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Spooky season hits Leeds

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As Halloween approaches the city of Leeds, pubs and cafes gear up for another busy time of the year. From cocktails to pumpkin pie, the city prepares itself for one of Britain's most popular holidays.

Various different cafes and pub’s are selling ghostly grub for you and your friends to enjoy on a big night out or a relaxed study session. Leeds pubs will be covered in fake blood, cobwebs , pumpkins and ghosts to give students across Leeds a fright. Starbucks, The Alchemist, Dry Dock, The Hedley Verity and Walkabout are just some of the food and drink places in Leeds selling Halloween delights.

Starbucks are selling various different hot and cold drinks including the spiced pumpkin latte, Witch’s Brew Crème Frappuccino and Iced Pumpkin Cream Chai Tea Latte.

As well as Starbucks a Wetherspoon’s named The Hedley Verity are serving a variety of alcoholic drinks including cocktails, shots and pints. The Venom is a pitcher that is being served and a new double shot has being announced, “Straight from the graveyard comes the Zombie Brain double shot”. All these Halloween beverages are available up until the 31st of October.

A scream inspired cocktail is being sold at The Alchemist named the Cereal Killer containing everybody’s favorite cereal- Coco Pops. The drink isn’t live until the 27th of October.

Walkabout is a pub during the day and club at night and they will be celebrating this upcoming Halloween by having a DJ on the 31st of October playing all sorts of iconic spooky songs. The day before will be a Halloween themed quiz on Movies and songs.

The final destination of the famous Leeds Otley run is Dry Dock and they will be celebrating this Halloween by hosting karaoke on Halloween night. Saturday the 28th of October will be the last Otley run before Halloween so large number of people will be dressed up as a scary character.

Dust off your cobwebs and get ready for another monstrous night in Leeds.

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Matthew Caines

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