Halloween is coming! Kids love dressing up in costumes and ending the day with a belly full of candy, but it’s a party that’s equally popular with the grown-ups. To make the most of this evil time of year, the city of Lyon is bursting with creativity. Here at Lyon Secret, we’ve picked out our favorite activities.
1. SBK Experience Halloween Party
Have you always wanted to learn how to dance the bachata? Now’s the time! For Halloween 2024, SBK XPERIENCE is throwing you an all-dance party on the theme of the Day of the Dead. On the program: 4 classrooms of bachata, salsa, reggaeton and kizomba for all levels. The evening continues with DJs from 10pm to 5am. Ready to dance?
2. The Black King by Mimesis
For thrill-seekers. Halfway between an escape game and an immersive investigation, Le Roi Noir, the new immersive adventure from Mimesis, lets you discover Lyon through a new prism, with a strange disappearance as the common thread… The script is worthy of a breathless thriller: a serial killer is terrorizing Lyon, and a series of disappearances has been shaking the city for several months. Come on board as volunteers with Lyon’s PJ and take part in this breathtaking criminal investigation.
3. Exploration game: Haunted Lyon
Lyon is a very pleasant city, but once night falls, it becomes a playground for spirits. As a 12 -year-old boy lost in the streets of Lyon, you ‘ll have to find your way back by answering riddles posed by the creatures on your path.
4. Candlelight Halloween concerts
At Lyon Secret, we never tire of attending Candlelight’s wonderful candlelight concerts. After giving us an evening full of emotion with covers of songs by artists such as Coldplay and ABBA, Candlelight is now back to thrill us for a 100% Halloween evening! Whether it’s Michael Jackson’s Thriller, the theme from Stranger Things or a Medley from Mr. Jack’s Strange Christmas, rediscover all your classics in a musical evening as magical as it is scary. Reserve your tickets here!
5. Make special cocktails!
Sometimes there’s nothing like a good classic. Invite your friends over, buy the ingredients you need, whip up some bloody special Halloween cocktails and spend the evening watching your favorite horror movies. There’s nothing like an evening with friends!
6. Don’t visit these sordid places
If you like well-kept secrets and curiosities, we’ve got 5 terrifying places you’ve probably never heard of. Fans of Urbex or simply intriguing stories? You won’t be disappointed and you’ll see the city differently.
7. For the little ones: Leo the robot and the candy factory
Looking for something to do with your kids? For the very young, from 18 months to 5 years, Rikiki Café Théâtre hosts a fun, interactive show on the theme of fear. See you on October 31 from 10:30 to 11 a.m., with free candy for children in costume!