Halloween Shows & Entertainment in Orlando 2025
- Alastair Mac
- Sep 16
- 7 min read
Orlando has a fang-tastic lineup of live shows and entertainment this spooky season!
It's spooky season and Orlando is bringing the Halloween spirit to life with ghostly vibes and a thrilling lineup of spine-tingling shows and entertainment to keep everyone entertained!
From family-friendly movie screenings with a live orchestra, to adults only horror cabaret shows, and drag shows and more, Orlando has a fang-tastic lineup that will be sure to give you goosebumps...
We've brought together all the best shows and entertainment so you don't miss anything that might go bump in the night, and we'll keep updating the list as we get closer to Halloween!
Orlando Halloween Shows & Concerts 2025
September 5 - November 8, 2025, Select Dates
Orlando’s immersive vampire theatrical experience is back for a thrilling heart-pacing firth year at The Renaissance Theatre! Loosely inspired by Bram Stoker's Dracula and other classic vampire lore, Nosferatu is where the vampires roam. Enter a place where the rules of space and time do not exist; where a Choosing Ceremony decides the newest member of the Coven; and where the Undead roam looking for their next seduction. Enter the Ren near downtown Orlando, then free roam through an unusual series of rooms where bloodthirsty performance artists lure you deeper into the story. When the bell tolls, gather with the other mortals for a swinging afterparty complete with drag performances, dancing and themed beverages. 18+
September 19 - October 12, 2025, Select Dates
Prepare for a dark journey through the sinister streets of Victorian London with Sweeney Todd at the Athens Theatre in DeLand. Follow the vengeful barber as he seeks justice, aided by the cunning Mrs. Lovett and her rather… unique meat-pie business. Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece weaves a twisted tale of love, revenge, and morality, brought to life by hauntingly beautiful music. Equal parts chilling and captivating, Sweeney Todd will leave you spellbound—and maybe a bit wary of your next shave…
September 19 - October 5, 2025, Select Dates
Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical is a hilarious ‘upside down’ take on the hit Ne tflixseries - and all its campy 1980s glory. Join Mike, Eleven, Lucas, Dustin, and the whole Hawkins gang for a night of adventure, thrills, pubescent angst, heavy synth, poor parenting, convoluted love triangles, cheap effects, dancing monsters, and maybe, just maybe... justice for everyone’s favorite missing ginger, Barb Holland. Presented by Theatre South Playhouse at The Marketplace at Dr. Phillips.
September 24 – November 2, 2025, Select Dates
Presented by Orlando Shakespeare Theater, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson journey to the English countryside to investigate the mysterious case of the Baskerville family. One by one the male heirs are dropping dead. But why? And who—or what—is responsible? In this hilarious and madcap take on the most famous detective of all time, a trio of actors play a dozen roles in a production that is a master class in funny and perfect for the Halloween season. Children under 5 will not be admitted to the theatre.
October 1 – 2, 2025
Join paranormal researcher, author and podcaster Amy Bruni in a chilling tell-all at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. In Walking With Ghosts, the former Ghost Hunters star and current co-star of The Travel Channel’s Kindred Spirits will share stories of hauntings that began with real life murders.
October 3 - 4, 2025
Critically-acclaimed Victorian horror troupe Phantasmagoria celebrates its 16th year with tales of terror and haunted poetry in the newest installment of their long-running Halloween mainstage series, PHANTASMAGORIA XVI "Hauntingly Whimsical Tales." Leesburg - Melon Patch Theatre.
October 4 - November 2, 2025, Select Dates
This Halloween, step into the eerie, over-the-top world of Goosebumps with a musical mystery that is just the right amount of spooky! This new musical at Orlando Family Stage brings R.L. Stine’s signature mix of suspense and silliness to the stage. Perfect for kids, tweens, and grown-ups who remember reading by flashlight.
October 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2025
Critically-acclaimed Victorian horror troupe Phantasmagoria celebrates its 16th year with tales of terror and haunted poetry in the newest installment of their long-running Halloween mainstage series, PHANTASMAGORIA XVI "Hauntingly Whimsical Tales." Dr Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
October 10, 2025
Step into a night of thrills, chills, and heels at The Abbey! This will be a frightlyfully fabulous fusion of drag performers, humor and horror theater. Expect a genre-bending show bringing together fierce queens, killer kings, and twisted tales in this spooky cabaret style revue!
October 10, 2025
Welcome to Que Horror! Get ready for a night of spine-tingling excitement as we celebrate Latin American folklore and raise money for Immigration Equality at the Imagine Performing Arts Center located in Oviedo.
October 12, 2025
Join the original “Brad Majors” (Barry Bostwick), “Columbia” (Nell Campbell) and “Magenta” (Patricia Quinn) for a special 50th anniversary celebration of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at Dr Phillips Center. Enjoy a screening of the original, unedited movie with a live shadow cast and—of course—encouraged audience participation. Plus, see memorabilia on display with artifacts and an actual costume from the movie, and more. Don’t forget to dress the part for a costume contest!
October 12, 2025
The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight is set to electrify Orlando's Dr Phillips Center. Prepare for a spellbinding 90-minute spectacle that infuses iconic rock and metal anthems with hauntingly beautiful energy. In an ethereal candlelit setting, this ensemble of 14 classical musicians unleashes enchanting soundscapes alongside powerful walls of distortion. Experience the unexpected union of classical music and metal as they perform the music of iconic bands like Metallica, AC/DC, Rolling Stones, Rage Against the Machine, My Chemical Romance, Linkin' Park, SOAD, Guns N’ Roses, Evanescence, Papa Roach, The Cranberries and more.
October 16, 2025
Relive the legendary romance saga with this epic film-to-concert event at Dr Phillips Center featuring the original movie accompanied by a sensational live band on stage and an enchanting candlelit atmosphere. Hear a 12-piece ensemble of outstanding rock and orchestral musicians take the stage to perform Carter Burwell’s haunting score in perfect synchronization with the original movie while thousands of twinkling candles illuminate the stage.
October 23 – November 2, 2025
Dr. Phillips Center presents Little Shop of Horrors. Experience the horror-comedy rock musical that remains a campy classic. Blending dark humor and catchy Motown-style music, Little Shop of Horrors tells the tale of a timid floral shop worker and a strange, man-eating plant with extraterrestrial ambitions. Featuring a local cast of Orlando talent, this show sets the stage for quirky characters, over-the-top performances and delightfully singable songs.
October 24 - 25, 2025
Critically-acclaimed Victorian horror troupe Phantasmagoria celebrates its 16th year with tales of terror and haunted poetry in the newest installment of their long-running Halloween mainstage series, PHANTASMAGORIA XVI "Hauntingly Whimsical Tales." Athens Theatre.
October 26, 2025
Critically-acclaimed Victorian horror troupe Phantasmagoria celebrates its 16th year with tales of terror and haunted poetry in the newest installment of their long-running Halloween mainstage series, PHANTASMAGORIA XVI "Hauntingly Whimsical Tales." Tampa Theatre.
October 30 - 31, 2025
Don your leather jacket, corset, and fishnet tights, because on June 4th, DeLand Pride and the Absent Friends are bringing the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” back to the Athens Theatre after much “antici… pation.” The evening will consist of a pre-show featuring several DeLand Pride drag performances (bring those $ bills for tips!) and the Absent Friends (with emcee Robert Baldwin) with their hysterical Rocky-virgin initiation fun, the ever-popular 1975 20th Century Fox film, live shadow cast (in other words, costumed actors portraying the movie while it is being screened above), dancing, and audience participation (with call backs and prop bags).
October 30, 2025
Let the kids have Halloween — the real fun starts the night before. Step into Orlando’s favorite Adult Halloween Costume Party at Hard Rock Hotel, Orlando and show off your most dazzling costume for a chance to win amazing prizes. Sip on complimentary specialty cocktails, savor delicious passed hors d’oeuvres, and arrive in style with complimentary valet parking. Come for the costumes, stay for the mischief.
November 1, 2025
Critically-acclaimed Victorian horror troupe Phantasmagoria celebrates its 16th year with tales of terror and haunted poetry in the newest installment of their long-running Halloween mainstage series, PHANTASMAGORIA XVI "Hauntingly Whimsical Tales." Reilly Arts Center.
November 1, 2025
Join your Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra for this magical Halloween romp through Salem. Follow Max, Allison, and Dani as they match wits with the legendary Sanderson sisters – the film stars Bette Midler (Winifred), Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah) and Kathy Najimy (Mary). Watch this bewitching film on the big screen in the Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips Center as the Orlando Philharmonic performs the score live.
November 7 - 8, 2025
Critically-acclaimed Victorian horror troupe Phantasmagoria celebrates its 16th year with tales of terror and haunted poetry in the newest installment of their long-running Halloween mainstage series, PHANTASMAGORIA XVI "Hauntingly Whimsical Tales." Theatre West End.
Before attending any of the events listed on Gotta Go Orlando, you should contact the organizer or venue to confirm that the event is taking place as information, changes, and cancellations can occur.Before attending any of the events listed on Gotta Go Orlando, you should contact the organizer or venue to confirm that the event is taking place as information, changes, and cancellations can occur.
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