Halloween events in Edinburgh
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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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Halloween Movie Month at Moonwake
We welcome you to a month of horror at Moonwake! We will be screening a range of horror films in the taproom's cinema room in October.
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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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Halloween Kids Creations!
Drop in upstairs in our IKEA Edinburgh restaurant where children can craft with our Smaland Creche team.
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Halloween Days
Come along to our Halloween Days at Conifox Adventure Park this October, it's a spine-tingling adventure for the whole family!
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The Mythical Mystery Hunt
This autumn, follow Historic Environment Scotland's family trails to discover some of the magical and mystical creatures of Scottish folklore.
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This autumn, follow Historic Environment Scotland's family trails to discover some of the magical and mystical creatures of Scottish folklore.
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This autumn, follow Historic Environment Scotland's family trails to discover some of the magical and mystical creatures of Scottish folklore.
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This autumn, follow Historic Environment Scotland's family trails to discover some of the magical and mystical creatures of Scottish folklore.
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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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Conifox Terror Scream Park
Terror Scream Park, Edinburgh’s most intense 18+ horror event, launches for the very first time this autumn at Conifox Adventure Park.
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Halloween Family Trail
Free this Halloween, can you find all 8 ghosts hidden around the St Cecilia's Hall galleries and answer each of their questions?
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Haunted Leith Ghost Walk (Halloween Special)
Join North Edinburgh Nightmares on a Halloween Special hair-raising ghost walk through the historic back streets of Leith!
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Little Scare-lings at Dobbies Edinburgh
By order of the Wizarding Council: You're invited to a Halloween tea party of magical proportions at Dobbies Edinburgh this Halloween!
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By order of the Wizarding Council: You're invited to a Halloween tea party of magical proportions at Dobbies Livingston this Halloween!
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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 as part of Edinburgh Horror Festival!
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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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Bongo’s Bingo Edinburgh: The Carnevil
Roll up, roll up... if you dare! This October and November, Bongo's Bingo is transforming into a twisted circus of chaos, confetti, and carnage. Welcome to The Carnevil!
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Halloween Special: Les Diaboliques
Les Diaboliques is a 1955 French psychological horror thriller film with a brilliant twist ending. Catch is at Institut français d’Écosse on Friday 24th October!
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Old Town Ghost Walk (Halloween Special)
Join North Edinburgh Nightmares for a spine-chilling Halloween Special adventure in Edinburgh's Old Town!
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Carve A Treat
Over the weekend before Halloween, stop by to carve our animals a spooktacular treat!
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Edin-boo! Castle: Halloween Shenanigans
Some special guests await you in the Great Hall at Edinburgh Castle and they have a story to tell!
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Halloween Family Fun Day (Military connections)
For those with military connections, whether they're veterans or families of current service members, come explore our Ghastly Garden and Monsterous Maze, for the small and big kids among us!
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Bring your furry friends to Dobbies Edinburgh for a special dog-friendly event where your pup can pick their very own autumn-themed toy from our doggie pumpkin patch!
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Bring your furry friends to Dobbies Livingston for a special dog-friendly event where your pup can pick their very own autumn-themed toy from our doggie pumpkin patch
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Storytime Halloween Special: The Ghost, the Cat, and the Loch Ness Mystery
Join us at Institut français d’Écosse for a spooky and magical storytime on Saturday 25th October!
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Children’s Classic Concerts: Fright at the Museum
Join Children's Classic Concerts, the RSNO and the RSNO Children's Chorus for this perfectly curated creepy concert at Edinburgh's Usher Hall!
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Scooby-Doo: Monster Mayhem
Come help the Scooby-Doo gang solve the mystery and unmask the monster at this Halloween event run by Patchwork Bear Events on 26th October!
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Trick Or Treat - An Unpredictable Halloween Magic Show For Adults!
Join the mischievous minds of Cameron Gibson & Luke Osey as the pair serve up tricks, treats, and a whole lot of unpredictable magic this Halloween!
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Rockaoke Halloween Special
Sing your heart out to spooky tunes and dress to impress for our fancy dress competition at Legends on 27th October!
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Spooky Trivia Night
Join us at BrewDog DogHouse on 28th October for an exciting Trivia Night led by Thomas Futter!
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Playhouse of the Dead: Day Edition
This Halloween, take part in a one-of-a-kind interactive family experience at the Pitt in Granton!
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Playhouse of the Dead: Night Edition
This Halloween, take part in a one-of-a-kind interactive experience at the Pitt in Granton!
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Halloween - Themed Wine & Crisps Night
Join us at Mara on Wednesday 30th October for a ghoulishly good evening of wine, crisps, and eerie pairings, hosted by the brilliant Poppy from Majestic Wines!
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Hel Cabaret - BloodMoon
It's the season of thinning veils. Have you lit your lanterns to protect you? Then join Hel Cabaret for 'BloodMoon' at La Belle Angele Edinburgh on Thursday 30th October!
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Higgs Halloween Lecture - A Dangerous Shade of Green
Come along to a delightfully poisonous Higgs Halloween Lecture that is full of spooky fun for the entire family, on Thursday the 30th of October in the Medical School.
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Innis & Runn: Halloween Edition
Get ready for a spooktacular Halloween bash with 'Innis & Runn'. A fright-filled run, costumes, pints, and good times await!
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Leith Theatre Halloween Heritage Tour
Come and explore Leith’s 1930s art deco treasure, Leith Theatre, on the spookiest Eve of the year!
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Racecar Hallowe’en Gig
Racecar return to Leith Arches for the 2025 Hallowe'en special, with support from Acolyte and Dr Salad. Expect spooky sets and creepy costumes!
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Spooktacular Halloween Bash!
Join IKEA Edinburgh in store for our spooktacular Halloween bash! Get ready for a night of frightening fun and eerie entertainment.
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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 Friday 31st October! All dances can be called so beginners welcome.
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Distillery After Dark - Halloween at Holyrood
Distillery After Dark: a Halloween experience like no other - Witchcraft, Hauntings, Murder and the echo of footsteps in the fog…
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Edgar Allan Poe’s Ghost Stories x Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Join Moonlight Concerts for a terrifying night as horror novelist Edgar Allan Poe 'resurrects' his spine-tingling ghost stories - with haunting live piano!
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Family Leith Theatre Halloween Heritage Tour
Explore Leith’s 1930s art deco treasure this Halloween at our special family-friendly heritage tour and trail.
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Flight Club Edinburgh Halloween Brunch Weekender
Flight Club Edinburgh, the lively Social Darts and cocktail bar, is serving up a bottomless Halloween brunch this October that's so good it's scary!
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Fright Night: Silent Movie Screening with Live Score
Silent Screen Scotland returns to Edinburgh with "Fright Night: Silent Movie Screening" - a candlelit screening of Nosferatu accompanied by live score at the Institut français d'Écosse!
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Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom returns this Halloween with The Phantom of the Opera, the greatest ghost story ever told, at St Cecilias Hall!
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Ghost Stories by Candlelight
What better way to kick off your Hallowe’en night than with some ghost stories in the Banshee Labyrinth!
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Halloween Double Bill: A Candlelight Night at the Haunted Opera
Enjoy 2 thrilling shows at a discount price when Moonlight Concerts return to the oldest concert Hall in Scotland with a musical double bill inspired by Halloween!
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Haunted Drams - Ghost & Whisky Experience
Step into the shadows of Edinburgh’s dark past on this spine-tingling walking tour through the Old Town’s most haunted close and forgotten corners!
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Legends Halloween
Classic Legends Halloween. Bigger and better every year!! You don't want to miss this!
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Newhailes Haunted House Tour (Kids Edition)
Do you believe in ghosts? Join us this Halloween for a special family frightmare inside Newhailes House!
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Pumpkins for Punks
BrewDog DogHouse is offering a very fun deal on 30th October, where you can bring us your carved pumpkin in exchange for a 330ml can of PUNK IPA.
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RSNO 2025/26: Ghostbusters in Concert
Experience the original 1984 blockbuster Ghostbusters on the big screen this Halloween, with the RSNO playing Elmer Bernstein's score live!
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Saved By The 90s - Halloween Party
The UK's ultimate 90's night returns to La Belle Angele for a Halloween Special. 90's fancy dress is highly encouraged!
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So Fetch - 2000s Halloween Party
So Fetch returns to La Belle Angele on 31st October. Get ready to sing your heart out in a night packed with 2000s Pop!
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Stand Up Horror Halloween Special
An improvised comedy horror story on All Hallow’s Eve. You get to decide how this story goes, in this sell out show performing for your devilish pleasure.
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Terrazzo Halloween Ghost Tray
Create a Ghost Masterpiece at this workshop suitable for children and adults on 31st October! All ages from 8+ welcome. Wear your Halloween costume if you wish.
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Terrazzo Halloween Ghost Tray for Children
Join Polymorphics for a fun workshop where you'll learn to create a spooky Halloween ghost tray with Eco-resin! Suitable for ages 8+.
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The Halloween Spook Show
Seance magic and supernatural illusions in the vaulted cinema of Scotland’s Most Haunted Pub. What’s Hallowe’en without a good Ouija Board session and a chat with the dead?
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Very Spooky Karaoke
Come join in on the madness of Karaoke at the Black Rose Tavern Rock Bar right in the city centre of Edinburgh!
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Disco Days: Halloween Edition
Don't miss spooky deco, killer tunes and the same freakishly good vibes at Disco Days: Halloween Edition in Club Tropicana Edinburgh!
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Haunted Hangar x Bloodbath Paint Party
This Halloween, Hangar 5 at Potterrow transforms into a full-blown fright fest — part haunted rave, part paint-soaked singalong.
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Keep It Steel x Decade Hallowscream 2025
It’s our favourite time of the year! What better way to celebrate than have hometown heroes from Decade & Keep It Steel joining forces and bringing you the best Halloween party!
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Newhailes Haunted Halloween Trail
Come and visit our haunted trail this Halloween, walk through the estate and follow the clues, finishing up in our front lawn for fun games. Its going to be spooktacular.
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Terminal V Halloween Festival
Terminal V Halloween returns to the Edinburgh Royal Highland Centre on Saturday 1st November!
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Beetlejuice (1988) (12)
Enjoy a special Freeze Frame Halloween screening of this cult American gothic dark fantasy comedy horror about a recently deceased couple, who as ghosts are not allowed to leave their house.
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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:
Halloween Family Sunday
Bring your little pumpkins and witches to celebrate Halloween at The Busby Hotel on Sunday 26th October... the fun will be frightfully fantastic with wicked face painting and creepy-cool activities!
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Big Barrhead Halloween Parade
Get ready for a spooktacular evening on Saturday 25th October as the annual Big Barrhead Halloween Parade returns, packed with fun for the whole family!
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Sportykids’ Halloween Parties
Sportykids' Spooktacular Annual Halloween Parties are back featuring disco party games, a fancy dress competition and a treat 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:
Falkland Palace’s Halloween Trail
Get ready to explore the spooky Halloween Trail at Falkland Palace, it’s the perfect family day out – and even your four-legged friends are welcome!
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Artie’s Singing Kettle - Halloween
Join Artie’s Singing Kettle “Halloween” show at Rothes Halls for a spooktacular extravaganza!
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Galaween Ghostal Path
Step into the woodland shadows for an unforgettable Halloween adventure like no other when Galaween Ghostal Path returns to Dalgety Bay!
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Here's a selection of Halloween Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:
Battlefield Lantern Parade
Battlefield Community Project presents the return of the weird and wonderful annual Battlefield Lantern Parade, led by Brass, Aye? on Sunday 26th October!
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Celebrate Unquiet Guests with Dan Coxon, Kirsty Logan, and Will Maclean
Join Waterstones Argyle Street for an early Halloween celebration of Unquiet Guests, an anthology of haunted house stories from modern masters of the macabre!
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Hill House Halloween Trail
Join the team at the Hill House on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th October for some Halloween fun the whole family can enjoy!
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Here's a selection of Halloween Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:
Halloween Baby Disco
Tear the dance floor to shreds and bust some moves with your cutest dance partner at Lanark Memorial Hall's Halloween Baby Disco!
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Slide and Seek
It's that time of year again... don't miss Slide and Seek, the annual Halloween Party at Krazy Congo Soft Play on Friday 24th October!
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Pumpkin Picking at Valley View
Have fun and pick and carve your own pumpkin at Valley View at Gouldings between Saturday 4th and Thursday 30th October!
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Here's a selection of Halloween Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:
Pup-kin Patch at Dobbies Braehead
Looking for some autumn fun? This year Dobbies Braehead have created a wonderful day out for pumpkin pickers of all breeds!
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Erskine Arts Cinema Screenings
Erskine Arts are bringing affordable cinema to Renfrewshire! With a genre spanning line up of films from family sing-alongs to cult classics, there's something for everyone.
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Sma Shots Halloween Experience
Step into the shadows of Paisley's eerie past for a night of ghostly encounters and spine-chilling surprises when the Sma Shots Halloween Experience returns this October!
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Here's a selection of Halloween Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:
Pup-kin Patch at Dobbies Stirling
Bring your furry friends to Dobbies Stirling for a special dog-friendly event where your pup can pick their very own autumn-themed toy from our doggie pumpkin patch!
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Fair Day Film Nights - Practical Magic
This Halloween, join us for a spellbinding evening at Bo’ness Hippodrome as we bring a touch of Practical Magic to the big screen—all in support of Bo’ness Children’s Fair Festival!
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Stirling: The Dark Side Walking Tour
Back for the fourth year, come and explore the dark history of Stirling this Halloween with Walking Tours In Stirling!
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The Wandering Witches of Culzean
Can you help the little witches at Culzean Castle and Country Park find the missing ingredient before the witching hour begins?
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Kelburn Haunted Forest: Nightmare
Celebrate 15 years of Halloween at Kelburn with scares that are bigger, bolder, and more terrifying than ever. Will you survive to relive the NIGHTMARE?
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