The best Halloween events to attend in Cardiff
From raves to brunches, pumpkin picking to crazy bingo, here are the best Halloween events in Cardiff this year.
Last updated: 15th Oct 2024
Originally published: 18th Oct 2023
This is not a drill: Halloween is just a few weeks away! If you’re heading out to celebrate on the weekend before, then it’s even sooner. So this really is the final call for you to secure your tickets for the best Cardiff Halloween events.
If you’re still struggling to decide, don't worry. We’ve gathered the best Halloween events in Cardiff here including Halloween raves, brunches, pumpkin picking, boozy bingo, and more. Take a look, secure your tickets, and finally choose which costume you’re wearing!
Bedlam in Cardiff Halloween ft Sub Focus, K Motionz, Sota & More
When: Friday 25th October 2024
Y Plas, one of the best student clubs in the city, welcomes you to one of the best Halloween events in Cardiff for skanking out to drum and bass and jungle all night long.
This seriously stacked DnB lineup features Sub Focus presenting K Motionz, Culture Shock, BISH, T-Lex, Ruth Royall, and more including MCs IC3 and Comma Dee.
With both veterans of the scene and some of tomorrow’s most promising artists, this one offers a balanced lineup to keep you raving until 4am.
Tickets for Bedlam in Cardiff Halloween ft Sub Focus, K Motionz, Sota & More
Switch Up Halloween ft TURNO & DREPS (Extended Set)
When: Friday 1st November 2024
Trick or treat yourself to a jump-up special the night after Halloween. Switch Up is storming back through the doors of District, long considered one of the best clubs in the city, this time with a serenade of jump-up with genre specialists TURNO and DREPS providing an extended set. Pair that with District's state-of-the-art soundsystem and jaw-dropping visuals, and all we'll say is if you're a Welsh drum and bass fanatic you need to get on this ASAP, this one’s got it all.
Tickets for Switch Up Halloween ft TURNO & DREPS (Extended Set)
When: Thursday 24th October 2024
Let out your inner pop punk and emo self as the Pop Punk Revolution Tour hits up Cardiff just in time for Halloween. Make sure you get out your three quarter lengths and pull your socks up when considering your costume, as this night features tribute sets to cult emo darlings Jimmy Eat World, pop punk giants Green Day, and the high-energy of Blink-182. If you see us on the dancefloor screaming out 'All The Small Things', no you didn't.
Tickets for Pop Punk Revolution Halloween
Cardiff 16+ Halloween Rave - 360 special!
When: Saturday 19th October 2024
Where: Great Hall in Cardiff
Following back to back sellouts, the UK’s biggest and best 16+ drum and bass rave is back in the Welsh capital for a massive 360 Halloween special. Join over 1000 Welsh ravers for an immersive 360 experience covered head to toe in terrifying Halloween decor, headlined by huge drum and bass masters Alcemist, BassLayerz, MC Spyda, Toxinate, Latte, Slipz, Oh My Rosh, and hosted by Comma Dee. Get on this quick before tickets run out!
Tickets for Cardiff 16+ Halloween Rave - 360 special!
Bingo Lingo - Cardiff - The Halloween Specials
Photo: BINGO LINGO / Facebook.com
When: Saturday 26th October 2024
The UK’s biggest, maddest bingo night arrives on the spooky weekend to us one of the best Cardiff Halloween events. Making the game we once associated with the elderly truly unhinged, Bingo Lingo boasts stage battles, pure ridiculousness, amazing (but also some sh*t) prizes, and more in a club night environment. This has been Bingo Lingo’s fastest-selling tour so far, so snag your tickets below to avoid disappointment.
And if you can’t make the Saturday bingo, there’s also one the day before on Friday 25th!
Tickets for Bingo Lingo - Cardiff - The Halloween Specials
Shangri-La: Halloween w/ Chris Stussy + Locklead
When: Thursday 31st October 2024
The legendary Halloween party Shangri-La returns to Depot for 2024 and features Dutch house maestro Chris Stussy lighting up the decks for spooky season. As the longest running house club night centred in the Welsh capital, Shangri-La always gets the biggest names in deep house and tech house for a huge bash, and it’s no different for the scariest night of the year.
Tickets for Shangri-La: Halloween w/ Chris Stussy + Locklead
So Fetch - 2000s Halloween Party (Cardiff)
When: Friday 1st November 2024
Where: Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff
Do you wish you grew up in the 2000s? For one night you can, as nostalgic club night So Fetch is back at Clwb Ifor Bach to indulge in noughties culture with some banging tunes. Swap out the terror and torment of Halloween for vintage Britney, Usher, Avril, and more. Doesn’t matter if you dress up as a skater boi or a mean girl, anything and everything noughties is relished here.
Tickets for So Fetch - 2000s Halloween Party (Cardiff)
HALLOWEEN SECRET RAVE - Cardiff
When: Saturday 26th October & Thursday 31st October 2024
Where: Cardiff University Main Building in Cardiff
Keep this one between us! Join 400 eager ravers on the scariest night of the year (or just before, if you prefer) for a top secret bash at an undisclosed location that’s revealed on the day. All we can say is it’s one of the most exclusive venues in the city and when you get there you’ll be serenaded with a night of moody deep house. This event has sold out for the past four years, you can’t let this one just slip by.
Tickets for HALLOWEEN SECRET RAVE - Cardiff | Saturday 26th October 2024
Tickets for HALLOWEEN SECRET RAVE - Cardiff | Thursday 31st October 2024
KIDZSTORY present HA"LO"WEEN KIDS PARTY
When: Sunday 27th October 2024
Where: Lo Lounge in Heol Porth Teigr
In the wake of the thumping bass, deep house, and pop punk seen at most of these events, it can be easy to forget about the families, but Halloween’s for them as well. On the last Sunday before Halloween, treat the family to a spooktacular afternoon crammed with dancing, entertainment, games, and much more.
Tickets for KIDZSTORY present HA"LO"WEEN KIDS PARTY
Black Parade - 00's Emo Anthems Halloween Party
When: Friday 25th October 2024
Where: Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff
Now where we were? Getting ready to scream our lungs out on Halloween, of course. The definitive emo club night Black Parade is taking over Clwb Ifor Bach for a gargantuan Halloween party. Roll back the clock and sing your hearts out to the discographys of My Chemical Romance, Panic! At The Disco, Fall Out Boy, Taking Back Sunday, and Paramore, to name a few, and don’t forget the eyeliner and hair dye while you’re at it.
Tickets for Black Parade - 00's Emo Anthems Halloween Party
When: Thursday 31st October 2024
Where: Canton Liberal Working Mens Club And Institute in Cardiff
White-hot rock and rollers Shop Girls are putting on a show to remember on Halloween, alongside a disco ball and support from the fabulous Great With Custard. Spend the scariest time of year within the soundscapes of rock and roll with one of the most exciting groups around, in what will be a glorious night of head-bangers. Fancy dress is optional, but we say relish the moment to pretend you’re in a 1950s dancehall for one night.
Tickets for Shop Girls' Halloween Ball
Little Monsters Halloween Bash
When: Thursday 31st October 2024
Where: Lo Lounge in Heol Porth Teigr
Families are in for another treat here, with Lo Lounge supplying a Halloween bash loaded with prizes, dancing, laughter, and more. Journey down to the finest club on Cardiff Bay in your spookiest outfit for some spooky crazy golf and prizes for the best costume. The invite doesn’t stop with just families either, as the event is dog-friendly as long as your furry friends are kept on a lead. Everyone’s welcome!
Tickets for Little Monsters Halloween Bash
When: Saturday 2nd November 2024
Where: The Tropicana Weston Super Mare Sea Front in Weston-Super-Mare
This one requires a journey a bit further afield, but we promise you it’s worth your while. Head to The Tropicana at Weston-Super-Mare’s seafront if you dare for an immersive Halloween experience like no other. This spine-tingling fright night features a scare maze and your worst nightmares for a terrific night of terror. Plus, you get a free drink if you arrive in costume, so get creative!
Tickets for Tropicana of Horrors
When: Saturday 26th October 2024
Where: Lo Lounge in Heol Porth Teigr
While this one isn’t in the heart of Cardiff, it’s about 20 minutes away on the train or a 5-minute drive!
Fixate throws house and techno parties known for their great vibes in the south of Wales and, following on from a top time last year, are back for a Halloween party. Going down at a venue overlooking Cardiff Bay, this one sees the talented roster of Fixate residents spinning house, deep house, tech house, and techno bangers.
Fancy dress is encouraged and may even win you a prize if you put some effort in. There’ll also be drink promotions on bottles, cocktails, and Halloween punch.
Tickets for Fixate Halloween Fright Night
When: Friday 25th October 2024
Where: Hush Nightclub in Newport
Two quality events brands in Splash Events and Naughty Habits collide to bring you a teeth-chattering good time. Ragz to Witchez will feature stylish fancy dress, irresistible giveaways and quality DJs spinning afrobeats, RnB, dancehall, and much more through right until the early hours of the morning. Go on, grab yourself a ticket and head over to one of Newport's best clubs, you know you want to.
Tickets for Ragz to Witchez
Photo: Circuit Cardiff / Facebook.com
When: Thursday 31st October 2024
Blurring the lines between bar and club, Circuit (accessible through Steinbeck and Shaw) gifts us the first ever afrobeat room in a Cardiff club. As well as this, the bar/club also brings amapiano, dancehall, and R&B bangers to all the city’s boujee babes later this month. They’ve got plenty of beer on tap, cocktails, and, of course, a unique music policy.
Tickets for Spookyhouse Halloween
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Check out our What's On Guide to discover even more rowdy raves and sweaty gigs taking place over the coming weeks and months. For festivals, lifestyle events and more, head on over to our Things To Do page or be inspired by the event selections on our Inspire Me page.
