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This Leeds Brewery are releasing a new lager collection at their Halloween film night
Swap The Winchester for the Northern Monk Refectory this Halloween and grab a nice cold pint of their yet-to-be-released lager at their Halloween Beer and Film Night.
Shaun of the Dead, exclusive new beers and fancy dress: what more do you really need this Halloween?
Northern Monk are known for their stand-out lagers and fresh ideas, but this Halloween they're celebrating their new release with a chilled night in with Simon Pegg.
On the evening of Halloween, get yourself to The Winchester, aka the Northern Monk Refectory, have a nice cold pint and wait for this to all blow over.
The popular brewery will be showing cult classic Shaun of the Dead from 7pm, with doors opening an hour earlier.
Picture the scene: Shaun has left Mars Bar in the glove box and is getting chased around the garden with a piece of wood, anticipating a gory death.
You, on the other hand, are sat in your most haunted costume at one of Leeds' finest refectories and instead of battling the threat of becoming a zombie, you're guzzling Northern Monk lagers at their Halloween launch.
There will be plenty of popcorn to go around, along with strawberry Cornettos and a schooner of Faith: a fruity, juicy pale ale.
There will be plenty of Northern Monk brews to try at Marshalls Mill during the Halloween Beer and Film Night. / Image: Northern Monk
As much as gathering with your mates to laugh at Simon Pegg sounds like the ultimate night out, there's a far more exciting reason to turn up to the brewery's Leeds location.
The spooky movie night will be celebrating the release of Northern Monk's Halloween special, which has been kept carefully under wraps.
There will be plenty of Monk treats to dip into throughout the evening and tickets even guarantee a third off their new collection when purchased after the movie.
Fancy dress is encouraged and rewarded at this spooky event. There will be ample opportunity to win a free four-pack, simply outshine the rest of the competition in costume for your chance to win.
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Tickets cost £12 and need to be purchased in advance of the Halloween film night.
Any ticket covers the cost of entry and those delicious snacks essential for any movie night but there will be opportunity to purchase Northern Monk's locally renowned lagers throughout the night, including their latest release.
After closing for the entire second day, The Warehouse stage at Leeds Festival has once again been forced to evacuate.
One of the most anticipated dance acts of the day has been cancelled due to health and safety concerns just moments before the set.
Sheffield DJ Silva Bumpa was due to take to The Warehouse stage today at 1:30pm, but the set was cancelled due to overcrowding.
It's not the first time this has happened at Leeds Festival 2026, as yesterday Omar+'s set was cancelled due to the same issue and the stage was subsequently closed for the rest of the day.
The Warehouse stage is completely new for this year, and supposedly is designed specifically for dance music...which is quite ironic.
Announcing the news to Instagram, Silva Bumpa said: "So so sorry Leeds Fest but due to over crowding my set was cancelled last min I was just behind the stage and got told right before such a massive shame."
Prospa, another prominent DJ who's set was cancelled at Reading on Friday afternoon, spoke up on the situation: "We are disappointed in The Warehouse stage closure at Reading Festival. We were told it wasn't possible to play whilst on the way. This was due to too many people outside the stage.
"We have seen this happen before at larger festivals in the UK. It's time to double the capacity of tents or put dance music on the main stage."
It comes after another dance stage, LS23, was closed mid-set last night due to a health and safety hazard when all the lights suddenly switched off and ravers were forced to evacuate.
If yesterday is anything to go by, we wouldn't be surprised if The Warehouse was closed for the rest of the day which means anticipated sets from Rossi and Mall Grab will also be cancelled.
‘Actually lost for words’ – huge artist speaks out as Leeds Festival set is cancelled due to overcrowding
Clementine Hall
For the second day in a row, a huge set has been cancelled due to overcrowding at Reading and Leeds Festival.
Day two of the festival and there's some pretty disappointed ravers hanging their head as one of the biggest dance music sets of the day is cancelled.
Omar+, a rising British electronic DJ and producer, was due to play on the brand-new Warehouse stage at Reading yesterday and Leeds today.
Yesterday's set was cancelled last minute due to overcrowding, and low and behold the same has happened here in Leeds.
Announcing the sad news to his story, Omar+ said "Actually lost for words. My Leeds set has been cancelled due to overcrowding."
He then went on to show a screenshot of a text message, reading: "I've never seen something like this in my entire life where two shows back to back are cancelled due to overcrowding."
The Warehouse stage is completely new for this year, and supposedly is designed specifically for dance music...which is quite ironic.
Prospa, another prominent DJ who's set was cancelled at Reading yesterday, spoke up on the situation: "We are disappointed in The Warehouse stage closure at Reading Festival. We were told it wasn't possible to play whilst on the way. This was due to too many people outside the stage.
"We have seen this happen before at larger festivals in the UK. It's time to double the capacity of tents or put dance music on the main stage."
It comes after another dance stage, LS23, was closed mid-set last night due to a health and safety hazard when all the lights suddenly switched off and ravers were forced to evacuate.
Sophie Smith -
27th October 2021 
