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Free Halloween talks and events

Ghosts, zombies, monsters and the uncanny: free talks, screenings and tours from universities, picked for Halloween.

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Tuesday 27 October

  • 5:30 PM-7:30 PM in the UKIn person

    Exhibition opening: Quite Shameless (vampires in folklore, science and fiction)

    University of Leeds Library · Treasures of the Brotherton, Parkinson Building, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds

    The launch of an exhibition on the vampire's history and appeal across folklore, science and fiction, with medieval revenants, rare Bram Stoker letters and highlights from the Bram Stoker collection.…

  • 6:00 PM-7:30 PM in the UKIn person

    Zombies: Fact or Fiction - Should we prepare for a Zombie Apocalypse?

    Queen Mary University of London · Centre of the Cell, Whitechapel

    Zombie apocalypse: a popular science fiction theme, but could it really happen? We already know that viruses can change human behaviour, but how far could this go – is a human rage virus possible?…

Wednesday 28 October

  • Wed, 28 October 2026 to Fri, 30 October 2026, time on the event pageIn person

    Harlequin and the Ghosts of a Thousand Faces

    Ulster University · Upper Shipquay Street, Derry~Londonderry

    Commedia dell'Arte meets Chinese folklore: an outdoor performance produced by Dr Giuliano Campo with performers from the China National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts, on Derry Halloween's Awakening…

  • Wed, 28 October 2026 to Fri, 30 October 2026, time on the event pageIn person

    The Return of the Mummers

    Ulster University · Lower Shipquay Street, Derry~Londonderry

    Ulster University drama students retell one of Ulster's oldest ghost stories in an outdoor mummers' performance on Derry Halloween's Awakening the Walled City trail, 6pm to 9pm each evening. Free, no…

  • 12:00 PM-12:45 PM in the UKIn person

    Zoology Museum Tour 12:00-12:45 (28 Oct) HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

    University of Aberdeen · Zoology Museum

    Brought to you by students from the Zoology and Biological Sciences Society.

  • 1:00 PM-2:30 PM in the UKIn person and online

    Killer Soundtracks: Sonic Excess in Ryan Murphy’s Horror Shows

    University of Huddersfield · RSG/01, Richard Steinitz Building, Queensgate, HD1 3DH or Online via Teams

    Join Dr Catherine Haworth for this talk exploring the role of music and sound in Ryan Murphy’s horror shows.

  • 6:00 PM-9:00 PM in the UKIn person

    Weird Whipple

    University of Cambridge · Whipple Museum of the History of Science

    Discover the stranger side of the history of science by candlelight

  • 6:00 PM-8:00 PM in the UKIn person

    Halloween Movie Night: spooky short films by Ulster students

    Ulster University · MU011, MU Building, Derry~Londonderry campus

    A free screening of spooky short films made by students on Ulster University's BSc Cinematic Arts programme, part of the university's Halloween programme, to which members of the public are invited.…

  • 5:30 PM-7:00 PM in CaliforniaIn person

    SLAC on Tap: Night of the Dark Matter

    Stanford University · The Dutch Goose, 3567 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park, CA 94025

    Something is lurking in the dark.

Thursday 29 October

  • 5:00 PM-9:00 PM in Cambridge, MassachusettsIn person

    ArtsThursdays: Halloween at the Museum

    Harvard Museum of Natural History · Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    An after-hours Halloween evening exploring unusual specimens from the museum's collections and their eerie stories, with a costume photo booth and family activities. Free and open to the public…

Friday 30 October

Recently held

The kind of Halloween events universities open to the public. These have finished.

  • Mon 26 OctPast eventSkeleton Science · University of Cambridge
  • Sat 24 OctPast eventSkeleton Science · University of Cambridge