Seasonal events in London

Seasonal From £19.50

Halloween at Kew: after-dark trail

18:00 to 22:00 Kew Gardens, Richmond

Until 1 Nov

A lit trail with live actors and the headless horseman. Non-members from 19.50 off peak, and 1 pound on Universal Credit or Pension Credit. Opens 6pm, 4pm from 25 October.

Seasonal From £27

Halloween at the London Dungeon

11:00 The London Dungeon, South Bank

Until 1 Nov

The permanent show turns its dial up for the fortnight, which mostly means more actors and longer queues. Runs 17 October to 1 November, from 27 pounds. Book a slot.

Seasonal From £14 Not this year

Ice skating at Canary Wharf

10:00 Canada Square Park, Canary Wharf

Not running in winter 2026: the operator is taking a break and hopes to return. Somerset House and Hampton Court open in November.

Seasonal Included with Tower admission, members free

Halloween at the Tower of London

10:30 to 16:00 Tower of London, The City

Until 1 Nov

Daytime, not a scare event: costumed interpretation and family trails through half term, included with admission, no booking.

Seasonal Included with admission

Halloween at Hampton Court Palace

10:00 Hampton Court Palace, Richmond

Until 1 Nov

Daytime rather than a ticketed after dark trail: costumed characters through the state apartments and the maze, all of it inside the normal admission price.

Pick Seasonal Free

Diwali on the Square

13:00 to 19:00 Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden

The largest Diwali celebration outside India, one until seven in Trafalgar Square. Free and unticketed. It fills from about two, so come at one for the space and stay for the lamps at dusk.

Seasonal £15

Beyond the Veil at Highgate Cemetery

19:00 Highgate Cemetery, Hampstead

One night only: a one man gothic adaptation of George Eliot in the cemetery chapel, doors 7pm. Fifteen pounds including a glass of wine. Highgate runs no ghost tour and no Halloween event.

Seasonal From £16.50 Closed

Ice skating at the Natural History Museum

10:00 Natural History Museum, South Kensington

Until 11 Jan 2027

Closed for good after sixteen winters. The east lawn it stood on has been replanted as a wildlife garden, which is free and open.

Clubs From £10

Halloween night in Shoreditch

22:00 Shoreditch, Shoreditch

Every room between Old Street and Brick Lane runs something, most of it walk up and cheap before eleven. The night buses run all night and the Overground does not.

Clubs £3 to £15

Electric Ballroom: Halloween Rave

23:00 to 03:00 Electric Ballroom, Camden

Halloween Rave comes to London after Manchester and Sheffield, with lasers, spooky visuals and fancy dress encouraged.