Things are about to get a little spooky – with a sprinkle of un poco loco and a dazzle of vampiric charm on the side – at The Galileo Open Air Cinema, as Halloween takes over this week’s line-up in suitably wicked fashion.
Expect vampires, fashionably devillish antics, animated afterlife adventures and a little something more sinister as Twilight, The Devil Wears Prada, Coco and Weapons take over the big screen in Kirstenbosch Garden. And, because no Halloween week would be complete without a little dressing up, themed nights and plenty of movie magic will be waiting in the wings too.
So, summon your fellow film fanatics, dust off your favourite costumes and book your spot here. Swing by when the doors open, grab your snacks, and soak in golden-hour picnic vibes, with lawn games and Halloween fun before getting cosy for movie night, which officially begins after sunset (± 19:30).
Here is what’s on the silver screen this week:
28 October: Twilight
Twilight is a 2008 vampire romantic fantasy film, and the first instalment in the Twilight Saga film series adapted from Stephanie Meyer’s book series. The film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson among an ensemble cast.
Against the backdrop of a perpetually rainy Washington town, socially awkward teenager Bella Swan (Stewart) expects nothing but boredom when she moves to Forks, until she crosses paths with the enigmatic and heartbreakingly beautiful Edward Cullen (Pattinson).
Drawn to him by an intense, inexplicable pull, Bella soon discovers a dangerous secret: Edward is a century-old vampire who chooses to resist his lethal hunting instincts. As the two embark on a passionate but perilous romance, their bond is put to the ultimate test when a nomadic coven of tracker vampires arrives in town, turning Bella into the ultimate prey.
- Day: Wednesday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Garden
- Time: Gates open at 18:00, and the movie starts at 19:30
- Genre: Teen Fantasy Drama
- Age restriction: 13 M V
- Tickets: Webtickets
29 October: The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 American comedy-drama film starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt.
In the cutthroat world of New York fashion, ambitious college graduate Andy Sachs (Hathaway) lands a job ‘a million girls would kill for’ as the junior assistant to Miranda Priestly (Streep), the brilliant but brutally demanding editor-in-chief of Runway magazine.
Despite her initial disdain for the industry’s shallow superficiality, Andy soon finds herself completely transforming her look, lifestyle and loyalty to survive Miranda’s impossible whims. As her career skyrockets, she must decide if conquering the fashion empire is worth sacrificing her relationships, her values and her true identity.
- Day: Thursday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Garden
- Time: Gates open at 18:00, and the movie starts at 19:30
- Genre: Comedy Drama
- Age restriction: PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
30 October: Coco (Kids Halloween Special Show)
Coco is a 2017 American animated fantasy adventure starring the voices of Anthony Gonzalez, Gael Garcìa Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach, Renée Victor, Ana Ofelia Murguía and Edward James Olmos.
In a vibrant Mexican village, 12-year-old Miguel dreams of becoming a musician, a passion strictly forbidden by his family’s generations-old ban on music. On Día de los Muertos, a desperate attempt to prove his talent accidentally transports him to the dazzling, skeleton-filled Land of the Dead.
Teaming up with a charming trickster skeleton named Héctor, Miguel must embark on an extraordinary underworld quest to find his ancestors, unlock a long-buried family mystery, and return to the living world before time runs out forever.
- Day: Friday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Garden
- Time: Gates open at 17:00, and the movie starts at 19:30
- Genre: Family-friendly
- Age restriction: PG
- Tickets: Webtickets
31 October: Weapons (Halloween Special Show)
Weapons is a 2025 American supernatural mystery horror film starring an ensemble cast including Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Toby Huss, Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan.
In a small Pennsylvania town, 17 fifth-grade children simultaneously vanish into the night, leaving behind a single classroom survivor and a community torn apart by finger-pointing.
As a grieving father (Brolin) launches a desperate hunt and their teacher (Garner) becomes a town scapegoat, a fractured web of locals stumbles toward a terrifying truth: the disappearances aren’t a human kidnapping, but the work of a dark, supernatural force pulling the strings from the shadows.
- Day: Saturday
- Location: Kirstenbosch Garden
- Time: Gates open at 17:00, and the movie starts at 19:30
- Genre: Thriller/Horror/ Crime
- Age restriction: 18 D H L V
- Tickets: Webtickets
View this season’s full movie line-up here.
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