Tricks and treats
What to do for Halloween:
SO Halloween is very nearly upon us and if you’re in Newcastle over the next week there are plenty of tricks and treats in store.
Halloween itself is on Tuesday this year but the partying gets going a lot earlier. It’s looking like the big night for fancy dress fun in the Toon is going to be Saturday, October 28, but there are events running right from tomorrow right through to Halloween night.
From free events to ones you’re going to need a ticket for, we look at the ghoulish goings on with a guide to what’s on in pubs and clubs during Halloween week...
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
Candypants Terror Tour, Livello
It is that time of the year when the wold famous clubbing brand throw their unmissable Halloween event and this year the terror tour will break lose at one of the most talked about venue in Newcastle – Livello. Revellers are encouraged to Dress Up, Drink and Dance! DJ Thai Guy on the decks from 11pm-3pm. For guest list and tables, email info@candypantsevents.co.uk. Advance tickets now available online from Fatsoma. Halloween Spooktacular, Boulevard
Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble and swiftly moving from Shakespeare to sequins, there’s a real melting pot of a show awaiting revellers at Boulevard this Halloween.
Their Summer Show ticked all the boxes with the perfect blend of sun drenched standards and musical medleys from the likes of Lady GaGa and Grease.
And while there might be a chill in the air as we creep closer to October 31, the temperature is red hot down on Churchill Street.
The show features everything from Little Mix to Hocus Pocus and there are showings running all Halloween weekend and Halloween night itself.
Get your tickets online from the Boulevard website. IT’s Halloween, Empress Bar
Running right through to Halloween night itself, The Empress starts its petrifying party on October 27.
Free entry all night every night. Open from 7pm-3am. Full spooky bar decor and creepy cocktails and shots. For tables text 07722271032. Spoohiki, Tiger Tiger
For those of you who can’t get out on the 31st, Jaluminati are putting on another Halloween night, Spoohiki!
Tiger Tiger will be haunted by ghosts and gouls for one night to bring you your favourite Friday night, with a few twists including Halloween themed cocktail buckets. Fast track tickets available in advance online from Montizumo. A Nightmare on Eazy Street, Eazy Street
The annual spookfest is back with all the usual suspects lined up to entertain right through to Tuesday. Free entry.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28
A Nightmare on Collingwood Street
Be prepared for A Nightmare on Collingwood Street on the run-up to Halloween in Newcastle city centre .
Madame Koos, Floritas, and House Of Smith are running a real fright-fest for revellers this year.
This year the three interconnected bars will lay host to four events which they hope will attract more than 10,000 people. Now in its seventh year, it’s the first time A Nightmare on Collingwood Street has been done to this scale and will include a full interior and exterior production, with some of the city’s best entertainment and DJs.
Tickets available online now from Ticketarena Dirtiz Halloween, Perdu
Join Frankenstein, The Boogeyman, Dracula, Casper and the whole of Newcastle for a Dirtiz spooky special.
Get down to Perdu as the weekly event takes over Collingwood Street on Halloween Saturday night with four rooms of music, including an outdoor techno terrace! Choose to party in Perdu, All Seeing Eye, Blackie Boy or the Secret Garden with 4 DJs and 4 music policies! Get dressed up in a creepy costume and see what prizes you can win.
Advance tickets on sale now online from Montezumo for £6. For tables text 07398256103. We all float in the Palace, Tup Tup
This Halloween Tup Tup present a night full of shapeshifting moments and twisted encounters. Be prepared to face your most haunting fears as you decent into the dark depths of the haunted Palace.
Rumour has it that every 27 years an ancient evil shapeshifitng spirit buried deep bellow the foundations of Tup Tup Palace emerges, praying on the people of Newcastle, sucking the souls of the weak by taking shape of their deepest darkest fears.
The playlist for the IT Halloween spectacular will be provided by Kinky Disko Residents, DJ Jake Haley and DJ David B, playing everything from commercial house and garage to the latest and greatest Hip-Hop and RnB. Advance tickets online from Fatsoma. CarnEvil, Bonbar
Bonbar is situated in a haunted landmark in Newcastle town centre, Built in 1776, this is one of the most historic and iconic buildings in Newcastle. So where better to host our own CarnEvil.
Expect full entertainment throughout the evening as we put on a show for you all with DJ Cueball providing the soundtrack to your evening. Guestlist, Tables & VIP ring 0191 232 8695. Advance tickets online from Fatsoma. Freak Show, Livello Celebrate Halloween with oodles of oddballs and all manner of misfits as enchantress Elsa’s wondrous ‘Freak Show’ rolls into town. DJ Kenrick Chance and Doc Jnr on the decks. Free Entry. Open till 3am. Table Reservations from 0191 233 3733 or info@barlivello.co.uk Voodoo Halloween, Riverside Expect two rooms of amazing music, capacity crowds & a whole load of Halloween outfits! Main Room: House / Anthems / Commercial; Room 2: RnB / HipHop / Grime. Advance tickets from £8 online from Fatsoma. Nightmare on Mosley Street, Flares There’s no Halloween Party like a Flares Halloween Party! Dress your spookiest and boogie on down with the beasties!