Spooktacular Halloween Events in Sydney 2024

Did you feel that shiver? Halloween in Sydney is here to fill our streets with cobwebs and lollies, and turn kids into witches and monsters!

If you're looking for fun ways to celebrate, ellaslist has found the best Halloween events in Sydney for 2024—so grab your best scary costume and get ready to party at these unique and quirky events to spook the night away.

Spooktacular Halloween Events in Sydney 2024

1. Halloween High Tea

Sir Stamford certainly know how to put on a themed high tea, and spooky season 2024 is not different!

Their Halloween High Tea is set to be all kinds of spooky with themed accoutrements, delicious treats, savoury snacks, fresh fruits, and, of course, some devilled eggs! You might even meet their resident ghost!

Where:   Sir Stamford Hotel, 
When:    Saturday 26 October from 11.30 am to 2 pm
Cost:      Adults $99; kids (6-12) $69; children 1-5 for FREE

2. Halloween Family Rave

Get ready for Australia's spookiest and biggest Family Halloween Festival Dance Party! After selling out in 2022 and 2023, this year's event is back for one show only, and tickets are going fast.

So get the whole family dressed up as their favourite characters, head to Bungalow 8, and get ready to hit the dance floor! Bungalow 8 will be decked out with amazing lighting and visual shows, and for the grown-ups, adult drinks will be available. 

Where:    Bungalow 8, 32 Lime St, Sydney
When:     Saturday 26 October 2024 from 12-3 pm
Cost:       Child (15 & under) $27.87, Adult $35.97, Family Pass (2 Adults + 2 Children 15 yo & Under) $114.54

3. Halloscream at Luna Park

Halloween events in Sydney don't get much spookier than Halloscream!

Sydney's biggest Halloween event is back and scarier than ever as Luna Park transforms into hell on the harbour for Halloscream! This year, Luna Park are celebrating 12 years of XTREME FEARS with a special Halloscream scare attraction, immersive horror-themed interactive attractions, loads of spooky food and drinks, plus, unlimited rides all night long. And for the first time, Sydney's Immersive Big Top will be transformed into an eerie immersive horror experience... do you dare to enter?

Please note that this event contains scary themes and is not recommended for kids under 14. 

Where:   Luna Park, 1 Olympic Dr, Milsons Point
When:    Friday 25 October to Thursday 31 October 2024 | 6 pm to 10 pm
Cost:      Tickets from $100, which includes entry to Halloscream, Unlimited Rides all night, Halloscream scare attraction, Immersive Big Top horror experience and iconic Coney Island.

4. Celebrate Halloween at the Museum of Fire

Halloween is coming to everyone's favourite fire museum!

The spooky season will be taking over the Museum of Fire for six days of eerie entertainment and activities. The full details are yet to be announced so watch this space!

Where:    Museum of Fire Penrith
When:     26-31 October 2024 from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm
Cost:       TBA

5. Screamfest Halloween Festival

Sydney's iconic Manning House is turning up the tunes and the frights this All Hallows Eve with Screamfest.

If you're keen to leave the kids at home and enjoy a night of adult fun, book your tickets to Screamfest, stat! There'll be creepy circuses, futuristic cocktails, costume contests, themed bars and lounges, The Bacardi Graveyard Stage, and loads more. 

Where:   Manning House, Manning Road, University of Sydney, Camperdown
When:    26 October 2024 from 5 pm to 3 am
Cost:      Tickets from $33.26.

6. Trick or Treating 

If the kids have been begging you for more trick-or-treating since last Halloween, it's time to start mapping out those streets!

Sydney is a great city to be in for trick-or-treating, as most neighbourhoods come alive with creepy and colourful decorations and the festive spirit of giving out chocolates and lollies. If you're looking for the best streets for trick-or-treating this year, check out our handy guide for where to go trick-or-treating in 2024. 

Where:   Throughout Sydney
When:    31 October 2024 - depending on where you live, the festivities usually kick off at around 3 pm.
Cost:      Free

7. Spook Yourself on a Ghost Tour in Sydney

If you're really keen to kick the spooky factor up a few notches with your Halloween events in Sydney for 2024, booking a ghost tour is the way to do it!

Sydney ghost tours are pretty creepy on any night of the year but embarking on a ghost tour on Halloween - now we're talking! There is a range of ghost tours on offer around Sydney to suit all ages and scare levels.  

Where:   Throughout Sydney
When:    31 October 2024
Cost:      Various, see individual tour providers for details

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