Halloween in the City

Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 October 2024

Celebrate Halloween in Manchester with a host of monstrously good FREE events across the city.

Featuring a giant rooftop monster invasion, Monsters Rock! Music Festival with spooky DJs, live performances, gruesome games and competitions, plus fancy-dress and Walk the Plank’s legendary monster procession.

Join in! Dress up! Party on!

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MCR Monsters
25 – 31 October

Manchester City Centre

Look up! Look out! Beware! The legendary MCR Monsters are back, taking over the city’s streets and rooftops. 

Spot all 16 in the biggest ever monster invasion and share your pics at @HalloweenMCR #MCRMonsters.

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Monsters Rock! Music Festival

26 – 27 October
Exchange Square, New Cathedral Street, St Ann’s Square and Manchester Arndale 

A monster music festival takes over the city with spooky DJs, live performances, gruesome games and competitions.

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Team Trick v Team Treat Challenge
26 – 27 October
Exchange Square, New Cathedral Street, St Ann’s Square and Manchester Arndale

Are you Team Trick or Team Treat? Head to New Cathedral Street, pick up a wristband, choose a side and take part in a host of ghoulish games to win points for your team.

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Monsters Rock! Party Procession
26 – 27 October
Manchester Arndale and Market Street

An unmissable roaming performance from Walk the Plank, expect a crazy procession of monster puppets, giant skeletons and five-piece band.

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Carnival of Monsters 

26 – 27 October 

St Ann’s Square 

Run for the hills! A Carnival of Monsters tumbles onto St Ann’s Square – a family-friendly freakshow with roaming circus performers, sideshow stalls, hula hooping workshops, a hall of mirrors and the Halloween in the City market.

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The Leech

26 – 27 October 

St Ann’s Square 

A brand-new monster is crawling into the spotlight! The Leech, an eight-meter-long creature, will be worming its way through the Carnival of Monsters, delighting crowds with its creepy, crawly charm.