Get ready to be spellbound, as Halloween is creeping up, and it’s time to dive into the spookiest season of the year. Budapest is no stranger to celebrating this ghostly holiday, and if you’re looking for a wickedly good time, you’ve come to the right place. Whether you’re into hair-raising haunted houses, costume parties that will send shivers down your spine, or ghostly gatherings by the Danube, Budapest has it all. Silverline Cruises would like to provide you with a few recommendations of where to celebrate Halloween.
Pumpkin Festival and Night Market in Terézváros
Night-Where: Hunyadi square market: 1067 Budapest, Hunyadi tér 4
Hallo-When: 27th October 2023 from 15:00
More braaaains: www.facebook.com/events/1045532253128280/
Picture: Silverline
To start our list we would like to recommend a family-friendly programme in downtown Terézváros.
How could one Halloween night be complete without spooky Jack ’o lanterns? To make sure the area is well-lit, the Hunyadi square market organizes a pumpkin carving party. So, grab your pumpkin carving kit and test your skills! On 27th October 2023 starting from 15:00 o’clock.
The organizers will provide the pumpkin; however, you need to provide the carving equipment.
A family friendly programme for both children and adults alike. To topple it all the event adds a farmers’ market, many other programmes for children and a spooky ambiance to suit the occasion.
Halloween Booze Cruise & Cocktail Cruise
Night-Where: Dock 11. 1052 Jane Haining rkp.
Hallo-When: 28th and 31th October 2023
More braaaains: Halloween Cruise 🧛🎃🕷️ – Silverline Cruises (silver-line.hu)
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This year we are also preparing for the scariest night of the year, with a spooktacular Cocktail cruise on the Danube. Prepare to be bewitched as you embark on a Halloween experience like no other. Aboard our eerie vessel, we’re conjuring up a night of ghostly delights and otherworldly entertainment. Put up your most chilling costume and come aboard for a night of supernatural fun and fright. Be sure to check out our haunted ghost ship starting from Dock 11. and celebrate Halloween with us.
Budapest ghost tours by Mysterium Tours Budapest
Night-Where: Zero Kilometre Stone in Clark Ádám Square
Hallo-When: 19:45 / 20:00 mostly everyday (check calendar for availability)
More braaaains: www.mysteriumtours.com/budapest/
Photo: mysteriumtours.com
The Hungarian capital keeps many time-honoured, long forgotten secrets about vampires, serial killers, alchemists, witches, and mythical creatures that everyone will find bone-chilling for sure. Learn more about Erzsébet Báthory the countess who bathed in the blood of virgins, find out more about the imprisonment of Vlad Tepes – Dracula in the dungeon of the Buda Castle and more nightmare inducing tales long lost to modern times. If you’re one of those travel enthusiasts who are dead set on exploring what this city ties up with, Mysterium Tours is your go-to companion. They offer mesmerizing evening walking tours with immersive story telling professional guides whose performance will surely haunt you.
Halloween Madness by ICT & ELB @ Akvárium Klub
Night-Where: Akvárium Klub: 1051 Budapest, Erzsébet tér 12.
Hallo-When: 31st October 2023
More braaaains: www.akvariumklub.hu/en
Picture: akvariumklub.hu
Erasmus Life Budapest and International Club Tour presents: The biggest, craziest, scariest international Halloween party ever! At Akvárium Klub, the largest and most versatile club of the city, in the literal heart of Budapest. Providing a vast range of musical variety from EDM, mainstream hits, club house R’nb, hip-hop, reggaeton, latin Tech house and Techno you will definitely find something to your liking. So, grab your scariest costume and join this inner city “Danse Macabre”
Horror-themed Escape Rooms in Budapest
Night-Where: Various locations in Budapest
Hallo-When: All year around
More braaaains: All horror escape rooms of Budapest | at QH Budapest (questhunter.hu)
Photo: questhunter.hu
If you and your friends are looking for a fun and terrifying activity in Budapest, what better way there is then to experience true horror while solving puzzles go earn your freedom?
Unleash your inner detective and dare to enter Budapest’s spine-tingling world of horror-themed escape rooms this Halloween. These immersive experiences are not for the faint of heart, where you and your team must use your wits to solve puzzles, unlock mysteries, and escape from dark and eerie scenarios. Venture into the unknown as you face ghosts, ghouls, and other sinister forces that lurk in the shadows. Each escape room offers a unique and thrilling storyline, making it the perfect Halloween activity for those seeking an adrenaline rush and an unforgettable adventure. Are you ready to test your courage and problem-solving skills? If you click on the link below the title, you will be guided to a collection of different types of rooms. Be sure to choose the scariest…