Halloween gets bigger every year, and Leeds is full of incredible events to mark the spooky season.
From pumpkin picking to countless opportunities for Frankenstein fancy dress, classic film screenings to blood-soaked club nights, there’s so much to choose from this Halloween in Leeds.
It also falls in half term, so there are loads of family-friendly Halloween events in and around Leeds, along with a smattering of scary that’s the stuff of nightmares and definitely not for the little ones. Let’s creep it real…
Halloween Nights Out
Bongo’s Bingo Carnevil. Bongo’s always guarantees a wild, dance-packed night, but it’s time to get Halloweened up as their Carnevil event comes to Leeds on Friday 24th October and Saturday 1st November 2025. You can win all the usual stuff – Henry Hoovers, a mobility scooter, big cash prizes – but this time, you’ll be eyes down in a twisted circus of chaos, confetti and carnage. Fancy dress is encouraged!
Boogaloo Halloween. Get ready to shake, rattle and roll this Halloween with Boogaloo’s big spooky bash. On Wednesday 29th October 2025, they’ll be taking over all three floors of Belgrave Music Hall, turning it into a scream-worthy haunted hall with twists at every turn. Don your creepiest outfit, gather your crew and prepare for an absolute thriller of a party.
Halloween Night Market. Spend Halloween Eve at this spooky social for lovers of the night. Left Bank’s Halloween Night Market on Thursday 30th October 2025 is your chance to liaise with friends to a soundtrack of the best terrifying tunes as you drink creepy cocktails, play games, get tarot readings and compete for the title of spookiest costume. Trickery and treating encouraged!
Leeds Halloween Ball. After several years of sold-out events across the country, Milkshake’s Halloween Ball is coming to Leeds for the very first time. They’re pulling out all the stops at the O2 Academy on Friday 31st October 2025 with DJs so good they’ll raise the dead, awe-inspiring stage shows, scare actors, a murder mystery photo booth and more. It doesn’t get much more devilish than this.
Halloween at The Old King’s Arms. The Old King’s Arms in Horsforth is going Halloween mad this spooky season with several events for you to enjoy. There’s a Halloween party featuring a live performance from Styckleback on Friday 31st October 2025, where you can go rogue to rock in your favourite fancy dress, a Spooky Singo event where bingo meets karaoke with creepy cocktails and creepier twists, plus more family-friendly functions that’ll show up later in the list.
Beaver Works Halloween Rave. Prepare for a wild night of dancing at Beaver Works’ Halloween rave on Friday 31st October 2025. Lovers of electro, garage, dub and jungle are in for a treat with over seven areas of body-crumbling tunes hosting 50 DJs throughout the night. In true Beaver Works style, the production will be as sick as the sound systems and there’ll be plenty of Halloween haunts to enjoy, including a monster funfair ride.
Day of the Dead Party. If you’re more of a day raver, get yourself down to the Day of The Dead party at The Warehouse on Saturday 25th October 2025. Our House and Federation are coming together to bring you non-stop spine-tingling sounds from a stellar lineup of DJs spinning funky house, club classics, trance and more. There’ll be hauntingly good DJs, a welcoming atmosphere guaranteed and a schedule that gets you home before the witching hour – what’s not to love?
The Cut & Witchcraft Halloween Dinner & Party. Fine dining and frighteningly good vibes anyone? The Cut & Craft have got you covered with their mystical Halloween. On Friday 31st October 2025, the restaurant will come alive with hair-raising decor, live entertainment and spiritual readers, plus a special performance from the witchy Sanderson Sisters. Enjoy a three-course meal from the haunted Halloween menu before hitting the dancefloor, or arrive later for creepy canapes and a night of boogying – either way, you’re in for a spirited time.
F*CK Me It’s Freshers: Psycho City. Every fresher in Leeds will be trying to get into Psycho City on Friday 31st October 2025. This massive rave at Mint Warehouse runs from 11pm until 4am, and will be a freaky feast of fancy dress, nightmarish visuals, interactive performers waiting to startle you at every turn and loads more thrilling surprises. It’s the most immersive Halloween student party in the city – enter if you dare!
Films and Shows
Shock Horror: A Ghost Story. City Varieties Music Hall is set to be haunted by this spooky live performance, presented by Thunder Road. On Tuesday 14th October 2025, join Herbert as he revisits the Metropol – an old, eerie cinema that was once his prison and playground. His search for long-lost answers will be full of shocks, shivers and spine-tingling revelations that will have you leaping out of your seat.
The Attic Film Club: The Rocky Horror Picture Show. As far as Halloween classics go, The Rocky Horror Picture Show has it all! Revel in all its camp, creepy, comedic glory at The Attic Film Club on Thursday 23rd October 2025. Timewarp to the timeless musical surrounded by fellow cinephiles and if you’re up for fancy dress, you can get in cheaper!
Adventure Cinema at Harewood House. As per annual tradition, Adventure Cinema will be bringing a range of Halloween classics to the open-air big screen at Harewood House this Halloween. Take the kids along for creepy gems such as Hocus Pocus and The Nightmare Before Christmas, while the grown-ups can enjoy the tormented trickery of Beetlejuice. They encourage fancy dress, but you should also take a blanket or a camping chair.
Opera North: Psycho Live in Concert. As if Alfred Hitchcock’s monstrous masterpiece, Psycho, wasn’t evocative enough, imagine it in concert with the score performed live by the Orchestra of Opera North. That’s right, at the Leeds Grand on Friday 31st October 2025, you’ll be able to hear every spine-tingling chord of Bernard Herrmann’s soundtrack in the flesh as you watch one of cinema’s most iconic thrillers – goosebumps guaranteed.
Strange But True Crime! If ever there was a time to feed your true crime habit, it’s during Halloween season – and at The Theatre Royal Wakefield, you can do just that. Join forensics expert Jennifer Rees on Wednesday 15th October 2025 to unravel stranger than fiction tales of the world’s most shocking crime cases. From a serial killer-turned cop to a balloon-carrying killer clown, this show has it all.
Uncanny: Fear of the Dark. Danny Robins, host of the BBC’s paranormal podcast Uncanny, will give nyctophobes something to fear with this ghostly live show that investigates some truly intriguing paranormal mysteries. On Saturday 18th October 2025, Danny will be at The Alhambra Theatre joined by experts Dr Ciarán O’Keeffe and Evelyn Hollow exploring everything from UFO sightings to poltergeist activity. With hazy visual effects and spooky sounds, this show is not for the faint of heart.
Rock Orchestra By Candlelight. If you’re after something a little bit different this Halloween, give Rock Orchestra a try. The internationally acclaimed show has captivated audiences across the USA and Europe and it’s coming to St. George’s Hall in Bradford on Friday 24th October 2025. Expect to be spellbound for 90 minutes straight as the incredible collective of classical musicians play rock anthems in ethereal candlelit settings. Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Linkin’ Park and more can be found on this spectacular setlist.
Family-Friendly Events
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Halloween at Stockeld Park. Unleash the beast at Stockeld Park this October. Every weekend until Saturday 25th October 2025, there’s more fun and activities there than you can shake a witch’s broom at. Speaking of witches, you’ll find four of them waiting to help you complete the forest trail in the Enchanted Forest, while lovable monsters will greet you in the Monster Maze.
Swithens Farm Pumpkin Festival. If you like your pumpkin picking with plenty of cute farm creatures, then Swithens Farm is the place for you this Halloween. Every weekend from Saturday 11th October 2025 (and every day during half term), you can catch their Pumpkin Festival by Day, which boasts tractor rides, seasonal veggies and mysterious wood trails, plus lots of cute furry friends, from donkeys to piglets and meerkats.
Halloween Cèlidh. On Friday 31st October 2025, Meanwood Valley Urban Farm is putting on an evening of live music, dancing, delicious food and friendly vibes to raise money to keep this community hub going. Put on your spookiest costume and get ready for a good ol’ jig.
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Grasshoppers Spooktacular Playtime Parties. Gather your little ghouls, goblins and monsters and prepare to get your spook on at Grass Hoppers in Tong and Tingley on Friday 31st October 2025. The larger-than-life playtime sessions will be packed with ghoulish games and creepy crafts that’ll have your little ones grinning from ear to ear.
Family Halloween at The Old King’s Arms. The Old King’s Arms aren’t hoarding all their Halloween fun for adults, as families are also catered for with their lineup of seasonal events. Cards or Die on Tuesday 28th October 2025 gives you the chance to get competitive with your loved ones over unlimited board games, and their Family Halloween Party on Saturday 1st November is packed with entertainment from spooky props and a photobooth, to games and great music.
Thackray Museum: Freaky Phobias. Are you scared of spiders? Creeped out by clowns? From Saturday 25th to Friday 31st October 2025, you can learn more about phobias and why they set your pulse rating at Thackray Museum’s Freaky Phobias events. With live science shows, spooky trails, story times and more, there’s a range of great events and activities that children and their curious caretakers will enjoy in equal measure.
Spooks! Combining pumpkin picking with loads of ghostly extras, Thornton Hall Farm’s Spooks! has got a patch of gorgeous gourds ripe for plucking, spooky soft play, animal petting, a slime workshop, school of evil live show and a Mischief Manor for those aged six and over. Head over on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th October, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th October, then daily from Sunday 25th October through to Sunday 2nd November 2025.
Terrifying Trails. From Monday 20th to Friday 31st October 2025, the towns of Huddersfield and Halifax will be taken over by terrific trails for you and your little ones to get lost in. Huddersfield’s Pumpkin trail will have you tracking down 12 creepy carved pumpkins hidden around the city centre for your chance to win a prize, whereas the Halifax Halloween Trail has plenty of spooky surprises waiting for you to discover. Both trails are great half-term activities for energetic kiddos.
Halloween Hauntings. One of Leeds’ grandest estates, Temple Newsam gets a creepy makeover for Halloween Hauntings. Expect creepy crafts and spooky storytelling from Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2nd November 2025, and keep your eyes peeled for the notorious Blue Lady who’s said to stalk the halls – fancy dress is encouraged to keep her at bay.
Spooky Skeletons: Scarytales. All is not as it seems at Lotherton Hall this Halloween. The regency country house and its magnificent grounds will be a hotbed of horror with Scarytales. From Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2nd November 2025, you can experience twisted retellings of classic fairytales as you explore the gardens and rooms of Lotherton. You’ll come face-to-face with mischievous skeletons and have eerie encounters with familiar faces and scenes from beloved bedtime stories.
Experiences
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Hallowscream. Go all in with the frightful fun at York Maze’s Hallowscream event. These adults-only spooky sessions will take place from Friday 10th October to Saturday 1st November 2025. With five haunted houses, live sideshows, fairground rides and gruesome guests with terrible tricks up their sleeves, it’s guaranteed to get your adrenaline pumping. If you’ve still got an appetite after all the horrors, there’ll be plenty of delicious street food available from The Fodder Barn. Be warned, the award-winning event sells out every year, so be sure to get your ticket well in advance.
Fright at the Museum. This adults-only event at Thackaray Museum of Medicine will deep dive into the history and science behind phobias and fears – the most common emotion that humans experience. You’ll learn about how it affects our bodies and maybe face some fears along the way through myth-busting talks, perilous performances, workshops and more. Come dressed as your biggest fear for an even more immersive experience.
Stalk in the Park. Climb aboard the Halloween Express for Flamingo Land’s frightfully fun Stalk in the Park experience. There’ll be live music and creepy cocktails to get you limbered up before boarding the haunted Daktari Express for a nightmarish journey through the darkness. Then, you’ll have to make your way through the Horror Maze at Kumali, where your nerve and navigation skills will be put to the test. Book now to take part in the spine-chilling shenanigans which are on from Friday 10th October to Saturday 1st November 2025.
15 Years of Fear. Yorkshire Scare Grounds Scream Park in Wakefield are celebrating 15 years of making people jump out of their skin with their most terrifying season yet. From Friday 10th October to Sunday 2nd November 2025, you can brave the sinister scare mazes, encountering roaming characters who only add to the terror. Kids need to be 12 years or older, and accompanied by a grownup. If you get to the end, treat yourself with a fresh donut – you’ll have earned it!
Frightmare Trail. Dare you brave the Frightmare Trail? Golden Acre Park will be transformed on Saturday 25th October 2025 into a live house of horrors, making this one of the best Halloween events in Leeds. Actors will pop out to interact with you, while lighting and sound effects add extra chill. It’s aimed at those 13+ years, but brave littler ones can take the trail if they’re with a parent.
Butcher of Bedern. From Saturday 11th October to Sunday 2nd November 2025, the dingy halls of York Dungeon will be transformed to Bedern, a blood-drenched community where the streets are flooded with secrets. You’ll soon find out why this once bustling corner of Victorian York is all but abandoned when you meet the butcher with a taste for human flesh. Be careful not to step out of line or you might become part of the next batch.
