Things to do
The best Halloween events in London
Where to go for fright-filled fun during spooky season
The clocks have gone back, your ‘transitional’ jackets are getting plenty of use, and sacking off all your social plans to spend the weekend making a big roast and watching Scandi noirs under a heated blanked suddenly seems very tempting.
London has thoroughly embraced autumn, which means that Halloween is a matter of days away, and the city is about to transform, werewolf-like, into a colourful, chaotic wonderland of eerie characters and costumes, plump pumpkins and events so good you’d die to attend them.
But it’s never too early to begin planning your frightening fits, organising your witchy gatherings and deciding how you’ll spend the spookiest night of the year. We’ll be refreshing this guide over the next few months as more Halloween 2025 London events are announced.
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When is Halloween in London 2025?
Halloween in the UK this year is on Friday, October 31 2025. There’ll be plenty of celebrations throughout the week running up to the big, scary day itself, and plenty of stuff happening over the ‘Halloweekend’, from spooky nightlife and scary movie screenings to pumpkin picking and family-friendly frights.
Halloween in London at a glance
- đ§đ»âïž Best for spooks on film: HorrOctober at the Prince Charles
- đ§ Best for the raving dead: The Cause Halloween Festival
- đ Best for gorgeous gourds: Rogate Pumpkin Patch
- đ» Best for lil’ ghosts: Boo at the Zoo
- đ Best for free frights: The Playful Park of Peculiar
