7 ways to celebrate Halloween 2019 in Bristol: for Adults

7 ways to celebrate Halloween 2019 in Bristol: for Adults

Posted on: 11 Oct 2019

It's not just DJs making noise this Halloween: there's loads more ways to celebrate the season of spook. 

 

From roller discos to late-night horror films in caves, we've rounded up some of our favourite Halloween activities for grown-ups in and around Bristol. So, if you're 18+, start planning. The big day is only three weeks away! 

 

Bristol Zombie Walk | Saturday 2 November @ College Green
 

Moan, groan and shuffle your way around the city with the 2019 Bristol Zombie Walk. Dress up in your worst glad rags and join hordes of Bristol's finest, flaky-fleshed undead. Meet at 15:00, shuffle off at 16:00 and later on, head to the free after-party.

 

Bottomless Brunching – with a twist | Saturday 26 October 2019 @ The Prince Street Social

 

The Prince Street Social is celebrating Halloween the only way they know how: with fantastic food and – Harry Potter? It's the usual Saturday brunch, but with loads of Harry Potter-themed entertainment. Expect wand battles, potion classes and unlimited prosecco. Find out more here. 

Harry Potter-themed fun!

Films to make you fearsome with BFF @ Various

 

The Bristol Film Festival is back for 2019, and it's bringing top-notch horrors to the most haunted of places this Halloween.

 

Between 25 to 27 October, descend beneath Bristol into the Redcliffe Caves for late-night screenings. Or on Thursday 24 October, experience The Woman in Black at Arnos Vale Cemetery.

Watch top-notch horror films at Arnos Vale Cemetary with Bristol Film Festival?.

Graveyard madness | Various @ Arnos Vale Cemetery

 

Uncover the lost tales of Arnos Vale Cemetery with the Murder, Mayhem and Mystery Tour. Expect stories of rioting, adultery, murder and more in this sinister showcase. It's certainly not suitable for children - or the faint-hearted.

 

Can't make it? Join the Morbid Curiosity tour instead to uncover how some people buried in the cemetery died...

Want to find out how some of the bodies in Arnos Vale made got there? Now you can: head to the Morbid Curiosity tour?.

Get your skates on: Bump Roller Disco | Friday 1 November 2019 @ Trinity Centre

 

Get freaky on skates: Trinity Centre is hosting a fancy-dress roller disco on Saturday 1 November. Roll around with drinks, DJs and prizes for the best costumes. 

A spooky Roller Disco? Yes please.

Theatre meets fright: The Spooky Ship: Shipwrecked! | Various @ Brunel's SS Great Britain

 

It's a Bristol Halloween favourite: step inside the SS Great Britain for an evening of Victorian fright-festivities. Explore the ship's nooks and crannies at dusk, whilst sunken, Victorian souls (or professional actors) roam the decks. 

Roam the decks of the SS Great Britain after-dark as sunken souls share chilling tales?: find out more below.

Night at the Museum: witchcraft, magic and more | Friday 1 November @ Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

 

What's your fate? Expect tarot card readings, palmistry and crystal ball foretelling at this magical after-hours affair at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery.

 

In celebration of the gallery's latest exhibition 'Do you believe in magic?', this late-night event will showcase modern-day witchcraft alongside expert guest talks on belief and magic. 

After-dark at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

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Kate Hutchison

 


Kate Hutchison

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