Top five Halloween events for students in Sheffield 2025
Spooky season has landed in the steel city.
Whether you’re looking for a big night out or an adrenaline-filled activity to celebrate Halloween, Sheffield has something to offer all the students.
Here are our top picks of events happening in the area that are sure to be freakishly fun.
The Steamworks’ Big Gory Halloween movie quiz
This one is for the horror movie enthusiasts who love a film with a good jump scare. The Steamworks, on Bramall Lane, are looking for people with the most slasher knowledge to come and play for the chance to win a prize pot, bar tabs and drinks at the bar. Is there any better place for a student to get into the Halloween mood?
Get revising and bring your friends along to the quiz, starting at 8 pm on Saturday, 26th October. The more people at your table, the bigger the prize pot, so bring your flatmates, coursemates, friends and fellow horror lovers for just £3 per person.
Bingo Lingo - Halloween House of Horrors
Do you like bingo, a boogie and a bit of a friendly fright? Get your Halloween costume on and head down to The University of Sheffield’s student union for the ultimate bingo rave. You can expect some hilarious hosts, on-stage performers, singalong bangers and epic prizes to make this club night extra special.
This event is happening on Monday, 27th October, making it the perfect way to kick off your Hallo-week. Make sure to book your tickets now so you don’t miss out on this iconic event.
Golf Fang’s Mini Golf Madness Halloween Special
Let’s get physical this Halloween at Sheffield city centre’s adult crazy golf venue, Golf Fang. Their Halloween special, on Thursday, 30th October, includes 18 haunted holes to play that have all been spookily designed with creepy surprises in this glow-in-the-dark venue.
The event will also have an on-course bar service to deliver drinks while you play, and you can stop by the food market for a delicious bite after your game. If you’re looking for a place to break in your costume on Halloween eve, this is the perfect location with photo opportunities throughout, and prizes for the best costume, as well as plenty more.
Visit Whirlow’s indoor pumpkin patch
If you’re looking for a daytime Halloween activity, what better way to spend it than pumpkin picking? Back for 2025, Whirlow’s Pumpkin Patch is a great indoor event running every Saturday and Sunday throughout October, as well as from Wednesday 29 October to Friday 31 October, 11 am to 3 pm.
This is the perfect activity to do with flatmates, where you can pick a pumpkin and carve it when you get home as an easy, fun decoration to add to your living space. Alternatively, you can each buy your own pumpkin and have a competition of who can carve the best one.
Sheffield’s Living Dead Crawl 2025
This Halloween bar crawl, presented by Student Bar Crawl, visits some of West Street’s most iconic student venues that are all decked out in spine-chilling decor. Over 4000+ students in the city are expected to attend this night of undead chaos on Friday, 31st October, making it the biggest Halloween student party in Sheffield.
From Halloween drinks deals and spooky surprises in every venue, West Street will not know what has hit it. This is the place to wear your scariest, creepiest costumes and enjoy spending the night with the other thrill-seeking students in the city.
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