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# Spooky Season, Sorted: Our Favourite Family Halloween Experiences Across Australia

Halloween lands on a **Saturday** this year, which means a whole spooky weekend to play with. If you've been wondering whether there's more to Halloween than a lap of the block with a lolly bucket, consider this your permission slip.

October 28, 2026 [SPARK POP](https://sparkpop.au/industry-insights/author/spark-pop)

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### We've rounded up our favourite Halloween celebrations from SPARK POP partners across the country: candlelit concerts, heritage ghost trains, theme parks and zoos after dark, a haunted bell tower and a very Bluey trick-or-treat. There's something for little monsters, brave tweens and grown-ups who still love a good scare. Pick one, grab a costume, and say *let's go!*

Happy Halloween

## Candlelight: A Haunted Evening Halloween Classics

📍 Brisbane · Gold Coast · Adelaide · Perth

| Ages Tween+ | 📅 Thu 29 – Sat 31 Oct

Picture this: a string quartet, hundreds of flickering candles and the music of every spooky movie night you've ever loved. Candlelight's Halloween program is the calm-but-creepy pick of the season, all goosebumps and no jump scares. It runs about an hour, making it a beautiful first concert for older kids or a magical night out for the grown-ups. Catch it at Perth Town Hall (Thu 29 Oct), St John's Cathedral in Brisbane (Fri 30 & Sat 31 Oct), St Peter's Cathedral in Adelaide (Fri 30 Oct) and The Imperial Hotel on the Gold Coast (Sat 31 Oct). Arrive early, because the doors close once the music starts.

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## Sea World Spooky Nights

📍 Main Beach, Gold Coast

| 📅 Fri 30 & Sat 31 Oct, 5.30pm – 8.30pm

Sea World after dark, in costume? Yes please. Spooky Nights turns the park into seven themed precincts with characters, glowing displays and the Boo Crew's Monster Mayhem laser light show, plus selected rides, exhibits and Sea Jellies Illuminated by night. It's firmly family-focused, with more giggles than screams, which makes it a brilliant first "big" Halloween for little ones. Only two nights remain this season, so lock it in.

General Admission $69 includes one entry to Sea World Spooky Nights, Journey through seven precincts, line-up of spooky entertainment, selected exhibits and rides by night! 

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Spooky Nights – Sea World on the Gold Coast

## Mary Valley Rattler Ghost Train

📍Sunshine Coast Hinterland

| 📅Sat 31 Oct (evening)

All aboard Queensland's spookiest train ride! On Halloween night the historic Mary Valley Rattler transforms into the Ghost Train, rattling out of Gympie's heritage station and through the Mary Valley to Amamoor and back, with eerie characters, spooky entertainment and surprises along the way. This is micro-travel at its finest: an easy road trip from Brisbane or the Sunshine Coast, a century-old railway line, and a whole train of costumed passengers. Dress up, because everyone does!

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## Luna Dark + the Ghost Train

📍St Kilda Melbourne

| 📅 Sat 31 Oct & Sun 1 Nov, 11am – 5pm Night 6pm – midnight

A year-round classic that goes full spook every October. Luna Dark's day sessions keep things costume-and-candy friendly for all ages, while the after-dark sessions (14+) bring horror mazes, including this year's headline haunted house, Carnival of Screams. Tickets include unlimited rides. And whatever the season, don't skip the Ghost Train: it's Australia's only permanent ghost train, with little steam-train carriages that have been rattling through the dark since at least the 1950s. Trust us, it's a scream!

 All Ages by day, 14+ by night

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## Heelerween at Bluey's World

📍 Northshore, Brisbane

| 📅 On now until Sun 1 Nov

For the littlest pumpkins, Halloween doesn't need to be scary. It needs to be Bluey. Bluey's World is celebrating Heelerween, giving its guided adventure through the Heeler family home a seasonal twist, with standard admission. Pop on a costume, play the games straight out of the show, then let off steam in the playground afterwards. It's the gentlest, giggliest way to do Halloween, and it wraps up this Sunday.

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## Tricks & Treats at The Bell Tower

📍 Perth

| 📅 Daily until Sat 31 Oct

Did you know The Bell Tower is haunted? All October, Perth's riverside landmark is introducing families to its friendly resident ghost. Little ones can hunt for the letters that spell one of the ghosts' names, fold an origami bat, get crafty at the kids' table and spot Kaya the Quokka and Malli the Swan in their Halloween costumes. Older kids (12+) can climb level by level to piece together the nine-part story of how the ghost came to haunt the tower. On Halloween itself, the staff dress up too, and weekday visits come with a $5 entry special for kids under 12.

👧 All Ages (ghost-story trail for 12+)

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## Boo at the Zoo

📍 Perth · Adelaide · Sunshine Coast · Sydney

| 📅 Fri 30 & Sat 31 Oct

Zoos across the country are opening their gates after hours for Halloween, and they're some of the most family-friendly ways to celebrate. Think trick-or-treat trails, costumes everywhere and wildlife at dusk.

- **Perth Zoo, Boo at the Zoo** (Fri 30 & Sat 31 Oct, 4pm – 8pm): a trick-or-treat trail, Scare-ousel rides, face painting, a Monster Mash Disco, a silent disco and roving entertainers. The zoo closes to day visitors at 3pm, so book the evening ticket.
- **Adelaide Zoo, Boo at the Zoo** (Fri 30 Oct, 4pm – 8pm): a trick-or-treat trail, Halloween animal presentations and spooky entertainment, plus a Relaxed session (3pm – 4pm) for kids who prefer a quieter, low-sensory visit.
- **Halloween at Australia Zoo** (Sat 31 Oct, Sunshine Coast): \[program details TBC\].
- **Owloween: The Haunted Sanctuary, Australian Wildlife Sanctuary** (Bargo, south-west of Sydney; Fri 30 & Sat 31 Oct): haunted trails, eerie encounters and Halloween surprises, with native wildlife viewing included.

## Pick Your Potion

Not sure where to start?

| Here’s our cheat sheet:

- **For little monsters:** Heelerween at Bluey’s World · Boo at the Zoo · Sea World Spooky Nights
- **For brave big kids:** Mornington Halloween Train Party · Halloween Hologram Experience · Luna Dark after dark (14+)
- **For something different:** Candlelight Halloween Classics · Mary Valley Rattler Ghost Train · The Bell Tower’s haunted history

## 🔁 Let's Keep the Fun Going

Out and about in costume this weekend? Tag us in your spooky snaps **@sparkpophq**. We love seeing your little ghouls in action.

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