Events

What is on in the Halloween and October half-term cultural programme in Gibraltar in 2026?

Poster for the Halloween and half-term cultural programme in Gibraltar
Poster: Gibraltar Cultural Services

Short answer

Gibraltar Cultural Services runs a Halloween and midterm programme from Tuesday 20 to Thursday 29 October 2026, with children's storytelling, a puppet workshop, an adult writing workshop and an evening heritage walk. Places are booked through buytickets.gi.

Book a session

Detailed answer

The programme fills the October school half-term with small, bookable sessions at galleries and venues in town. Booking is required and places are limited.

Sessions

  • Tuesday 20 October 2026, 6pm to 8pm, BOOKgem: Crafting Chilling Tales, an adult creative writing workshop led by the writer Jackie Anderson
  • Saturday 24 October 2026, 11am, Mario Finlayson National Art Gallery: Halloween storytelling for children aged 3 to 7, with art activities
  • Tuesday 27 October 2026, 11am, GEMA Art Gallery: a puppet-making workshop with the artist Shane Dalmedo, materials provided
  • Wednesday 28 October 2026, GEMA Gallery: Kitchen Studios lantern workshop at 2pm and a murder mystery workshop for young detectives at 5.30pm, booked through Gibkitchen
  • Thursday 29 October 2026, 11am, GEMA Art Gallery: Halloween storytelling with a goodie bag, fancy dress encouraged
  • Thursday 29 October 2026, 6pm to 8pm: Culture Crawl, a guided walk of the south end of Main Street with Dr Ryan Asquez, covering street-art murals, wartime raids, ghostly legends and lost buildings

Booking

Book the Gibraltar Cultural Services sessions on the Halloween Cultural Programme page at buytickets.gi. Prices are shown when you choose a session. The Kitchen Studios workshops are booked separately through Kitchen Studios.