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Ready to get into the spooky spirit? Aldgate has Ready to get into the spooky spirit? 

Aldgate has plenty up its sleeve this Halloween, whether you’re brave enough to come face-to-face with a ghoul, curious to uncover the darker stories hidden in the area’s past, or simply looking for an excuse to sip on a spooky seasonal cocktail. 

There’s no shortage of ways to celebrate the season in Aldgate. The only question is, which one will you dare to choose? 😈

@noescapelondon - Choose your fate from four terrifying escape rooms, each with its own unique story, setting and level of difficulty and fear. 

You’ll have 60 minutes to find your way out, with live actors, jump scares, darkness and sinister puzzles waiting around every corner. Can you make it out in time? 

📍69 Commercial Street, London, E1 6BD

Swap scary stories for industry stories this Halloween. Join @thetraineecollective for its first social at @threetunsaldgate and meet others beginning their careers in TV and film. 

Expect drinks, good conversation and plenty of opportunities to connect with fellow trainees, while supporting a community working to make the industry a better place for those starting their careers. 

📍36 Jewry St, London, EC3N 2ET

Something mysterious is stirring at @floratticarooftoplondon this October… 

Throughout this month, discover two limited-edition cocktails, The Traitor and The Faithful, alongside a Halloween-inspired menu featuring squid ink risotto, red chilli prawns and a rum baba with spiced Chantilly and pumpkin salsa. 

📍11-15 Minories, London, EC3N 1BJ

Fancy a game of bingo with a darker twist? 

Hidden beneath the City of London, @dabbersbingo transports you to Victorian London, complete with fortune tellers, Pearly Kings and Queens, shady characters and tales from the capital’s colourful underworld. 

With three rounds of bingo, including a special musical round, spooky surprises, prizes, cocktails and a soundtrack of creepy classics, this is bingo as you’ve never experienced it before.

Eyes down… if you dare.

📍18-22 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7DB
Real voices, real stories, real change. This Wor Real voices, real stories, real change. 

This World Mental Health Day, the theme is Lived Experiences Heard, and we believe listening starts close to home.

Petticoat Lane is full of people with stories worth hearing: bakers, perfumiers, hairdressers, historians and lifelong locals who help make this community what it is. Every one of them has a lived experience to share, and every one of them deserves to be heard.

Take a moment today to get to know some of them. 🧡 Discover their stories via the link in our bio.

Who’s a voice in your community that you’d love to hear more from?
Opening today, Cecilia Vicuña's first UK exhibitio Opening today, Cecilia Vicuña's first UK exhibition launches at @whitechapelgallery: Living Threads.

One of Latin America's most celebrated artists, poets and feminist activists, Cecilia Vicuña is having her first major UK showing. Spanning six decades, it brings together painting, textile, photography, installation and film, with work that dissolves the boundaries between art, poetry, performance, ritual and activism.

See something different this weekend and reserve your place through the Whitechapel Gallery website.
The end of your week just got a lot more fun 🎶 Op The end of your week just got a lot more fun 🎶

Open karaoke is back at @starliverpoolst every Thursday, Friday and Saturday this month. Grab your friends, pick your power ballad and take the mic.

And if you’re planning ahead… deck the halls with a Christmas Karaoke Party. Whether you’re after full venue hire, a function room or a space in the bar, The Star has just the spot for your festive celebrations.

📍94 Middlesex St, London E1 7EZ
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