Everybody scream – it’s almost Halloween!
Looking for tricks, treats, and terrifyingly good times this week in true spooky fashion? Hobart is serving up a cauldron of creepy events for all ages.
🎃 Halloween in Hobart – Your Spooky Guide! 👻
Here’s what’s brewing around town:
Mrs Peterson’s Halloween Karaoke at The Grand Poobah
📍 142 Liverpool Street
📅 Thursday 30 October | 8 pm till Late
👻 What better way to test out your Halloween costume the night before, with the icon herself Mrs Peterson at the Poobah Halloween karaoke. Dress up and belt out bangers with your gals and ghouls.
Day of the Dead in The Hanging Garden
📍 153–155 Liverpool Street,
📅 Thursday 30 October | 6 – 11.59 pm
Celebrate life, memory, and culture at Hobart’s vibrant Day of the Dead fiesta!
🌸 From 6 – 8 pm (Free, All Ages):
- Traditional Mexican altar (ofrenda) and Panteón installation
- Guided explanations of cultural traditions
- Children’s craft workshops
- Catrina face painting (free until 9.30 pm)
- Immersive audiovisual experience
🌙 From 8 pm (Ticketed, 18+):
- Latin party with DJ Benja
- Tequila specials
- Mexican food and drinks from Mother Mexico
Dress in your finest Day of the Dead outfit and bring an offering for the altar!
Judy’s Halloween Ball at The Hanging Garden
📍 153–155 Liverpool Street
📅 Friday 31 October | 8 pm – 12 am
Unleash your inner ghoul, ghost, or glittery witch as Judy’s takes over the hauntingly beautiful Cathedral at In The Hanging Garden. It’s a celebration of all things queer and eerie, but dress to impress for your chance to win in the annual costume competition.
Samhain Celebration at New Sydney Hotel
📍 87 Bathurst Street
📅 Friday 31 October
Celebrate the Celtic festival with live music, folklore, tarot readings, and spooky treats. Best costume wins a prize at 8 pm!
Spooky Scary Skeletons at the Twisted Lime
📍 1/112 Liverpool Street
📅 All week
Dance the night away to creepy classics and monster mashups. DJs Firefly and Geometry will keep the floor haunted with Halloween anthems. Prizes for best costumes!
Grape Halloween Party
📍 55 Salamanca Place
📅 Friday 31 Oct & Saturday 1 Nov
Step into the shadows and dance with the spirits at Grape Bar!
🕷️ Spooky Specials:
- $7 Schooners & House Wine (5 – 7 pm)
- $12 Cocktails (9 -11 pm)
- Live DJ from 8.30 pm ‘til late
Grab your ghoulish crew and enjoy two nights of tricks, treats & terrifyingly good times!
Spooktacular! Kids Halloween at Runnymede House
📍 Runnymede Historic House, 61 Bay Road, New Town
📅 Friday 31 October
A ghost tour designed for little ghouls and their grown-ups! Explore hidden corners, hear spooky tales, and collect a trick-or-treat goody bag. Costumes welcome!
👨👩👧 All ages, but kids under 18 must be with an adult.
Unshackled: Hobart Penitentiary Ghost Tour
📍 Hobart Penitentiary, Brisbane Street
📅 30 & 31 October
Pick up your lantern and explore Hobart’s most haunted site after dark. Hear chilling tales of convicts and prisoners who walked these halls for nearly two centuries. Will you encounter one of the ghosts of the thirty-two people executed here? This historic site was once convict barracks, later Hobart Gaol, complete with gallows and underground tunnels. A spine-tingling experience for history buffs and thrill seekers alike!