The sci-fi, comic book and gaming zone will run around the Winter Garden, Tudor Square and the Peace Gardens while the magic is focused around the Town Hall.
The Moor, meanwhile, will become the ‘Little Monsters’ dedicated children’s horror zone.
Associated events will include a drive-in screening of Ghostbusters at Milton Street, off Hanover Way, on Sunday, October 25, at 5.30pm. Cars must be in place by 5pm. Tickets cost £20 per car, which includes up to five people.