If you are in the mood to be properly rattled this week, Plymouth has turned a good chunk of its waterfront into something rather sinister. Scare Fest has taken over Treeby Court on Embankment Road, and it is one of the biggest Halloween events running anywhere in Devon. It is scheduled for nine nights in total, from 23 to 31 October, so there is still a week left to catch it before the whole thing packs up.
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The thing that makes it easy to say yes to is how much is packed into a single ticket. Instead of paying per attraction, one entry gets you the full Scare Fest experience: four distinct scare walks, roaming actors who wander the whole site, and unlimited funfair rides with no tokens and no paying per ride. The four walks are the Scare Maze, a tangle of dark corridors with twists and turns and something waiting around every corner; the Carnevil Marquee, a twisted funhouse full of sinister clowns and warped surroundings; Zombie Outbreak, where containment has failed and you have to make it through a quarantine zone of infected; and the Haunted Graveyard, which sends you among tombstones, crypts and restless spirits.
Beyond the walks, the site is kept lively with scare actors roaming the grounds, a food court and bar running throughout the evening, themed lighting and family areas, and those unlimited rides. It is built to be a full night out rather than a quick walk-through. On timing, there are no timed arrival slots, so you can turn up any time between the gates opening at 4pm and last entry at 8pm, though the scare experiences themselves do not start until 5pm, and the whole site closes at 9pm. You will need to pick a specific date when you book, so it is worth deciding which night suits you before you commit.
On price, early bird online tickets are £14.99 for adults and £9.99 for children. A review from The Herald on 27 October noted that the event actually opened on Sunday 25 October after the first two nights were cancelled by the Austen storm, and that night tickets were £12.99 for anyone under a metre and £17.99 for adults, with box office prices of £14.99 and £19.99 respectively, with food and drink separate from the ticket price. It is worth keeping that in mind if you are weighing up booking online versus turning up on the night.
A couple of practical notes before you go. The site is not wheelchair accessible, and the organisers ask parents and guardians to consider whether the event is suitable for young children, so it is worth a thought if you are bringing little ones along. If you would rather book ahead than risk the box office, the official ticket page is at tickettailor.com/events/scarefestplymouth/2411344. With the event running right up to Halloween night, there is plenty of time to find an evening that works, but it is the sort of thing that is easier to plan than to leave to chance.
Published Date
29 October 2026
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