Our Guide To The Best Halloween Events in Manchester 2018

Halloween kinda a big deal? Then spend 12 hours celebrating at cool Northern Quarter spot the Pen and Pencil party all day. The venue will be starting things off with three hours of free-flow booze and food, before a DJ takes to the decks and the bar churns out £5 Halloween cocktails all night.

Do your Day of the Dead celebration properly and head to Wahaca where they'll be laying down five courses of delicious food alongside freshly shaken margs and amazing live performers to bring the party to life.

The boys from Horse Meat Disco are headed back up north for another disco-filled night. Join in the fun at Gorilla as they spin an upbeat mix of classic tunes and cheery pop.

Halloween at Impossible was never going to be short of incredible; this year they're turning their immersive bar into a mansion of madness with acrobats, burlesque stars and fire breathers.

Loved the country over, Ultimate Power is bringing all the fun to Manchester this Halloween with their 'Bat Out Of Helloween' blow out. The mad club night is all about power ballads, confetti canons, singalongs and air guitars.

Head to The Anthologist in Deansgate for a Halloween that's dripping in gothic glam. Think champagne cocktails, fashion-focused fancy dress and Halloween tricks and treats. Make sure to book in advance to avoid missing out this frightfully opulent event. 

Homer and the gang are the inspiration for this Halloween party, with the night churning out tunes from the show. So quaff your hair Marge-style or stay buttoned up like Ned as Soup Kitchen keep you up late.

Not too bothered about work on Thursday? This is the party for you as Amplified keep you going til the early hours - fancy dress is encouraged and there will be the usual trouble with 90p Skittle bombs.

Polish your broomstick and fly over to Rebellion bar for a rowdy and riotous night. The space is doing what they do best and churning out head-banging, sing-along hits, along with offering prizes for the best fancy dress.

Be one of the very first to check out the new events space YES at this kinky Halloween night. Queer collective Body Horror are putting on one hell of a night with AJA messing with your mind via the medium of sound.

It's witching hour over at Hidden, the central Manchester club. Wander through rooms of zombies, vampires, and all sorts of ghastly goings on with top DJs soundtracking the night.

IllumiNaughty is one for all Halloween heads as they return up north with another wicked and wild all-nighter. Head over to Bowlers for an epic rave, filled with ghosts, ghouls, and all manner of things that go bump in the night.

Calling all House music heads, this night is bringing Low Steppa to Manchester for the evening. Along with Just Jorge, Brian Murphy and Lewis Barlow, the DJ will be spinning the best in bass house.