Description
  • Date Night, Food & Drink and Halloween
  • Tickets from £22.00
  • Oxford
  • Over 18
  • Thu, 30th Oct 2025 @ multiple start times (see ticket info)
  • Multiple start times (see ticket info)

🎃 The Monsters' Ball: A Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner 🎭🔪

This Halloween, the Head of the River becomes the scene of a chilling crime… and you’re invited to solve it!

Dracula has invited his horrible friends to a monstrous ball at Castle Dracula. The Bride of Dracula, Frankenstein and the Werewolf are all coming to do the Time Warp and dance the night away. When one of the monsters is found murdered in nearby woods, Inspector Willy Catchem will have to look behind the mask and find out who the monsters really are, how their lives intertwine - and who has a motive for murder!

Join us on Thursday 30th October for an unforgettable evening of murder, mystery, and mouthwatering food. Step into a world of suspense and secrets as our live murder mystery actors bring a hauntingly thrilling tale to life right before your eyes. 

Your evening of eerie elegance includes:

🍸 A themed Halloween cocktail on arrival to set the mood
🍽️ A decadent 5-course themed menu, carefully crafted for the season
☕ Tea and coffee to end the night—because you’ll need something to calm your nerves...
🎭 Interactive live theatre with twists, turns, and suspects around every corner

The Halloween menu with theatre and welcome drinks costs £65, with a £20 per person payment to secure your booking. The £20 per person ticket price will be deducted from your final bill.

Come dressed to impress (costumes encouraged!) and prepare for a night where no one is safe, and everyone’s a suspect!

Guests welcome to arrive from 6.30pm, with the evening kicking off at 7pm.
Will you uncover the killer before dessert is served?

📍 Limited seats available – book now, if you dare…



👻🍎What's on the menu? 🎃🧄
Welcome drink & canapes 

HALLOWEEN PUNCH (non-alcoholic cocktail also available)
EYE OF NEWT devilled eggs
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS lamb arancini
SEA MONSTER MORSELS smoked salmon blini

Starters 

SCREAM OF TOMATO SOUP tomato and red pepper soup served with grilled cheese toasts [v]
WITCHES FINGERS haddock goujons with truffled tartar sauce
FRANK-HEN-STEIN potted chicken with crispy onions, salsa verde and toasted sourdough
Main Course
FULL MOON FILLET pancetta wrapped pork with pumpkin risotto and crispy sage
THE KRAKEN’S BANQUET hake with marinated tomatoes, brown crab custard and herb oil
ZOM-BEET BOURGUIGNON with roasted veg and plant-based feta [vg]
STEAK-THROUGH-THE-HEART 8oz sirloin steak with parmesan chips and peppercorn sauce
Palette cleanser
Sorbet
Dessert
ZEST IN PEACE lemon posset with ginger shortbread [v]
POISON APPLE toffee apple crumble tart with salted caramel ice cream [v]
MIDNIGHT MOURNING dark chocolate pave with hazelnut crumb [vg]
TRICK OR TREAT? A spooky surprise dessert!
Tea & coffee to finish


£65 per person for the full menu and a full evening of entertainment

Please let us know if you have any allergies or dietary requirements, and we can ensure you are catered for

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Your full meal will cost £65 and will include a spooky welcome cocktail, themed 5-course meal, teas and coffees with live entertainment all evening. £20 ticket price/deposit payment will be deducted from your final bill.

 19:00 - 23:00 £22.00

Location

Address

Folly Bridge, OX1 4LB

Area

Oxford

The Monsters' Ball: A Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner

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Head of the River
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1. The ticket holder voluntarily assumes all risks and danger incidental to the event for which the ticket is issued, whether occurring prior, during or after the event. The ticket holder voluntarily agrees that the management, venue, event participants, DesignMyNight (WFL Media Ltd) and all of their respective agents, officers, directors, owners and employers are expressly released by the ticket holder from any claims arising from such causes.
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5. The venue reserves the right to refuse admission and may on occasion have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons.
6. Every effort to admit latecomers will be made at a suitable break in the event, but admission cannot always be guaranteed.
7. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.
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