By Mel Cook
From spooky walking tours and an afternoon tea serving witches fingers, to a Halloween drag party and sinister stories straight from the pages of a book.
This is Halloween for the BIG kids! So, with this in mind here is a selection of Halloween scares taking place in Norwich and Norfolk – for adults!
And if you’re looking for even more fantastic suggestions for the month, be sure to check out our ‘What’s On in October‘ and ‘How to Spend the October Half Term‘ blogs, perfect for families and those searching for something not-so-scary!
Need to Know:
Date: 25th, 27th, 31st October & 2nd November
Price: £10 per person
Time: Tours start at City Hall at 5.30pm (Fridays & Saturdays) or 7.30pm (other days)
Step into the shadows of Norwich’s ancient streets on a bone-chilling Spooky Story Walk, where the boundary between the living and the dead blurs. Guided by the atmospheric glow of streetlights and a master storyteller, you’ll wind through the city’s darkest corners, from haunted alleyways to forgotten courtyards, uncovering stories of restless spirits, chilling apparitions, and eerie events that have left their mark on Norwich’s past.
Expect spine-tingling tales of cursed souls and the macabre secrets lurking beneath the cobblestones. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, this ghostly journey promises an unforgettable, hair-raising adventure into Norwich’s haunted history. Dare you join us?
Follow up by heading to The Ribs of Beef for a drink – situated on Fye Bridge where the once the Witchmaster General himself would test accused witches with horrifying consequences.
Discover a spookier side to the City of Stories
Need to Know:
Where: Norwich Arts Centre
Date & Time: Thursday 31st October, 8pm – 11pm
Price: Tickets from £13
This is Norwich’s ultimate Halloween drag party! Hosted by Arts Centre drag royalty, Liv and featuring a line-up of incredible drag performers – expect goddesses, goblins, ghouls and beyond with lip-syncs, live vocals, comedy, artistry, dancing and more.
Celebrate Halloween dressed to distress!
Need to Know:
Where: National Centre for Writing
Date & Time: Saturday 26th October, 7pm
Price: £12
Join us for the perfect pre-Halloween event at atmospheric Dragon Hall, as this exciting panel of authors share extracts from the new short story collection, Of the Flesh.
From a hungry young woman who is not what she seems, to a boy who has taken his mother’s advice a little too seriously; from disfigured girls willing to pay any price to fit in, to an immigrant who cannot escape his tormentor; from a new home with a sinister secret, to the discovery that a long-dead parent’s corpse is perfectly preserved decades later; this collection plumbs the depths of the psyche and dredges up some very modern horrors.
Need to Know:
Where: National Centre for Writing
Date & Time: Saturday 16th November, 1 – 4pm
Price:£45 (£35 concessions)
Spend a spooktacular Saturday with Rosie Andrews, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Leviathan and The Puzzle Wood, to Dragon Hall for a relaxed afternoon of writing, refreshments, and behind-the-scenes insights into the writing of her haunting and absorbing novels.
Rosie is a master of crafting richly atmospheric and deliciously unsettling atmosphere in her fiction. In this exclusive session, she will lift the curtain on her process for writing mysterious or haunted settings in gothic and historical stories. After an initial presentation, Rose will lead you through a series of writing exercises, and by the end of the session, you will have written a suspenseful scene in a gothic setting.
Of The Flesh will redefine how you see horror
Need to Know:
Where: Roarr!
Date & Time: 17th October – 2nd November, 6 – 9pm
Price: Tickets range from £28 to £49 VIP (discounts for students and RAF personnel- bring your ID!)
Winner of Best Scream Park 2024 – need we say more? And so popular that PrimEVIL runs far longer than the actual date of All Hallows. Now in its 15th year, experience five terrifying haunts– The Crypt; Circus of Terror; Route 666; Warehouse 51 Toxic Mutation and Mayhem Manor.
Need to Know:
Time: These terrifying tours start at Cow Tower car park outside the Adam and Eve pub at 7.30pm and last approximately 2 hours
Date: 25th October – 2nd November
Price: Tickets £15
Join Norwich Ghost Walks for a spine-chilling evening of haunting ghost stories from around Norwich. Master storytellers, their spooky performers will bring you stories from the grave. End your evening with a stiff drink at the haunted Adam & Eve pub, the oldest in Norwich.
This troop of spooky performers will bring stories from beyond the grave… to life!
Need to Know:
Where: The Assembly House
Date: 19th – 31st October (booking is essential)
Price: £32 per person
They say don’t have nightmares .. have cake! And with this very generous tea there is plenty of cake!
The Assembly House‘s hauntingly-good Halloween-themed afternoon tea is a sell out every year. Discover delights like Ghoul-friend: A orange cupcake with orange buttercream haunted by a sugar ghost; Witch’s familiar: The return of the Halloween white chocolate toad with blackcurrant filling from Julia “Nightshade” Hetherton; Count Mark von Mitson’s Cheddar cheese witch’s finger and SO much more.
This afternoon tea is a fangtastic array of terribly good treats!
