Halloween weekend in Brighton runs from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, with a Simon Pegg DJ set at Concorde 2, Horizon’s two Halloween nights on the Kings Road Arches, an all-day drum and bass party, a 00s emo night, a dark cabaret fancy dress show and a children’s disco. These are the Halloween events listed by Concorde 2, Komedia and on Skiddle for Horizon and Patterns.
The weekend at a glance
Friday 30 October
Halloween with Simon Pegg, 7pm, Concorde 2. The listing says Simon Pegg is set to DJ a headline Halloween show, with Champagne Breakfast b2b Nost also on the bill. Tickets are through AXS from the Concorde 2 listing.
Born On Road, 11pm, Concorde 2. A club night, 18 and over, with tickets through AXS. See the Concorde 2 listing.
Black Parade: 00s Emo Anthems Halloween Party, doors 11pm, Komedia basement. Billed as the UK’s biggest emo night, 18+, with advance tickets at £7. Komedia says it has had Halloween nights with amazing costumes in the past. Details on the Komedia page.
Halloween Purge, 11pm to 4am, Horizon. Billed as Brighton’s biggest Halloween event, at Horizon Club, 211 to 214 Kings Road Arches. It is 18+, with last entry at 2:30am and three music areas: house, tech and disco; R&B and hip hop; and cheese, pop classics and throwbacks. Costumes are encouraged, with a Best Dressed Reward for the most terrifying look. See the Skiddle listing.
Saturday 31 October
Drum & Bass Classics Halloween All Dayer, from 2pm, Concorde 2. An all-day club event, 18 and over. See the Concorde 2 listing.
The Witchcraft and Vagrancy Act Halloween Party, 8pm, Komedia Studio. A night of dark cabaret, folk horror and odd-folk music, with a fancy dress competition. The Witchcraft and Vagrancy Act and Fae as Folk play. Doors 7:30pm, 14+, and under-16s must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets from the Komedia listing.
Spellbound: Alternative 80s Halloween Special, doors 11pm, Komedia basement. An alt-80s Halloween party with DJs Simon Price and Jayney BlamBlam, plus cabaret and retro horror video mash-ups. 18+. Details on the Komedia page.
Halloween Seafront Block Party, 10pm to 5am, Horizon. A bar crawl with one ticket for three seafront venues, which the organiser lists as Horizon, Tide and Players. The organiser, a student team, promises live scare actors and cursed on-stage games, and says it has sold out every year. It is 18+, with last entry at 11pm and early bird tickets on sale. See the Skiddle listing.
Return To UKGrave: Halloween Special, 11pm to 4am, Patterns. At Patterns, 10 Marine Parade, with UK garage, bass and NUKG in the basement and Afro house, house and Afrobeats on the upstairs terrace, which opens at 1am. Fancy dress is mandatory and it is 18+. The line-up is still to be announced. See the Skiddle listing.
Moody Disco: Obskur, 11pm, Concorde 2. A club night, 18 and over, with tickets through Skiddle. See the Concorde 2 listing.
Sunday 1 November
Disco Kidz: Halloween Special, doors 1pm, Komedia basement. A daytime family disco with DJs, dance-offs, face painting, giveaways and a bar. It runs for 2.5 hours and is recommended for children aged 4 and over. Up to three children can come with each adult, no adults are admitted without a child, and every child needs a ticket except babies in slings. Details on the Komedia page.
Before you go
Check ages and tickets first, because most of the late nights are 18 and over and the venues say there are no refunds for under-18s. Times on the Concorde 2 pages are set times and may change. Sunset on Halloween is 4:37pm, according to our Clocks go back on Sunday 25 October: Brighton sunset drops to 4:48pm.
For daytime and family Halloween events, museum ghost tours and the pop-up cinema, see Half-Term in Brighton and Hove October 2026: Family Events, Museum Activities and Halloween. Snoopers Paradise has a free mystery until 31 October in Snoopers Paradise Halloween Mystery: 13 Haunted Objects, and for the city’s spookier history, see the most haunted places in Brighton.
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