The Best Halloween Markets, Parties And Things To Do In Brisbane 2026
While there once was a time when we left the Halloween fun to our American friends with pumpkin-spiced lattes in hand, Brisbane has well and truly embraced the spooky spirit. From frightful festivals to ghastly parades and plenty of trick-or-treating opportunities for the little ones, there are plenty of ways to get your pants scared off while having a whole lot of fun. There really is no reason why you shouldn’t say g’day to all the things that go bump in the night this Saturday 31 October 2026.
Check out the best things to do in Brisbane this Halloween, if you dare.
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Candlelight Concerts: A Haunted Evening Of Halloween Classics
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Big fan of Michael Jackson’s Thriller? What about some classics from The Nightmare Before Christmas? On Halloween weekend, you can grab tickets to a hauntingly beautiful concert featuring a string quartet at St John’s Cathedral. It’s an intimate 65-minute show, illuminated by hundreds of glowing candles (hence the name, Candlelight Concerts), in awe-inspiring fashion. You’ll be treated to tributes to some of the world’s most famous Halloween musical pieces including the theme songs from The Addams Family, Ghost Busters and Psycho. If you want to get into the spooky season spirit sans the terror and scare-factor, this fits the bill perfectly. Tickets are limited, get yours here.
The Details
When: Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October, 6:30pm
Where: St John's Cathedral, 373 Ann Street, Brisbane City
Find out more here.
Halloween At Portside Wharf
Hamilton’s riverside village, Portside Wharf, isn’t skipping out on Halloween this year. In fact, they’re hosting a suite of Halloween specials and a hugely delicious trick-or-treat run. Get down to the shopping strip in your scariest costume on Saturday 31 October to score limited-edition lolly bags from a handful of participating shop fronts. As a trick-or-treater, you’ll also go in the running to score a huge Portside Wharf giveaway valued over 800 big ones.
If you want to go big on the Halloween treats, Rise Bakery is conjuring up a spooky Nutella-filled pain suisse and a pumpkin and white chocolate Halloween choux pastry; the 90s New York-inspired bar, Dumbo, is doing fat Hot Zombie burgers; Rosé Gelateria is scooping one hell of a spooky brownie gelato; and there’s a Dress-Up-And-Drink event going down at Lady Anna café for witches and ghouls who want to mingle.
And for those who enjoy the thrill of horror flicks, Dendy Cinemas is doing their annual back-to-back movie marathon event, House of Horror. It’s a string of horror classics with complimentary popcorn and a best-dressed competition for those that don their creepiest kits.
The Details
When: Saturday 31 October
Where: Portside Wharf, Hamilton
Find out more here.
Prison Island Halloween
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Six nights, 35 cells and one 60-minute terrifying escape. Are you up for the challenge? This October, The Valley’s Prison Island is doubling down on Halloween with the ultimate Horror Story experience you thrill-seeker, puzzle-master punters haven’t tried your luck at yet. Plunge into this after-dark experience to face the ghosts of Prison Island’s past with live performers, unscripted moments and a sinister atmosphere. It’s only around for six nights across three weekends starting 16 October and running until 31 October with slots starting at 7pm and ending at the strike of midnight.
The Details
When: 7pm to midnight, selected dates from 16 to 31 October
Where: Prison Island Brisbane, 162 Alfred Street, Fortitude Valley
Find out more here.
Halloween Markets
Ready for some frightful fun? The Square at South/City/SQ is turning spooky on Friday 30 October with a Halloween-coded market for scary season. The excitement kicks off at 4.30pm with food trucks, spooky entertainment and stacks of artisan market stalls, coated in cob web decor and all. Come dressed to the nines in full Halloween getup for there’s a generous prize up for grabs for the best dressed on the night. Your furry four-legged friends are very welcome, too, and owners are encouraged to conjure up a costume for their tail-wagging pal.
The Details
When: 4:30pm to 8:30pm, 30 October
Where: South/City/SQ, 148 Logan Road, Woolloongabba
Find out more here.
Scarecrow Festival
Every spring, Tamborine Mountain does something gloriously unhinged—it fills with hundreds of scarecrows. Locals, families, schools and businesses go all out creating everything from charmingly traditional straw figures to sculptures that are clever, colourful and completely off the rails, and the whole mountain becomes one big outdoor treasure hunt via the Spot the Scarecrow Discovery Trail.
There's a competitive streak running through it too, with categories including creative, traditional, celebrity and the brilliantly named first time in field, all building to the coveted best in show. Honestly, it's one of those events that sounds a little odd until you're there and having the absolute time of your life.
The Details
When: 30 October to 1 November
Where: Caulfron Distillery, 89-123 Hartley Road, Tamborine Mountain
Find out more here.
Fright Nights
Image credit: Warner Brothers Movie World | Website
With a slogan that reads, ‘enter by day, survive the night’, you know this is a Halloween experience you won’t want to tap out on. Five petrifying horror mazes are coming to Movie World this October: a spacecraft infected with alien parasites, a crypt teeming with twisted fiends, fallen superheroes, unhinged circuses with murderous clowns and a decaying cruise ship lost at sea.
If your thrill level is at the max, set aside the whole night and check out more of what Fright Nights has to offer: panic rooms, scary precincts, the Beetlejuice poltergeist experience, a deadly 4D screening of Friday the 13th, and so much more. Book your tickets here.
The Details
When: 2pm to 10pm, selected dates from 9 October to 31 October
Where: Warner Brothers Movie World, Entertainment Road, Oxenford
Find out more here.
Festival Of Frights
The Festival of Frights is back, bigger and spookier than ever, haunting Redcliffe Markets for one night only on Saturday 31 October. A great option if you have little witches and wizards in tow, Festival of Frights promises fam-friendly activities including a spooky scavenger hunt, stilt walkers and roving whimsical fairies, live entertainment, gourmet street eats and over 200+ market stalls. Entry is entirely free and if you come dressed up in your fave costume, you could nab Best Dressed for 2026.
The Details
When: 4pm to 9pm, 31 October
Where: Redcliffe Markets, Redcliffe Parade, Redcliffe
Find out more here.
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Wynnum Halloween Festival & Parade
Ghouls and ghosts of Wynnum, your annual Halloween Festival and Parade is taking over George Clayton Park on Saturday 31 October. There’ll be a free jumping castle, free rock climbing wall, shirek-inducing rides, delicious eats and the most spook-tacular finale: a Halloween Parade crawling with hoards of monsters and covens of witches at 6pm that finishes off with a dazzling fireworks display.
The Details
When: 12pm to 8.30pm, 31 October
Where: George Clayton Park, 55 Upper Esplanade, Manly
Find out more here.
Scarea 51
The home to letting your inner child run wild, Area 51, is Halloween-ifying one of their adults-only nights on Friday 30 October. Gear up for an otherworldly party with neon lights and DJ KH on the decks while you take on the thrilling slides, high ropes, climbing walls, and ninja obstacle course. Plus, there’s mention of a few spooky surprises on the night. Round up your friends, plan an epic group costume and book in your two-hour session. Heads up: while Area 51 has a bunch of locations around Brisbane, this Halloween special is only going down at Ipswich.
The Details
When: 6pm to 10pm, Friday 30 October
Where: Area 51 Ipswich, 101 Hume Drive, Bundamba
Find out more here.
Trick Or Treat Street
Image credit: Eat Street Northshore | Website
Eat Street? Nope, not for the last weekend of October. Eat Street is transforming into Trick Or Treat Street, a Halloween special running from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November. It’s dessert galore and IV drip-cocktails, themed eats, and live entertainment that’ll have you dancing with the undead. All the details are yet to be announced so mark your calendar and keep your eyes peeled on their Instagram for updates.
The Details
When: 30 October to 1 November
Where: Eat Street, 221D MacArthur Avenue, Hamilton
Find out more here.
Main image credit: Eat Street | Supplied
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