About Time: You Discovered London’s Best Halloween Parties 2017By Alicia Grimshaw
Looking for the best Halloween parties in London 2017? About Time to the rescue. Here’s 7 unmissable Halloween parties in the capital – get your slutty witch costume at the ready:
1. For a Halloween Blow Out: Mansion London
What: On Saturday 28th October, everyone is invited to attend an immersive Halloween event as The Mansion London hosts The Halloween Ball – a one-off party filled with entertainment, impressive DJs and live performances. The impressive evening all takes place in one secret location in North West London, complete with multiple dance floors, immersive art exhibitions, dedicated entertainment rooms, fire shows and of course, some of the wildest costumes around.
The Run-Down: As always, The Halloween Ball welcomes some of Europe’s hottest DJs and musicians to perform throughout the night. This year’s line-up includes Duo DJs, Joffery Bogart and Jeff Walt who will perform their new set of house music, before West End hip-hop and R&B artist, Rockstar DJ Hatim takes to the decks. The event invites London’s most fun loving people to experience the endless entertainment on offer including; casino tables, talented makeup artists who will transform each guest into the most gruesome ghoul and famous fortune teller, Erica Maxwell.
Price: Tickets here
Where: Location will be revealed to ticket holders 48-hours before the event
2. For a Friday Night Banger: ByDay ByNight
What: On Friday 27th October 27th, The Steelyard is set to be transformed into a unique Festival Freakshow. ByDay ByNight is going to make it a Halloween to remember with its biggest event of the year thanks to top house and tech guests Daniel Bortz, Tom Demac, OC & Verde and Kalyde. Head down to the depths of inner London on this night and you’ll find an exhibition of biological rarities that can be found dancing to the beat of the city.
The Run-Down: One of the best Halloween parties in London, laying out across two warehouse rooms, the party will be brought to life with themed and immersive production, customised lights and lasers plus all sorts of ghoulish surprises. Music will be provided by headliner Daniel Bortz, a prolific German with a deep house and minimal techno sound that comes on labels like Exit Strategy and Permanent Vacation. He’s joined by Aus and Hypercolour DJ and producer Tom Demac, whose weird and wonderful house ranges from deep to freaky. Dig out your best Halloween costume, the dress code is Freakshow Chic.
Price: Tickets here
Where: The Steelyard, London EC4R 3UL
3. For a Circus Party: Pop Brixton
What: This Halloween Pop Brixton are taking things to a whole new level of haunted with their Crazy Circus Party on Saturday 28th October. For one night only, the venue will be transformed into a spooky circus arena of fun, where guests will be able to party the night away with added Halloween-style extras. Think pink elephants, a devil to dance with, psychedelic sounds and gypsy crystals. One of the best Halloween parties in London, for sure.
The Run-Down: DJs will add to the spooky vibes with a line up of gypsy and electro swing stars, including Voodoo Love Orchestra, Opsa Balkan Band, Rum Buffalo, Rumpsteppers and Sasha Dieu. Performing next to them on the stage will be immersive circus performers, aerial acrobats, roaming beasts and mythical monsters. And there’s a glitter and tattoo bar to provide the finishing touches to everyone’s Halloween get-up.
Price: Tickets here
Where: 49 Brixton Station Rd, Brixton, London SW9 8PQ
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4. For a Free Event: Budweiser x The Magic Roundabout
What: Budweiser invites everyone to its ultimate Halloween experience at east London venue, The Magic Roundabout. This one-night-only event features a DJ set from indie whizz kids, Edwin Congreave and Jack Bevan from Foals, and plenty more Halloween-esque surprises on the night. And it’s completely free.
The Run-Down: Expect circus antics and an array of twisted performances by Budweiser’s travelling troupe of fearless circus freaks at one of the best Halloween parties in London. With epic music, a slaughterhouse bar of Budweiser, and a range of delights from London’s finest street food vendors, as well as plenty of scares, Budweiser’s Nightmare Circus will take people on a journey away from the ordinary and into the unimaginable. Halloween enthusiasts – this Bud’s for you.
Price: Early Bird Tickets up-for-grabs here, which guarantees guests entry from 17pm – 19pm. For the first 100 guests through the doors, a free Budweiser awaits.
Where: Old Street Roundabout, London EC1Y 1BE
5. For a Halloween Extravaganza: The Grand, Clapham
What: The Grand is back with their mega Halloween knees up. It’s probably, if not, the biggest Halloween party to grace south London. The Grand will be paying homage to the finest and freakiest horror movies of all time, as DJs spin your favourite scary movie soundtracks and your favourite party bangers all night long. Fancy dress is an absolute must, and with so many horror movie characters to choose from, the options are endless.
The Run-Down: This party has it all: a famous freaky photo booth, prizes for the best fancy dress (no pressure), scary makeovers, a Time Warp mass dance along, a balloon drop, and enough confetti to cover the whole of south London. Twice over. Don’t be lame this Halloween, get yourself to The Grand.
Price: Tickets here
Where: 21-25 St John’s Hill, London SW11 1TT
6. For a Halloween Bonanza: Ministry of Sound
What: From a long background of warehouses, free beach parties in Ibiza, raves at DC10 and across Europe and the UK, VeryVeryWrongIndeed and its record label VeryVeryWrongIndeed Recordings are the end result of decades of work from of one of the UK’s underground heroes, Tim Sheridan. The VeryVeryWrongIndeed gang and Ministry of Sound have come together to bring you one Halloween party that’ll be frightfully great (sorry, not sorry).
The Run-Down: A name synonymous with the wrongest parties, VeryVeryWrongIndeed presents a very special Halloween event on Saturday (28th October) at Ministry of Sound. Get ready for one of the biggest, craziest, loudest and most terrifying party of the year. It’s going to go off.
Price: Tickets here
Where: Ministry of Sound, London SE1 6DP
7. For a Night of Debauchery: The Curtain Hotel
What: The Curtain hotel and members club in Shoreditch is set to take Halloween as seriously as they do the other side of the pond with an all-encompassing members club bash set across their bar, lounge and live music space on Saturday (28th October). (Also open to non-members too.)
The Run-Down: One of the finest Halloween parties in London, guests will be expected to don their finest costumes and journey down to the club at this Curtain Road hotel for general debauchery in the form of music, drinks and live entertainment. La Danse Macabre will see The Curtain transformed into a late-night den with cobwebs, candles, tarot readers and cocktails aplenty. In LP, the club’s live performance space, guests will be treated to a special Halloween edition of the Curtain Cabaret from GerschRox Presents, and they’ll be Pumpkin-Spiced Espresso Martinis flowing all night long.
Price: Tickets are available here
Where: 45 Curtain Rd, London EC2A 3PT
