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Cardiff has a busy Halloween calendar, especially for live music, themed nights and seasonal events across the city centre. Venues around Cathays, Grangetown and Roath put on Halloween specials throughout October, while Cardiff’s older streets and historic landmarks add plenty of atmosphere to the season. Halloween 2026 brings drum and bass, house and disco events, throwback music parties and costume-led nights, alongside outdoor cinema experiences within reach of the city. Whether you prefer live DJs, a Halloween film under the stars or a themed music event, there is plenty happening around Cardiff as October comes to an end.
Halloween in Cardiff is particularly strong on music and themed entertainment. You can hear major drum and bass names at The Great Hall, step into an immersive Halloween production at Tramshed or revisit 2000s pop at The Globe. A short trip outside Cardiff also opens up an outdoor screening of Scream at Margam Country Park and a large Halloween event in Bristol. Several of the late-night events below are strictly for adults aged 18 and over.
Drum and bass takes over The Great Hall on Halloween night. Happening on October 31, 2026 from 10 PM to 4 AM, Halloween Rave w/ Andy C, Sota, [IVY] + more brings Andy C, Sota, [IVY] and Mania to Cardiff, with more names expected on the lineup. The music moves through drum and bass, jungle, bass music and harder electronic sounds, while fancy dress adds to the Halloween theme. The event is strictly 18+ and is one of the larger adult electronic music events taking place in Cardiff on October 31.
A horror film under the night sky gives Halloween a different setting. Happening on October 9, 2026 from 6 PM to 9:30 PM at Margam Country Park in Port Talbot, Scream Halloween Outdoor Cinema at Margam Country Park features a giant outdoor screening of Scream. Gates open at 6 PM, with the film beginning at around 7:30 PM and a specially selected spooky soundtrack playing beforehand. Visitors are advised to bring a blanket or camping chair and dress warmly, while fancy dress is encouraged.
Bristol adds a large-scale Halloween music event to the wider South Wales and South West calendar. Taking place on October 30, 2026 from 11 PM to 4 AM, HALLOWEEN PURGE: Bristol's Biggest Halloween Event is built around an immersive Purge-inspired theme, costumes, Halloween visuals and several styles of music. The soundtrack ranges from house, tech and disco to R&B, hip-hop, pop classics and throwbacks. This is a strictly 18+ event and takes place in Bristol rather than Cardiff.
Tramshed turns into a multi-space Halloween production on October 31. Living Dead Festival Halloween | Cardiff combines house, tech house, disco, disco house and minimal with live performers, themed spaces, lighting, visual effects and large-scale production. Costumes are part of the theme, with the venue designed around a Living Dead concept for Halloween night. The event is 18+, making it part of Cardiff’s adult late-night Halloween programme rather than a family celebration.
The 2000s return with a Halloween twist at The Globe. Happening on October 30, 2026 from 11 PM to 3 AM, So Fetch - 2000s Halloween Party (Cardiff) is built around music from the decade, with tracks associated with Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, McFly, Usher, Rihanna, Gwen Stefani, Beyoncé and Amy Winehouse. Mean Girls-inspired fancy dress is encouraged, giving the night a playful throwback theme alongside the Halloween costumes. The event is strictly 18+ and takes place at The Globe on Albany Road.
Cardiff is packed with haunted happenings each October every year, from frightening to family-friendly. Celebrate the spookiest time of year with night-time parades, haunted houses, spooky movies, ghost tours, pumpkin picking, and beyond.
Cardiff has some fantastic venues that hosted Halloween events last year, find them below:
The hardest part when celebrating Halloween in Cardiff is to decide what to do since the choice is great!!! as there are so many Halloween events, ghost Parties, and things to do in Cardiff during Halloween.
Cardiff has some fantastic venues that hosted Halloween events last year, find them below:
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