Enjoy Spooky Halloween Fun in Cape Town 2025

Photo credit: The Galileo Open Air Cinema via Facebook

While Halloween is traditionally more popular in the States or even Europe, it has been gaining popularity in Cape Town in recent years. And 2025 promises to be no different!

So whether you enjoy the dress-up factor, dig spooky stories or simply want to Trick or Treat, here are some horrifyingly fun Halloween 2025 events to enjoy in the Mother City this October 31st and beyond:

Catch a ‘Spooktacular’ Film in the Open Air

The Galileo Open Air Cinema makes Halloween frightfully fun each year with their special Halloween-themed screenings and costume events.

This year, on Halloween (31 October) adults (18 and older) can enjoy a night of creepy or quirky costumes at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, as you watch the chilling 2018 Halloween film.

The following night, young and old can crawl out of their crypts for the Kids Halloween Show at Central Park, Century City, where Monsters Inc., a kiddies’ classic, will be playing.

The cost for the Halloween event is R250 per person (it includes the movie screening, a backrest, blanket and popcorn) or R300 per person for reserved seating. Strictly no under 18s.

The November 1st event, meanwhile, will cost R225 per person (it includes the movie screening, a backrest, blanket and popcorn), R275 per person for reserved seating and R175 per child aged 4 - 17.

For both events, doors open at 17:00 pm, with the Halloween movie starting at 19:45 pm. For the kiddies’ film, it will start at 18:45 pm on November 1st.

For more information or to book your tickets, please see The Galileo Open Air Cinema website: https://thegalileo.co.za/movies/.

Photo credit: The Galileo Open Air Cinema via Facebook

Get Your Apocalyptic Limp on at the Cape Town Zombie Walk

After an absence of a few years, South Africa’s iconic Halloween event, the Zombie Walk, returns to the streets of Cape Town.

This ghoulish parade is family friendly, exciting and pet-friendly and whether you crawl, limp or walk as normal, there’s plenty of fun to be had.

Best of all, this year’s event, which will take place a day after Halloween on 1 November 2025 between 16:30 - 18:30pm, is in aid of the Lucky Lucy Foundation, an animal rescue organisation who looks after abused or neglected animals in Cape Town.

The Zombie Walk is free, however, donations are most welcome.
There will also be three phases of after-parties that cost R200-R300 per person entry fee, as Phase 1 (priced at R100) is already closed to sales.

For more information or to purchase a ticket, please visit the official website or check out the Quicket link: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/327274-zombie-walk-cape-town-2025/#/.

Experience Halloween 2025 Fun with These Other Events

Here are some additional Halloween 2025 events to enjoy in the Mother City:

Enjoy a Pre-Summer Getaway

Summer is around the corner in the Mother City (just ask those 34 degree-temperature heatwaves we have experienced in October) and that means it’s time to explore, soak up the hot sun and enjoy a summer getaway.

Before the busy summer season starts in full, why not book a relaxing getaway with DK Villas in Hout Bay?

Our gorgeous trio of self-catering apartments are the perfect destination for weary travellers or tourists seeking a soothing summer holiday in the Mother City.

Choose from our spacious three-bedroom Harbour View apartment, our two-bedroom The Boardwalk apartment or even the cosy one-bedroom Riverview apartment.

Each of our apartments is decked out in the finest modern appliances and tasteful decor, provides beautiful mountain- or ocean-views, offers secure, safe parking on-site within the estate and ensures that you enjoy 24/7 security for added peace of mind.

For more information or to book a stay at one of our self-catering apartments, please select the relevant accommodation tab on our website: www.dkvillas.co.za.