Immersive Halloween Events In London

• Location: Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster, SE1 7PB
• When: throughout October
• Price: from £23.63 per person (online) 
• Why we recommend: this is the ultimate immersive Halloween experience London has to offer, with theatircal performances, spectacular costumens and some real jump scares that aren't for the faint of heart 

When spooky season arrives, no place embraces the dark arts quite like The London Dungeon, where London's most gruesome history is brought to life with theatrical flair, state-of-the-art special effects, and a wickedly dark sense of humour.

Every October, this iconic South Bank attraction amps up the terror with seasonal twists, spooky after-hours shows, and jump-scare-heavy theatrical sets. Guided by a cast of brilliantly macabre live actors, you'll walk through foggy, plague-ridden streets, cross paths with infamous figures like Sweeney Todd and Jack the Ripper, and brave heart-pounding drop rides in total darkness.

• Location: Kew Gardens, Richmond, TW9 3AB
• When: 16th October - 24th, 6pm - 11pm, 25th - 1st November, 4pm - 10pm
• Price: from £16.75 per adult (limited family tickets are available) 
• Why we recommend: with entry slots running late into the evening across October and November, it's an easy and spooky night-out destination

Returning for its third consecutive year, Halloween at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew transforms the iconic botanical world into a mesmerising, after-dark fright fest suitable for all ages. As dusk falls, the vast gardens light up with eerie atmospheric illumination, creepy installations, and mysterious trail surprises.

Lurk through the shadows where classic monsters like Dracula await, step carefully around live scare actors, and brave the brand-new cursed tomb feature to uncover buried secrets.

• Location: 60 Short's Garden, Covent Garden, WC2H
• When: throughout October
• Price: from around £39.50 per person
• Why we recommend: is it really Halloween without a little bit of treatory? That's what The Traitors Live Experience does so well. We think it's perfect for those who are fan of the hit TV show, just as much as it those who are into gameplay and tactics

Prepare to enter a castle of secrets and shadows at The Traitors Live Experience, where the drama is as thick as the cobwebs. Take your seat at the Round Table and find out if you're a Faithful… or a Traitor. With dark wood interiors, moody lighting, and velvet-draped chambers, the atmosphere is pure Halloween suspense.

Solve cryptic puzzles, plot betrayals in the shadows, and vote on your fellow players' fates. The in-house bar, The Cloak & Dagger, serves up haunting Halloween cocktails like the Killer Clown, complete with candy floss and spooky flair, so you can toast to your treachery (or survival) after the game.

• Location: 127 Hackney Road, Unit 11, London, E2 8GY
• When: throughout the week
• Price: from £48
• Why we recommend: not only will you get to enjoy themed cocktails here, but you'll be immersed in a mystical world of wizards and potions that takes you on a real journey

Explore the wizarding prison that is Hexmoor this Halloween, a quirky, immersive experience in Shoreditch. Here, you'll don prison jumpsuits on arrival, and prepare to be locked up in a cell.

As the theatrical story unfolds around you, you'll be treated to three potions - Halloween-inspired cocktails and mocktails included in your ticket price. Discover the secrets of this magical world, and get stuck into the journey.

• Location: 127 Hackney Road, Hoxton, E2 8GY
• When: every day except Mondays
• Price: from £39.22 per person
• Why we recommend: Alcotraz London: Cell Block Two-One-Two excels at storytelling and transforms your typical bar experience into one of thrilling clandestine nature - perfect for Halloween

Go behind bars this Halloween and don a dashing orange jumpsuit with tickets to Alcotraz London: Cell Block Two-One-Two.

The immersive, prison-themed bar brings you theatrical entertainment inspired by Hollywood and TV shows and requires you to smuggle your own liquor past the Warden in order to enjoy bespoke cocktails whipped up by inmates.

• Location: The Post Building, High Holborn, WC1A 1PB
• When: open daily
• Price: from £29.50 per person
• Why we recommend: the VR here is second-to-none, and once you're done saving the world in an alternate reality, you nab a drink at the bar served to you by a robot bartender

The home of cutting-edge free-roam virtual reality experiences, Sandbox VR is perfect for ensuring you get quite a fright this Halloween.

Hollywood motion capture cameras, 3D precision body trackers, and custom hardware on haptic suits transport you to the world of their Deadwood series - three instalments of zombie experiences, where you'll defend against the hordes using your chosen arsenal.

• Location: 40 Liverpool Street, City of London EC2M 7QN
• When: 31st October, from 8pm
• Price: from £52.92
• Why we recommend: few magic shows can rival this atmospheric setting, where tickets from £52.92 unlock 105 minutes of sleight of hand, mind-reading and dark theatrical storytelling inside a secret Masonic chamber.

Enter the hidden Masonic Temple at Andaz London Liverpool Street for a Halloween special where acclaimed magician Tony Middleton, aka Sonic, mixes impossible sleight of hand with mind-reading and dark theatrical storytelling. Tickets start from £52.92 for the 105-minute show, with premium seating available up to £79.50 and 10% off at Rake's Café Bar when you present your booking.

Expect eerie tales spanning the occult, witchcraft and Freemasonry, plus a hanging illusion that may unsettle some guests.