Halloween 2024 – Family activities on the northern Costa Blanca
Halloween 2024 – Family activities on the northern Costa Blanca
For Halloween, the Costa Blanca offers a variety of events and traditions, ideal for those who want to enjoy a festive atmosphere and also explore local customs. Halloween, or the Night of the Witches, is a celebration that has its roots in ancient pagan and Christian traditions. Although today it is mainly associated with costumes, sweets and themed parties.
What can you expect?
- Theme parties and night events: Nightclubs, bars and pubs are transformed into terrifying settings, with live music, costume contests and spooky decorations.
- Houses of terror and routes of fear: Immerse yourself in a world of scares and strong emotions in these attractions designed to test your courage.
- Family activities: Many towns organize special events for the little ones, such as craft workshops, scary storytelling and games.
- Costume parades: Dazzle with your most original costume and participate in the fun parades that are organized in different parts of the Costa Blanca.
- Theme markets: Find decorative objects, costumes and Halloween sweets in the special markets that are set up during these dates.
Here are some activities in the north of the Costa Blanca found on the websites of the Town Halls or others in the region:
Thursday, October 31
Denia – Nit de les Ànimes INFO
The bravest will be able to enjoy the Terrifying Mansion, located in the Youth Building (Ronda de les Muralles, 42).
- 17:00 – 19:00h. Family passes for accompanied minors.
- 22:00 – 00:30h. Passes for those over 13 years old.
There will be a disco at the exit of the tunnel, next to the Joventut building.
Calpe: Halloween: un comerç de por INFO
- 17:30h. Horror parade. It will visit the shops in the centre of Calpe (Plaza Mayor)
- 20:00h. Mini disco and scary photocall (In Plaza Manuel Miró, at the end of the parade)
Benissa: La Noche de las Almas INFO
- 18.15h. Costume gathering. Plazoleta del Convento. Parade with music until reaching the Paseo Joaquin Piera i Mariana Torres and mini-disco
- 20:00 – 24:00h. Escape room SAW, at the Casal Jove. For those over 14 years old (Registration necessary – Info: Casal Jove)
Moraira: Halloween Party INFO
- 17:00h. Face painting – Moraira Church Square
- 18:00h. Games and sweets for children, and costume contest (organized by the Teulada-Moraira Lions Club)
Bar service all afternoon by the Moraira 2025 Festeros.
Altea la Vella: Espanta la Por INFO
- 20:00 h. Route Altea la Vella – Llegendes (Plaza Caixaaltea – Altea la Vieja)
Saturday, 2nd of November
Teulada – Plaza VI.Centenari INFO
- 17:00 – 20:00h. Beetlejuice dance session, workshops (Multicolour Slime and Halloween Lollipop) and inflatables.
- 19:30h to 23:00h: Tunnel of terror (for ages 12 and up).
Bar service all afternoon by the SVF2025 Teulada Festival Committee. In addition to:
Denia – Pasacalle de las espantacriaturas INFO
- 18:00 h. – Cercavila de les espantacriature (starting at Plaza de la Constitución)
Parade with music and Valencian monsters such as the man with the cloak, the Moor Mussa, the gambosins, the man with the nose or the Butoni. Route: Plaza de la Constitución, C/de Cavallers, C/Major, Plaza del Oeste, C/ Loreto, C/la Mar, Cándida Carbonell, Marqués de Campo and Glorieta del País Valenciano.
Halloween on the Costa Blanca
Halloween is celebrated on the Costa Blanca mainly due to the influence of international tourists and residents, especially British. Although Halloween is not a traditional celebration in Spain, it has gained popularity in recent decades and it is now common to see activities, costume parties, and themed decorations in many towns on the Costa Blanca. Many cities organize parties, activities for children and scary tours that combine Halloween culture with the Spanish All Saints’ Day festivities. This mix of customs has allowed Halloween to become an attractive holiday adapted to local tastes, where both children and adults can enjoy a festive atmosphere on the Costa Blanca.
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