Things To Do This October In Liverpool

Let's face it, spooky season is a fantastic excuse for a party or to dress up like a mouse (duh), and Liverpool isn't short of ghostly goings-on to satisfy your need to get freaky. Decorate your own pumpkin at Revolution Albert Dock, or snap up tickets to Flight Club's Spooky Brunch Social if you fancy competing at darts and being best dressed. Or, if you want to really amplify the eerie nature of the day, grab your mates and enjoy clandestine cocktails in a prison cell.

If you're looking for things to do in October in Liverpool for adults, you'll love Alcotraz: Cell Block Three-Six. The immersive drinking experience invites you to don a dashing orange jumpsuit and smuggle liquor past the eagle-eyed warden to the long-serving inmates who'll whip you up bespoke concoctions with your illicit spirits. Spend a night behind bars and lose yourself in a theatrical world akin to the type you see in movies and on TV - tickets start from £36.50 per person, so snap yours up now and make date night one you won't forget. 

Liverpool Naval Club is a top destination for quality entertainment - you'll find it perched on Bowring Park Road offering some fantastic events to hit up this October. On Saturday the 26th, make your way over for The Ultimate Motown Show, with tickets starting from only £6 each. You'll be able to dance the night away until 2am with live music and DJs playing music across five decades, starting from the 60s. If the Wild West is more your thing, snap up £8 tickets to Gamble & Gunn Duo and their tribute to Luke Combs and Great Country Hits. 

If you and your mates are looking for a weekend feast with entertainment to get stuck into then you'll love Flight Club Liverpool's Brunch Social. The funfair-themed venue offers bottomless pizza, prosecco and a Social Darts sampler every Saturday and Sunday from £30 per person, perfect for fun-filled group ventures. Enjoy an hour perfecting your throw followed by 60 minutes of munching and drinking, with complimentary carafes of orange juice in case you fancy making mimosas. 

Oktoberfest is coming to Bierkeller Liverpool and the Bavarian haunt will be celebrating in style with all sorts of going-ons. You can expect to catch a live band playing classic Oompah-inspired songs and games led by a host dressed in lederhosen, as well as a DJ 'til late. There'll be steins of signature biers flowing and plenty of themed fare like juicy bratwurst. And if you're in the market for a bottomless brunch, you'll find one here on the 12th of October with a £20 ticket which includes a reserved bench, and an hour of free-flowing haus beer, stein cocktails or prosecco between 12.30pm and 1.30pm. Delicious. 

Tonight Josephine is a pink paradise complete with neon signage, a photobooth and monochrome flooring - the recipe for a fantastic, Instagrammbale girl's night out. You're certainly in for a good time with its signature brunches taking place throughout the month: for an ABBA-themed affair, grab tickets to its Mamma Mia instalment, or get ready for a hot ghoul Halloween with the Scream Queens event, taking place on the 26th of October, with tickets starting from £39 per person. And if lip-sync battles sound like a bit of you, be sure not to miss its Sass-Aoke Fan Club, a night dedicated to pop stars and glitter.

Unleash your inner child at this neon-laced subterranean bar packed with iconic retro consoles. NQ64 is the perfect destination for you and your friends this autumn, providing games like Guitar Hero, Mario Kart, Time Crisis II and more to get stuck into. Maybe you have a birthday in October and require a cool venue or are looking to try unique, themed cocktails with your mates like the Mad Max Zombie made with a house rum blend and guava - whatever the reason, this spot on Colquitt Street has it all. 

Become part of an illicit moonshine smuggling gang with tickets from £39.99 each to an immersive drinking destination that pulls you into the Wild West, cowboy hat first, and gets you all caught up in the covert liquor operation led by Wanted Man Clyde Cassidy. At Moonshine Saloon Liverpool: Western Cocktail Experience, you'll enjoy four bespoke tipples whipped up from your smuggled drink, rub shoulders with local characters and try not to bust anyone's cover when the Sheriff comes knocking. All in a day's work, really.

Named after Queen Victoria's husband as a tribute to his Anglo-Bavarian heritage and as a nod to his love of the performing arts, Albert's Schloss is a party bar like no other, decked out with Alpine-inspired furnishings (think chopped wood and twinkly fairy lights). It hosts live entertainment every night of the week, so there's always something to look forward to while chowing down on gooey fondue or currywurst. Check out the likes of Kunst Kabaret on Wednesdays, where proactive performances dominate the stage, or enjoy live piano music and endless requests on Thursdays with Baby Grand Slam. Better yet, entry is free. 

This October half-term, Liverpool's got some cracking events on, but one top attraction you can always count on providing the goods is The Beatles Story. Whether you're musically inclined or not, there's something for everyone here as the story of the 'world's greatest band' is told via intimate recreations of rooms like The Caveman Club and Abbey Road Studios. There's also the chance to lay your eyes on John Lennon's last piano and listen to a free multi-media audio guide narrated by his sister, all before tucking into some authentic Scouse grub at the Fab4 Café.