Get ready for a spook-tacular Halloween in Johannesburg. Whether you’re into dancing, movie nights, or trick-or-treating, these events promise a hauntingly good time.
The Haunted Forest ®
The Haunted Forest® is a one-of-a-kind Halloween-themed outdoor event.
Visitors walk through a forest, with eerie fog, strange sights, multiple life-size scenes, and scare actors accompanied by the spine-chilling screams from the Haunted House. The event also consists of a main festival site with a big screen featuring films to draw the horror from the tips of visitors’ toes out through the little hairs behind their necks.
The festival features a bar and picnic area, accompanied by a vendor and food village with tastes for every palate. For the young ones, there is a Trick & Treat in the forest that takes place before the forest walk.
For an added fee, visitors can also tour a Haunted House at the event, play games, experience the Fun Fair, and visit the Hansel & Gretel House. There are costume prizes up for grabs for the Most Horrific Family and the Freakiest Couple.
Cost: From R100pp to R300pp for adults; R75pp to R175pp for ages 13 to 17; R50pp to R150 for ages 3 to 12; R230 to R600 for a family; toddlers enter free. Book via Quicket
When: Saturday, 25 October 2025 from 6pm to 11.30pm
Where: Inanda Country Base, Rose Rd &, Maple Rd, Knopjeslaagte, Midrand
Knit-In Cinema Presents: Practical Magic (1998)
The Bioscope’s Knit-In Cinema is an opportunity to catch classic movies with the lights on, so you can knit, sew crochet and craft while the film is on.
The October movie pick is a Halloween classic, Practical Magic (1998). Two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love.
Work on your own projects or take part in a blanket drive by knitting squares that will be assembled into blankets for mothers in underprivileged parts of Johannesburg. This is all in support of The Baby Box Project. Instructions for these will be given before the film. Please bring your own sewing materials with you.
Cost: R84.50pp, book online
When: Sunday, 26 October from 2pm
Where: The Bioscope at 44 Stanley, 44 Stanley Avenue, Braamfontein Werf
Ramfest x Halloween
Ramfest’s Halloween edition lands in Pretoria with international headliners alongside South African rock and metal mainstays.
The lineup includes The Devil Wears Prada (USA), Jack Parow, Bongloard (NL), The Narrow, Hellcats, The Aviary, I Believe in Giants, and Facing the Gallows, among others. The event builds out a full festival-style production with multiple bars, merch, and food vendors.
Fans can expect hard-hitting sets, professional stage design, and high-output sound. Feel free to come dressed up for Halloween.
Cost: R200 to R450pp; R850pp (VIP). Book via Howler
When: Saturday, 1 November 2025 from 3pm to midnight
Where: Heartfelt Arena, 1000 Voortrekker Road, Pretoria Central
Messy Masterpieces Paint Night – Halloween Edition
Messy Masterpieces is a guided paint workshop designed for everyone regardless of experience, and this October they are hosting a special Halloween edition.
The romance is haunting Tonino Cucina in the most adorable way possible. Two love-struck souls float straight into participants’ hearts while they create their own spooky-season masterpiece.
Join for a fun and relaxed evening following along step-by-step with a local artist to create a masterpiece. All the materials are provided, along with a welcome drink, and good vibes. The event is perfect for a girls’ night out, date night, or a solo self-care session.
The session is two hours long and included materials are paint, brushes, and easels. For bookings of two and more, please use a single name for all the tickets to ensure that everyone that booked together is seated together.
Cost: From R385pp, book via Quicket
When: Tuesday, 28 October 2025 from 6pm to 8pm
Where: TONINO CUCINA BENONI, Morris Ave, Benoni Country Club, Benoni
Halloween Hotel Transylvania
This Halloween, Hotel Sky Sandton transforms into Hotel Transylvania! Get ready for a night of spooky vibes, eerie delights, and sky-high fun with the best city views as your backdrop. Costumes are highly encouraged, so be sure to dress to impress.
Cost: From R100pp, book via Quicket
When: Friday, 31 October 2025 from 7.30pm to midnight
Where: Hotel Sky Sandton, 150 West St, Sandown, Sandton
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Secret Sunrise JHB Halloween Sunset
Secret Sunrise brings its Halloween-themed silent disco to Bryanston Market at sunset.
Put on your wireless headphones and follow the guidance of live facilitators mixing movement with upbeat music for this special Silent Disco wellness party.
The experience encourages expression without pressure, costumes add to the colour, and the inclusive style makes it suitable for all ages and fitness levels. Dress up in a Halloween-inspired outfit from capes to tutus, glow sticks, and quirky hats, as surprise treats await the most spook-tacular dancer.
Cost: From R100pp, book via Quicket
When: Friday, 31 October 2025 from 6pm to 7pm
Where: Bryanston Market, 40 Culross Rd, Bryanston, Sandton
Halloween at The Johannesburg Zoo
Johannesburg Zoo hosts an evening of Halloween adventure, opening its gates after hours for families to explore decorated trails and themed stations.
Children move between trick-or-treat points while zoo staff and volunteers guide the flow. Activities include Trick or Treating, live entertainment, and fun in themed zones.
The event’s mix of exploration and activity creates a festive yet relaxed experience for families. Parents and children alike enjoy the novelty of walking the zoo under the stars.
Cost: R132pp for adults and R78pp for kids. Pay at entry
When: Friday, 31 October 2025 from 5pm to 9pm
Where: Johannesburg Zoo, Jan Smuts Ave, Parkview, Johannesburg
The Randburg Night Market – Halloween Edition
The Randburg Night Market is back with a spooktacular night out featuring street food, live music, trick-or-treating, and Halloween fun for the whole family.
Expect frightfully good food; toe-tapping tunes with a sprinkle of Halloween flavour; arts, crafts and curious finds perfect for early festive shopping or treating yourself; a Trick-or-Treat trail where the kids can collect sweet surprises from stall to stall; and a costume contest with prizes for the best dressed.
Cost: R25pp for adults; R10pp for kids u/12 & pensioners. Pay at entrance
When: Saturday, 25 October 2025 from 5pm to 10pm
Where: Randburg Mats Baseball Grounds, cnr silverpine and republic street, Republic Rd, Randburg
Vegan Hippie Connection Market – Halloween Feast Market
The Vegan Hippie Connection Market is presumably one of Johannesburg’s best-voted markets featuring all the most popular vegan stalls in the city.
With over 80 stalls on show, the market promises to deliver its usual vegan food fare and craft extravaganza. Visitors can expect to find vegan and hippie fare such as creamy cheeses, decadent desserts, fast food and tie-dyed everything. There is also live entertainment on the day to keep visitors enthused between mouthfuls of delicious, healthy food.
Other offerings are a kid’s play area, massages, esoteric and crystal stalls, rescue shelters to support, and early morning yoga. Leashed dogs are welcome.
Cost: Free entry
When: Sunday, 26 October from 9am to 3pm
Where: 25 Braeside Road Greenside, Johannesburg
Prime: Halloween Edition
Prime Halloween Edition is a city-centre party blending amapiano, hip hop, house, and chart-topping dance tracks. The club transforms with themed lighting and a costumed crowd, making it one of the liveliest nights of the season.
Get ready for a genre-fluid evening with some of your favourite local DJs keeping you on your feet all night.
Cost: From R80pp, book via Quicket
When: Saturday, 25 October from 9pm to 3am
Where: &Club, 39 Gwigwi Mrwebi St, Newtown, Johannesburg
Halloween No Lights Climbing at CityROCK
Get ready to get spooky on the wall!
Join CityROCK JHB on Thursday, 30 October from sunset to 10pm, for a night of climbing in the dark; just you, your headlamp and the wall.
All climbers must have a light source while climbing, and if you need a headlamp, you can score a sweet deal on headlamps at the ROCKtober Birthday Sale starting 18 October.
Cost: Free for members; Regular day pass for non-members – from R170pp
When: Thursday, 30 October 2025 from sunset to 10pm
Where: CityROCK Johannesburg, 46 Fourth Avenue South, Fontainebleau, Randburg
Ninja-Ween at Total Ninja
Total Ninja, Africa’s largest Obstacle and Inflatable Adventure Park, is bringing frightful fun for Ninjas of all ages this Halloween!
Little Ninjas under 4 can enjoy a morning of safe, spooky fun with games, treats, and prizes — plus grip socks, a margarita pizza, a juice box, and treat bag included. For Ninjas aged 4 and up, expect two hours of thrilling challenges, costume competitions, and spooky surprises, with grip socks, a margarita pizza, slushie, and treat bag for each participant.
Plus, don’t miss out on the chance to win prizes for the best costumes.
Cost: R300 (age 4+); R300 and one free adult (under 4s). Book online
When: Friday, 31 October 2025 from 9am to 11am for under 4s); 6pm to 8pm for ages 4+
Where: Total Ninja Northgate, Shop 267, Northgate Mall, Northumberland Ave, Northgate, Johannesburg | Total Ninja Stoneridge, Cnr Modderfontein &, Stoneridge Centre, Hereford Rd, Edenvale, Johannesburg
Día de los Muertos at Katy’s Palace Bar
Inspired by the timeless spirit and beauty of ‘Día de los Muertos’, Katys Palace Bar brings a night of captivating rhythms, exquisite decor and an atmosphere that gracefully intertwines the worlds of the living and the departed.
‘Día de los Muertos’ translates to ‘Day of the Dead’ and is a two-day Spanish holiday that reunites the living and dead, as people prepare offerings for their dearly departed.
The celebration at Katys Palace is an invitation to become part of the spectacle and dress up to celebrate life, love, and legacy beneath the shimmer of the afterlife. The event is strictly no ladies u/21 and no men u/23.
Cost: R150 to R250pp; from R2000pp table ticket. Book via Howler
When: Saturday, 1 November 2025 from 6pm to 2am
Where: Katys Palace Bar, 6 Desmond Road, Kramerville
Connect20s Halloween Movie Night
Spooky season is here! Get cozy under the stars with the Connect20s Halloween Movie Night. The movie pick for the evening is stopmotion classic, Coraline.
Dress as your favourite horror character and stand a chance to win prizes for best dressed. Popcorn, snacks, a meal, and a drink are included in the ticket, just bring blankets and pillows.
Note that Connect20s organises events for those aged 20 and above.
Cost: R250pp, book via Howler
When: Friday, 31 October 2025. Doors open at 6.30pm, movie starts at 7.30pm
Where: Central Square Park, 5 Lower Rd, Morningside, Sandton
Rebels Night Market: Halloween
Get ready for a frightfully fun night out at the Rebels Night Market: Halloween Edition!
Join for a spine-tingling evening packed with a kids’ Trick or Treat Trail, a Best Dressed contest, spooky photo ops, incredible alternative and craft vendors, surprise giveaways goodies, and lots of spooky surprises haunting the night!
Cost: R30pp at the door
When: Friday, 31 October from 5pm to 10pm
Where: Garden on Zeiss, 1 Zeiss Rd, Honeydew
SAPRA Halloween Walkabout
Over the years, the SAPRA Halloween celebration has become one of the highlights of the Saxonwold & Parkwood calendar, welcoming hundreds of costumed guests for an afternoon filled with treats and community.
The celebration welcomes residents of the streets in Saxonwold and Parkwood to join the fun by setting up a Halloween stand along Blandford and Wells Roads with either spooky games, themed décor, or bowls of sweets. It’s more than just a fun afternoon out, it’s also a chance to invest back into the neighbourhood as all the funds raised from the event go directly into the upliftment and enhancement of Fearnhead Park.
The route begins and ends at Fearnhead Park. Last-minute tickets, as well as wristbands and route maps, are available for collection from 9am on event day.
Sign up your street via Google Form: https://forms.gle/7e77AHKqY79veyyi7
Cost: From R80pp for the walkabout; from R100 for a personalised Halloween bucket; from R150 for a Halloween Cracker; from R50 for facepainting. Book via Quicket
When: Saturday, 1 November 2025 from 4pm to 6pm
Where: Fearnhead Park, 25 Blandford Rd, Parkwood, Johannesburg
Headbanger’s Bash Halloween
Rumours Lounge hosts its Halloween edition of Headbanger’s Bash. The evening celebrates heavy music culture, bringing together long-standing rock fans and new faces.
The bill mixes established rock and metal acts with up-and-coming performers such as Barney Simon, DJ Chris, DJ D, and Strange Lady. There will also be costume contests where guests stand a chance to win prizes, so feel free to lean into the spirit of the season.
One ticket gets you into two events: Headbanger’s Bash at Rumours Lounge and OHM x Vanity of the Damned Halloween Party at Sognage.
Cost: From R120pp, book via Quicket
When: Saturday, 25 October 2025 from 7pm to 2am
Where: Rumours Lounge, 3 Tungsten Rd, Strydompark, Randburg
OHM x Vanity of the Damned Halloween Party
OHM presents Vanity of the Damned; a Halloween showcase at Sognage.
Music is provided by special guest DJs, Minstrel (Cape Town) and Stephan Venter (Zeplins), and regulars on the decks, Nepenthe Ohm and Radium, while the dress code encourages expressive, dark styling.
One ticket gets you into two events: OHM x Vanity of the Damned Halloween Party at Sognage and Headbanger’s Bash at Rumours Lounge.
Cost: From R120pp, book via Quicket
When: Saturday, 25 October 2025 from 7pm to 2am
Where: sognage, 304 Tungsten Rd, Strydompark, Johannesburg
4 Youth Haunted House
This Haunted House experience hosted by 4 Youth is a festival built for the youth, by the youth, and with a twilight twist.
Expect all the signature 4 Experience Zones (entertainment, play, enjoy, and chill) infused with a little more mystery, a little more thrill, and a lot more after-hours magic. DJ Kent also headlines the event.
Earn XP in the lead-up through special online challenges, then use them at Haunted House to unlock exclusive moments and mystery prizes. The XP serves as digital currency to access games, giveaways and special competitions before and during the experience.
Cost: R200 to R600pp, book via Howler
When: Saturday, 25 October 2025 from 2pm to 11pm
Where: The View, 9 Skeen Boulevard, Bedfordview, Johannesburg
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