Magical Events Over Samhain Near London & Online

Here's a list of witchy events and activities for the days and nights over Samhain or Halloween and into November. I mostly list things taking place in London, as that's where I live, plus a few festivals, rituals and conferences further afield, and online things you can do anywhere. I hope you have a magical time, whatever you get up to!

Now to 11 January 2026; Mumbai + London. Free exhibition of new perspectives on the ancient world with a cultural comparison between the British Museum sculptures of the Indian god Vishnu, the ancient Egyptian goddess Sekhmet and the Roman god Bacchus (or Greek Dionysos). Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/mumbai-london-new-perspectives-ancient-world

From now; Dark Secrets: The Esoteric Exhibition. Venue: The Vaults, Leake Street, SE1 7NN. Open Wednesdays to Sundays. Tickets from £21. https://darksecretsexhibition.com/london/

Now to April 20 2026; Welcome To Fairy Land - Luciana Nedelea Art Exhibition. Venue: Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RP. Time: Museum opening hours, free entry https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/museum/events-exhibitions/

Now - October 31; Alexandrian Witchcraft exhibition. Venue: Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, Boscastle, Cornwall. Musueum opening hours: 10am-4.30pm. Entry £10/£5. https://museumofwitchcraftandmagic.co.uk/

Now to 10 January 2026; Jane and Louise Wilson: Performance of Entrapment. Exhibition investigating parallels between the Roman Temple of Mithras in London and Ise Jingu shrine in Japan. Venue: Bloomberg Space, 12 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AA. Free. https://www.londonmithraeum.com/

Now - 31 January 2026. The Medium is the Message. An exhibition at The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Open Tuesday - Sunday daytime. Free entry. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Now to 16 May 2026; Broken, Burnt, Buried. Exhibition of Egyptians objects deliberately broken as part of ritual and religious practices. Venue: Petrie Museum of Egyptian and Sudanese Archaeology, Malet Place, London WC1E 6BT. Free. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/

Now – 26 February 2026;  Exhibition: Elective Affinities. Venue: Swedenborg House, 20 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH , Time: 10am-5pm Monday - Friday. Free, but book a ticket. https://www.swedenborg.org.uk/events/elective-affinities/

Now – 1 February 2026; Thirst: In Search of Freshwater. Exhibition about humanity’s vital connection with freshwater, including pagan, spiritual and mystical aspects. Venue: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE. Free https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/thirst-in-search-of-freshwater

Most lunchtimes and some other times: Meditation - in-person or online. In-person venue: Inner Space, 36 Shorts Gardens, Covent Garden, London · WC2H 9AB. Time: 1pm (for lunchtime meditation). Free. https://www.meetup.com/inner-space-covent-garden/events/

Every Wednesday and Friday (except Bank Holidays); College of Psychic Studies -  pop in to have a look around the lovely building.  Venue: College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 11am-5pm weekdays. Free entry. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

 https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

October 1 to 2 November; London Month of the Dead organised by Curious Invitation and Antique Beat in conjunction with London cemeteries. Tours, talks, workshops and entertainment on the theme of death. For a full list of the events and to book tickets, visit the London Month of the Dead website: http://londonmonthofthedead.com/index.html

Various days this week, various times; London Witches and Chilling History Bankside Walking Tour. Meet at Southwark View Point, Minerva Square, London, SE1 9DF. Times various. Tickets from £11.11. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/enthral-experiences-58960674733

Wednesday 29 October; Charm making workshop. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 2pm  Cost £60 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday 29 October; Special Spooky Soirée. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 6pm. Tickets: £5. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 29 October and other dates; Tea with a Medium. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 6.30pm  Cost £60 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Wednesday, 29 October; Witches, Witchcraft and Witch-Hunters webinar by History Scotland. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witches-witchcraft-and-witch-hunters-tickets-1753405656519?

Wednesday 29 October; Create a Successful Psychic Business with Aude Firmin. Start of 3-part course  via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £115. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Wednesday 29 October; Witchcraft Panel – Interview and Soirée with Icy Sedgwick, Semra Haksever and Hazel Atkinson discuss witches, ghosts and dark seasonal folklore. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £10 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Wednesday 29 October; Halloween Seance with the Witches, by Wicca Moon. Venue: Tudor Barn, Eltham, London, SE9. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £25 https://www.wiccamoonuk.com/shop/events-and-workshops/halloween-seance-at-tudor-barn/ or https://www.facebook.com/wiccamoonuk/

Wednesday 29 October; Magical Creatures and Creative Writing – Workshop with  Bernadette Russell via Treadwells Online. Time: 7pm start, delayed viewing available. Tickets: £15. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events 

Wednesday, 29 October; Strange and Spooky Tales by Max Media Arts CIC. Venue: Upstairs at The Honor Oak Pub, 1 Saint German's Road London,  SE23 1RH. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £8.83. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/strange-and-spooky-tales-tickets-1796321388629?

Wednesday 29 October (every Wednesday); Sound Bath. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £15.  https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Wednesday 29 October; Crystal Skulls: From Fear to Friend Part 1 Workshop with Crystal Wicca. Venue in West Wickham, BR4. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.facebook.com/TheCrystalWicca

Wednesday 29 October;  Gong Bath Sound Meditation in the Mansion for Halloween/Samhain. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £35. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Wednesday, 29 October; Ancient Greco-Roman Werewolves: Finding the Hum(an)imal. Talk by Tanika Koosmen on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from  £3.49. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

Wednesday 29 October (and other dates); Sound Bowl Meditation with Spiritual Tiik. Online event. Time: 8.30pm. Tickets £12.74. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/spiritual-tiik-29294295627

Thursday 30 October; Ink Blot Readings and Psychic Perception class with Ann Théato via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 8am. Tickets: £85. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 30 October - 1 November;  Remember Your Dead - no pressure, no protocol, no formula. Light a candle, read a personal message or poem, express your feelings however you like at The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Any time from 10.30am to 6pm  Free, just pop in. https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Thursday 30 October (most Thursdays); Shamanic Dance with Luisa Passalacqua. Venue near Wandsworth Town Station, London. Time: 11am. Tickets donations (or free) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/luisa-passalacqua-16972493584?

Thursday 30 October; Midweek Meditation with the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 3pm. Tickets: free for members/£7.50 non members. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Thursday 30 October; Alchemy and Art class with Kate Southworth. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 1pm. Tickets: £100. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 30 October; Where Do I Start? Start of 6-part mediumship course with Anthony Kesner via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 5.15pm. Tickets: £160. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 30 October; Aroma Alchemy: Essential Oils for Mind, Body and Home. Talk and signing by Holly Brandenberger. Via Watkins Bookshop, online event. Time: 5.30pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Thursday 30 October; Intuitive Art: Develop Psychic Ability. Start of 8-part course with June-Elleni Laine via the College of Psychic Studies. Online event. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £245. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 30 October; Bibi's Circle - Samhain Ritual and Gathering. Venue: Rons Coffee House, Holdrons Arcade 135a, Rye Lane London SE15 4ST. Time: 6pm. Tickets tbc. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/bibis-circle-56277271483

Thursday 30 October; Samhain (Halloween) pagan ceremony at Heartspaces. Venue: Essex Hall, 1 Essex Street, London, Temple WC2R 3HY.  Time: 6.30pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

Thursday 30 October;  Witch Choir. In-person event with Nicole Bettencourt Coelho. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Cost: £15 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Thursday 30 October; PF London Samhain Open Ritual via Pagan Federation London. Venue: Pirate Castle, Gilbey's Wharf Oval Road NW1 7EA London, UK Time: 7.15pm. Entry £8 for PF members, £10 for non-members (cash only). https://www.facebook.com/PaganFederationLondon

Thursday 30 October (last Wednesday or Thursday every month); All things Samhain at Hertford Pagan Moot. Venue: The White Horse Pub, 33 Castle Street, Hertford, Herts SG14 1HH) (45 mins from central London). Time: 8pm. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047

Friday 31 October (usually every Friday); Live Chat hosted by Rachel Patterson, author of Gods and Goddesses of England and the Kitchen Witch series of books. Time: 9am. Free. https://www.facebook.com/RachelPattersonbooks/

Friday 31 October - 3 November; Ancestral Pathways Conference. Online event. Tickets £35-£135. https://www.ancestralpathwaysconference.com/

Friday, 31 October; Witch Hunts and Hidden Truths. Online talk by  Jessica Nelson via The National Archives. Time: 2pm. Tickets: pay what you can £0-£15. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witch-hunts-and-hidden-truths-tickets-1569920587739?

Friday 31 October; Mexico’s Day of the Dead. Online talk via Rest Less Events. Time: 4pm. Tickets free. https://events.restless.co.uk/event-calendar/

Friday 31 October; The Years of the Wizard: The Strange, True History and Home-life of Renaissance Magicians. Talk and signing by Rachel Morris. Venue: Watkins Bookshop, London, 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ, UK. Time: 5pm. Free but reserve a place https://www.watkinsbooks.com/events

Friday 31 October; Yoga in the Dark, Facial Massage and Meditation. Part of the Curio Collection by Hilton Hart Hotel with Fire and Alchemy. Venue:  Hart Hotel, 61 - 67 Great Eastern St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 6.30pm. Tickets: £75. https://www.fireandalchemy.com/

Friday 31 October;  A Spooky Evening With Johnny Mains. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1A 1LY. Time: 6.30pm  Cost £15 https://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Friday, 31 October; Samhain Bonfire, Mulled Wine and Music with Aho Community. Venue: Berkeley Farm, Lambourne End, RM4 1NH. Time: 7pm. Tickets £15. https://www.aho.community/

Friday 31 October;  Thames River of Souls - Candlelit Walk and Halloween Rite With London Woodland Witches. Meet at Bankside Pier. Thames, London.  Wear suitable clothing and footwear. Time: 7pm. Tickets: by donation (£3/£5). https://www.meetup.com/londonwoodlandwitches/

Friday, 31 October; Samhain Ceremony and Shamanic Journey by Priest of Indigo Earth Joseph Atiase. Venue: Hackney Marshes, 146 Lea Bridge Road, London E5 9RB. Time: 7pm. Tickets by donation. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/priest-of-indigo-earth-joseph-atiase-35528479563

Friday, 31 October (and other dates); Halloween Special Hex and the City Witchcraft History Walking Tour. Starts at Farringdon Station, Cowcross street, London; Time: 8pm Tickets £22.50. https://www.herstoricaltours.co.uk/hexandthecity

 Saturday 1 November;  Wycombe Paranormal Convention Venue: The Kings Arms Hotel, 30 High Street, Amersham, HP7 0DJ. Time: 10am.  Tickets £45. https://www.wycombeparanormal.com/wycombeparacon.html?

Saturday 1 November; Constructing the Witch: How Women Became Maleficent. Class with Ann Jeffers via City Lit. Venue: 1-10 Keeley St, London WC2B 4BA. Time: 10.30am-4.30pm. Tickets: £59/£47/£38. https://www.citylit.ac.uk/

Saturday 1 November; Source Healing to Meet Your Multidimensional Self workshop with Giancarlo Serra. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 1 November; Animal Communication workshop with Elizabeth Whiter. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 1 November; Samhain  Ceremony with yoga, journalling and gong bath. Part of the Curio Collection by Hilton  Hart Hotel with Fire and Alchemy. Venue:  Hart Hotel, 61 - 67 Great Eastern St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 11am. Tickets: £25. https://www.fireandalchemy.com/

Saturday 1 November; Day of the Dead Family Festival. Venue: Horniman Museum and Gardens, 100 London Road, Forest Hill, London SE23 3PQ. Time: 11am-4pm. Tickets Adult £8, Child £6. https://www.horniman.ac.uk/event/day-of-the-dead-family-festival/?

Saturday 1 November (date tbc); Samhain  at Coldrum Stones with Kent Gorsed. Venue: Coldrum Long Barrow, West Maling, Kent. Time: noon. Free. https://www.facebook.com/kentgorsedd/

Saturday 1 November; Samhain Free and open Gorsed of Caer Abiri ritual at Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire. Meet at the Red Lion pub from noon for druidic ceremony at 1.30pm. Offering of bread, mead, or Bardic performance always welcomed. Free event, just turn up. https://www.facebook.com/groups/49080749624/

Saturday 1 November; Sacred Sweat Lodge for Samhain. Venue: Shamanic Centre Caer Corhrain Kent. Run by Lynn Gosney. Time: 12.30pm. Tickets £tbc, email lynn.gosney@hotmail.com for info and to book. https://www.facebook.com/shamaniccentrecaercorhrain/

Saturday 1 November; Reading the Runes. Start of 3 online workshops with  Laura Daligan. Time 3pm-6pm. Tickets £180 for all 3 classes. https://www.lauradaligan.com/product-page/reading-the-runes-workshops?

Saturday, 1 November, Samhain Ceremony - Breath and Fire - Honouring the Ancestors by Indigo Ceremony. Venue Seven Lion Yard, Tremadoc Road #7, London SW4 7NQ.  Time 6.30pm. Tickets From £38.62. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/samhain-ceremony-breath-fire-honouring-the-ancestors-tickets-1781100652999?

Saturday 1 November (tbc but usually first Saturday each month); Gong Bath. Venue: Upminster Sanctuary Pea Lane, Upminster, RM142XH. Time: 7pm. Tickets: tbc.  https://upminstersanctuary.com/

Sunday 2 November; A Ceremony with Goddess Sekhmet for Healing and Transformation with Pixie P Carneyr. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 11am. Tickets: £125. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 2 November; The Subtle Body. Part of the Curio Collection by Hilton  Hart Hotel with Fire and Alchemy. Venue:  Hart Hotel, 61 - 67 Great Eastern St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3HU. Time: 11am. Tickets: £65. https://www.fireandalchemy.com/

Sunday 2 November; North West Kent Pagans Moot. Organised by NWK Pagans for members of the group. Venue: Chislehurst Caves, NW Kent. Time: 11.30am. https://www.facebook.com/groups/445487428816887

Sunday 2 November; Sounds and Aromas in Psychic Mediumship workshop with Gerrie March. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2EB. Time 1pm. Tickets: £90. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 2 November (usually on the closest Sunday to the festival); Anderida Gorsedd Samhain open ritual. Venue: Long Man of Wilmington, Wilmington, near Eastbourne, East Sussex. Meet near the car park between 1.30pm and 2pm, walk up to the chalk hill figure at 2pm. Afterwards, the Giants Rest pub. https://www.facebook.com/groups/227609495203/

Sunday 2 November; Mythic London Walking Tour. Caroline Wise's famed ‘super-walk’. Meet outside St Mary Le Strand Church, London. Time: 11.50am. Cost: £35 per person.  https://www.treadwells-london.com/ or reserve a place by visiting the shop.

Sunday 2 November; Samhain at Woodspirits. Free in-person event for members of Woodspirits group.   Venue: Queens Wood, North London. Time: Noon: optional meeting at Queens Wood Cafe, 2pm woodland ritual. https://www.facebook.com/groups/4032235040150960

Sunday 2 November, Druidic Ritual to celebrate Samhain on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Gather in the Hawthorne Grove at Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8YH, at 12.30pm to prepare the site for the ritual at 1pm. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm. Bring a small contribution of food and drink to share. https://www.facebook.com/LooseAssociationOfDruidsOfPrimroseHill

Sunday 2 November, Mindful Stroll and Forest Bathing in Crystal Palace. Meet at: Sydenham Gate, Crystal Palace Park Road, London SE26 6UF. Time: 2pm. Free. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/parkbathe-34393467709

Sunday 2 November; Light In The Dark: A Samhain Wellness Retreat. Venue: Beckenham Place Mansion, Place Park, The Mansion, Beckenham BR3 1SY. Time: 4.15pm. Tickets: £29.99. https://www.beckenhamplace.org/whatson/

Sunday 2 November (every Sunday); Soul Restore Sound Healing. Venue: The Mandrake, 20-21 Newman Street, London W1T 1PG. Time: 4pm. Tickets: £30. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-mandrake-17825575648

Sunday 2 November; Sophia, Goddess of Wisdom and Guardian of the Earth. Talk by Karsten Massei. venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Time: 4.30pm. Tickets £10 cash on the door https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/events/

Sunday 2 November (every Sunday); Mindfulness Meditation. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3, 1NG. Time: 6pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

Sunday 2 November; Wheel of the Year: Samhain Pagan Ceremony. Venue: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3, 1NG. Time: 7pm. Free, but donations welcome. https://www.rosslynhillchapel.org.uk

Sunday, 2 November; The Loudun Scandal of 1634. Talk by Elizabeth Harper on Zoom via The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities and Last Tuesday Society. Time: 8pm. Tickets ·from  £3.49. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-viktor-wynd-museum-amp-the-last-tuesday-society-12203346619

For activities after these dates please visit my events page. 

Please note that I am not responsible for the content of these events except my own talks and workshops. Contact organisers directly if you have questions or to check ticket availability. Where a practitioner is offering information about magical healing, this is *not* medical advice. If you're running an event you want included, please email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com Also please note I earn commission for some links.