Our pick of things to do this Halloween weekend.
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CANBERRA ZOMBIE WALK
Come clad in your best zombie, ghoul or monster garb and shuffle listlessly through the city streets to support the Brain Foundation. The event will jolt to life in Glebe Park, where there will be spooky shows featuring local artists. Glebe Park gazebo, Civic. Saturday 2.30-5.30 pm. Tickets via Humanitix. $5-10.
VOODOO BAYOU @ RELOAD
After the walk, head to Reload Bar and Games for Voodoo Bayou: A Halloween Special, where you can "dance with a horde of blood suckers and Cajun Zombies" and sip spooky cocktails in their new garden area. Reload Bar and Games, Civic. Saturday 7pm. Tickets at the door.
KNIGHTY HORROR PICTURE SHOW @ KNIGHTSBRIDGE PENTHOUSE
Come up to the lab and see what's on the slab at Knighthouse. While the place is spooky enough after slamming a few vodka limes on a Satty night, there will be costumed staff and themed cocktails for Halloween. Bring the fishnets. Knightsbridge Penthouse, Braddon. Saturday, 8pm-late. Free entry.
HALLOWEEN @ CUBE
If you fancy your Rocky Horror with a side of dancers, face painting and erotic nightmares beyond any measure, head to Cube for their Rocky Horror Picture Show performance by The Entertainment Hub Canberra. Cube, Civic. Friday 10pm-late. Tickets at the door.
BOOGONG
Take the 'goo' out of Googong and it gets a whole lot more spine-tingling. The Googong township is cracking open the crypt and bringing back Boogong. This year's theme is Twisted Circus. Stage performers, acrobats, live music, food vendors, costume competitions and fireworks await you and your carnies. Rockley Oval, Googong. Saturday 5-9pm. Free.
SPOOKTACULAR @ PALACE ELECTRIC
It's not Halloween without a screening of the Michael Myers saga. For the 40th anniversary of the original Halloween, Palace Electric is screening all films in the franchise from dusk till dawn. That's 16 hours of spooks. Palace Electric, Acton. Saturday 7.30pm. Tickets via palacecinemas.com.au.
FRIDAY FRIGHT NIGHT @ LIMELIGHT
The latest instalment in the Halloween franchise has already been scoring rave reviews. Catch one of the first Canberra screenings at Limelight and do the costume thing. Limelight Cinemas, Tuggeranong. Friday 7pm. Tickets via Limelight Cinemas. $15.
A DECADE OF DEATH @ MOOSEHEADS
For their tenth year in a row, Mooseheads is bringing yet another Halloween bash. The club will be decked out in spooky decorations and special effects, plus there will be a prize for best dressed. Mooseheads, Civic. Saturday 9pm. Tickets at the door.
TRICK OR TREAT HUNT & LUNCH @ CONTENTIOUS CHARACTER
Get outta town this weekend. Kids are invited to assemble trick or treat bags while the grown ups enjoy Contentious Character's newly released 2018 Rosé, 2010 Merlot, 2010 Shiraz and new summer menu. Contentious Character, Wamboin. Sunday 11.30am-2pm. Bookings via info@contentiouscharacter.com.au. $30.
HALLOWEEN HOP @ CANBERRA SWING KATZ
Canberra Swing Katz are running Halloween Hop again this year, a spooky social night with costumes, swing dancing and a live band. Even if you aren't a dancer, boogie down. You can always just say your terrifying dance moves are part of your costume. Majura Hall, Dickson. Friday 8.30-11pm. $15.
FLAUNT IT AND HAUNT IT @ POLIT BAR
If burlesque, cabaret, comedy and musical acts are your poison, head to Polit. For one night only, Tiger Lily and KREWD will entertain you with one wicked line-up. Polit Bar, Manuka. Friday 8-11pm. Tickets via Eventbrite. $25.
HALLOWEEN YOGA @ YOGASANA FITNESS
Yogasana Fitness is seamlessly blending mindfulness, family time and spooks this Sunday. In the class, explore traditional postures and work on new moves with a Halloween twist. Costumes are encouraged! Belconnen Arts Centre. Sunday 9-10am. Bookings via yogasanafitness.com. $10 p/p.
And if you're out of town this weekend, on Monday First Edition will be hosting a Halloween high tea for kids. This will involve delicious treats, face painting, spooky colouring in and mask decorating. Also listed is 'ghost making' which could either be a fairly intense workshop on how your child can attract a lost spirit or how to turn a sheet into a fake ghost. It's anyone's guest. First Edition, Civic. Monday 11am-1pm. Tickets via Eventbrite.
