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What to do on October 31?
Halloween is a holiday of Celtic origin that is much loved in the US. In Italy, too, however, it has become a popular holiday in recent years, especially among younger people. One thing is certain: Halloween is an opportunity to let your imagination run wild. Some people dress up as ghosts, pumpkins or invent their own scary mask.
If you still don’t know what to do on Thursday, October 31, in Rome, here are some ideas to spend the evening having fun.
Halloween in Rome’s Amusement Park
In the realms of fun, preparations are being made to welcome the Halloween season in the best possible way. As early as the first weeks of the month, in fact, chilling events are planned. Here’s what you can expect.
Cinecittà World
Cinecittà World is celebrating from October 5 until November 3. Rome’s Cinema and TV Park celebrates this month with pumpkins, corn on the cob, haystacks, spider webs and nine themed attractions. If you love to go on a thrill ride, you can see the Halloween Show and many other shows. Accompanying you on this experience will be mummies and zombies. The bravest ones, then, can enter the Manikomio, a Horror experience set in the basement of an abandoned mental hospital..
In addition, three Halloween Nights will be held (Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and 2). The Park will be open late into the night with live performances, themed dinners, concerts and DJ sets.
Magicland
MagicLand amusement park MagicLand has organized an all-night Halloween in collaboration with the Embassy of Mexico in Italy. From October 12 until November 3 skeletons, vampires, ghosts, zombies and lots of fun. The Gran Teatro Alberto Sordi will host the original Alice in Horrorland show, the traditional fairy tale reimagined in a horror key. Instead, on the nights of October 31, November 1 and 2 there will be themed DJ-Sets.
Zoomarine
From Oct. 5 and until Nov. 3, the Torvaianica amusement park dresses up for Halloween: spooky rides for adults and children, a new dive show and two new activities. This year there is Zombie Camp and Zombie Paintball Hunt. Tickets can be reserved online.
Luneur Park
Luneur Park celebrates Halloween every year with spooky characters, rides, games, dancing, singing and a children’s makeup service. This year Luneur Park’s Scarys Hotel opened its doors with spooky guests (until Nov. 3).
Events for Halloween in Rome.
Magical dinners, mysteries to solve and spooky tours… Here’s what to do on Halloween in Rome.
Hidden Evidence: a Murder Mystery experience.
The quest for immortality of the “Sons of Jupiter” took a deadly turn with the murder of the High Priestess. Poisoned during a ritual, her death revealed the dark side of the cult. Each member harbors secrets and motives, with suspicions and deceptions intertwining their fates. Now it’s up to you to untangle the web of lies and discover the real culprit before the cult’s malevolent legacy continues. Add your name to Hidden Evidence‘s witness list in Rome. Formerly known as “Murder Mystery,” this intriguing immersive theater returns to Rome with new secrets to unravel.
Hidden Evidence Rome takes place in a location that gives off mysterious light to create a crime scene: the Palazzo Rospigliosi. Bring your notebook, hold your magnifying glass and wear your detective trench coat…. Are you ready to unmask the killer?
The event takes place only on selected dates in the coming months.
Chilling breakfasts at the Hard Rock Cafe + DJ set
On Sunday, Oct. 13, 20 and 27, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., thrill breakfasts will be held at Hard Rock Cafe Rome. An American breakfast with activities and games for children. Here are the themes for the different breakfasts:
- Oct. 13 Coco
- Oct. 20 Ghost Buster
- Oct. 27 Horror Magic
Also, on the evening of October 31 there will be a DJ set by Frida k, a Roman DJ, from 9:30 pm onwards.
Ghost Tour
There are haunted places in the city, did you know? Yes, legends tell scary stories. That’s why we wanted to write an article about just such unusual tours to take in the city. You can find them all here.
Hidden Evidence
In October in Rome’s Palazzo Rospigliosi, you can participate in the immersive theater experience Murder Mystery. For one evening you can take on the role of a detective and unmask the murderer. It will also be held on Nov. 2.
Incantum Rome
Dinner in the Harry Potter-inspired pub? Between potions and wands, you can have a “magical” pizza at Incantum. It’s hard to get a seat, but never say never….
The pumpkin patch
What could be better than decorating your own Halloween pumpkin? You can do it at the pumpkin farm in Sacrofano. There is time until early November.
Creepy tours
There are places in Rome that hide chilling legends. Discover the hidden side of the Eternal City. Here all the mysterious places.