Hallow's eve is upon us. It's time to dust off your spooky, webby, costumes and dance around bonfires to ward off spirits. That’s how Halloween was celebrated aeons ago. The Celts beleived that on a certain day, the air between the living and the dead thinned (should explain the peculiar going ons these days in parts of Colombo) and when to prevent the dead from crossing realms, the Celts would build a bonfire, get in garb and dance to chase away the spirits. These days celebrate it a tad differently – there be just a downing of the spirits and dancing it off till the wee hours of the morning.
If you are planning to dress up as ghouls and ghost, goblins and vampires and other spooky whatnots but have no clue where to go dressed in all your deathly fare; fret not, here we have put down a list of all the places to haunt on Hallow's Eve.
The Art Loft is proud to collaborate with Colombo City Centre for loads of fun and treats! Drop in for Halloween crafts, get spooked at the horror house and be a part of the costume parade! See you there, for a spooktacular time!
Date: Wednesday, October 31
Place: The ART LOFT, Castle Street, Colombo 8
The Curse Of The Mansion
Feast on gory hand fingers, hairball prawns, bleeding brains and lots more spine-tingling nibbles while drinking up your blood shots served by vampires.
Date: Wednesday, October 31
Place: Mövenpick Hotel – Colombo, 24, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 03
This Halloween special will feature spooky tunes, halloween video remixes, today's greatest pop with plenty of old favourites inbetween. Be ready for plenty halloween candy, specialty shooters, games and more! Don't miss this epic night.
Date: Friday, November 2
Join us if you dare, for a Halloween scare. We’re calling all goblins, ghosts and creatures of the night, so creep, float or crawl on over.
Date: Wednesday, October 31
Place: 2 Zero 6 Music Factory, No. 206, Havelock Road, Colombo 5
Otter Halloween Night 2018. On October 31 2018 from 07:00 pm onwards at Otter Aquatic Club.
Date: Wednesday, October 31
Place: Otter Aquatic Club, Otter Aquatic Club, 380/1 Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7
Spooky Kids Halloween Workshop
We've got some special Halloween Magic coming over to The Cauldron this season for the kids. The workshop includes face painting, making things, fun crafts, story times and competition.
Date: Sunday, November 4
Place: THE CAULDRON, 68, Stratford Avenue, Colombo 6.
By the way, do you know why the skeleton didn't go for the party? Because he had nobody to go with (geddit?).. Well that's all folks! If we've missed any of the happenings around town, simply add it in the comments section.