Where's the Best Place to Spend Halloween in Gdańsk to Feel the True Magic of This Day?

Do you know that Gdańsk has its own ghosts and legends? A city haunted by stories of merchants, pirates, and mysterious figures perfectly complements the Halloween atmosphere. And when you add the variety of events—from intimate candlelit dinners to three-stage techno raves—you get a place where everyone can find their own way to celebrate this special night.

We've prepared a detailed guide for you on what Halloween looks like in Poland, specifically in the capital of Pomerania. You won't find dry lists here—only real descriptions of places worth visiting and events that stay in your memory long after midnight on October 31st.

We've prepared a list of eight places and events that showcase the diverse aspects of Gdańsk's Halloween celebrations. From intimate to massive, from cultural to club-based, from elegant to wild. There's no single "best" place—there's a place that's best for you.

Imagine a place where candlelight dances on black walls, the bartender prepares a drink that looks like an elixir from a witch's cauldron, and from the kitchen comes the aroma of freshly prepared dishes with a Halloween twist.

This is Secret Room—a restaurant and lounge bar that creates a unique atmosphere all year round, and at Halloween, outdoes itself.

Halloween Black Week runs here from October 27 to November 1—a full week during which you can experience something different every day. This isn't one event, but an entire cycle of Halloween experiences.

Secret Room is creating a new relaxation culture in Gdańsk—a place where you don't have to choose between elegance and good fun. You can have both.

• Where: Stępkarska 7, Gdańsk
• When: Halloween Black Week: 10/27–11/01
• Important: Book your table in advance. Halloween is the peak season, and Secret Room has limited seating. You don't want to be left outside when magic is happening inside.

Some people like Halloween within the four walls of a bar or club. Others prefer to feel the cold evening breeze on their face while listening to blood-curdling stories. The Silent Night March is exactly this kind of walk—through Oliwa, one of Gdańsk's oldest neighborhoods.

A guide will lead the group through streets that remind them of times from centuries ago. Here, where tenement houses hide secrets, they'll tell stories about legendary ghosts haunting old basements, about unexplained murders from the 18th century, about tragic accidents whose echoes can still be heard in the silence of night streets.

This stroll wasn't designed to frighten children with paper ghosts. It's a real history lesson—except delivered in a way that makes you involuntarily look over your shoulder as you walk through a dark alley.

The march lasts about 1.5-2 hours and ends in an area where you can easily find a place to warm up—maybe coffee, or maybe something stronger. It's the perfect start to a Halloween evening. After the walk, you're already in the mood, and you have the whole night ahead of you.

• When: Check local announcements and event pages
• Perfectly combines with: A later visit to Secret Room or one of the club parties

After a walk full of history comes the time for something completely opposite—noise, crowds, and music that vibrates through your entire body.

Elektryków Street on Halloween stops being a street. It becomes one huge, three-stage party where every corner plays different music, and crowds move between rhythms as if in a trance.

This year you have three stages to choose from:

Club Blood is the stage for techno fans. Heavy beats, minimalist melodies, strobe lights, and a crowd that breathes in one rhythm. If you like music that hypnotizes and lets you forget about the world—this is your place.

It's a Trap takes you into the world of hip-hop and trap. Heavier basslines, rapper flow, and the energy of young audiences. Here you don't contemplate—here you jump, shout, and party till you drop.

Dark Tropical is the most unusual stage. Tropical rhythms, but with a dark twist—as if vacation met Halloween. It's music that makes you feel the warmth of the Caribbean even in October's chill... with a touch of horror.

What's best? If you come in costume, you pay less. And the Elektryków crowd takes costumes very seriously—from professional makeup effects, through pop culture references, to outfits invented from scratch. The contest for best costume is unofficial, but very real.

Prepare for crowds. Elektryków at Halloween is one of the biggest events in the Tri-City area—thousands of people on one street. If claustrophobia isn't your problem, it will be amazing.

• Where: Elektryków Street, Gdańsk
• When: October 31st (evening)
• Buy tickets early online: You'll save money and avoid lines at the entrance

If you prefer high culture with a touch of madness, the next place combines theater with club energy.

Wybrzeże Theater is an institution in Gdańsk. But Halloween is a time when even serious theaters allow themselves a bit of madness. Scary Rave is a performance that breaks the boundary between stage and audience, between art and party.

Actors embody characters from nightmares, the music transitions from classical to electronic, lights dance on the walls, and the audience becomes part of the show. This isn't a screening where you sit quietly in your seat. It's an experience where you can dance, scream, and react.

If you appreciate theater but are looking for something more than a traditional performance, this event is for you. After the show, an afterparty is often organized, so the fun continues long after the curtain falls.

• Where: Wybrzeże Theater, Gdańsk
• When: October 31st
• Tickets: Check availability on the theater's website—they sell out quickly

For those who want to feel authentic fear—not theatrical, but real—we recommend traveling a few kilometers further.

No, that's not a haunted house for teenagers. Adventure Horror Night in Gdynia is a professionally prepared horror experience at a level you won't find in ordinary amusement park haunted houses.

Actors undergo special training. The scenography gives you chills—bloody walls, dark corridors, sounds coming from nowhere. You don't know where the next "monster" will jump out from, and you don't know what awaits around the corner. Adrenaline guaranteed.

Be warned—not everyone will enjoy this. If you have weak nerves, heart problems, or simply don't like being really scared—skip this place. On the other hand, if you love that kind of excitement when your heart pounds like a hammer and the thought "do I really want to go in there?" appears in your head—this is IT.

• Where: Gdynia (check exact location)
• When: October 31st
• Warning: Not recommended for those with heart conditions or extreme fear sensitivity

Three locations—Forum Gdańsk, Metropolia, and Galeria Alfa—all Helios cinema chains have prepared film marathons. Rather than single screenings, you'll watch four films in a row, spending several hours immersed in horror atmospheres.
In 2025, Helios has prepared two dates: October 24th and October 31st—both nights start at 11:00 PM and run until morning.

Set 1 (October 24)

• Diabolic – premiere title opening the marathon
• The Great March – dystopian horror about a deadly teenage race
• Crucifix – a macabre discovery in a new home that opens a gateway to a world of spiritual possessions
• The Jester 2 – the return of the nightmare clown who wields true dark powers

Set 1 (October 31 - Halloween night)

• Good Boy – abandoned house and supernatural evil
• Shelby Oaks Town – investigation into a disappearance from 12 years ago leads to terrifying discoveries
• Crucifix – same film as 10/24
• The Jester 2 – same film as 10/24

Set 2 (both dates)

• Dracula: A Love Story – 15th-century Vlad in 19th-century Paris meets a woman similar to his former beloved
• Strangers 2 – masked tormentors return to finish their work
• Other – pre-release screening unavailable anywhere else
• The Devoted – another pre-release, only as part of the marathon

The marathon starts at 11:00 PM and ends around 6:00-7:00 AM. It's the perfect solution if you want to spend the whole night in a Halloween atmosphere—either October 24th as a warm-up or October 31st as the culmination of the holiday.

Prices are lower with advance purchase: 34.90 PLN (14+ days before screening), 36.90 PLN (8-13 days), 38.90 PLN (4-7 days), 39.90 PLN (1-3 days), 40.90 PLN (on the day of screening).

• Where: Helios Forum Gdańsk, Helios Metropolia, Helios Galeria Alfa
• When: October 24 and October 31, 2025, start at 11:00 PM
• Online tickets: Buy early and save up to 6 PLN per ticket

For lovers of cult productions, there's one more place organizing something special.

Rocky Horror Picture Show goes beyond being just a regular movie. It's a cultural experience that has lasted since 1975. A horror musical that became a phenomenon—sung from the heart by fans, played in cinemas every year at Halloween, with a tradition of interactive screenings.

Spektrum Cinema is organizing a special screening for the 50th anniversary of the premiere. What does this mean? The audience comes in costumes of characters from the film—Frank-N-Furter, Magenta, Columbia, and Rocky. Everyone knows the lines by heart and shouts them at the right moments. When rain falls on the screen, newspapers rustle in the theater. When Brad and Janet appear, the audience shouts their comments.

Those who prefer silence in the cinema should look elsewhere. You'll find theater, happening, party, and film projection all in one. If you've never been to Rocky Horror, Halloween is the perfect time to try. If you're a fan, you can't miss this.

• Where: Spektrum Cinema, Gdańsk
• When: October 31st (late evening)
• Get ready: Learn the songs, wear a costume, be ready for madness

And finally, something completely unusual—a way to tour Gdańsk that you haven't tried before.

Halloween Tram is a ride through nighttime Gdańsk in Halloween scenery. The interior of the tram is decorated with pumpkins, cobwebs, and other Halloween decorations. Sometimes music appears, sometimes actors in costumes, sometimes it just rides through the city, picking up people in costumes.

It's a great option if you want to do something original but don't feel like going to big parties. You can get on with friends, ride through the city, take photos, and laugh at other costumed people. It's such a Halloween tour that ends wherever you want—just get off at the right stop.

The route usually covers downtown Gdańsk, so you can see the city at night from a completely different perspective. And then? Maybe Secret Room for cocktails, maybe Elektryków for dancing, or maybe just a walk by the sea.

• Where: Route through downtown Gdańsk
• When: October 31st
• Check the schedule: The tram runs at specific hours—don't miss it!

Halloween in Gdańsk 2025 extends beyond a single night. You'll find a week of possibilities, dozens of events, and hundreds of places where you can feel the spirit of this holiday. From the atmospheric Secret Room with Halloween Black Week, through wild parties at Elektryków, to film marathons and haunted houses—everyone will find something for themselves.

But here's the truth about Halloween: the best memories are born where you least expect them. Sometimes it's not a big party with a thousand people, but an intimate evening at a bar where the bartender knows your name and prepares a drink exactly how you like it. Sometimes it's not a haunted house, but a simple walk through nighttime Gdańsk when the streets glow with orange light and you feel the city breathing differently.

Halloween is a holiday of transition—between summer and winter, between light and darkness, between who we are every day and who we can be for one night. And Gdańsk—a port city, commercial, full of legends and secrets—fits this atmosphere perfectly.

If you don't have plans yet, start with a place that combines all elements of a good evening: Secret Room. From October 27 to November 1, Halloween Black Week awaits—a week during which you can feel something different every day. And on October 31st, when the magician performs between 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM, you'll experience something that will stay in your memory much longer than an average Halloween party.

Gdańsk at night is a city of possibilities. Halloween is the time to discover them.

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