activities for Halloween in Dubai
that you can choose from. The city of Dubai goes all out this Halloween to entertain you and your family, so don’t forget to make your way to one of the many fabulous Halloween parties this year.1. Halloween Bash at Green Planet
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People of all age groups will enjoy the Halloween festivities lined up by the Green Planet, as this indoor rainforest-themed attraction will turn into a spooky planet in October. The venue will radiate a ghoulishly delightful theme, enhanced by spider webs, enigmatic pumpkins, and animal tombstones. Let your little ones indulge in face painting, mask-creation, and pumpkin carving.
Location: The Green Planet
Date: October 6 to 31, 2023
Timing: 10:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs
2. Happy Halloween at The Big Toys Brunch
Toys ‘R’ Us has planned an eerily entertaining Halloween party with several exciting activities, a meet-and-greet with Geoffrey (the giraffe), and, mostly, a delicious buffet. It is an incredible Halloween experience to enjoy with your little ones.
Location: Holiday Inn (Gateway Ave), Dubai Festival City
Date: October 8, 2023
Timing: 13:00 hrs to 16:00 hrs
3. Halloween at IMG Worlds of Adventure
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The IMG Boulevard at IMG Worlds of Adventure will be a haunted destination during the entire month of October, as it is all set to host one of the region’s largest Halloween events. The spooky fun and entertainment, featuring creepy rides, the haunted maze, and the Zombie Apocalypse, never stop!
Location: IMG Boulevard, IMG Worlds of Adventure
Date: October 1 to 31, 2023
4. Pirate Show and Monster Parade at Riverland Dubai
Be part of the most unforgettable Halloween event ever at Riverland® at Dubai Parks and Resorts! Grab your family’s best spooky costumes and prepare to parade the streets of Riverland, offering terrifying selfie spots and scare-inducing meet-and-greets with the pirates and monsters. Enjoy scary but fabulous dining and retail therapy sessions as you wander through its restaurants and shops. Plenty of trick or treats, craftily-carved jack-o-lanterns, and tons of scares! Get ready for Halloween Dubai 2023 today!
Location: Riverland®, Dubai Parks and Resorts
Date: September 30 to November 12, 2023
Timing: Evening (Wednesday to Sunday)
5. Halloween Party: Botched Barbieland
1-Oak, one of Dubai’s popular nightclubs exuding New York’s vibrancy, is all set to transform its elegant space into a haunted nightmare. Blotched and spooky Barbies will roam free in this scary cavernous setting enriched by bizarre light effects, creepy music (from Levier, Ramesess, and MC Tino), and much more.
Location: 1-Oak, JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, Business Bay
Date: October 31, 2023
Timing: From 23:00 hrs
6. The Return of Monster Party at LEGOLAND® Dubai
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More from Dubai Parks and Resorts: LEGOLAND® Dubai has planned various attractions and experiences as part of their much-awaited Monster Party, adding to your Halloween celebrations. You can watch the Great Monster Chase (a 4D movie), join the V.I.M. Dance Party, and follow the Monster Brick or Treat Trail, among others. What’s more, your little ones can participate in the Best Dressed Monster contest.
Location: LEGOLAND® Dubai, Dubai Parks and Resorts
Date: October 6 to October 31, 2023
7. Bong’s Bingo: Halloween Special
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All are invited to this one-night extravaganza, so long as they dress to scare, which can even let them take home incredible cash prizes.
Location: Zero Gravity
Date: October 28, 2023
Timing: From 20:00 hrs
8. Horrors At Lucky Voice Dubai
Looking for a scary brunch and drunch session in Dubai? Join a dedicated party at the Lucky Voice karaoke bar. Make sure you drop in here with the most ghoulish look, as it helps you win a cash prize worth AED 4,000.
Location: Lucky Voice, Grand Millennium, Barsha Heights
Date: October 28
Timing: 13:00 hrs to 16:00 hrs (Brunch) and 20:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs (drunch)
9. The Screening Room
What’s a Halloween celebration without watching a horror movie? Head to Studio One Hotel, where you can have a spine-chilling session with popcorn and a welcome drink, thanks to the midnight cinema screening. With limited capacity, make sure you reserve your seats in advance.
Location: Studio One Hotel, Dubai Studio City
Date: October 31, 2023
Timing: From 23:45 hrs
10. Halloween Quiz Night
Join Jono and Rich of Dubai 92, who will host an exciting Halloween quiz at Media One Hotel. Enjoy the fun fest all night and put on your best costume, as it can win you a Sri Lanka trip. Incredible live entertainment, a spooky atmosphere, and some awful Halloween scares are planned.
Location: Media One Hotel, Dubai Media City
Date: November 1, 2023
Timing: 20:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs
11. Raspoutine Dubai
What could be more enthralling than a Halloween party based on a circus theme? Besides the utmost spookiness and live DJ entertainment, this Halloween celebration at Raspoutine Dubai offers an exclusive menu.
Location: DIFC, Dubai
Date: October 31, 2023
Timing: 21:30 hrs to 03:00 hrs
12. Bingo Game at Garden on 8
Have the most thrilling Halloween celebration as you enter Garden on 8 within the Media One Hotel! It invites you to enjoy bingo game and immerse yourself in its bone-chilling environment enhanced by creepy music. There are also talented artists for face painting, allowing you to turn yourself into a ghostly character.
Location: Media One Hotel, Dubai Media City
Date: October 31, 2023
Timing: 20:00 hrs to 22:00 hrs
13. Halloween Dhow Cruise
Enjoy a special Halloween cruise around Dubai’s coastline and along the Dubai Creek in beautifully-decorated dhows. Dress up in your favorite scary rags and enjoy scintillating onboard entertainment as you watch the city lights pass by.
Location: Dubai Marina or Dubai Creek
14. STK Ladies Night
Attention all party-loving ladies, have a hauntingly fantastic night! Yes, it’s spooky Ladies Night at STK with a Halloween-exclusive menu, drinks, and live DJ performances.
Location: STK, Rixos Premium, JBR (The Walk)
Date: October 31, 2023
Timing: 19:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs and 21:00 hrs to 23:00 hrs
15. En Fuego
Halloween-themed dining and entertainment can’t get any better than at En Fuego within Atlantis, The Palm, where it will celebrate the day of the dead with a special dine and drink menu.
Location: Atlantis The Palm
Date: October 28, 2023
Timing: 13:00 hrs to 16:00 hrs
16. Ernst Beirgarten
The major draw here is not just the Halloween brunch; you can also try your hand at a pumpkin carving contest with all tools provided. The best thing is that the winners can enjoy a free brunch.
Location: Hotel One Central, Dubai World Trade Centre
Date: October 28, 2023
Timing: 12:00 hrs to 16:00 hrs
Conclusion
It’s time to get your spooky costumes out of the attic and dust them off. Well, don’t dust them off completely; leave some cobwebs for originality. It doesn’t matter what you dress as an insane hatchet-wielding doctor, a witch on steroids or the scariest ghost ever! Bring out the child in you, and carve some spooky-looking jack-o-lanterns, and scare the hell out of everyone in Dubai!
