Steampunk Halloween V

Steampunk Halloween returns to the Lincoln County Assembly Rooms from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, the fifth edition of the weekend run by the Ministry of Steampunk. It's the Halloween leg of Lincoln's Steampunk Festival, following Ghost Night in 2024 and Zombie Night in 2025. The Assembly Rooms are a regular for the community, and the weekend is built around a mix of evening parties and daytime activities.

Friday night brings the Fright Club, from 7:30pm to 11pm, which the Ministry bills as their first ever: an intimate underground-club atmosphere with a casino, ghost stories and monster-based activities, and a less formal feel than the night that follows. Saturday is the centrepiece, The Immortal Ball, from 7pm to midnight. It's a seated three-course dinner set in a bygone era when witches and black magic were rife, with music by Jo Carley and the Old Dry Skulls. The menu features Lincolnshire Sausage & Pomme Purée and a Belgian Chocolate Truffle Cake.

Between the parties, the daytime events run from 10am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday, with workshops, tea duelling, games, classes and Teapot racing, and a steampunk market open both days. Sunday morning sees guests gather on the banjo inside Lincoln Castle for a group photo before the Monster Parade winds through the streets.

Daytime admission is £2 on the door, cash only, though it's included if you book an evening event. The Fright Club on Friday is for 14s and over.