60+ spooky Halloween activities and events in Melbourne and regional Victoria 2024

Get ready, Melbourne—Halloween is creeping up, and the city is transforming into a spooky playground with more than 60 thrilling events for the whole family. From haunted houses and eerie tours to costume parties, trick or treating opportunities and family-friendly fun, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Whether you’re hunting for a scare, seeking out the best trick-or-treat spots, or just looking to revel in the spooky spirit, Melbourne has plenty of ghostly gatherings and ghoulish entertainment lined up to make this Halloween unforgettable!

1. Pug Rescue and Adoption Victoria is holding the Melbourne Pugoween Monster Ball at the Bark Park ion Moorabbin on 12 October.
2. From 18 October to 3 November Metartworld is hosting a variety of Halloween-themed activities that promise a spooky and artistic experience. Explore a haunted house, experience a thrilling 9D horror movie, and get lost in a terrifying mirror maze.
3. Halloween at Ballarat’s Kryal Castle is on 19 and 20 October. All participants will receive a free trick or treat bag, and then you can follow the trail, solve ridiculous riddles, and challenge yourself in some of his ghoulish, gruesome experiments to collect some tasty treats!
4. There’s a candlelight Halloween-themed concert  combining classical music with a spooky ambiance at Fitzroy Town Hall on Saturday 19 October.
5. The Sk8house at Carrum Downs Halloween Spooky Skate is back. Last year was so monstrous, they’ve have decided to split it into TWO terrifying nights of spooky fun this year on 25 and 26 October.
6. Asylumfest is a three-day horror book and pop culture festival in the buildings of Mayday Hills, a former 1800s psychiatric facility in Beechworth. It’s on 25-27 October.
7. The Acland and Fitzroy Street Precincts are hosting SCARE KILDA – with an array of spooktacularily eerie events across the weekend of 25-27 October. 
8. Tame by day, terrifying by night, Melbourne’s biggest costume party – Luna Dark – is back for 2024 for double the screams on select dates from 25 October to 2 November. Night sessions feature three, spine-tingling scare attractions, SFX make-up, live music, roving ghosts and ghouls, plenty of tricks and treats, PLUS the ultimate VIP CarnEvil Halloween Party.
9. Immerse yourself in the eerie world of Madame A’s at Coburg Town Hall on 25-26 October where the circus meets spooky thrills. This is a shopping exhibition curated for the curious and unique,
10. The Yarra Valley Railway’s Ghost Train and Little Train of Spooks are back for 2024 o 25-26 October.
11. Join Headspace Day 2024 with a Halloween-themed outdoor movie night at Victoria Park Lake, Shepparton on 25 October.
12. The Caribbean Rollerama’s Halloween skate night is on Saturday 26 October
13. Join in a spooktacular evening in Laverton  on 26 October for a night filled with fun, frights, and fantastic costumes at Emtess’s Halloween Fiesta
14. Join in the Halloween Spookfest at Point Cook Pop Up Park on 26 October
15. Step right up to the spine-chilling Halloween fundraiser at Animal Land Children’s Farm in Diggers Rest on 26 and 27 October where the real horror isn’t just in the decorations—it’s in the twisted, maniacal clowns lurking in every shadow.
16. The annual Diamond Creek Trick or Treat is back on 26 October. Dress up in costume and wander the streets of Diamond Creek, trick or treating the businesses.
17. Join in the Halloween pumpkin hunt in Were Street Montmorency on 26 October
18. Celebrate Halloween on 26 October at Camberwell Junction with a range of activities happening across the precinct to enjoy.
19. Get your kiddos in their costumes and join Melton’s Halloween Fest at Police Paddock Reserve for tons of lollies a kid zone, dancing, games, and prizes on 26 and 27 October.
20. Get ready for Melbourne’s spookiest Halloween Fest at Caribbean Park in Scoresby on 26 and 27 October, filled with haunted houses, costume contests, and trick-or-treating fun!
21. Take a spooky one hour return train ride from Moorooduc to Mornington, dressed in your finest scary clothes and get into the Halloween spirit on 26 and 27 October as the Mornington Tourist Railway presents its Spirits of Halloween Heritage Train Ride 2024.
22. Step into a world of frightful delights as Knox Community Arts Centre’s theatre in Bayswater is transformed into a spooky maze all weekend on 26 and 27 October.
23. Halloween is coming to Elsternwick Village on Saturday 26 October with a spooktacular day and night planned for kids and grown ups.
24. Join in the trick or treating fun at Reservoir Village on 26 October.
25. Dress up in your Halloween finest and join in the Ashburton Village Pumpkin Hunt- Halloween on High – on 26 October.
26. Join a spooktacular celebration at Pipeworks Market in Thomastown on 26 and 28 October.
27. Stamford Plaza Melbourne presents A Nightmare on Little Collins Street Halloween buffet high tea on 26 October.
28. The Amazing Mill Markets in Geelong is hosting its second annual Halloween special Fright Night on 26 October.
29. There’s a candlelight Halloween-themed concert  combining classical music with a spooky ambiance at the Athenaeum Theatre on Saturday 26 October.
30. The Fairfield Village Halloween Fun Day on 27 October will be lots of fun for children aged from 3 – 12 years and will include rides and entertainment.
31. The Monster Mayhem Festival at Altona Meadows is a family-friendly Halloween-themed festival featuring rides, stage entertainment, and food trucks over five hours on 27 October.
32. Dress up your doggy friend and take part in the Howl-o-Ween parade in Port Melbourne on 27 October. There’s also trick or treating for the kids.
33. Castlemaine Artists Market is getting ready for a Halloween party on Sunday 27 October! Put on your creepiest costumes and join the fun.
34. Get ready for a spooktacular day at the Upwey Community Market on 27 October.
35. Join the fun at the 2024 Spookfest – the best Halloween on the Bellarine Peninsula at the Potato Shed in Drysdale on 27 October..
36. Join Bridge Inn at Mernda for a kids Halloween celebration on 30 October including face painting, dress ups and more.
37. A roaring universe of frights and delights awaits at ACMI this spring, as a four-day festival celebrating the 70th anniversary of Godzilla takes over the building from 31 October – 3 November 2024.
38. Discover the historic Silver Birches building in Croydon transformed into a new immersive Halloween House on 31 October 
39. Get your scariest costumes and sweet tooth ready and join in a night of spooky fun at the Old Cheese Factory in Berwick on 31 October.
40. There’s a Halloween Twilight Market in Darley on 31 October
41. Join Head Gardener David Murphy on 31 October for a twilight talk and walking tour of the Heide gardens and cottage, the original home of museum founders John and Sunday Reed. Learn about the spookier aspects of Heide’s history as Dave shares some lesser-known stories and even some unexplained sightings!
42. Call in on Kew’s resident flying fox colony at a twilight Halloween Flying Fox Walk and Talk on Thursday 31 October.
43. St Andrews Hotel’s Haunted Halloween on 31 October will feature a haunted house, trick or treating and more.
44. The Nagambie Lakes Community House is hosting a Halloween Party on 31 October, with music, dancing and a haunted house to explore if you are brave enough.
45. The Norlane Community Centre’s family Halloween event on 31 October will feature free activities, food and treat bags (limited number so get in fast) there is sure to be something for everyone.
46. Step into the dark, eerie halls of the Old Melbourne Gaol this Halloween, where ghostly figures and shadowy tales await. Experience the thrill of exploring the notorious prison, cell by cell, and feel the spine-chilling atmosphere of the Old City Watch House on 31 October.
47. Get ready for a spine-chilling Halloween adventure at Melbourne Museum on 31 October. Transforming into a supernatural wonderland, the museum promises a night filled with bone-rattling beats, wicked treats, and thrilling feats.
48. Brace yourself for a night of spine-chilling suspense at Puffing Billy Railway’s most eerie event yet; A Night at the Museum – Halloween Experience. For three thrilling nights only – Thursday 31 October, Friday 1 November, and Saturday 2 November – passengers are invited to step into a gripping whodunit where every shadow hides a secret, and every sound sends shivers down your spine.
49. IMAX Melbourne is celebrating seminal Aussie horror this Halloween with a special 10th anniversary screening of The Babadook on 31 October.
50. Bring your best moves and your spookiest costumes for a night of fun at Powell Drive Park, Hoppers Crossing on 31 October. It’s a family-friendly evening out, where the music is thrilling, the treats are chilling, and the fun never stops.
51. The Italian Sports Club of Werribee is hosting a Kids Halloween Party on 31 October to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
52. There’s Halloween train rides at Mooroolbark on 31 October.
53. Burwood Village in Camberwell’s free Halloween Street Party is back on 31 October.
54. Get ready for a spooky adventure and Halloween extravaganza in Woodlands Park in Essendon on 31 October.
55. Free treats and family fun await at Glen Waverley’s Halloween Extravaganza taking place from 31 October to 2 November in Kingsway.
56. Spend Halloween at Coal Creek for an evening of creepy delights on 31 October.  Collect a possessed passport as you enter and have fun being entertained by tricks while children collect their treats.  Come dressed as your favourite character or as scary as you dare!  Food vans and a coffee cart will be on site.  Finish the evening with a frightful bonfire to warm your spooky bones. 
57. Stomp into LEGOLAND Discovery Centre at Chadstone on 31 October for a special family Halloween event.
58. Scare in the Square – the annual free trick or treating event at Brentford Square in Forest Hill – is back for 2024 on 31 October.
59. Go trick or treating at Halloween in Toorak Village on 31 October.
60. Yarra Junction’s Halloween Street Party is taking place on 31 October.
61. Join in a fun Halloween party night at the newly renovated Mildura Bowls Club on 31 October.
62. Studley Park Boathouse in Kew is hosting a family fun event from 4pm on 31 October.
63. Thee’s a night full of frightening fun suitable for all ages at the Bendigo Discovery Science and Technology Centre on 1 November with lots of spooky science, eerie experiments and prizes for best dressed!
64. The Preston Market is holding an after school Halloween event on Friday 1 November.
65. Get ready for a spooktacular night on the ice at iceHQ in Reservoir’s Halloween ice skating on Saturday 2 November where ghosts, ghouls, and goblins are gathering for an evening of chills and thrills on the rink.
66. Halloween is back, in all its creepy, spooky glory at Kew Junction with trick or treating, dress ups and a haunted house on 2 November.
67. Join in a spooky and fun Kids Halloween Evening at Royal Park Golf Course in Parkville on 2 November, featuring costumes, games, and treats galore!