The Fright Crawl

The Fright Crawl takes over Reading on Friday 30 October, running from 7:30pm until 2am. It's a Halloween bar crawl that stretches across more than six hours, with a single wristband getting you into four or more bars throughout the night. There's no cover charge at the door for any of them, so you can move between spots without paying each time.

It's run by Fright Crawl, who bill it as Reading's number-one Halloween bar crawl and a full-night takeover of the town's bars. They describe it as Halloween night in Reading done properly. To keep things moving, there's a host on the night and a live crawl map to guide you from one bar to the next, so you're not left guessing where to head after the first round. The whole thing is strictly for over-18s.

Because it's a crawl, you're not tied to one place; you pick your pace and decide which bars to hit. The wristband covers four or more, and since it runs from 7:30pm through to 2am, you've got a good window to work your way around town. The venues are announced closer to the date, and the live map fills in the gaps on the night. It's a long one, so you'll want to pace yourself if you're planning to see it through to the end.