Sussex is set for another week of special spooky events as Halloween draws in once more.

Here is our Halloween highlights guide to help you find the most weird and wonderful activities going on near you.

Shocktober Fest Scream Park Supports #GiveBlood Campaign, Crawley. www.tulleyshalloween.co.uk

Until Sunday, November 2.

Shocktober Fest, widely regarded as the UK’s number one scare attraction, is teaming up with NHS Blood and Transplant this Halloween to encourage more, especially young people to #GiveBlood.

The ‘19 fright nights’ aim to teach people about the importance of becoming a blood donor with seven different haunted attractions plus many other Halloween themed shows and activities.

Ticket prices range from £9.95 for the off-peak Street Pass which gives access to the street entertainment and live bands to £32.95 for a peak night X-scream pass for all seven haunted attractions. Tickets should be booked online in advance at www.tulleyshalloween.co.uk.

Families with younger children have their own Spook Fest by Day family Halloween event at Tulleys Farm. It is open on the weekends of 4 & 5, 11 & 12, 18 & 19 October then daily from 25 October – 2 November.

Admission for a family of four starts at £36.

For more information go to www.halloweenattractions.co.uk/shocktoberfest/visit-us/save-a-vampire-give-blood.

 

Copperdollar’s Pre-Halloween Brighton Takeover, Hove. http://theoldmarket.com/

Copperdollar: The Back of Beyond. Friday, October 31 – Saturday November 1.

Celebrate Mexican Day of the Dead this Halloween with The Back of Beyond at the Old Market, Hove.

The Back Of Beyond is an interactive themed club night, featuring twenty performers, sideshows, set pieces and surprises. Following another five night run at Glastonbury this summer, the event is The Old Market for its second year, following a sell-out in 2013.

Group tickets are just £10 each.

 

Art Schism’s ‘Dead Good’ Exor-Schism Exhibition, Brighton.

Until Sunday, November 2.

Art Schism is an artist run collective based on Gloucester Road in Brighton. They have been running for two years and offer a cheaper alternative for art lovers to buy and artists to display and sell their works.

This freaky art exhibition includes universally revered illustrator Ian Miller’s ‘The Ragged Man’.

Along with Ian Miller, Art Schism's artists are all well represented and welcome other guests Pinky, Snub 23, Cameron Lee and debut textiles artist Holly Rozier.

Works will be sold through a silent auction during the course of the exhibition.

For more information visit artschism.net or email artschism@gmail.com.

 

FRIDAY I’m in HELL at Coalition, Brighton.

Friday, October 31.

Halloween is fast approaching and it’s time to prepare yourselves for all those ghosts and ghouls to come creeping out of the coalition woodwork....

Fat Poppadaddys presents Friday I'm In Hell! THE ANTIDOTE is available FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY at the bar!!!

Matt Robinson pulls out indie, electro, funk, hip hop, reggae, 60s, 80s, dnb, dubstep, dance, anything and everything to keep the dancefloor lively!

Room 2 hosted by Lawrence Price on the 1's and 2's playing all your fav RnB, Hip Hop and Garage until the wee hours.

DRINK DEALS

Selected Shots £1.70

Pints from £2.50

Vodka & Mixer £2.50

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE @ COALITION (11PM - 6AM)

Last entry on the guestlist is 12.00am. Get down sharp!

 

Kreepy Kemp Town Ghost Walks at Halloween, Brighton.

Friday, October 31.

The Kemp Town area is often overlooked in favour of the more famous areas of Brighton, but one has to remember that this beautiful city of ours is the second most haunted in the country (second only to York) and that wherever you stand, you are never further than 100 yards from the nearest Paranormal activity.

There is plenty of material available in Kemp Town to send a very real chill down your spine, and you can trust the host of the web series, “DEAD but NOT FORGOTTEN” and Paranormal Investigator Adrian J. Andrews to provide those shivers on Halloween night.

There will be two tours this Halloween; starting at 4.30pm for the youngsters and a much more adult version at 7.30pm. (But the little ones will still be able to participate as fair warning will be given when the scary bits are due)!

You can find the Kreepy Kemptown Box Office and gift shop at The Royal Oak, 46 St. James’s Street, Kemp Town, BN2 1RG, which opens at 4pm and 7pm respectively.

And there will be a souvenir for every child who brings their adult along!

Ticket prices are £8 for Adults, £4 for Children, £5 Concessions and £20 for a Family Ticket which covers two adults and two children.

 

Haunted House Experience, Preston Manor, Brighton. 03000 290902 or www.brighton-hove-rpml.org.uk.

Saturday November 1 or Satursday December 6 from 7pm-12.30am

Are you brave enough to visit Brighton’s most haunted house after-dark? Preston Manor dares you to take part in a special Haunted House Experience.

Join experienced investigative guides and use traditional ghost-hunting techniques on an after-dark exploration of Brighton’s most haunted house.

£35 (early bird price £30 – book by 30 Sep), members £25, book in advance.

For the slightly less brave, tickets are still available for our popular Halloween Ghost Tours on Friday 31 October, from 7-8pm, 8.30-9.30pm and 10-11pm.  Hear spine chilling tales of ghostly sightings from Victorian times to the present day.

£15, members £12, book in advance.

 

Twisted Fairytales, Cabaret Brighton, St George’s Street. 01273 605789 or brightonreservations@proud.co.uk.

Thursday, October 30; Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1.

This Halloween, Proud Cabaret Brighton hosts three nights of spookily seductive performances, bringing to life a deviant side to a number of once so innocent fairy tale characters.

The sinister engagement features a delectable three course meal, appetizing cocktails and a unique array of burlesque and cabaret that’s tainted with trickery.

Tickets start at £24 for 3 courses and the performance. Seating begins between 7- 8pm, ready for the show at 8.30pm.

 

Halloween at Worthing Theatres, Worthing. 01903 206 206 or www.worthingtheatres.co.uk.

Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1.

Jimmy Lewel for Ladida Productions presents Sikes & Nancy by Charles Dickens, performed by James Swanton at the Connaught Theatre. over at the Pavilion Theatre, The Denton host a dining experience with a difference with The Addams Family dining invitation both taking place Friday 31 October.

The Addams Family dining invitation offers the full Halloween experience over dinner. Morticia, Gomez, Uncle Fester and Lurch meet and greet the guests to their home, where nothing is as it seems. Guests can enjoy a three-course meal while the actors entertain them at this special Halloween event.

Taking the Halloween theme out of the theatres and into the Assembly Hall Worthing Theatres launch Worthing’s first fully themed roller skating nights, starting  with two events: Nightmare on Skate Street, an under 18’s roller skating event and Night of the Rolling Dead, a 18+ roller event, both taking place on Saturday 1 November.

Sikes and Nancy - Time: 7.30pm, Tickets: £14.50.

The Addams Family dining invitation - Time: 7.30pm, Tickets: £39.50.

Nightmare on Skate Street - Time: 6.00pm, Tickets: Skaters £12, Spectators £3.

Night of the Rolling Dead - Time: 9.00pm, Tickets: £15.

 

 

Halloween Horrors! Woods Mill nature reserve, Henfield. 01273 497561 or www.sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/whatson.

Friday, October 31 from 5.30pm – 7.30pm.

Dust off your Halloween costumes and come along to Woods Mill nature reserve near Henfield for a spooktacular experience with Sussex Wildlife Trust.

Meet real live bats and enjoy creepy craft activities - make your own weird and wonderful wooden creature and bat mask to take home with you.

Adventurous explorers will follow a candlelit trail through the woods to our camp fire circle as darkness falls.  Learn how to whittle your own toasting stick to crisp marshmallows over the fire, and enjoy a warming cup of hot chocolate. Fancy dress costumes are warmly welcomed!

Suitable for children aged 5-11 years; all children must be accompanied by an adult. Cost for Sussex Wildlife Trust members: £5.00 per child / £2.50 per adult. Non-members:  £7.00 per child / £3.50 per adult. Booking is essential.

 

Beach of the Dead, Duke of York’s Komedia, Brighton. 0871 902 5728 or beachofthedead.com.

Saturday, November 1.

Please join us at 11pm till 3am, dressed to distress for a zombie film screening. This fundraising event is vital to Beach of the Dead’s future.

Limited tickets for this event, purchase in advance from the link or number provided. Tickets can also be bought directly from the box office.

 

Curious Night of the Slightly Strange, Booth Museum, Brighton.

Thursday, November 6.

Mr Booth and his macabre menagerie welcome you to a special after-hours event featuring taxidermy demonstrations, walkabout performances, cocktails, live music, behind-the-scenes tours, and more than a few surprises.

7-10pm £5, members £4 in advance, £7 on the door.

 

Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween, Fiddler’s Elbow, Brighton.

Friday, October 31.

Fiddler’s Elbow presents a Halloween party sound-tracked by classic party hits from DJ Abe.

Doors open at 8.00pm. Entry is free.

 

The Halloween Horror Show, Brighton Hilton Metropole. 01273 645691. www.halloweenhorrorshow.co.uk

Saturday, November 1.

The evening starts with a Halloween feast before the fun really starts, with an exhilarating live floor show, live band and dancing, all hosted by well loved TV personality Christopher Biggins.

There will also be Halloween themed games as well as auctions and a raffle boasting some exclusive prizes.

Dress either in black tie or Halloween fancy dress. This event is raising funds for the Sussex Beacon, a charity that supports men, women and families that are living with HIV.

Tickets are £95 per person or £850 for a table of ten.