Halloween bashes happening in Cape Town & Joburg this weekend

CAPE TOWN

ZOMBIE WALK

The walking dead of all ages will take over the streets of Cape Town for the annual Zombie Walk this Saturday. This year they’re aiming to get 15,000 zombies – both human and canine – in on the action, so don your goriest face paint and bring your dog along.

The adults-only after party will feature some of SA’s hottest DJs.

When? Saturday October 27. The walk starts at 16:00, and the after party at 19:00.

Where? Meet at the Company Gardens for the walk. The after party is taking place at Madison Avenue.

How much? The walk is free; tickets for the after party are R87.50 at NuTickets.

HAUNTED HARBOUR

Shimmy Beach Club is throwing a nautical-themed Halloween bash - think pirates with Jack Sparrow swagger and sexy merfolk. There will be various music acts playing late into the night.

When? From 17:00 on Saturday October 27. 

Where? Shimmy Beach Club, V&A Waterfront.

How much?  Tickets are R157.50 at NuTickets. No under-18s.

JOHANNESBURG

HOWL'OWEEN PICNIC 

For a night filled with tricks and treats, head to the Johannesburg Zoo for a Howl’oween picnic. You can visit a haunted house, enjoy a screening of a scary movie and win prizes if your costume is voted one of the best.

When? 17:00 to 21:00 on Saturday October 27.

Where? The Johannesburg Zoo, Upper Park Drive, Forest Town.

How much? Adults R90, pensioners and children aged 3 to 12, R55. Tickets at Computicket.

THE HAUNTED FOREST

Witches and skeletons are just a few of the things that’ll go bump in the night at Riversands Farm Village, where a 3km woodland walkway will be turned into a path of sheer terror leading through a Haunted Forest. Kids can got trick or treating in the woods from 17:00, but after 20:30 exploring the Haunted Forest becomes an adults-only affair.

When? From 15:00 on Saturday October 27.

Where? Riversands Farm Village, Rose Road, Midrand.

How much? Adults R200, teens R150 and children R100. Tickets at Quicket.