Just added to the Events Guide
Freshly added spooky events, festivals and experiences from around the UK and Ireland.
York Dungeon Little Peasants Walking Tour 2026
Join York Dungeon characters on a family-friendly 60-minute walk through York’s haunted history, mixing ghostly landmarks, gruesome facts, comedy and storytelling.
The Puzzling World of Professor Kettlestring
Step into a playful world of optical illusions, puzzles and strange interactive rooms in central York, with plenty of weird and magical fun for families.
Clifford’s Tower, York
Explore the surviving keep of York Castle, hear stories from its turbulent past and climb to the roof deck for panoramic views across the city.
JORVIK Viking Centre
Travel back to Viking-age York with reconstructed streets, archaeological finds and an immersive ride through the sights, sounds and smells of Jorvik.
Spooky Things to Do & Places to Visit
Find ghost tours, haunted attractions, historic sites, museums, cemeteries, pubs, places to stay and other useful stops for a spooky trip around Britain and Ireland.
Starting in the next 7 days
Clifton Street Cemetery Tours
Belfast, Antrim
See event detailsGhost Stories & Supper at Oddfellows Chester
Chester, Cheshire
See event detailsHalloween at Drumlanrig Castle
Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway
See event detailsMoon, Magick & Mystery – Colchester
Colchester, Essex
See event detailsMoon, Magick & Mystery at Colchester Castle
Colchester, Essex
See event detailsSatanic Flea Market — Samhain Sabbat 2026
London, Greater London
See event detailsThe Traitorous Tale: A Ghoulish Feast – Malahide Castle 2026
Malahide, Fingal / County Dublin
See event detailsValence House Paranormal Investigation – 10 October 2026
Dagenham, Greater London
See event detailsWe’re Going on a Ghost Hunt™ Halloween Adventure – Petworth
Petworth, West Sussex
See event detailsWe’re Going on a Ghost Hunt™ family trail
Guildford, Surrey
See event detailsDoDublin Ghostbus Kids Halloween 2026
Ghost tourFamily version of Dublin’s Ghostbus combining dark-history stories, games, quizzes and an interactive ghost hunt
National Leprechaun Museum – Darkland
Exhibition / theatreAdults-only live storytelling focused on macabre, gruesome and obscure tales from Irish folklore and mythology
National Leprechaun Museum – Darkland: The Last Boat
Event / festivalOctober-only immersive dark-folklore storytelling edition built around haunted waters and grisly traditional Irish tales
Dublin After Dark Ghost Tour
Ghost walkEvening walking tour of murder, folklore, haunted streets and Dublin legends
Christ Church Cathedral Crypt & Tours
Museum / historic siteAncient crypt, Strongbow’s tomb, St Laurence O’Toole relic and the cathedral’s famous mummified cat and rat
St Michan’s Church Crypt Tours
Museum / historic siteHistoric burial vaults and preserved remains beneath one of Dublin’s oldest churches.
Marsh’s Library – Bram Stoker & Haunted Library Visit
Museum / historic siteBram Stoker connection, a long-told ghost story, historic cages and an atmospheric eighteenth-century library
Tales from the Pale – Croke Park 2026
Ghost tourA rooftop tour of Dublin's ghosts, ghouls, dark history and literary horror connections.
Sandemans Dublin Dark Side Tour
Dark history walkTwo-and-a-half-hour tour of graveyards, alleys and macabre Dublin stories.
Kilmainham Gaol
Museum / historic siteA stark former prison with execution history and powerful stories of confinement, punishment and death.
Glasnevin Cemetery – Dead Interesting Tour
Cemetery / burial placeCemetery history and unusual stories
Glasnevin Cemetery
Cemetery / burial placeMajor Dublin cemetery used as a stop on current ghost tours and rich in dark history.
Dublin City Council Bram Stoker Festival 2026
Event / festivalDublin's major Bram Stoker and Gothic festival, with supernatural literature, theatre, film and public events.
DoDublin Ghostbus
Ghost tourA dedicated evening ghost tour combining Dublin folklore, graveyards, dark history and theatrical scares.
St Audoen’s Church
Haunted attractionHistoric church featured in Dublin ghost tours and Darkey Kelly folklore.
Hidden Dublin Walks – Haunted History Walking Tour
Ghost walk90-minute walking tour covering murder, Darkey Kelly, Hellfire Club lore and supernatural stories.
IFI Horrorthon 2026
Event / festivalA five-day Dublin horror film festival with premieres, classics and special events.
The Gravedigger Ghost Bus Tour
Ghost tourTwo-hour theatrical bus tour including St Audoen's, Kilmainham and Glasnevin.
14 Henrietta Street
Museum / historic siteTenement, poverty and urban social history
