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October What's On Guide - Half Term & Halloween Ideas



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, why not save this post and come back to it.


This guide also includes Ideas for October Half Term, I will also share a roundup of Half Term events on social media too. *Please double check as some events may have already sold out*


Just to make you aware that most of the North East half term is 21st-29th October although Northumberland seem to be a bit later 28th October - 5th November


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Here is our mega What's on guide for Halloween & Half Term across the North East

Ford & Etal

🎃Make your own Pumpkin pot with Ravn Clay

Various dates from 1st Oct

🎃Fungi Festival

22nd - 23rd -

🎃The Famous Scarycrow Trail

24th - 31st

Find Out More HERE


Beamish Open Air Museum
🎃Tractor Gathering

14th-15th October

🎃Beamish Halloween evenings are back!

We have been going ever since they started doing them and it is lots of fun. I would say suitable for ages 7+ you can take younger kids but some parts can be quite scary. Please note this is a evening ticketed event and usual admission does not get you into this event!

Tickets go on sale soon!

27th, 28th & 31st

Find out more HERE


English Heritage

Tynemouth Priory

🎃Spooky Halloween Walk

28th-31st October

Belsay Hall

🎃Half Term Fun

28th October-5th November

🎃Spooky woodland walk

28th-31st October

Warkworth Castle

🎃Half Term Fun

28th October - 5th November

Whitby Abbey

🎃Half Term Fun

21st October - 5th November

🎃Illuminated Whitby Abbey

21st - 31st October

Carlisle Castle

🎃Half Term Fun

28th October - 5th November

🎃Ghost tales

28th-31st October

Scarborough Castle

🎃Half term fun

21st October - 5th November

🎃Ghost tales

28th-31st October



Rainton Arena

🎃 The Horror car wash

16th-28th October

🎃Animals Unleashed

23rd October

🎃Haunted House Halloween Walkthrough

26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st

🎃Spooktacular Halloween Party

29th October


Berwick Bat Trail

🎃8th-30th

Find Out More HERE




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.

29th October

Find out more HERE


Hullabaloo Darlington

🎃Baby Yaga

14th October

🎃Spooktacular Saturday Storytelling

28th October

🎃Trembling Tuesdays Silent disco

31st October

Find out more HERE


Aln Valley Railway

🎃Halloween weekend

28th-29th October

Find out more HERE


WWT Washington

🎃Drawn to water - Autumn

Throughout October

🎃EEK! Week

21st October - 5th November

🎃Nature fright nights

29th-31st October

Find out more HERE


Bamburgh Castle

🎃Uhtred's School of Warriors

29th October

Find out more HERE


Down At The Farm

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

22nd-30th October

Find out more HERE


Holmside Park

🎃Forbidden Forest - Magical activities, complete tasks to become a qualified wizard and lots more.

28th-31st October

Find out more HERE


Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

🎃Trail of rainbows

Throughout October

🎃Mini Science club

Until 20th October

🎃Elmer & Friends

Running for the rest of the year

🎃Rainbow art space

21st Oct-31st Oct

Find out more HERE


Washington Arts Centre

🎃I spy with my little eye

28th October

Find out more HERE


The Fire station

🎃The Gruffalos Child

3rd-4th October

Find Out More HERE


Shipley Art Gallery

🎃Crafty Kids

3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th October

🎃Half term fun

31st October

Find out more HERE



Lanchester Garden Centre

🎃Pup on Patrol Breakfast

15th October

🎃Spooky cooking forest school

29th October

🎃Big Spooky Science

3rd November

Find out more HERE


Darlington Hippodrome

🎃Frankenstein

17th-21st October

🎃Footloose

25th October

Find out more HERE


Cherry Hill Garden Centre

🎃Pumpkin Picking

Throughout October

🎃Halloween Walk

1st-31st October

🎃Haunted Forest Trail

5th-30th October

🎃Halloween VR Ride

Throughout October

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

🎃Creepy Carnival

28th October - 5th November

Find out more HERE


Bowburn Sport Club

🎃Family Halloween Party

28th October

Find out more HERE


Guisborough Forest

🎃Tricks for Treats dog walk

29th October

Find out more HERE


Morpeth

🎃Ghost Walk

Various dates throughout October

Find out more HERE


Durham Cathedral

🎃Science by Luxmuralis

11th-15th October

Find out more HERE


Paxton House

🎃Halloween Trail

1st October

🎃Halloween spooky Funday

29th October

Find out more HERE


Herrington Village

Pumpkin Patch, Games, Crafts & More

Middle Herrington Park

29th October

Find out more HERE




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