Halloween in Barcelona 2025
You know you’re talking about a Halloween Party when you’re talking about witches, goblins and ghouls, and of course, the monster mash…
It’s the time of pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin spice beers, pumpkin pies, all things involving pumpkins! #basic
CocoVail’s major Halloween Party 2025 is on the 31st of October. It’s going to be a haunted house / fiesta unlike any other you see in Barcelona. We’re planning to revamp the entire bar in honor of the wicked holiday. You won’t recognize the place, so it will be worth coming by just to see what we’ve done with the space. You’ll want to wear your best costume attire, unless you want to be “that guy” or “that girl”… No one ever says “that girl”, but don’t let yourself be the first to be called it.
Important Note: Bring your best costume, because we’re giving a prize out to the best dressed person in attendance.We’re looking for people to pull all the stops and own up to making this a Halloween in Barcelona to remember. Having said that, our team is putting together some surprises with the spirit of “trick or treat” all over the place.
There will be some other surprises and delights in store for the night. Don’t miss CocoVail’s Halloween Party in Barcelona! 🙂
Halloween Specials at CocoVail 2025
TBD
A Brief History of Halloween
Once upon a time, long before candy corn and horror movies, there was Samhain (pronounced SAH-win), a Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest and the beginning of the darker half of the year. On the night of October 31, Druids believed that the boundary between our world and the otherworld thinned, ghosts, spirits, and mischievous creatures might roam. To keep things safe (and spooky), folks lit bonfires, donned masks and costumes, and offered food to wandering spirits.
Fast forward to the 8th century, when Christian influences crept in: November 1 was designated All Saints’ Day, and October 31 became All Hallows’ Eve — eventually morphing into “Halloween.” Holiday customs merged: honoring the dead, prayers for souls, and guarding against supernatural nuisances.
Over the centuries, Halloween traditions evolved and traveled. In medieval Britain, there was a custom called souling, people went door to door, offering prayers for the dead in exchange for soul cakes (a kind of sweet bread). In Celtic lands, the practice of “guising” (dressing in disguise and performing small acts in return for food or coins) also took hold.
When Irish and Scottish immigrants brought their traditions to North America in the 19th century, Halloween as we know it began to take shape. Pumpkins, abundant and friendly to carve, replaced turnips and became ideal canvases for jack-o’-lanterns. And the phrase “trick or treat”? That developed later, part costume, part mischief, part candy diplomacy.
Today, Halloween is a delightful mashup: ghosts, pumpkins, costumes, parties, and sweets, a modern festival with ancient roots. It’s a night when the dead (and the playful) get a little attention, and the living get to dress up, raid candy, and enjoy the thrill of the macabre (in the safe, fun way).