Don’t have a nightmare this weekend! With Halloween falling on a Tuesday, many bars and clubs are stretching out celebrations into a whole ‘Halloweek’… and here are the best haunts for the occasion.

Thursday

Scary Tiki Party at Samai Distillery

Every Thursday, Samai Rum Distillery opens its doors to the public. This week, the Tiki party returns with a Halloween twist… with food on offer from Roots & Burgers and a bottle of Samai Gold Rum up for grabs for the best costume.

6pm-11.30pm @ Samai Distillery, Street 830, Tonle Bassac

Friday

Pennywise Party at Alchemystery

Alchemy GastroPub becomes Alchemystery for the night as they kick off their Halloween weekender. Enjoy free tapas from 6pm – 7pm as DJ James What starts the party.

DJ AMRO and DJ INEE will also heat up the dancefloor later in the night with a floor-filling soundtrack of deep house and electro. There’s prizes for best dressed: $100 for their favourite and runners-up able to snag $50 or $30 too.  They’re advertising for other prizes on the night plus signature Halloween Cocktails to get you in the mood.

6pm-Late @ Alchemy, Street 123, Toul Tom Poung

Before Halloween at Empire

DJ Sunny takes to the Decks with all things EDM on the menu. Starting at 9pm, the dancefloor will be going strong until 3am

9pm-3am @ Empire, St 78, in front of National Russian Embassy 

Sharky’s Halloween Party

The cash jackpot stands at $8151, and at 10.30pm there will be a joker draw where one lucky winner will gain the chance to take it all home.

Hosting the party, the B Pure Band take to the stage to provide a rocky soundtrack of current and favourite hits. Happy hour is extended from opening until 11pm and there’s more costume prizes and cocktail specials up for grabs!

6pm – Midnight @ Sharky Bar, St 130, Riverside Area

Oskar’s Freak Show

This free entry party also boasts free nibbles from 9pm – 11pm AND free shots. There’s 3-for-2 on Bloody Sangria and DJ Bree will start the party with Funk, Soul and Hip Hop Classics. Nora Haidee then takes over, providing House & Techno all night long.

6.30pm-3am, Oskar, Street 159, Riverside

Pre-Halloween Party at 55

DJ Ann takes to the decks over at 55. Looking to cater for groups… or alcoholics, you can grab 3 free Buds/Coronas when you buy 10.

11pm-4am, Street 55

DJ Noma At Sound Club

This Halloween party at Sound Club features DJ Noma (Japan) and boasts a full house every night.  Running until 4am, this could provide a lot of dancing and sore feet come Saturday morning.

9pm-4am, National Assembly Street, Tonle Bassac

Saturday

Latin Dance Party

Duplex host a Halloween BBQ and heat up the dance floor with Latin Dance. Felix El Moreno Merlin & 12Me host this Saturday Soiree.

6pm – Midnight @ Duplex, Street 278, BKK1

Raise the Dead at Cloud

We’re not going to paraphase this at all, the description from Cloud excites us enough:

“Explore horrific areas. Delve into the depths of your own humanity. A labyrinth of fear and chaos awaits to be traversed. Beyond, in your despair, a graveyard masks other terrors. Is the mad scientist hiding there? An evil gift may be in his hands. Special drinks and more wait to be discovered.”

6pm – 2am @ Cloud, Street 9

Enter If You Dare

Club Love wants to know if you’re feeling brave, inviting you to join them both Saturday and Sunday as Jim Beam Halloween highballs are on promotion at 3-for-2. Their costume contest has a bottle of Jim Beam Bourbon for 1st place, a bucket of Cruzan Rum-ble Tumble for 2nd, and a Halloween Highball for third place.

10pm – 4am @ Club Love, Street 278, BKK1

The Haunting in Elbow Room

A special menu of bloody beetroot-based cocktails, priced at $4 all night, are available to tickle and treat your fancy. Arrive in costume for a complimentary cocktail from 8-10pm.

8pm-2am @ Elbow Room,  Street 308, Tonle Bassac

Moondance Z at Tusk House

It’s a triple header as DJ Sequence, Sushi Firas and Yes Peace take to the decks in Tusk house to provide salvation from the Phnom Penh Zombie apocalypse.

8pm-2am @ Tusk, Street 278, BKK1 

Foxy Lady Halloween Party

Here’s a wildcard: over at Foxy Lady Lounge & Bar, enjoy free roast pork courtesy of Dan’s Meat Catering!

5pm @ Foxy Lady, Street 108

Halloween Scaryoke at DJ Guesthouse & Bar

Prizes will be given to the best dressed and best karaoke star. A free drink for performers and free Halloween shots every hour. Multi-instrumentalist Saska Chewan pulls out the guitar, keyboard and fabulous singing voice to lay down the tracks that you get to sing to!

8pm – 11pm @ DJ Guesthouse & Lounge, Street 29, Tonle Bassac

Fright Night at Sokha Hotel

Tickets are $25 per person, and include “Scary Food”, Lucky Draw prizes, face painting, tunes from DJ Vodka and an ominous sounding ‘Live performance…’

 6pm @ 19th Floor, Sokha Hotel

Pirate Halloween Buffet Party

Moon Pizza Bar overlooks the city at the top of the Essence hotel. This Saturday, they’re hosting a pirate-themed buffet party for $25 per person.

Enjoy a dinner buffet, free flow drinks, games and surprises and even a welcome gift.

6pm – 10pm @ Moon Pizza Bar, Street 200, Boeung Raing 

Sunday

Cosplay for Charity: Halloween Edition

Over at the InterContinental Phnom Penh Hotel, this Cosplay event costs $4 per ticket and the proceeds go towards SCADP, helping orphans and providing homeless shelters to the Svay Reang community whose homes were recently destroyed by major storms.

1pm – 5pm @ InterContinental Hotel, Mao Tse Toung Blvd

Positive Vibes Halloween Edition

It’s the return of Posit+ve Vibes at Tusk, an event that What’s On Phnom Penh will be covering in full – stay tuned for a more focused look on all the festivities going on here. For now, get excited for 5 DJs from across the world, a swimming pool, an art market, and even FREE BEER 3pm – 4pm.

3pm – 1am @ Tusk, Street 278, BKK1

Don’t do Halloween? Don’t worry. Keep an eye out for our weekend guide later this week as we delve into more excitement coming your way in Phnom Penh.