Halloween, which is increasingly celebrated in the Netherlands, is just around the corner; in a month it will be that time again. Do you already have your Halloween costume ready and have you already made plans? Or do you actually not know what to do this Halloween? Don't panic! There is plenty of fun to do around this exciting holiday. We are happy to list the best activities for you.
Halloween party
Halloween has been all the rage in the Netherlands for a few years now. Many themed parties are organised on the weekend closest to the spooky holiday. Do you feel like going all out with askeleton suit,scary maskand a pair ofcoloured contact lenses? Then check if a bar, pub or club near you is organising a Halloween party. Whether you want to go to a party in Den Bosch, Rotterdam or Amsterdam, there are fun fancy dress parties all over the Netherlands.
Escape room
An escape room has something exciting in itself. You are locked in a room with your friends or family and have to try to escape within the time limit. At Halloween, many escape rooms change into an extra exciting escape room with variation in horror styles. An escape room is scary, exciting and contains all the ingredients for a perfect Halloween outing.
Horror marathon
Don't feel like going out on Halloween? We totally get it! Invite some friends and family and organize a horror Netflix marathon. Halloween of course includes scary horror movies. Netflix has announced five new horror movies and they look terrifying! Go for The Shadow of the Moon, In the Tall Grass, Fractured, Eli, Rattlesnake and don't forget the popcorn!
Also in many cinemas horror marathons are organized around Halloween. Enjoy the hardest horror all night long ... What more could you want?
Organize your own Halloween party
If you really want to go all out during Halloween in the Netherlands, you can of course also organize your own Halloween party! Send out creepy invitations, have everyone come dressed up and transform your house into a haunted house with the scariestHalloween decorations. On Pinterest you will find the best ideas for a good Halloween party.
Fright night
One of the most famous things to do during Halloween is perhaps visiting the famous Fright Nights. For example, the amusement park Walibi is transformed into a kind ofreal lifehorror film for almost the entire month of October. There are several scary haunted houses, but besides that, there is much more organized with the horror theme. For example, there are certain zones in which the scariest characters walk around who are trained to scare the living daylights out of you.
But not only in Walibi you can experience an exciting day/evening. There are many places in the Netherlands that are transformed into a ghost town or haunted house. For example, in Beverwijk you can walk an exciting walking route. This Night of Darkness is filled with scary moments and scary horror stories that have come to life. You will also pass various haunted houses.
There's plenty to do on Halloween. What scary thing will you do?