Halloween 2017: What’s going on in Newcastle?
Time to get spooky
Scarlett RowlandHalloween is coming and the Toon certainly knows it. Keep scrolling to find out what events you can look forward to in the run up to Halloween this year.
Thursday 26th October
Stephen King Night – 'Carrie' and 'It' Free Screening
Get yourself prepared for the weekend with a spooky screening of Stephen King's greatest movie hits. Screenings are free and fancy dress is welcomed!
Where – No28
Entry – Free!
Friday 27th October
Propaganda – Zombie Halloween Party
With £1 drinks and alternative/indie anthems this event is perfect for a cheap and fun night out to prepare yourself for the big night ahead …
Where – Illegitimate
Entry – £5
If the new events at Newcastle's Students' Union have not brought you in, this event surely will. Promising £50 worth of drinks tokens for the best dressed, this is definitely worth a shot if you're a fancy dress fanatic.
Where – Newcastle University Students' Union
Entry – Second Release £15
Saturday 28th October
'THRILLER' – A Halloween Special
This year, Mono seems to be pulling out all the stops. This event promises the same great drinks deals and venue that you've always seen at Mono but with a spooky twist!
Where – Mono
Entry – Free!
RISE – A Nightmare on Grey Street
Three floors of tunes terrifying enough to wake the dead, ghoulish drinks that you might just die for and prizes approved by Freddy himself!
Where – Greys Club
Entry – £7, £9 OTD
Bongo's Bingo – Halloween Special
Dance offs? Rave rounds? Prizes? Bongo's Bingo offers a killer alternate night out with this Halloween special.
Where – Boiler Shop
Entry – Currently sold out, (Leazes Ticket Exchange is calling…)
Tuesday 31st October
After last years success, MSA is back with another event based on the popular series Stranger Things – expect wavy garms, low ceilings and 80s bops.
Where – MSA
Entry – Early Bird, £5
Applebum – Halloween Hip Hop Horror Show
Though weeks away, this event is already on second release tickets. So get ready for a monster night at the legendary Applebum Halloween special and dress to kill at our Hip Hop Horror show.
Where – World Headquarters
Entry – Second Release £6
With circus performers and acrobats, Festival of the Dead is a contemporary event infusing elements of carnival, circus, theatre and unadulterated partying.
Where – O2 Academy
Entry – Currently sold out, but keep an eye out for resale!
Book your slot and challenge a friend, or foe and the winner of the night will receive two tickets to The Prosecco Festival 25th of November! Expect themed cocktails, free karaoke and live lip syncs.
Where – Tiger Tiger
With all of this selection there's no excuse not to have the spookiest Halloween of your life.
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