Spooktacular Halloween Takeover

Back to exhibitions

Calling all Gamers, Ghost and Ghouls

Get ready for a Spooktacular Halloween Takeover at the National Videogame Museum this October Half-Term!

Join us for a week of spooky games, creepy crafts and family-friendly Halloween fun, with a specially selected bundle of games and activities to keep little gamers entertained.

Saturday 24th October – Sunday 1st November

Book your tickets

Ghoulish Games

For one week only, we have a special selection of ghoulishly good games available to play in the gallery to get you in the spooky spirits. 

Battle and defeat the undead in Plants vs Zombies, test your alchemy skills in Potion Craft, or gather your friends for a spooky trick-or-treating quest in Costume Quest. If the paranormal is more your thing, why not grab your proton pack and capture the ghosts, like a real Ghostbuster, in the 1987 Ghostbusters Arcade game.

Feeling cheeky? Play as Poulterguy, and do the haunting yourself in the classic comedy-horror Haunting starring Poulterguy on the Sega Mega Drive.

Capture the Ghosts

Calling all Ghostbusters! The ghosts have gotten loose in our gallery and we need your help to track them down!

Throughout the week, we will be running a series of creepy craft activities suitable for all ages. Create and capture ghosts and ghouls on the gallery floor, create your own haunted house, or create a spooky Halloween costume for your favourite videogame character. 

Dress to impress

Halloween weekend is your chance to get dressed up! Visit us on Friday 30th or Saturday 31st October in your best Halloween fancy dress to receive 50% off entry plus a Halloween treat to take home.

Think you’ve got the best costume? Enter our fancy dress competition for your chance to win a family ticket worth £45! 

Ghoulish games and spooky crafts this October half-term

Book Your Visit

Ghoulish games and spooky crafts this October half-term

Book Your Visit

Discounted entry – Terms and conditions

  • Come in fancy dress on Friday 30th and/or Saturday 31st October and get 50% off your admission ticket, plus sweets to take home.
  • Full costumes only – make an effort to secure a prize. Just a mask or a headband won’t qualify for discounted entry.
  • All costumes must be family-friendly and appropriate for a venue which welcomes small children. Anyone with an overly scary or revealing costume will be turned away. 
  • Discount for walk-in admissions only. Visitors cannot receive the discount when booking online in advance. 
  • Discount only applies to those attending in fancy dress, not the whole party.

Fancy Dress Competition – Terms and Conditions

  • All visitors arriving in fancy dress on Friday 30th and Saturday 31st October can take part in the fancy dress competition. 
  • Participating visitors will be asked to provide contact details (name and email address) plus consent to a photo being taken of them by the NVM team. 
  • The NVM team will email the winner and runner-up with their complimentary tickets by mid-November. 
  • Winning tickets are valid until 23rd December 2026.
  • Prizes 
    • 1st place = 1 x family ticket. 
    • Runner-up = 1 x child ticket or 1 x adult ticket (depending on the winner’s age).