Hauntingly Good Halloween Parties & Events in Melbourne
Spooktacular events guaranteed to send shivers down your spine, these are the best Halloween events in Melbourne to look forward to this year.
Dust off your witches hats and sharpen your carving knives, Halloween is just around the corner. All over Melbourne special events will be ringing in the year’s spookiest (unofficial) holiday – from family-friendly festivals with rides and trick-or-treating to blood-red cherry pie pop-ups, legendary horror movie sessions to ghoulish grown-up gatherings serving up potent brews and devilish tunes. '
Without further ado, these are the most gruesome Halloween events in Melbourne, serving up a heavy hit of the danse macabre.
Staying in this year and hosting your own Halloween party? Let us inspire you with our guide to the spookiest décor ideas.
Hour of the Wolf
Earn your acting dues this month in Melbourne and unlock the Hour of the Wolf at Malthouse Theatre. An immersive theatre mystery building on the landmark success of Because The Night (2021), it ambitiously realises Australia's next chapter of large-scale immersive theatre. Hour of the Wolf introduces you to Hope Hill, a town that is yours to freely explore on the longest night of the year. Interweaving stories unravel the disturbing disappearances occurring between the hours of 3am and 4am. Choose which of the ten characters to follow, pick left or right at the end of every scene, and trace this night from different points of view. Everyone has their own truth in Hope Hill.
$99 per ticket
19th October to 3rd December
Malthouse Theatre, 113 Sturt Street, Southbank
Luna Dark
Returning this Halloween is Luna Park's inaugural Luna Dark. Tame by day, terrifying by night, Melbourne’s biggest costume party is back for double the screams. It will show you a side to Luna Park you never knew existed. Hosted over 5 terrifying nights, and 2 (youngster-friendly) days, night sessions are set to feature two brand new, spine-tingling attractions (End of the Line train, anyone?), plenty of SFX make-up, an AR photo booth, live music, roving ghosts and ghouls, and plenty of tricks and treats. Plus, get ready for the ultimate VIP CarnEvil Halloween Party and a very special All Hallows Eve event on October 31st.
Day sessions offer little monsters a chance to dress up in their Halloween costumes, get their face painted, meet the Wizz Fizz monsters and get free treats (without the tricks).
Gather your ghouls, get your costumes ready, and join in for a seriously spooky (and altogether kooky) Halloween event in Melbourne.
Dark Night Passes: $59.50 per person
VIP CarnEvil Tickets: $149 per person
Book tickets here
Friday October 27th to Tuesday 31st October, 6.00pm to 11..00pm
18 Lower Esplanade, St Kilda
HalloQween Demon Doof
Poof Doof’s annual Halloween disco is back from the grave ready to host one of the best Halloween bashes in Melbourne. Creep out onto the dancefloor in your most ghoulish party gear, and prepare for a sickening line-up of devilish divas and demonic DJs. It's set to be a trick-or-treat until morning, drag show experience like no other. Look forward to spine-tingling sets from Yolanda Be Cooler, Spankie Jackzon, Jimi The Kween and Yummy The Show.
Saturday 28th October, 10.00pm to 6.00am
$73.50 per person (final release)
Buy tickets here
386 Chapel Street, Prahran
Cherry Pie Halloween Pop-Up
Trick or treat never looked so sweet! Celebrate the spooky season at Co.Bake with some devilishly good cherry pies. This baker knows how to Halloween - originating from the USA,
her secret family recipe pies will have you feeling like you’re sitting in a movie diner the likes of Pulp Fiction, or Grease. Pie by the slice, freshly baked cookies and even a fairy floss machine will all be on hand to make this Halloween your candied best. Come in your spookiest, silliest, or most creative costume too - Halloween is all about sugar and fun!
Tuesday 31st October, 5.00pm to 8.00pm
Co.Bake Space, 239 Swan Street, Richmond
Rags to Witches Halloween Dress Party at The Third Day
Join in for a night of spooky fun at The Third Day, where DJs will be spinning all your favourite RNB classics and minimal heavies, and dressing up is encouraged; there will be a prize for best dressed! Extensive seating plus a primed bar keeping your glass full all night long - what more could you want from a night out in Melbourne this Halloween?!
No door sales on the night - book here!
Friday 27th October, 7.00pm to 12.00am
290 Macaulay Road, North Melbourne
Dance of the Dead at Max Watts
Get ready for special guests, hair-raising Halloween attractions and decorations, blood-curdling visuals, scary fairy floss, spooky popcorn, and grisly drink specials. Dance of the Dead is an immersive Halloween experience like no other - and one of the most hauntingly good Halloween events in Melbourne this year. Don't be caught dead anywhere else!
FYI, outrageous outfits, ghastly gowns, and frightful frocks are all encouraged, with costumes deemed the most tantalisingly terrifying rewarded generously with a $200 voucher.
Book tickets here
Saturday 28th October, 8.00pm to 3.00am
125 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Halloween in Elsternwick Village
It's time to eat, drink and be scary this Halloween in Elsternwick. Join in on this spooktacular day, starting with family-friendly fun during the day right through to a nighttime spooky soiree with an enchanting atmosphere that everyone can enjoy.
During the day, expect trick-or-treat buckets and a wickedly fun trail to find participating stores that will help fill your bucket with treats; boo-tiful balloon modellers, creepy arts and crafts, magical live music and fang-tastic face painting.
As the sun sets, the thrilling fun will continue. Head to Elsternwick Plaza to explore mystical marquees offering devilishly delicious drinks and frighteningly good food. There's even a Halloween-themed live band; the music will be scream-worthy!
Free event, reserve a spot here
Saturday 28th October, 11.00am to 9.00pm
Family Spooktacular, 11.00am to 4.00pm; Spooky Soiree, 5.00pm to 9.00pm
Glen Huntly Road, Elsternwick
Halloween Horror at Lido
Enter, if you dare. Across five days this Halloween, Hawthorn's Lido Cinemas is bringing legendary horror back to the big screen. Settle the nerves and settle in with popcorn to enjoy classic flicks the likes of The Shining, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ringu, The Exorcist, The Others and Halloween. Most of these films will also showing at their sister cinemas, Classic and Cameo.
Looking for something a little more family-friendly? Bring the whole family down on Friday for a screening of the animated film Monster House and be treated to popcorn, a drink and best of all, Tuesday ticket prices on a Friday night! There are even prizes for the best costumes on the night.
Friday 27th October to Tuesday 31st October
675 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn
Astor Spooktacular
Is there a better way to enjoy a horror movie than ensconced in the full darkness of a cinema? In one of our favourite annual traditions, The Astor’s Halloween marathon continues this year with an all-night tribute to the Master of Horror himself, John Carpenter. Celebrating 75 years of his work, expect this full Carpenter-Thon to be brimming with spills, chills, thrills and of course, synth scores. Films on show include Christine - 40th anniversary, Halloween, They Live, The Fog, Escape from New York, Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness plus other surprises!
Saturday 28th October, 8.00pm start (concludes 11.15am the next morning)
$35pp
Book tickets here
1 Chapel Street, St Kilda
Fangs For The Memories: Halloweekend at The Provincial
Rise from the dead and get set for Halloween-themed cocktails, prizes for best costumes, tricks, treats and a no holds barred night of revelry and slamming soundtrack at The Provincial's Fangs For The Memories Halloween Party. Start making plans and organising your costumes, because this thing is going to be extra. Think a decked-out venue with all the trimmings. Party poopers get slimed! Grab a ticket now before they vanish into the mist.
Sitchu Tip: Looking for something a little more low-key? Funky Bunch are bringing their terrifying trivia to The Provincial on the following Monday. Lock it in with friends for a celebration of facts and skeletons.
Fangs For The Memories: Saturday 28th October & Sunday 29th October, 7.00pm to 11.00pm
Terrifying Trivia: Monday 31st October, 7.30pm
The Provincial Hotel, 299 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
Open Kamodo Halloween Themed Gig at The Gasometer
To celebrate the release of their new Halloween inspired song "Grim'', Open Kamodo (think Ocean Alley meets Red Hot Chilli Peppers) are throwing a Halloween themed gig at beloved live music venue The Gaso. Make sure you dress up in your spookiest costume and get down early to catch rock outfits, and special guests, The Coffins and Operation Karma. There are a limited number of tickets available on the night so get onto pre-sale tickets before it's too late!
$15 per person
Book here
Friday 27th October, 8.00pm start
484 Smith Street, Collingwood
Halloween Life Drawing at The Brunswick Green
There will be plenty of butcher paper, pencils, colored pencils, and charcoal provided for use at this Halloween themed life drawing session at The Brunswick Green. Take a seat in the cosy performance room and get set to draw a live model dressed in the most perfect Halloween fashion. Expect music and a cosy, moody, slightly spooky environment to have a drink and do some drawing. The session is two hours long with a 20 minute intermission to get drinks and have chats. Poses will range from 2 minutes to 20 with all skill levels welcome and no experience necessary.
$30 per person (tickets also available for $25 cash on the door)
Book here
Sunday 29th October, 7.00pm
315 Sydney Road, Brunswick
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