Halloween in London this week

Halloween Boat Party on the Thames, Day of the Dead themed.

Thu 29 Oct | 07:30

Crown Pier

from £38.69

Halloween at the Lake: free family party with mask workshop.

Thu 29 Oct | 17:00

Lakeside Centre, Lakeside Centre, London, SE2 9AN, United Kingdom

Free

Kids Halloween Party: costumes, games and a DJ for kids.

Thu 29 Oct | 17:00

The Bull's Head

£11

Halloween Quiz Night: test your spooky knowledge.

Thu 29 Oct | 17:30

Bonbon Pottery

£3

Family Halloween with firefighters and fire engines.

Thu 29 Oct | 17:30

Acton Fire Station

Free

Spooky Storytelling: eerie tales and poems by candlelight.

Thu 29 Oct | 18:00

Benjamin Franklin House

Weird Walk's Samhain Ritual: Stewart Lee, Vanishing Twin.

Thu 29 Oct | 18:00

EartH

Vanishing Twin at Samhain Ritual with Stewart Lee.

Thu 29 Oct | 18:00

EartH

£33.55

MARiMARi: electro pop for eyeliner emo kids.

Thu 29 Oct | 18:00

New Cross Inn

£13.20

Nosferatu: Eggers' gothic vampire tale with Bill Skarsgård.

Thu 29 Oct | 18:00

2 cinemas

Halloween Party with costumes and spooky tours.

Thu 29 Oct | 18:30

The Cartoon Museum

Hocus Pocus: Halloween sing-a-long film screening.

Thu 29 Oct | 18:30

3 cinemas

Poems Not Bombs: monthly open mic for poets of any level.

Thu 29 Oct | 18:30

Walthamstow Trades Hall

Free

Murder, Mayhem & Mystery: a whodunnit night with cocktails.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:00

The Lucky Pig

£30

Orgasma: Halloween club night with drag, 80s and 90s hits.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:00

VFD

£13

The Rogering: drag comedy spoofing ghost hunters.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:15

Pleasance

£15

Terror At The Haunted Starbucks: Halloween comedy.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:30

Museum of Comedy

Samhain Special: dark folk with Joshua Arnold & Therine.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:30

New River Studios

The Muppette Show: spooky Halloween drag & puppetry.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:30

Big Penny Social

£8–12

Halloween boat party plus a free after party at E1.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:30

Crown Pier

New Blood Halloween metal special with Bigger Boat and RiEN.

Thu 29 Oct | 19:30

The Fighting Cocks

Free

Zombie Mansion Halloween party with Sam Supplier.

Thu 29 Oct | 20:00

E1

Free Jungle Rave: Halloween drum & bass till late.

Thu 29 Oct | 20:00

Hootananny Brixton

Free

Tim Key reads Halloween poems: a comedy work-in-progress.

Thu 29 Oct | 21:45

The Bill Murray

£6.74

It's F*cking Halloween: indie & alt rock club night.

Thu 29 Oct | 22:00

Dalston Superstore

£7

Halloween Rave at Fabric: hip hop, house, drum and bass.

Thu 29 Oct | 22:00

Private Hire at fabric

£3

The Halloween Rave: London's biggest, costume essential.

Thu 29 Oct | 22:00

Ministry of Sound

Murder On The Dancefloor: 90s & 00s Halloween party.

Thu 29 Oct | 22:30

The Clapham Grand

£7–13.75

Halloween Nightmare: hip-hop, RnB and house, three rooms.

Thu 29 Oct | 23:00

The Scala

from £36.47

House of Horrors: Halloween rave with drill and drum & bass.

Thu 29 Oct | 23:00

Egg London

from £4

Halloween screenings with Donnie Darko and Franken-BINGO.

until Sun 1 Nov

The Garden Cinema

OMD's Halloween Festival: pumpkins, magic and rides.

until Sun 1 Nov

Old MacDonald's Farm Park

£18.27–21.50

Shrek-tacular Halloween: spooky family fun with Shrek.

until Sun 1 Nov

Shrek's Adventure

from £21

October half term: free family activities at Docklands.

until Sat 31 Oct

London Museum Docklands

Free

Pumpkin Carving for Halloween at Rainham Hall.

until Fri 30 Oct

Rainham Hall

£5

Half term at the Royal Observatory: family astronomy.

until Sun 1 Nov

Royal Observatory

£24

October half term: family tours and a Halloween trail.

until Sun 1 Nov

The Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre

£12–24

Ghosts & Ghouls Family Tour: spooky Globe Theatre tour.

until Sat 30 Jan

Shakespeare's Globe

£15–23

Project E20 Scare Fest: Halloween maze 80m up the Orbit.

until Sat 31 Oct

ArcelorMittal Orbit

£35

Halloween circus fun for kids, spooky but not scary.

until Sun 1 Nov

Jacksons Lane

£10–22.50