Halloween – with laser show!

The party in Luisenpark – for families with kids

Everyone loves the Halloween party in Luisenpark! This special celebration is designed especially for children and families and is unique in Mannheim. Right at the entrance, you are greeted by a sea of pumpkins glowing on the lawn. This year, on October 31, the spookiness will return as soon as darkness falls: witches’ brooms from the bushes on the right and devil’s claws from behind – stay cool or look away!

The castle playground in Luisenpark smokes, steams, and glows in magical colors, and it gets even better on the lake stage: new this year and certainly one of the spectacular highlights of the Halloween party is a laser show! Every half hour and hour, the spectacle takes place, with flashes of light in all colors shooting into the night sky from the natural backdrop of tall treetops. The laser beams create impressive light images and breathtaking effects, which, in perfect harmony with the music, create a captivating atmosphere.

There is also a shadow theater program in the spooky tent. The performances last 20 minutes so that as many little horror experts as possible have the chance to watch. Clown Marco will also be there with juggling and a real fire show. And once again, it’s curtains up for Matze and his talking stuffed animal friends! Children aged 3 and up can look forward to a ventriloquist show with stuffed animals full of humor, dance, music, and good cheer, in which the likeable Matze enchants his young audience.

New to the Brunnenlandschaft stage is the children’s rock band “Andi und seine Affenbande,” and of course, our all-time greatest classic children’s rock band “RANDALE – Sandkastenrocker und andere Helden” will be playing on the big stage in the Baumhain festival hall again. These likeable rockers have been on the road with their family program since 2004. It sounds as if DIE ÄRZTE were making children’s music together with the RAMONES and IGGY POP! NO SLEEP TIL BLOCKFLÖTE! The songs are actually about WILLI WAL, who can no longer find a place in the polluted sea, and sing about why a delicious banana is a much better snack than a sweet chocolate bar. Of course, there’s a special Halloween edition: “Monsters, Mummies, and Vampires” with bats and sick ghosts, monsters, and mummies. And even a killer who always wants to tickle everyone: “Hands up—this is a punk robbery!”

If you like it cozy, the big campfire on the recreation lawn is the place for you—it’s nice and warm here! “Trick or treat” is of course the order of the day, especially in the witch’s tower and on the magic ladder. There’s an oracle and a scary storyteller, sweets from the witch’s cauldron – in short, it’s going to be a great event. The world is black and orange on this magical evening in Luisenpark, or rather, bathed in blood-orange light. In short: don’t miss it!

Halloween – The party for families with kids!
Luisenpark Mannheim – Fri, October 31, 2025, 5–9 p.m. – TICKET OFFICE CLOSES AT 8 P.M.

On October 31, 2025, the park opens at 4 p.m. Halloween prices apply.

Tickets here!

We recommend purchasing Halloween tickets online in advance to avoid long lines at the ticket office. Tickets are available in advance from our online ticket shop!

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New attractions

Butterflies, two iguanas, the caiman lady, snakes and two golden-headed lion monkeys await visitors at the South America House. The large trampoline, previously positioned at the recreation building, has a new location at the water playground. The penguin pool has now got a more attractive fence and as planned, everything will be finished here on the weekend and fresh water will arrive on Monday at the latest. The four alpacas, cuddly colleagues from the Andean highlands, which have been in the Luisenpark since the Federal Garden Show, will also be there for the reopening and visitors will be able to visit them directly in their enclosure opposite the Baumhain festival hall. The Café Gondoletta kiosk, the lakeside restaurant and the Chinese teahouse are open. In addition to visiting flamingos and pelicans, visitors can, as usual, simply take a dip in the “big green” that is now slowly turning the most beautiful shades of autumn. In short, a visit to the Luisenpark with its many new offerings is still worthwhile after the BUGA, or even more so than ever. The admission prices have been slightly adjusted, the Luisenpark Annual Pass is also valid for Herzogenriedpark as before and, and this is new, is valid for 12 months from the date of purchase.

Alliance of nature and modern architecture

For all that it offers, the New Park Center is also an aesthetic delight: bold and modern in design, the new center with its generous spaces. At the same time, it is harmoniously embedded in the existing park landscape. Thanks to large-scale glazing, interior and exterior spaces appear to flow smoothly into one another, creating a sense of transparency and permeability. The curved architecture, based on nature’s model, with its almost floating roofs, embraces the existing park landscape without dominating it. In addition to the organic, modern design language of the whole, the buildings provide new visual experiences.

Cute offspring on the farm

Since the Federal Garden Show, the farm has also repositioned itself: with Nordic livestock breeds, including white Viking cattle, Linderöd pigs and flower chickens. By the way, just in time for the reopening, two white calves have been born – but more about this beautiful story soon!