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Newbie Night (Open Mic)
2025-10-15 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | The Jesters, 17 Alfred St, Bath, BANES, BA1 2QU, United Kingdom
Every Wednesday, The Jesters opens the stage to 12 brand-new or developing acts, each with 5 minutes to make some noise, test some material, and maybe even bring the house down. No need to be ‘in the scene’ just turn up, sign up, and give it a go. Sign-up runs from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the club. Names are drawn at 7:30pm sharp, with the show starting shortly after. Come to perform, or come to support comedy’s newest fools—all for just £1. In partnership with Big Squash Comedy at The Saracen’s Head, performers can double up and do two open mics in one night meaning more stage time, more fun, more jester energy.Doors: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00 PM | Tickets: £1

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Big Squash Comedy
2025-10-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Saracen’s Head, 42 Broad Street, Bath, BANES, BA1 5LP, United Kingdom
A weekly new material comedy night located in Bath’s oldest pub. Free of charge with a new lineup of excellent acts each week

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Troubled Waters
2025-10-16 00:00 - 2025-10-17 23:59 | Ustinov Studio, 1 Saw Close, Bath, BANES, BA1 1EY, United Kingdom
Created & performed by Corinne Harragin

With over 4,000 miles of polluted waterways, Britain and Ireland’s rivers are in ruin.

This vibrant new tapestry of transporting tales winds through stories that have shaped our relationship with rivers, the lifeblood of our landscape. Leaping salmon, fishtail women, mythical raves & sacred springs… These enchanting and surprising tales present characters who question what is set in stone and find their own flow. With each meandering stream and rushing river, we dip our toes into vital waters and ask what new connections are found when we look with fresh eyes beneath the surface?

Audience praise for Troubled Waters: “Delicious, captivating, funny, sexy, and brilliant!”“Beautifully told tales – none of which I’d heard before”“Mesmerising and sensual – the stories came to life”“Corinne kept her audience captivated.” “Cheeky, moving, and well-paced”“A beautiful journey that blends traditional storytelling with modern language”“The weaving and patterning of stories was expertly done”

“Rivers sustain the natural environment, wildlife and people in equal measure. People have to feel part of something to feel motivated to care for it – Troubled Waters is an impressive production that will inspire people to re-establish their connection with our rivers, helping to protect them. As a trust, our mission is to see 1 in 4 people taking action for nature, and this production is a brilliant example of people taking action for nature” – Avon Wildlife Trust

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Nicola Sturgeon for Frankly
2025-10-16 18:30 - 20:30 | St Mary’s Church, Darlington Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA2 4EB, United Kingdom
Frankly is no ordinary political memoir. Remarkable for its honesty and self-reflection, this is the story of Nicola Sturgeon, one of our most influential and successful leaders.

The enduring popularity of Nicola Sturgeon, the first female and longest-serving First Minister of Scotland, was a rare constant in an era marked by Brexit, Covid and five different UK prime ministers. Previously, as ‘Yes Minister’ and Deputy Leader of the SNP, she helped to bring Scotland to the brink of self-rule, overseeing the Yes campaign in the Scottish independence referendum of 2014.

In this deeply personal memoir, Sturgeon recounts her journey from working-class Ayrshire to the steps of Bute House. Revealing the person behind the politician, she explores the schism between her private and public personas: one painfully shy and self-critical, the other a consummate public performer. And yet, she pulls no punches, candidly recounting her interactions with figures including Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, and Alex Salmond – her mentor and, ultimately, her staunch adversary.

Full of the verve and wit that made Sturgeon one of the most high-profile politicians in the UK, this is a unique blend of personal insight and captivating vignettes. Infused throughout with a love of Scotland and its people, it honestly discusses Sturgeon’s mistakes, her battles, and her triumphs. Frankly is the compelling story of no ordinary politician.

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Live Jazz, Funk, Soul and Swing at Green Park Brasserie
2025-10-16 18:30 - 22:00, 2025-10-17 18:30 - 22:00 | Green Park Brasserie, 6 Green Park Rd, Bath, BA1 1JB, United Kingdom
Soak up the buzzing atmosphere at Green Park Brasserie with live music four nights a week – every Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, 6.30pm – 10pm.

Based in the historic old Green Park railway station, this is one of Bath’s best bars and restaurants. Enjoy cocktails,craft and beer and award winning food from their Brasserie and Bath Pizza Co kitchens – available 7 days a week.Enjoy the sunny terraces throughout the summer months or cosy up with live music and candlelit tables through the cooler seasons.

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Cursed Daughters with Oyinkan Braithwaite
2025-10-16 19:00 - 21:00 | BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 2HN, United Kingdom
Mr B’s are thrilled to welcome bestselling, Booker Prize longlisted author, Oyinkan Braithwaite to Bath for her much anticipated new novel, Cursed Daughters.

Following the unprecedented success of My Sister, The Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite returns with Cursed Daughters, a haunting novel steeped in folklore, about broken hearts and unbreakable curses across several generations of a family of Nigerian women.

Oyinkan Braithwaite is a Nigerian-British novelist and writer. Her first novel, My Sister, The Serial Killer, was published in 2018 to wide acclaim. It was a Sunday Times bestseller, longlisted for The Booker Prize, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and won the Crime and Thriller Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2020.

Please note: the first 30 Book+Ticket orders will receive the Independent Exclusive Edition with special sprayed edges.

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No man will call your house his home. And if they try, they will not have peace…

So goes the family curse, long handed down from generation to generation, ruining families and breaking hearts. And now it’s Eniiyi’s turn – who, due to her uncanny resemblance to her dead aunt, Monife, is already used to her family’s strange beliefs, as well as their insistence that she is a reincarnation. Still, when she falls in love with the handsome boy she saves from drowning, she can no longer run from her family’s history. Is she destined to live out the habitual story of love and heartbreak, or can she escape the family curse and the mysterious fate that befell her aunt?

‘Funny and fearless, soaked in secrets, spirit, heartbreak, and love… Impossible to put down’ Abi Daré

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The Songs of Joni Mitchell
2025-10-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Komedia Bath, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath, BA1 1EP, United Kingdom
Through the unique voices of the artists she continues to inspire acclaimed singer-songwriters in their own right will perform intimate interpretations of their favourite Joni Mitchell songs in a loving ode.

The Songs Of Joni Mitchell, originally conceived and curated by Lail Arad to mark Joni Mitchell’s 80th birthday and hosted by Cerys Matthews, was described as “a perfect celebration of Joni Mitchell”

This show will feature: Jesca Hoop, Kate Stables (This Is The Kit) and Lail Arad, with Richard Sears on piano.

“A stellar line up of artists reimagine Mitchell’s most magnificent works” – The Arts Desk

“Songwriting shines as artists pay tribute” – London World

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Reorienting the Renaissance: the case of the Tudors
2025-10-16 19:30 - 21:00 | BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 2HN, United Kingdom
Ready to take your next journey of Discovery? The Renaissance: Journeys of Discovery at BRLSI is a yearlong programme of talks and events exploring the many joys, discoveries and something of the broader cultural legacy of a movement still making waves in the 21st century. Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Martin Luther, Cervantes, Shakespeare, Chaucer, Machiavelli, Hieronymus Bosch, if you love culture then you’ll love our new talks series!

The Renaissance re-oriented everything, from how the West saw the rest of the world, to why North ended up at the top of European maps. In an upcoming talk, Professor Jerry Brotton shows how the Tudors situated themselves within the wider geopolitical world of the 16th century and transformed England from a largely irrelevant kingdom to an imperial and commercial power.

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The Irregulars
2025-10-16 19:30 - 22:00 | The Jesters, 17 Alfred St, Bath, BANES, BA1 2QU, United Kingdom
These aren’t your average open micers. These are the comics who’ve been grafting on the circuit for years, sharpening their sets in pubs, clubs, basements and backrooms – and they’re just starting to break into the mainstream. You’ll see TV-ready talent before they hit the panel shows, right here in The Jesters’ underground comedy club.Doors: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00 PM | Tickets: £8 / £5 Students

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Swiftogeddon - The Taylor Themed Club Night
2025-10-16 23:00 - 2025-10-17 01:00 | Komedia Bath, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath, BA1 1EP, United Kingdom
The legendary night dedicated to worshipping at the altar of Taylor Swift: non-stop Swifty all night: deep cuts, extended mixes, fan favourites and all the hits.

Do you have a Blank Space in your diary? Then this night is Taylor-made for you!

Join fellow fans in a celebration of the genius of the Swift – because she’ll never go out of Style.

*This event is fan created & not endorsed by the artist*

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FilmBath Bath Film Festival 2025
2025-10-17 00:00 - 2025-10-26 23:59
During the festival, the beautifully inventive city of Bath is filled with film fans coming together for an indulgent programme of previews, special events, Q&As, documentary features, industry days, shorts and of course the IMDb Awards.

Loved by audience members, volunteers and local businesses, the FilmBath Festival has been running since 1990.

The Bath Film Festival returns this October for its 35th edition – ten days packed with over 50 films, events and immersive experiences across the city of Bath. From historic venues to unexpected spaces, we’re once again bringing world-class cinema to the heart of the city.

As always, Bath Film Festival offers you the chance to see some of the year’s biggest films before anyone else. 2025’s programme includes previews of Die, My Love (Jennifer Lawrence & Robert Pattinson), Bugonia (Emma Stone, dir. Yorgos Lanthimos), Rental Family (Brendan Fraser), Private Life (Jodie Foster), If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You (Rose Byrne) and Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (Jeremy Allen White).

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Faultlines 3: the path to Net Zero - are we doing enough?
2025-10-17 10:00 - 16:00 | BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 2HN, United Kingdom
In April 2025, the Tony Blair Institute published a critique of current net zero plans to avoid damaging climate change entitled “The Climate Paradox: Why We Need to Reset Action on Climate Change”, asserting that “present policy solutions are inadequate … unrealistic and therefore unworkable”.

The Blair document specifically recommends increased efforts to trap carbon dioxide from exhaust gases and also from the atmosphere. Others go further asserting that we also need to increase investment in small scale nuclear power plants and urgently investigate how to cool the planet through geoengineering. Needless to say, many environmentalists object strongly to such claims, and insist that instead we must urgently double down on existing plans to decarbonise the world’s economies by replacing fossil fuels with non-nuclear renewable sources like solar, wind, tidal etc. Who is right?

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Southgate Sorcerers
2025-10-17 16:00 - 18:00 | Bath City Centre Youth Space, 28 Southgate St, Bath, BA1 1TP, United Kingdom
Some new groups in the City Centre have recently started that young people can come along to if they would like. All of these are open to all young people 11-19 (yr7+ and up to 25 if additional needs).

Southgate Sorcerers is run with DM Alex where young people will tell their own stories about slaying monsters and moving mountains.

Widcombe Friday Waterside Nights – Free Live Music Every Friday
2025-10-17 17:30 - 20:30 | Widcombe Social Club, Widcombe Hill, Bath, BA2 6AA
Wonderful Widcombe nights at Widcombe Social Club very near to Bath city centre.
Free live music from 7-9 pm every Friday in a relaxed setting.
Affordable freshly cooked Pizza including vegan and gf options.
Great for all ages and dog friendly.

Trevor Lock: How to Drink A Glass of Water
2025-10-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-17 21:00 - 23:00 | Saint James Wine Vaults, 10 Saint James's Street, Bath, BA1 2TW
Comedy Maverick Trevor Lock Brings Wordplay and Wit to Bath

Bath audiences are in for a treat this autumn. On Thursday 17 October, acclaimed comedian Trevor Lock brings his hit show How to Drink a Glass of Water to St James’s Wine Vaults.

Part poetry, part philosophy, part joyous silliness, Lock rewrites the English dictionary, lists the countless things that the world is and even demonstrates the proper way to sip from a humble glass of water. Expect the unexpected: Lock’s performances are part stand-up, part live happening—always unrepeatable.

With credits spanning BBC Radio 4, Channel 4, Comedy Central, and three seasons of the BAFTA-nominated and British Comedy Award winning Star Stories, Lock has long been at the cutting edge of British comedy. He’s toured with Stewart Lee and Paul Foot, hosted and headlined Covent Garden comedy nights that featured the likes of Jo Caulfield and Milton Jones, and even addressed the Oxford Union on the meaning of life.

Beyond the stage, he runs Reality Games, a creativity and mental health workshop, and coaches comics through his Joke Hospital programme.

Tickets are now on sale—don’t miss this night of surreal laughter and sparkling wordplay in the heart of Bath.

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Michael Jackson & the Golden Age of Hollywood
2025-10-17 19:30 - 21:00 | BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 2HN, United Kingdom
Michael Jackson was once simply known as The King of Pop and seen as one of the last great performers to emerge from Tamla Motown, the Detroit record company that brought soul music to the wider world. But was Jackson’s breakthrough into ‘pop’ actually an act of cultural reclamation? Reclaiming African American song and dance moves that were co-opted into the Golden Age of Hollywood? Grace Williams explores Jackson’s fascination with Hollywood and musical theatre, and traces the styles that helped to create the Golden Age in the first place.

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Krowd Keepers Magic Theatre
2025-10-17 19:30 - 21:30 | The Ale House, 1 York Street, Bath, BA1 1NG
If you are looking for something for a date night, family night out, or even as a solo traveller, Krowd Keepers Magic Theatre is the venue for you. A small intimate room to laugh and be amazed in wonder. No Rabbits, Feather Flowers, or Top Hats!

Hosted by magician Billy Kidd who has appeared on numerous televisions shows worldwide including Wizard Wars with Penn and Teller, Breaking Magic on Discovery Channel, Next Great Magician, Game of Talents for ITV, as well with programs like the BBC, Ch 5, CW, SYFY, CBC and she has performed at Hollywoods’ Magic Castle and theatres across the globe.

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Bjorn Again
2025-10-17 19:30 - 22:00 | The Forum Bath, 1A Forum Buildings, Bath, Somerset, BA1 1UG, United Kingdom
The Internationally acclaimed BJÖRN AGAIN show was created and founded in 1988 in Melbourne, by Australian musician/manager ROD STEPHEN. Since then, BJÖRN AGAIN has been hailed as the most successful tribute show of all time, and is the only ABBA show globally to have been endorsed by the original members of ABBA.

Designed as a tongue-in-cheek rocked-up light-hearted ABBA satire, the show rapidly achieved worldwide cult status with critical acclaim and was acknowledged for singlehandedly initiating the ABBA revival, which brought about ABBA Gold, Muriel’s wedding and MAMMA MIA!

ABBA’s enduring appeal with the success of ABBA Voyage is reflected in the ongoing success of Björn Again, now in its 37th year, having amassed 5,500 performances in 75 countries and having grossed world-wide over £45 Million. Additionally, over 100 international musicians and vocalists and 400 technical crew/support staff have been part of the show.

Acknowledged from many sources including ABBA’s own Agnetha Fältskog, the show aims to keep its typically Australian production at the top and to continue for as long as people want to hear the much- loved ABBA repertoire, performed in Björn Again’s unique style as evidenced by the invitation for Björn Again to open the Glastonbury Festival in 1999, 2009 and 2019.

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Friday Night Comedy
2025-10-17 19:30 - 22:00 | The Jesters, 17 Alfred St, Bath, BANES, BA1 2QU, United Kingdom
Friday nights are for big laughs, and The Friday Show delivers! The Jesters bring the UK’s best comedians — TV names, festival favourites, and rising stars — into Bath’s only underground comedy club for a night of stand-up you won’t forget. It’s up close, personal, and packed with top-tier talent in the most intimate comedy setting around. Kick off your weekend the right way — grab a drink, settle in, and get ready to laugh till it hurts!Doors: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00 PM | Tickets: £12

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Babatunde Aléshé: High Expectations
2025-10-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Komedia Bath, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath, BA1 1EP, United Kingdom
Baba’s Back on Tour! Join the multi-award-winning comedian as he guides us through family life, his new found fame and the joys of Costco in this hilarious new stand up show. As seen on Taskmaster (C4), Live at the Apollo (BBC), Celebrity Gogglebox (C4), Would I Lie to You (BBC) and The Last Leg (C4).

“Infectiously upbeat” – Evening Standard

“Magnetic” – INews

“Infectiously enjoyable” – The Times

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FRIDAY FREQUENCY - Your Friday. Your Frequency. Your Night. The ultimate Friday nightclub experience!
2025-10-17 22:00 - 2025-10-18 04:00 | Labyrinth, 8 North Parade, Bath, BA1 6BY
FRIDAY IS THE NEW SATURDAY!Start your weekend the right way Go big on Friday night with the crew, chill Saturday… or do it all over again. Your weekend, your rules.

Room 1: “In The MIX”Live DJ with YOU in control — request anything, all night long!

Room 2: “Labyrinth Main Room”The bangers never stop… DnB, Chart, Dance, House & RnB.

Room 3: “Disco Disco”Cheese, Pop & Singalong Anthems — all the guilty pleasures!

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Fame
2025-10-17 23:00 - 2025-10-18 01:00 | Komedia Bath, 22-23 Westgate St, Bath, BA1 1EP, United Kingdom
All your guilty pleasures under one roof. Bath’s biggest night for you to unleash your inner dancer, and cherish that dance floor. Nostalgic numbers from the past mixed with the modern groovers that you wouldn’t dare sing out of the shower.

Komedia will have some of the hottest Pop and Disco DJ’s in the South West supplying the music as we fill the dance floor for your weekly dose of guilty pleasures

Expect music from the likes of: Ed Sheeran, Adele, Beyoncé, Maroon 5, Jason Derulo, Justin Bieber, Backstreet Boys, S-Club7, Spice Girls, Justin Timberlake, One Direction, Tinie Tempah, Katy Perry, Basshunter, Tiesto & MORE!

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Cinderella Ice Cream Seller
2025-10-18 00:00 - 2025-10-19 23:59 | The Egg, 36 Monmouth Street, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 2AN, United Kingdom
Get your dessert spoons ready for a tale of perseverance, princes, palace balls, glass slippers and, um, ice cream?

Over the last four decades, Cinderella’s has become the kingdom’s most beloved ice cream company, with a parlour on every street corner. But how did a humble ice cream maker with not a penny to her name end up as a multimillionaire business woman with her own ice cream empire?

In this new musical for families and children, join Talvi and Caldwell, loyal employees of Cinderella’s, as they share her rags to riches tale, and confront their own desires, hopes, and the magic that lies within each scoop of Cinderella’s legendary ice cream.

This exciting musical retelling of a fairytale classic promises a delightful blend of storytelling, stunning live music, and theatrical magic that will capture your heart and tickle your taste buds.

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Craf-tea morning for RUHX
2025-10-18 09:30 - 11:30 | Locksbrook Inn, 103 Locksbrook Road, Bath, BANES, BA1 3EN, United Kingdom
Join Bath RUHX Fundraising Group on Saturday morning at the Locksbrook Inn for a craf-tea spooky morning. Drop in between 9:00-11:30am and try some Halloween crafts, enjoy a cuppa and learn more about supporting your local hospital, RUH Bath. Everyone is welcome to this free event. The group are welcoming new members to join their FUNraising.

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Page One Creative Writing Classes
2025-10-18 11:30 - 13:30 | The Hub, Mulberry Way, Mulberry Park, Combe Down, Bath, BA2 5BU, United Kingdom
Page One is running a series of creative writing classes for adult learners at The Hub. The class is organised and taught by writer, editor, and Bath Spa University alumni Kasha-Faye Pascoe. Each week, participants will learn a broad range of storytelling elements, take part in writing exercises, and critique each other’s writing in a safe and constructive workshop environment. And the best part? It’s completely free!

Praise for Page One: The classes have been described by previous participants as “informative”, “engaging”, “welcoming”, “comprehensive”, “wonderfully supportive” and the “perfect introduction to writing”. See more testimonials at bit.ly/pageonetestimonials.

Love and loss in Arcadia, with Musicke in the Ayre
2025-10-18 15:00 - 16:00 | St Mary’s Church, Darlington Street, Bathwick, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA2 4EB, United Kingdom
Songs and duets with archlute and baroque guitar exploring the pleasures and pains of pastoral love – a popular theme of vocal music from 17th century England, France and Italy. Nymphs and shepherds, fields and flowery banks, and other bucolic images abound. Musicke in the Ayre’s founder, lutenist Din Ghani, will accompany soprano duo Jane Hunt and Philippa Neaverson, using an archlute and a baroque guitar – both made by him. The programme includes many of their all-time favourites, ones they love performing and sharing.

Refreshments available before and after the performance.

Tickets £12 at the door, £11 in advance from Bath Box Office (tel: 01225 463362)

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The Cork Pub Quiz
2025-10-18 18:00 - 21:00 | The Cork, The Cork & Bottle, Westgate Buildings, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, BA1 1EB, United Kingdom
Love a pub quiz? Well look no further! The Cork hosts a quiz every Sunday to get your brain going for Monday.

Walk-ins only – £2 per person

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After Dark - nights to die for
2025-10-18 18:00 - 22:30 | Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein, 37 Gay Street, Bath, BA1 2NT, United Kingdom
This October, your imagination will be severely tested as The House of Frankenstein’s notorious horror event After Dark presents ‘Parasomnia’ – a twisted journey through waking terror where the lines between reality and nightmares are erased.

Nominated for two International Horror Awards, “After Dark – nights to die for” returns to the House of Frankenstein from 18 October. Those who dare to enter will experience the psychological paranoia of total darkness, confinement and an assault on all the senses as they venture over five floors of torment, whilst encountering hellish characters that tap into our most deep-seated fears…

After Dark – nights to die for challenges visitors to:

• Conquer 10 chambers in a 300-year-old house in total darkness.• Navigate dream-state labyrinths, dead ends and confined spaces.• Endure physical manifestations from the darkest corners of your subconscious.• Venture into the foreboding underbelly of the building.• Devour curious mind-bending shots in the bizarre Carnival Bar.

After Dark will run at Mary Shelley’s House of Frankenstein from 6pm -10.30pm (last admission 9.45pm) between 18 October – 1 November 2025 on selected dates. Evening Escape Rooms, which include entry to After Dark horror nights, are also available.

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