The inaugural London Ghost Festival, timed to coincide with Halloween, is a week of spooky walks, talks and investigations organised by ghost hunting group London Paranormal. The program includes a horror-themed fancy dress ghost hunt, a vampire and ghost walk round Highgate, a talk on ghosts caught on film, an evening of Dickensian ghost stories and a boat trip through the purportedly haunted Islington Tunnel. For full details visit www.londonparanormal.com.

London Ghost Festival, 24 October - 1 November. Various venues.