Summer nightlife is all about outdoor festivals and laidback parties. So anyone with a penchant for gothic ‘fits and dark raves will be eagerly looking forward to Halloween in London, when the vibes are less chilled, more chilling, and throbbing soundsystems go bump in the night. This year, the day of spooks and scares falls on Friday, October 31 2025.
That's seriously good news for anyone planning a fright night to remember without the terrifying prospect of making it into work the morning after. But while there are plenty of options for Halloween night itself, there will also be opportunities to join in the fun all through the ‘Halloweekend’ that follows.
That means scary club nights aplenty, but also gothic cabaret shows, frightful live music, spooky museum lates and scary movie screenings. What better excuse to assemble a sickening Halloween look and venture out into the night. And best of all, you've got all Sunday to sleep it off, and wipe off all that creepy make-up before the new week starts.
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This Halloween, East London’s E1 is transforming into a city roamed by mobs and some of the most unsettling bad guys in the comic world. The club will become Gotham City, hijacked by ominous house beats and malevolent disco sets. And it invites you to pick a side: hero or villian. The full line-up is underwraps for now but E1 has promised ‘three of the biggest names in house’.
One of the UK’s biggest LGBTQ+ club nights and a hotspot for beards, cubs, bears and chubs, is once again throwing a big bash for spooky season. Fancy dress is strongly encouraged, with cash prizes for the best costumes and a spooky photobooth where you can document your lewks. Expect monstrous beats and killer dance moves as DJs Silverhook, Moto Blanco and Massimo Paramour man the decks and ghoulish gogos keep the crowds stomping until 4am.
From last year’s Halloween Screamings at the Prince Charles to its Flightmare on Old Street the year before, north London-born craft brewing giant Beavertown always does something special for the spookiest night of the year, and 2025 is no different. This year, the brewery has jumped on the immersive bandwagon, taking over Shoreditch venue Kachette to stage a 90-minute immersive experience set across ‘five twisted rooms, each offering a surreal new reality to explore.’ It’s keeping pretty hush about what exactly that entails, but visitors are promised ‘unexpected encounters and side quests’, with the journey culminating in a pop-up Beavertown Bar where DJs will be spinning tunes, with some exciting surprise guests headlining each night. Feel like sticking your neck (oil) out? Tickets include a drinks token, two cans of Beavertown and a snack.
Club de Fromage’s usual pop party takes a petrifying turn for Halloween, with spooky visuals, dance-offs, apple-bobbing and Halloween props – including, they say, a real coffin –all on the cards. Thankfully, the music will be as anthemic and powerful as always, with killer tunes guaranteed all night. We’re taking bets for how many labubu costumes you’ll spot.
