Party Like the Undead – It’s Halloween in Malta

The Haunted Dungeon The video promoting this event is creepy as all heck; the camera plunges into a World War II shelter in Mgarr to experience some ‘augmented reality’. If you like your Halloween plagued by eerie babies, spectral apparitions and gray-toothed zombies, you’ll love it. Find out more; it’s on from the 26th October to the 4th November for ages 13+. Halloween Escape For a dose of Halloween drama, try an escape room. At Can You Escape? - Escape Rooms Malta in Fgura, it’s dark in the dreaded Graveyard and there’s a whiff of death. Corpses are abroad, murdering whoever roams here for more than 60 minutes. The clock is ticking….. book with them before they fill up. Entry starts at €20pp - if you get a group together, the price goes down. Waterfront Witches The Waterfront will be offering Spooktacular fun for free in the evening, including trick or treating, outdoor games and kids’ animations. Times are Saturday 27th October from 7pm, Sunday 28th October from 12:30pm and Wednesday 31st October from 7pm. Vault 1 Upper Floor, Pinto Wharf, Floriana. Ghostly Walk Valletta is an ancient city and secrets lurk beneath the bastions. Join Insite Malta for a ghostly tour on the 28th October at 7pm to find out exactly what hides under the civil façade of our capital city. It’s free, but you need to sign up in advance. Dancing with the Dead Party people G7 are organising a Halloween edition on Friday 26th October, complete with haunted house and bat cave at Gianpula Village, ?a?-?ebbu?, Malta. Tickets cost €10. The DJ line up remains a secret for now, but these guys have got form for bringing out the best acts. Also on the 26th, the Sky Club Malta in St. Julian’s hosts Strictly RNB – Haunted Mansion with DJs Pocci, Nikki and Justin. Tickets are €10. On Saturday 27th, the Sound Salon will have a Halloween club night at the Aria Complex, San Gwann. DJs include Lex & Stef b, Kugene and Micimago and tickets start at €10. Murder Mystery If you want to go all Miss Marple on Halloween, try the Murder Mystery at the Carob Tree Food Court in St. Julian’s. Over your seven course meal, you’ll be assisting a detective in solving a suspicious death. Intrigued? Contact them at 9947 0460 to book. The event will be happening 29-31 October at 7.30pm. Esplora Halloween Scary science will be on display at Esplora’s Halloween Night on 31st October. You’ll be able to try out a little freaky face painting, learn how to make slime, explore the cool effects of dry ice and watch gory dissections and chemical reactions during Autopsy and Alchemist workshops. Handily, they also have a training camp on surviving the zombie apocalypse. Adults from €10, kids €5 at www.ticketline.com.mt.   You are spoilt for choice with so much to do this Halloween! Expect to see hoards of people dressed up in anything from zombies to zulus. However, have you ever thought about what it would be like to be one of the people that make the night so memorable? At times of the year, such as these, businesses are looking for help from people with that extra zing - that will ensure their clientele have the most memorable time possible. So if you think you’ve got what it takes to make multiple monster mash margaritas or make someone up as Frankenfurter from Rocky Horror Picture Show, then check out these current vacancies in hair & beauty and/or hospitality & leisure today!   By Helen Raine