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Discover some of the best new events including The Big Christmas Day Out, Charlie Sparks, A Weird & Wonderful Halloween, Charlie Sparks, and much more!

Skiddle Staff

Last updated: 2nd Oct 2023

It’s official - spooky season is here!

From here on out, it’s horror movies, haunted houses, so many sweets our dentists will hate us, and planning for some killer Halloween raves, only taking breaks here and there to get stuck into some Oktoberfest parties.

This week, we’ve got more incredible new events including two festivals, Charlie Sparks’ Scottish tour, Azyr in Liverpool, a Halloween bash at Birmingham’s newest club, a family Christmas party, and more.

We’re sure you're keen to see what’s new so we’ll leave you to scroll down and book your tickets for all these incredible events below!

A Weird & Wonderful Halloween 2023 w/ Hospitality & Jungle Cakes

When: Saturday 28th October 2023

Where: XOYO Birmingham in Birmingham

A huge collab between Hospitality, Jungle Cakes, RCE, and Weird Science comes to Birmingham’s newest club, XOYO, for a massive Halloween rave.

A seriously stacked lineup of house, UKG, DnB, bass music, and jungle will take over the 3,000 cap venue from 9pm - 5am this Halloween with massive names including Metrik, P Money & Whiney, Anaïs, DJ Marky, Roni Size, Frenetic, Dynamite MC, and many more.

As a brand new club, XOYO Brum boasts a stunning audio-visual spectacle, incredible sound systems with extra subs, a 360-degree laser system, and even hi-tech self-service bar machines that can serve double mixers in six seconds.

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Elrow

When: Saturday 16th December 2023

Where: Depot (Mayfield) in Manchester

Two iconic brands in the events space, Elrow and The Warehouse Project, link up for a colossal party this December.

Elrow was born when the founder, “realised people were looking for something special,” saying that ravers don’t just want to go to a club and just watch a DJ but be a part of the show, interact with their surroundings, and play games.

The theme for this big bash is called 'Delusionville', so it’s about to get super trippy! With over fifteen artists spread across three stages and 10,000 ravers going from 2pm-12am, it’s going to be a mad one. Well, they always are!

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The Big Christmas Day Out

When: Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th December 2023

Where: Williamson Park in Lancaster

The team behind Lancaster’s Highest Point Festival welcomes families to head over to Williamson Park for some wholesome Christmas fun!

Ticket prices include all activities (except food, drink, and meeting Santa) including Christmas crafts, fairground rides, face painting, the festive cinema, storytelling, café-oke, Hartbeeps multi-sensory musical experiences, and more.

There’ll be music around the park including DJs, brass bands, and carol singers. If you get peckish, there’ll be mince pies, Bavarian sausages, pick’n’mix, and much more from food stalls. Littluns can keep warm with hot chocolate, and adults can sip boozy hot chocolate!

The event runs on Saturday and Sunday, with two sessions each day - one from 9am - 1pm and another from 2:30pm - 6:30pm.

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Azyr All Night Long Liverpool

When: Friday 10th November 2023

Where: The Dome At Grand Central Hall in Liverpool

Hard techno DJ and producer Azyr comes to Liverpool in November. If you’re keen to check him out, act fast as Edinburgh and Glasgow tickets have already sold out!

Known for delivering hard-hitting, high-energy sets, Azyr's selections dive in and out of a variety of sounds including hard dance, acid, schranz, rave, and psytrance, prioritising fast-paced tracks to keep ravers on their toes.

Relentless and intense, if the harder the tunes, the better, you’d better secure your tickets below before they’re gone.

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Nightvision presents Charlie Sparks Scotland tour

When: From Friday 29th - Sunday 31st December 2023

Where: Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, and Edinburgh

Teletech resident, Charlie Sparks, brings hard techno over to Scotland for a winter tour, hitting Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth, and Edinburgh, in that order.

All about the energy, Sparks, who’s currently looking forward to performances at The Warehouse Project’s XXL and Ibiza’s hard techno party Outset, brings a blend of acid, industrial, and psytrance-like grooves to the hardcore ravers of Scotland, including two NYE shows.

Receiving praise from Amelie Lens and 9x9, Sparks is a serious one to watch in the hard dance scene, especially after selling out multiple UK shows and wowing crowds all over the globe.

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The National Drum & Bass Awards - 2024

When: Saturday 4th May 2024

Where: Digbeth in Birmingham

The UK’s biggest celebration of drum and bass returns to Birmingham in 2024 following a London edition in 2023. Running since 2007, the DnB Awards offers a space for passionate fans of the scene to rave to some of the best DJs on the scene before a short award ceremony.

Going down at Roller Jam, the largest venue for the event so far, with incredible laser shows, huge screens, and a booming Funktion-One Sound System, this is the place to be if you love DnB.

While we don’t know who’s performing yet, 2023’s lineup featured Grooverider, Mollie Collins, Friction, Bladerunner, Charlie Tee, Nicky Blackmarket, and more, offering a mix of legends and up-and-comers. Secure your tickets now before the price increases!

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Darkside: Boxing Day

When: Tuesday 26th December 2023

Where: The Classic Grand in Glasgow

Darkside makes its annual Boxing Day return to The Classic Grand for another massive one with uptempo and hardcore tunes. As the UK's longest-running regular hardcore techno brand, throwing huge parties in the city of Glasgow and beyond, you can trust Darkside for a cracking night out.

This time around, they’ve got five international headliners who haven’t been announced just yet. Raging on from 9pm - 4am, there’s no better way to shake off the parents and in-laws once Christmas is over than by getting out and raving with your mates.

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Creamfields 2024

When: Thursday 22nd - Sunday 25th August 2024

Where: Daresbury in Cheshire

Creamfields returns next year for another long bank holiday weekend of house, techno, tech house, DnB, trance, EDM, and more.

The multi-award-winning festival attracts 70,000 ravers each year to enjoy awesome of the biggest names to ever come from electronic music alongside an army of tomorrow’s legends. Bringing bangers to life with impeccable staging and insane production, Creamfields has solidified itself as one of the biggest and most in-demand fests in the UK.

Having sold out yet again in 2023, tickets are simply not going to last long. So if you’re keen to spend a bank holiday weekend vibing to countless DJs, you know what to do…

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Solfest 2024

When: Thursday 22nd - Sunday 25th August 2024

Where: North Lakes Country Park in Silloth, Cumbria

Solfest is Cumbria’s biggest celebration of music and arts. Independent, the fest is run by a dedicated team and passionate volunteers who bring artists from a variety of genres including indie, DnB, reggae, and more to music fans.

Solfest 2024 will be the 20th edition of the fest, so we’re certain they’ll be pulling out all the stops for this one. Packing lineups with huge names and rising stars from various scenes, no matter how diverse your friends or family’s taste in music is, there’s almost certain to be something there you’ll all enjoy.

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Check out our What's On Guide to discover even more rowdy raves and sweaty gigs taking place over the coming weeks and months. For festivals, lifestyle events and more, head on over to our Things To Do page or be inspired by the event selections on our Inspire Me page.