A lowdown on all the spooktacular events occuring over the Halloween period in Nottingham this year. From ghost tours to beer festivals there is something for all the family to enjoy! Trick or treat...

Dark Tales & Dire Deeds @ The Malt Cross - 29/10

Join local raconteurs The Woolly Tellers for a evening of dark tales, stories and anecdotes in the beautifully restored Victorian music hall The Malt Cross. These experienced storytellers will take you on a journey into the dark macabre of human nature just in time for Halloween! £8, pre booking essential! Click HERE for full details.

Ezekial Bone's Halloween Guts & Gore Tour - 28/10

No ordinary Ghost Walk… Bored to death with the usual Ghost Tours? The truth is stranger than fiction! Join Nottingham ghost Mr Bone as he haunts the Lace Market, telling grisly tales of Guts & Gore. Stand where horrible history happened and hear true tales of murder, hanging, grave-robbing, misery and mayhem that took place amidst the finery and foulness of old Nottingham town.

£7, and suitable for ages 10 and above, approx. 80 minutes starts from: Cross Keys Pub. Booking: 07941 210 986 or contact Ezekial Bone

The Visited Folk @ Brewhouse yard under castle ROck- 28-31/10

In 1349 the Black Death visitation killed an estimated 1000 people in Nottingham. As more and more people died of disease, bodies were hurriedly buried and fear undoubtedly spread. To prevent the spread of the disease, caves cut into the rock beneath the Castle were used to isolate those who became known as the Visited Folk. Join archaeologist Scott Lomax and explore the caves they once inhabited. £6 entry, includes museum entry at Brewhouse Yard underneath Nottingham Castle Rock, for more info click

Hand and Heart Halloween Beer Festival - 26-31/10

It’s Hand and Heart's 7th annual Halloween Beer Festival with 30+ real ales - many with a spooky seasonal twist, and live music.

Paranormal Investigation @ Newstead Abbey- 27/10

Join Haunted Events UK for a spine chilling evening of Paranormal Activity at Newstead Abbey, a venue that never stops delivering. Explore the stairwells, chambers and hallways of this medieval house that was once home to Lord Bryon and see if you can add to activity reports of the infamous White Lady, Black Monk or even Lord Byron himself. 7pm - 12.30am, £55 per person, 15+. More info h ere.

Magic School @ Intu Victoria Centre - 23-27/10

Spooktacular activities over the half term including 'The Big Trick or Treat' (28+29/10) where kids can dress up, free face painting and take part in a hunt for all the treats hidden in the centre!

City Centre HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREAT TRAIL - 23-27/10

Eleven eclectic companies have come together to create a fun trail guiding families around a vibrant area of the city centre. All participants need to do is follow the map to collect a number and letter from each venue. Why not ask a member of staff for a trick or a treat and you might be in for a surprise! Once all venues have been visited, the numbers and letter will reveal the winning Halloween phrase and number that enters yous into a grand prize draw – the winner announced at Café Sobar’s Sobar Social Spooktacular on Friday the 27th of October 2017. (Guess what... Igloo Hybrid is a part of the trail!... come and trick or treat us) All info HERE.