Halloween Events | The Ultimate Guide for 2024

This guide has been updated for 2024

I absolutely love Autumn and Spooky Season!

Lots of people have been asking me if I know what is on for Halloween, so I thought I would get my guide ready. I will be adding to this guide as and when places release details.

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This guide also includes Ideas for October Half Term, I will also share a roundup of Half Term events on social media too.

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Here is our mega What's on guide for Halloween & Half Term across the North East keep an eye out for our separate what's on without the spook post.

Auckland Castle

🎃The Pumpkin Forest

4th-31st October

This Halloween event from The Auckland Project  looks fantastic.

Step into enchantment at Auckland Palace's new light trail, the Pumpkin Forest!

This special, night-time event is a celebration of autumn with over 600 hand-carved, illuminated pumpkins along with hundreds of chrysanthemums and decorative gourds within the Palace's stunning gardens – a magical seasonal experience that's perfect for the whole family.

Wander through themed sections including  Leaves,  Farm Animals,  Flowers,  Faeries,  Fairy Tales,  Under the Sea,  Bonfire Scene and  Traditional Jack o' Lanterns. Each section offers a unique and whimsical display, bringing the autumn spirit to life.

Finish off your visit with seasonal treats such as mulled cider, hot cocoa, and autumn-themed baked goods.

Find out more HERE

Black Horse Beamish

🎃Carnival Of Terror

Black Horse Beamish  are hosting the first ever Family Festival Carnival of Terror this Halloween and tickets are now on sale

The event promises to be spooky and lots of fun.

Date: 2nd Nov: 2pm to 9pm

3rd Nov: 12pm to 7pm

Find out more HERE

Wizard Walk of York

🎃York’s only tour specifically created for families with children.

WINNER of a magical myriad of awards including Best Tour, Best of York Award and 3rd Best Family Experience in the World.

Great for Harry Potter fans, but no knowledge of the wizarding world is required! An ideal alternative to a ghost walk, with no spooky ghosts and no scary stories…expect FUN over frights. On selected dates you can also add the ‘What a Hoot!’ Bird of Prey Photo Experience. And be sure to call in to Loopy Scoops to try the exclusive Wizard of York Ice-Cream!

 Pre-booking is essential, and early booking recommended as dates fill fast.

Various dates available

Find out more HERE

Whitehouse Farm

🎃Halloween Spooktacular

There's so much going on!

Every weekend during October and then from 28th-31st

Find out more HERE

Tynemouth Park

🎃 Maze Pumpkin Trail

26th-31st

Find out more HERE

Ford & Etal

🎃Fungi Festival

19th - 20th

🎃The Famous Scarycrow Trail

29th - 3rd

Find Out More HERE

Beamish Open Air Museum

🎃Tractor Gathering

19th-20th

🎃October Half term fun

26th - 3rd

🎃Beamish Halloween evenings

To be confirmed, its a super popular event so I can't see why they wouldn't do it this year.

English Heritage

Tynemouth Priory

🎃Spooky Halloween Walk

28th-31st October

Belsay Hall

🎃Half Term Fun

26th - 31st

🎃Spooky woodland walk

28th-31st October

Warkworth Castle

🎃Half Term Fun

26th October - 3rd November

Whitby Abbey

🎃Half Term Fun

26tht October - 3rd November

🎃Illuminated Whitby Abbey

24th- 2nd October

Carlisle Castle

🎃Half Term Fun

26th October - 3rd November

🎃Ghost tales

26th, 27th, 20th , 31st

Scarborough Castle

🎃Half term fun

26th October - 3rd November

🎃Ghost tales

26th, 27th, 30th, 31st

Find out more about these events

Hexham Spook Night

🎃The town comes to life with all things frightful and fearsome. Fair ground rides, hot food, pumpkin & turnip carving, witches den and spooky dancing. You can also enjoy the shop windows that have been decorated and lots more.

26th October

Find out more HERE

Bamburgh Castle

🎃The Gruesome Anglo Saxons

26th-30th

🎃Grizzly talks & Ghostly Tours

21st - 31st

🎃Halloween castle critters

29th October

🎃Spooky crafting

31st Oct - 3rd Nov

Down At The Farm

🎃 Pumpkin Week - Outdoor pumpkin patch, barrel rides, haunted barn, carving, quad bikes and lots lots more.

19th-20th, 26th - 31st

Find out more HERE

Holmside Park

🎃Pumpkin Patch - 1st -31st

Find out more HERE

Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

🎃Spooky Ships Trail

19th Oct - 9th Nov

🎃Spooky Science parties

28th

🎃Grow your own pizza

30th

Find out more HERE

The Hullabaloo

🎃Diwali & Rangoli workshop

26th

🎃Hullaween crafts

28th

🎃Hullaween Messy Play

31st

Find out more HERE

Washington Arts Centre

🎃Daisy Donald

24th Oct

Find out more HERE

National Glass Centre

🎃Fantastic Fusing

Running throughout

🎃Make a glass pumping

12th-27th

🎃Glass pumpkin demo

21st-31st

🎃Gruesome glass painting

29th-30th

🎃Haunted house glass fusing

31st

🎃Spiderweb dream catcher

1st Nov

🎃Felt hand puppet

2nd

Find out more HERE

Shipley Art Gallery

🎃Pumpkin floristry workshop

26th

🎃Family arts festival October Half Term

29th, 31st

Find out more HERE

Lanchester Garden Centre

🎃Vamp ballerina breakfast

27th

🎃Bath bomb workshop

29th

🎃Big spooky science

30th

🎃Kids Halloween party

30th

Find out more HERE

Cherry Hill Garden Centre

🎃Halloween craft class

28th, 29th, 30th

🎃Pumpkin picking

5th,6th,12th,13th, 19th-31st

🎃Indoor Halloween Walk suitable for ages 8+

1st-31st

🎃Indoor Haunted forest

every weekend in October then 28th-31st

🎃VR Halloween Ride

1st -31st

🎃Magical Mysteries

4th, 11th, 18th

Find out more HERE

Redfox Garden Centre

🎃Pumpkin Patch and lots of other Halloween activities.

Various dates throughout October

Find out more HERE

Mother Shipton's Cave

🎃It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus!

26th October - 3rd November

Find out more HERE

Paxton House

🎃Slime & Potions making

15th - 31st

🎃Spooky crafts

17th

🎃Halloween fun day

27th

🎃Autumn Lanterns

29th

Find out more HERE

Herrington Village

Pumpkin Patch - TBC

Spillman's Farm

🎃Pumpkin Festival

opens 28th September and runs throughout October

National Trust Properties

Ormesby Hall

🎃Halloween fun

24th - 3rd

🎃Witches Dance

26th - 3rd

🎃The walking theatre company The Zombie Pirate

29th-31st

🎃Halloween Evenings

29th-3oth

Gibside

🎃Seasonal Nature Walk

25th

🎃October Half Term trail

26th - 3rd

More National Trust events to be confirmed

Adventure Valley

🎃FA-BOO-LOUS Halloween

26th-3rd

Find out more HERE

York Maze

🎃Hallowtween - suitable for ages 10-15

Selected afternoons during Half Term from 26th October

🎃Hallowscream - Suitable for ages 16+

selected nights from 11th October

Find out more Here

Bowburn Sports Club

🎃Halloween family Party

26th October

Find out more HERE

Seven Stories

🎃Craft your own Ghostly ghouls

26th-3rd

🎃Funnybones Storytime

26th-3rd

🎃Monster mash crafts

26th-3rd

🎃Trick or treat Interactive storytime

26th

🎃Spooky storytime

26th-3rd

🎃Pumpkin Carving

30th

🎃Its all just a bunch of Hocus Pocus

31st

Find out more HERE

Northern Stage

🎃Raven

26th-3rd

Find out more HERE

Scream Factory presents

Kirkleatham Museum

🎃Children's Twilight Tour

26th-31st

Find out more HERE

Newcastle Castle

🎃Halloween Half Term Activities

26th-3rd

🎃Kids Halloween castle adventures

28th

Find out more HERE

Weardale Railway

🎃Halloween family fun day

26th, 30th, 31st

Find out more Here

The Exchange 1856

🎃The Wizard of Oz

29th

Find out more HERE

Plotters Forest

🎃Halloween After dark

31st Oct, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Nov

Find out more HERE

Ramside Hall

🎃Halloween Children's party in the clubhouse

25th

Find out more HERE

Whistlestop Valley

🎃Halloween Ghost train

TBC

🎃Scare-crow trail & Monster rave

28th Oct - 1st Nov

Find out more HERE

Sewerby Hall

🎃Halloween Spooky magic shows & Face painting

26th, 30th

🎃Spooky gardens

26th - 3rd

🎃Halloween dance trail

26th - 3rd

🎃Rusticus wizarding adventures

28th

🎃Rusticus Grim tales

29th

🎃Rusticus Trick or treat

31st

🎃Scary fat balls (zoo activity)

1st Nov

Find out more HERE

Monk Park Farm

🎃Wizard academy

every weekend in October and then from 28th-31st

Find out more HERE

Castle Howard

🎃Pumpkin Picking

1st-31st Oct

🎃Outdoor cinema

From 25th Oct

🎃Great pumpkin adventure with the Skelves

30th Oct-3rd Nov

Find out more HERE

Leeds Scare Trail

🎃Pumpkin Trail

26th-27th

Find out more HERE

Bolton Abbey

🎃Pumpkin Trail

19th - 3rd

Find out more HERE

Filey bird garden

🎃Half term halloween

19th - 3rd

Find out more HERE

Kiplin Hall

🎃Crowes Wood Trail

18th Oct - 6th Nov

🎃Buckets of fun

25th - 5th

Find out more HERE

Yorkshire Wildlife Park

🎃Halloween at the park

31st Oct - 2nd Nov

Find out more HERE

Pop Recs Sunderland

🎃Family Art Spooky Art session

27th

Find out more HERE

Bowlees visitor centre

🎃Fantastic Fungi

30th

Find out more HERE

Hall Hill Farm

🎃Spooky Half term

19th-3rd

Find out more HERE

Peoples Theatre Newcastle

🎃Collected Grimm Tales

7th November

Find out more HERE

East Boldon Sunflowers

🎃Pumpkin trail

TBC

Teesside Princess

🎃Halloween Afternoon tea cruise

30th

🎃Kiddies Halloween Disco

31st

Find out more HERE

Alnwick Garden

🎃Autumn Scavenger Hunt

Running throughout

Find out more HERE

Jump 360 Newcastle

🎃Halloween Bounce Party

27th

Find out more HERE

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