Forget trick or treating and face-painting: SoGlos has found some hellishly scary events for adults to celebrate Halloween in Gloucestershire, spanning terrifying escape rooms, spooky strolls, fang-tastic film screenings and more.
Not for the faint-hearted, discover 13 wicked ways for grown-ups to celebrate the spookiest time of the year in this horrifying hot list.
2:22 A Ghost Story at the Everyman Theatre
Starring Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton, expect a hauntingly memorable experience at Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre with edge-of-your-seat supernatural thrills and pulse-racing suspense, when 2:22 A Ghost Story offers up spooks from Monday 20 to Saturday 25 October 2025.
With tickets selling fast, this evening promises a brilliantly funny and adrenaline-filled night where secrets emerge and ghosts may or may not appear — if you’re brave enough…
Haunted Cirencester Town Tour
With haunted stories, urban legends and ghostly happenings associated with some of Cirencester’s historic buildings, Corinium Museum promises a terrifying time with its ‘Haunted Cirencester Town Tour’ on Thursday 30 October 2025.
The tour lasts an hour so put on a brave face and meet outside the museum at 7pm to take part.
Halloween Party with Tux Fizz at Dunkertons
Prepare yourself for a spine-tingling night at Dunkertons this October, with the venue offering the chance to dance beyond the g'rave' at its Halloween party, featuring Tux Fizz.
Spooking it up on Friday 31 October 2025 from 6.30pm, visitors can party the night away with the award-winning six-piece band delivering a playlist packed with all-time classics, hidden gems and the latest chart-topping hits — tickets for this experience cost £15 per person.
Gloucester Prison Ghost Hunt
18th-century prison HMP Gloucester has an extensive and spine-chilling history — once housing the notorious serial killer Fred West, with many of the convicts’ remains being buried within its grounds.
Described as ‘woeful’ in a government report, fearless guests can test their nerve for an evening inside the foreboding building, along with the tormented souls that remain lurking within the prison’s walls.
Horror season at Cineworld
Horror fans are in for a treat, as Cheltenham's Cineworld is showing blood-curdling classics The Fog, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 — which is celebrating its 40th anniversary — and The Descent — which is celebrating its 20th anniversary — for Halloween, on various dates throughout October 2025.
Sure to have you hiding behind your popcorn, expect some entertaining big-screen terror as spooky season reaches its peak...
'Creepy Carnival' at Houdini's in Gloucester
One for brave escape room fans, the 'Creepy Carnival’ experience at Houdini's in Gloucester sees you exploring a boarded-up and abandoned carnival site where others seemingly disappeared.
You and your team have just 60 minutes to escape before you're lost forever…
A Night at Blackmoor for the Criminally Adventurous at Blackfriars Priory
The warden invites you to A Night at Blackmoor for the Criminally Adventurous on Saturday 18 October 2025 — an immersive Halloween theatre show featuring circus, cabaret, side show and storytelling.
Crafted by Kitty Ribbons and Cherries On A Cloud Productions, the show promises to transport you to a thrilling world of burlesque and mystery, set in the hauntingly beautiful ambience of Blackfriars Priory.
Spectral Nights at Clearwell Caves
Supposedly one of the UK's most haunted sites, journey 100 feet underground to Clearwell Caves' for a paranormal investigation with Spectral Nights and begin your evening with a group seance, summoning the spirits of miners from centuries past.
Guided by skilled mediums — equipped with technology including REM pods, dualports and hexcoms — you’ll delve into the mysterious underworld, seeking to connect with the spectral presence of 'The Old Man' and more. As the night unfolds, break into smaller groups or take on lone vigils to deepen your exploration.
Wicked Tales for Halloween at Woodchester Mansion
With a reputation as one of the most terrifying venues in Gloucestershire, see award-winning mystery entertainer Nick Brunger when he presents an evening of twisted tales and haunted magic to celebrate the spookiest time of the year at Woodchester Mansion, this Halloween.
Guests can seek their thrills within the walls of the abandoned Gothic mansion with its dark and sinister history, which includes witchcraft and dark rituals. Guaranteed to captivate and frighten audiences, the performance is for adults ages 18 and over. It is not suitable for children or those of a nervous disposition.
Glow In The Park at 270 Climbing
Ever wanted to test your nerve at dizzying heights? On Saturday 25, Monday 27, Tuesday 28, Thursday 30, Friday 31 October, as well Saturday 1 November 2025, 270 Climbing is inviting people to tackle Europe's tallest high ropes course under the stars, reaching a new level of adrenaline on a climb in the pitch-black dark.
Test your courage and challenge your senses as you climb, swing and jump under the cast of the obsidian darkness, armed with nothing more than a head torch and a handful of glow sticks.
Axe throwing at Eat Sleep Axe in Cheltenham
Giving visitors the chance to embody Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th, Eat Sleep Axe in Cheltenham offers the adventurous the opportunity to try axe throwing, with no previous experience needed – making for a unique and thrilling evening of fun.
The venue will be hosting a special Halloween costume contest where entrants can win a free session; a trick or treat wheel offering spinners the chance to win a variety of treats spanning sweets and gift vouchers; as we as a pumpkin patch — pick your pumpkin, string it up and see if you can chop it with your axe...
Salvation-Z at Gloucester Prison
Back for another terrifying year, Salvation-Z takes over HMP Gloucester this Halloween, turning the space — once home to torture, death and despair — into an immersive scare attraction.
Promising more mazes, monsters and mayhem, you arrive at the prison where you will be tested for symptoms and made ready to evacuate. It’s been twenty odd years since the fall of man. Only the violent survive, taking what’s left from those weaker than them. Are you prepared to do what you need to do to live?
Halloween Cocktail Class at The Swan in Cheltenham
Offering a night to remember, The Swan in Cheltenham is inviting brave souls to take part in a cocktail class with a spooky twist on Thursday 30 October 2025.
Starting at 7.30pm, guests will receive a welcome drink and nibbles before crafting two of their own seasonal cocktails and a layered shot. Try your best at sinister games and uncanny trivia — and wear your creepiest costume, with the best dressed winning a bonus drink...
