalls, refreshments, face painting, raffles, entertainment and more in aid of Ty Nant Cat Sanctuary at Neath Sports Hall.
Ty-Nant Cat Sanctuary, Cwrt Herbert, Sun 23 Oct.
Admission: FREE. Info: here
THE HAUNTING OF BLAINE MANOR
An eerie play where a doctor attends a séance in “the most haunted building in England”.
Grand Theatre, Swansea, Wed 26 Oct.
Tickets: £20. Info: here
SCREAM & STEAM
All aboard… if you dare. A spooktacular train ride and walk through Dolgoch Woods.
Talyllyn Railway, Snowdonia, Thurs 27 Oct.
Tickets: £25/£13 kids/£5 under-3s. Info: here
MORBITORIUM’S SPECIAL HALLOWEEN EVENT
Visit the creepiest museum full of taxidermy, skulls, creepy dolls and Ouija boards and let your little ones try their hands at ghost hunting.
The Morbitorium, Pontywaun, Thurs 27 Oct-Tue 1 Nov
Info: here
CARDIFF PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR
The Cardiff Philharmonic’s Halloween spooktacular will include magical and eerie music from the likes of Harry Potter, The Witches of Eastwick and Jonathan Creek (Danse Macabre), as well as popular classical pieces such as Mussorgsky’s Night On Bare Mountain and Stravinsky’s 1919 The Firebird suite.
SPOOKTACULAR OUTDOOR CINEMA
Outdoor cinema experience in front of the castle playing The Lost Boys and Hocus Pocus.
Margam Country Park, Fri 28 + Sat 29 Oct.
Tickets: £14.50/£9.50 under-12s. Info: here
IMMERSIVE CINEMA SCARE EXPERIENCE
A hair-raising live horror film experience featuring an interactive cast of horror icons.
Pryzm, Cardiff, Fri 28-Mon 31 Oct.
Tickets: £28 (over-16s only). Info: here
ALT & GOTH HALLOWEEN MARKET
Find a collection of art and other alternative items from gothic artists and businesses.
Fuel Rock Club, Cardiff, Sat 29 Oct.
Admission: FREE. Info: here
TWISTED CIRCUS HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL
In Cardiff for the first time, get ready for terrifying characters, live performers and heart-pumping music.
Tiger Tiger, Cardiff, Sat 29 Oct.
Tickets: £13.95-£39.45. Info: here
HALLOWEEN TRAIL AT CHEPSTOW CASTLE
Perfect for families and young children, but don’t forget you’ll need a pencil!
Chepstow Castle, Sat 29 Oct-Sun 6 Nov
Tickets: £8.30/£5.80 ages 5-17. Info: here
HOCUS POCUS HALLOWEEN TREAT
Come dressed in your scariest gear to see witches Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy return from 17th-century Salem after they are accidentally conjured up by some unsuspecting pranksters.
Coliseum Theatre, Aberdare, Mon 31 Oct
Tickets: £2.50. Info: here
NOSFERATU – A SYMPHONY OF HORROR
F.W. Murnau’s classic silent film Nosferatu, featuring a haunting live score.
Pontardawe Arts Centre, Tue 1 Nov.
Tickets: £13. Info: here
Read Buzz’s review of Nosferatu below:
FEMALE GOTHIC
A suspenseful one-woman recounting of three ghost stories from female gothic writers.
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, Mon 7 Nov.
Tickets: £12. Info: here
words EMMA WAY / JOHN EVANS
