As Halloween creeps up in Abu Dhabi, get ready for a graveyard smash of spooky activities for kids, brunches that will send chills down your spine, and parties that are so haunted, even the ghosts are impressed!
While Halloween technically falls on October 31st, it's as if the entire world decided to stretch it into a month-long monster mash!
This bewitching holiday has come a long way from its Celtic origins in the Festival of Samhain. In recent years, there's been a frightful surge in Halloween fun among the expat communities in the United Arab Emirates. It's like the whole country decided to join in on the boo-tiful festivities!
HALLOWEEN BRUNCH AT GRILLS@CHILL’O
Prepare for pint-sized Halloween hijinks as the young ones set off on an epic Trick or Treat quest right within the hotel's spooky realm. But hold on to your witch hats because the fun doesn't stop there! Don your most spine-chilling, ghost-catching garb, and you might just win some prizes that are so good, even Count Dracula would do a double take.
Date: October 28th, 1 pm – 4 pm
Packages:
- AED 285 per person
- Add AED 125 for unlimited Wine and Beer, including sparkling wine
- Add AED 350 for unlimited Champagne (Pommery champagne)
To book call +97128137777 or WhatsApp at +971569977409.
YAS WATERWORLD
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With a whopping 45 rides, slides, and attractions that'll leave you as thrilled as a kid in a candy store. But when Halloween rolls around, they crank up the scream-o-meter to 11! We're talking spooky cabanas, gravediggers on the loose, and bandits who are so wild, even the tumbleweeds are running for cover!
Dates: October 29
Tickets: From AED 200, book online for 10% off
Location: Yas Island – Abu Dhabi
BLACK OUT HORROR ESCAPE GAME ROOM
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Enter if you dare, for these escape rooms are not meant for the weak-hearted. Inside, you'll be enveloped in an unnerving atmosphere, a chilling presence lurking in the shadows, where the sensation of being relentlessly observed never fades.
This place has earned its spine-tingling renown as the largest and most terrifying escape room experience in the Middle East, making it the ultimate haunt for those seeking the perfect Halloween scare.
For more information on BlackOut Escape Game Room.
Tickets: AED 210 per person
Timings: 10 AM to 12 AM (Monday to Sunday)
Location: Al Rihab Tower – Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates
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Prepare to be terrified by a spine-chilling spread that includes monstrous popcorn, Frankenstein nachos, and spine-tingling pizza. But that's not all – brace yourself for a nightmarish costume contest where the most sinister and creatively macabre outfits will battle for supremacy.
And as darkness descends, the eeriness reaches a crescendo with Milan's live saxophone performance. This is an evening of true terror that you absolutely cannot afford to let escape your grasp.
Date: October 29
Timing: 6 PM to late
Location: Rosewood Hotel – Al Maryah Island – Abu Dhabi