Here’s a few events to help get you into the spirit (pun intended) this Halloween, including ghost tours, parties and even a spooky carnival!
Halloween Trivia
Answer spooky questions at Orion Hotel’s Halloween Trivia on Friday 31 October from 6.30pm-8.30pm.
Cheers with dark Halloween brews
Celebrate Halloween at Stony Creek Brewing and try three new dark beers on October 31. There will also be a spooky cocktail, decorations and lollies for the kids. Patrons are encouraged to dress up!
Paint and sip candy skulls at Soul Nook
The Soul Nook is hosting a special Halloween sip ‘n’ paint ya mate candy skull edition. Join them on Saturday 25 October for this fun art session.
Included is a hot or cold drink from the cafe, a slice of cake, expert guidance from your art teacher and all the materials you need to create.
At the end of the session take home your masterpiece!
Let’s Get Spooky
A huge Halloween event is being held on Saturday October 25 at Nicholas Street Precinct. The Let’s Get Spooky event will transform Tulmur Place into a hauntingly fun celebration for all ages with the Handmade and Witchy Markets, projections and music.
Watch as the façades of 1 Nicholas Street and Tulmur Walk come alive with eerie Halloween-themed projections, dance the night away with a live DJ and MC at the Tulmur Stage, keep the little ones entertained with two exciting workshops – creating gooey slime and crafting wooden Halloween characters.
There will also be photo moments to capture Halloween memories and mystical finds at the Handmade Market.
The event will run from 5pm-9pm.
Ghost tours
This Halloween learn about the ghosts of Ipswich with an interactive ghost tour.
Tours for Halloween include the Haunted Ipswich CBD Ghost Tour (running 31 October), Ipswich Cemetery Ghost Tour (running 18 October and 1 November) and Goodna Cemetery Haunted History Tour (running 25 October).
Watch a cult classic horror movie
Prepare for a spook-tacular Hallo-weekend filled with chills, thrills, and lots of screams at Limelight Cinemas! See Casper for it’s 30th anniversary on 31 October, get weird with The Rocky Horror Picture Show for it’s 50th anniversary on October 16, and laugh and scream through Scream (1996) on October 31. Costumes encouraged, screams guaranteed!
Secure your tickets now and get ready for a fright-filled weekend of cinematic spooks!
Carnival of Screams
The Ipswich Showgrounds will come alive with eerie excitement for the Halloween Carnival of Screams Twilight Event, happening Saturday 25 October from 4pm to 9pm.
Get ready for a frightfully fun night filled with ghoulish entertainment, thrilling rides, creepy stalls, and devilish treats – perfect for the whole family! Dress up in your best costume and join the spooktacular celebrations under the twilight sky.
Don’t miss the haunted house, rides, food trucks, markets, spooky disco and trick or treating!
Entry is just $5 per person, and kids 12 and under get in free. Tickets available at the gate or online – book ahead and skip the queue!
Trick or Treat at Brothers!
Dress up in your best costumes and swing by the Trick or Treat Stand in the Brothers Foyer between 3pm to 6pm on Friday 31 October. There will be plenty of Halloween candy and treats to share with the little ghouls and goblins of Ipswich!
Don’t miss out on the frightful fun. Remember, all minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult (parent or legal guardian) while on the premises.
Haunted House Minuatures
See a a spooky celebration of art in miniature at Arttime Gallery! Ipswich has an abundance of local urban legends surrounding the numerous mines, haunted asylums and eccentric founding figures. See art displayed by Ipswich’s award winning and professional artists along side the emerging creatives, with specially created pieces to tell the story of what goes on during in Ipswich in the witching hour. See the Haunted House Miniatures exhibition from 14 October until 2 November from 9am-5pm.
Halloween After Dark at Riverlink
Spooky, creepy things happen after dark! Prepare for a frightful evening of scares, mystery, tricks and treats at Riverlink’s Halloween After Dark. Enjoy freaky Tales From The Haunted Hallows and join for The Hallow Hunt, a spine-chilling adventure! Eerie clues will pave the way with spooky surprises around every corner. Unleash inner ghouls and get faces painted! Located near iPlay and opposite Nando’s on Friday October 31.
Costume Party at General Public
This Halloween, General Public Ipswich is turning into the ultimate haunted hangout with their Halloween Costume Party on Friday, 31st October from 5pm.
Come dressed in your scariest, silliest, or most creative costume and join for a night full of thrills, chills, and plenty of fun.
There will be prizes for best dressed, spooky games and entertainment, spooky sips, lollies and treats, music and laugh
Bring your friends, bring your family, or just bring your best Halloween spirit — it’s going to be a night you won’t want to miss. Mark your calendars, plan your costumes, and get ready for a frightfully good time at General Public Ipswich!
Halloween night market
A twilight celebration of eerie delights, local legends, and community magic will be held on Friday 31 October at the Top of Town night markets. The markets run from 5-8pm on Brisbane Street.
Try pumpkin spice ice cream at UB’s Milk Bar
UB’s Milk Bar is making a limited run of a new pumpkin spice ice cream! Get it at their Brisbane Street and Booval location this October for Halloween!
Escape the executioner
Race the clock to see if you can escape the Executioners Toolshed or Atonement before it’s too late at Seraphim Escape Rooms. These are great to do with a group of friends and even more fun on Halloween!
Halloween Haunt Ipswich
Halloween Haunt Ipswich is back this year with theatrical light shows, interactive scarers, a haunted maze and much more!
The event will be running on Friday October 31 and Saturday November 1 from 6.30pm-9.30pm.
Halloween Haunt has been running for over 10 years raising money for Palliative Care at the Ipswich Hospital, gold coin donations are required for entry this year.
Visitors are encouraged to dress up – will you be brave enough to ask “trick or treat”?
