Frightfully Fun! Halloween at Gold Coast Theme Parks

Halloween on the Gold Coast is anything but ordinary, with the city’s world-class theme parks transforming into spine-tingling playgrounds of thrills, chills and family fun. From eerie mazes and fright-filled shows to trick-or-treat trails and kid-friendly entertainment, each park brings its own unique twist to the spooky season. Whether you’re chasing heart-racing scares after dark or light-hearted fun with the little ones, the Gold Coast’s Halloween events promise unforgettable nights of costumes, candy and plenty of screams.

Fright Nights at Warner Bros. Movie World

 

Enter if you dare! Warner Bros Movie World celebrates the spooky season with a truly terrifying Halloween experience - Fright Nights! The entire park transforms into a horror show every Friday and Saturday night in October from 6 - 10.30pm.  

Face your fears in horror mazes, panic rooms (like an escape room but scarier) and ride rollercoasters in the dark. A nightmare cast of freaks, fiends, zombies and killer clowns roam the park’s precincts, on the hunt for innocent civilians to scare. If you’re unlucky, you might bump into Crooked Man,  Penny Wise or Regan from The Exorcist. There’s also live entertainment, demonic DJs and impressive pyrotechnic shows.

The event is seriously scary and is not recommended for children under the age of 14 years. Be sure to check the makeup and costume guidelines. General admission start from $89 online - get you tickets fast because Fright Night regularly sells out. (Entry is not included in annual passes.) Fright Night dates for Halloween 2025 are October 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th, 18, 24th, 25th and 31st.

Date: Fright and Saturday nights October 4th - 31st. Location: Pacific Mwy, Oxenford 

 

Happy Halloween at Dreamworld

Happy Halloween at Dreamworld is the perfect event for younger kids with plenty of fam-tastic entertainment, spooky themed fun, immersive experiences and trick or treating. 

Get dressed up in your creepiest costumes and join the Halloween festivities for spooky photo opportunities, rides at night, a haunted maze and free trick or treating throughout the park. 

There’s a smorgasbord of Halloween inspired treats from food outlets to sink your fangs into, lots of live, eerie entertainment and activations plus a costume contest where you could win epic prizes. You’ll also get the chance to see Dreamworld’s animal residents by night - say hello to slithering snakes! 

Dreamworld passholders receive free entry to one Happy Halloween event - just visit the website to redeem and book your ticket. General admission starts from $59. 

Dates: October 11th, 18th and 31st plus more dates announced soon!
Location: Dreamworld Pkwy, Coomera

 

Spooky Nights at Sea World

There’s frights and fun galore for families at Sea World Spooky Nights this October. Adventure through seven spooky precincts collecting Tricks’n’Treasures along the way. Be dazzled by the Monster Mayhem Lightshow, have a boogie with the Boo Crew on the Ghostly Groove Dance Floor and enjoy all your favorite rides and exhibits by night! Experience the thrill of seeing the park’s  polar bears, penguins and sea jellies after dark.

There will be witches, zombies, pirates and all sorts of creepy characters roaming the park and entertaining the kids with shows and meet and greets that are more friendly than frightening. This spellbinding experience is selling fast so get your tickets quick. 

One free entry to Spooky Nights is included with Village Roadshow Locals One Pass. General admission starts from $69. Come and join in for a frightfully fun experience!

Dates: October 11th, 18th, 24th, 25th and 31st.
Location: Seaworld Dr, Main Beach

 

More Gold Coast Halloween Events

Dracula's Cabaret

There's no better place to celebrate scary season than Dracula's! This iconic dinner and a show experience has been keeping us entertained for decades - with creepy theming, a ghost train ride to enter, and drinks served in blood bags, it's the hallowed venue of Halloween. Expect talented live musicians, singers and performers putting on dinner cabaret of comedy, comedy, aerial stunts and black light puppets. It's the Halloween of your dreams.. or maybe your nightmares! And if don't make it on October 3st, never fear - the show goes on 5 nights a week from Tuesday - Saturday.

When: Tuesday - Saturday night, every week.
Location: 1 Hooker Blvd, Broadbeach

Halloween in the Laneway - Surfer Paradise

Summon your courage, don your costume and celebrate the spirit of Halloween in the heart of Surfers Paradise at Cavill Lane. This freaky celebration is free for all and features plenty of scary entertainment. Shop at the Witches Markets, drink and dine at Cavill Lane Restaurants and be entertained (or terrified) by roving characters. There are prizes for best costumes so dress up to impress! 

When: 4pm - 9pm, Friday 31 October
Location: 3113 Surfers Paradise Blvd Surfers Paradise (next door to the Hilton Hotel)

YOT Club Halloween Night

Spend your Halloween aboard YOT Club on a floating celebration of good music, great drinks and spectacular costumes! Cruise the Broadwater for three hours of fun with a posse of witches, vampires, zombies and other spooky characters, dancing the night away to DJs. Dress to impress because there are prizes for the best Halloween costumes and a photo booth to capture all the guys and ghouls looking gorgeous. Tickets start from $55. Get your crew and get organised because this Halloween event will sell out.

When: Board 6.30pm, set sail from 7 - 10pm
Where: Depart from YOT Deck, Mariners Cove, Main Beach

 

Looking for some fun activities over the September school holidays? Check out our September School Holiday Survival Guide.