Halloween in the City Family Events

TRICKS AND TREATS, A GIANT MONSTER AND HAUNTED MAZE. PUMPKIN PATCHES, SPOOKY STAGE ACTS AND A GOTH CATWALK SHOW.

Come nightfall some of Manchester’s most iconic buildings including Manchester Town Hall, House of Fraser, Harvey Nichols, Selfridges  and The Printworks will again glow a ghastly green.

As part of Halloween in the City, on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October, the city’s shopping district will host Halloweekend!– a two day family friendly festival.

Prepare to be spooked by activities which include a city Trick or Treat hunt, with sweet or scary surprises behind every door, and a Haunted Maze in St Ann’s Square, inviting visitors to try and make it round its gothic pathways without bumping into its creepy creatures.

Those who love to dress up can make it a family affair, with plans to create the biggest fancy dress in Halloween history at The Big Dress Up. Families from across the region are encouraged to come dressed in their spookiest costume, with the best having their photos taken and asked to join DJs on the Capital FM main stage in Exchange Square. And for those who want to bring their very own creepy canine, Capital FM will also be hosting a Canine Catwalk, for dogs with the cutest costumes. Finish off the weekend with the Goth Fashion Show as part of Manchester Metropolitan University’s Gothic Festival. Dress code Black.

To add to the spine-tingling set of activities, the main stage will screen everyone’s favourite Halloween family classics Ghostbusters, Hocus Pocus and Hotel Transylvania.  And there will be a mini Halloween travelling party with a Day of the Dead-style parade of puppets, street performers and freaky dancing.

Big Fish Little Fish, renowned for its family friendly raves and world class partying for kids, will be throwing a spooky science party bringing together some of the best DJs from across the city and stalls exploring the science of Halloween featuring science buskers, slime and the science of bats and spiders with zoo keepers from Chester Zoo.

For those who come unprepared, free creative Face Painting stations on Market Street will allow you to become the ghost with the most.

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