As darkness falls and seasons change, welcome, to your ghastly guide of all things scary, spooky and the downright eerie events happening a lot closer to home than you might think!
It’s On Cardiff have put together a guide of must see horrors and haunted attractions you won’t want to miss! From extreme, immersive scare experiences to family friendly fun, we have got you covered on how to spend your spooky season.
Read on, if you dare…
FORAGE FARM
At Forage Farm you will find a whole host of spooktacular activities from daytime family fun to terrifying twilight mayhem! Offering Tractor rides, a maize maze, meet the animals with photo ops aplenty for all the family to enjoy. If you’re looking for something a little more spine tingling, the twilight sessions offer a sinister scare maze, crow like stilt walkers and if that isn’t enough to keep you entertained then prepare to be mesmerised by some fire throwing performed by Organised Kaos. With plenty of treats on offer, from Nunna’s pizza to chimney cakes, Forage Farm has got you and the family covered for some creepy fun.
Location: Forage Farm, Cowbridge, CF71 7FF
Running: 3rd – 31st October
Time: 7:00 – 10:00pm
Tickets: From £10.00
THE HARVEST OF HORRORS
Roll up, roll up, the circus is in town and all the freaks and weirdos have been unleashed at The Harvest Of Horrors!
Boasting to be one of the biggest Halloween events in South Wales, The Harvest of Horrors is back to take over Clearwell Farm. The Pumpkin King returns only this time, he has some new friends who are DYING to play with you. Allow the Ringmaster to transport you through this immersive walkthrough maze, with scares and screams around every turn.
Expect a jam packed, frighteningly fun filled evening with the Unfair Funfair, tarot readings, live entertainment and of course, no experience is complete without treats delivered by street food vendors and don’t forget a creepy cocktail or 2! A must see attraction this spooky season.
Location: Clearwell Farm, CF3 6XT
Running: 16th, 17th, 23rd, 24th & from 26th – 31st October
Time: 6:30 – 8:30pm & 8:30 – 10:00pm
Ticket prices: From £20.90
ST FAGANS
Ever wondered what St Fagans is like after dark? Wonder no more as the foreboding museum opens up it’s grounds for some ghastly family fun. With Ghostly guests hidden around the attraction, the nightly burning of the Wicker Man, drop in workshops with creepy crafts and ancient natural magic, St Fagans has all the eerie entertainment for people of all ages to enjoy! If you’re attending hoping for more of a fright, the scare run is sure to be a hair raising experience. Finish your evening at the Haunted House Disco donning your best frightening fancy dress or enjoy the traditional fairground and makers market!
Location: Cardiff, CF5 6XB
Running: 29th – 31st October
Time: 5:30 – 9:00pm
Tickets: From £16.00
FONMON CASTLE
From paranormal investigations, not so scary Halloween family fun to scare nights, Fonmon Castle offers creepy capers of all kinds. Dust off your ouija boards and break out your spirit boxes if hunting ghosts and ghoulies tickles your paranormal pickle! Who doesn’t want to hunt ghosts in a 13th century castle, right?! If you’re after something a little more traditional, Fonmon offers a not so scary daytime event where you can enjoy some spooky fun without the scares. You may even encounter the Sanderson sisters whilst you’re there! If you’re after a proper scary time, wait until nightfall when Fonmon’s scared nights are filled with thrills, chills and a sacrifice run. Best make sure the shoelaces are tight for this not to be missed thrilling event.
Location: Barry, CF62 3ZN
Running: 19th September – 7th November
Time: Run times vary, event dependant
Tickets: From £10.00
ZIP WORLD’S MONSTERS OF THE MINE
This one is for all the adrenaline junkie seeking horror fiends! As one of South Wales leading scare fests, Zip world’s Monsters of the mine is fully immersive with scares starting as soon as you arrive in the car park! With ticket passes to suit all types of experiences from spectators in amongst the scares on the ground, to the thrill seekers braving the stomach churning high ropes and 12 new monsters to run from, Zip World has got your back. Zip World is also the home of the Terror Coaster, the first 2 seater coaster of it’s kind in the UK. Are you brave enough to ride?
Location: Aberdare, CF44 9UF
Running: 9th October – 1st November
Time: 7:00 – 10:30pm
Tickets: From £22.00
RHONDDA HERITAGE PARK
Rhondda Heritage park is jam packed with family friendly Halloween happenings. Explore the eerie museum to find some spooky surprises and collect stamps to earn a tricky treat. Along with live shows, creepy crafty creations, an abandoned mine with singing skeletons to the Fang-Tastic Funfair there is something for all. They also host Twilight sessions with exclusive chilling entertainment. And don’t forget to snap yourself at multiple sinister selfie stations to lock in those creepy core memories.
Location: Rhondda, CF37 2NP
Running: 28th – 30th October
Time: Daytime 10:00am – 5:00pm/Twilight 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Tickets: From £12.50
Llanelli Wetland Centre
If you’re more of a holistic Halloweener, then swap spooky for supernatural at Llanelli Wetland Centre. With offerings such as whimsical willow wand making, which are hand woven along with bubbling up your very own marshmallow potion, it’s every witches and warlocks wistful wishes come true! Get back to nature and eye up spotted tops, strange shapes and autumnal colours when fungi hunting and if that isn’t enough fungi fun, you can decorate your own toadstool to boot! Don’t forget to bring your wands and hats!
Location: Carmarthenshire, SA14 9SH
Running: 24th October – 1st November
Time: Event times vary
Tickets: From £6.80 (WWT Members go free)
GOWER FRESH
Swapping Christmas trees for pumpkin patches, Gower Fresh has Wales’ biggest Pumpkin patch and it’s open to the public for picking! The Witches of the Farm is a spectacle for the whole family to immerse into. With an actor-led quest to restore the giant potion of Halloween magic by completing interactive challenges using spell maps followed by a devilish dance in the cauldron barn. By night, The Harvest is calling as shadows emerge in the dark and this cinematic light and sound spectacle comes to life with the undead. No nightmare experience is complete without a chainsaw finale which will definitely leave you in pieces by nights end.
Location: Swansea, SA4 3PB
Running: 24th – 31st October
Time: Select your own arrival time at booking
Tickets: From £5.26
TECHNIQUEST
Not just for the kiddies, Techniquest is opening for an after hours 80’s themed fright night!! Relive your youth through the live Ghoul school science show and transport back in time in the slime making workshop with over 130 tricks and treats throughout the exhibition. Help Techniquest celebrate 40 years of discovery in the spooky silent disco. Why not enjoy the new instalment of Gaia by Luke Jerram art exhibition experience or settle in for a star tour in the 360° planetarium. What a spectacular way to spend the spooky season.
Location: Cardiff, CF10 5BW
Running: 22nd October
Time: 7:00 – 8:00pm
Tickets: From £12.00
Halloween Spooktacular
Settle the score at this symphonic spooktacular performed by a full live orchestra at the Wales Millennium Centre. Dress up as your horrifyingly favourite creepy characters and indulge your ears in this frighteningly fun trip through the musical likes of The Addams Family, Star Wars, Wicked, Michael Jackson’s Thriller and who are you gonna call? That’s right, GHOST BUSTERS! A musical must for all ages to enjoy.
Location: Cardiff, CF10 5AL
Running: 31st October
Time: 1:00 – 4:00pm
Tickets: From £7.00
Tim Burton’s Universe by Mytery Ensemble
From the king of macabre himself, the workings of Tim Burton’s twisted inner mind along with Danny Elfman’s enigmatic scores are brought to life by the Mystery Ensemble. A fully theatrical experience with haunting voices, bold instrumentals echoing throughout the perfect setting of Llandaff Cathedral. Performing 22 pieces in total, from the Batman theme to Edward Scissorhands, this is every Burton’s fan dream.
Location: Cardiff, CF5 2LA
Running: 31st October
Time: From 7:30pm
Tickets: From £22.00
FEAR SCREAM PARK
Awarded the U.K’s best scream park by Thrill Nation, Fear is back with a vengeance! Hosting new experiences like The Autopsy, this event is not for the faint of heart. Guaranteed to make you never want to sleep again, with 5 scare attractions, 2 immersive scare zones and a host of fire and aerial artists, you’ll be in for a night you will want to forget! Think Glasto meets gore, Fear is definitely one for the books. You may even need therapy after, hopefully!
Location: Avon Valley, Bristol, BS31 1TP
Running: 9th – 31st October
Time: 6:30 – 10:30pm
Tickets: From £26.99
