Halloween events Cumbria 2025
There’s plenty going on for kids this Halloween in Liverpool for families. Below you’ll find all the Halloween events Cumbria 2025. There are family-friendly shows, farm events featuring pumpkin carving, halloween discos and so much more. This post is part of a series of posts on Halloween events North West.
I’ve done my best to add the details of all these events accurately and keep them up to date but I strongly advise you to click through and check on the organiser’s website to ensure the dates, locations, times are correct. Events maybe changed or cancelled and I will not necessarily be aware of this. Links are providers so you can confirm all details for yourself before travelling or booking. Some of these events require pre-booking so I’d recommend you do that as soon as you decide you want to in order to avoid disappointment.
A lot of these events are already on sale but some aren’t yet so I have left last year’s details in for now.
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Ad – Featured event – Pumpkin picking at Walby farm park – 2025 tickets on sale now
Where: Walby, Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA6 4QL
When: 4th to 31st October 2025. Including some days are for mini pickers for toddlers and preschoolers (term time weekdays).
Cost: From £12.95 per adult, £14.95 – includes entry to farm park and 1 free pumpkin for every paying child.
Summary: Also included – pumpkin carving, corn & pumpkin cannon, indoor & outdoor adventure play, photo opportunities and meet all the adorable animals. During half term there is also the Bewitched BooGaloo Disco & Game Show which is perfect for all ages.
After dark pumpkin picking at Walby Farm Park
Friday 17th & 24th October 2025, 6.30pm–10pm – Adults only evenings
Saturday 18th & 25th October 2025, 6.30pm–10pm – family evenings
The Pumpkin Patch will be beautifully illuminated for you to pick your own pumpkin after dark. Expect twinkling lights, autumn vibes, live music, bar and food to purchase. The animal barn and indoor play areas are also open.
Tickets are £7.50 per person (pumpkins sold separately), £6.50 for annual pass holders.
Book here – Walby Farm Park
Find out more about this and other great events this autumn and winter at Walby Farm Park here – 5 reasons to visit Walby Farm Park this autumn or winter
Halloween at Brockholes on Windermere – Book now for 2025
Where: Brockholes on Windermere,
When: 25th – 31st October 2025
Cost: £28 per passport (full day of activities)
Summary: From storytelling around the Witch’s Cauldron to live owl encounters, science shows, and a Halloween magic performance, every corner holds something curious. Brave our Haunted House (recommended 12+), meet reptiles up close, or explore the Forest of Fear if you dare. Outdoor adventures include scavenger hunts, paranormal tours, axe throwing, laser combat, and more.
We went last year and struggled to do everything in a day!
This might be your last chance as Brockhole Windermere is currently for sale!
Book here – The Brockhole Halloween Experience
Muncaster family Halloween festival at Muncaster castle – book now for 2025
Where: Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1RD
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Cost: From £14.95 per child and £19.95 per adult
Summary: Scare maze, pumpkin patch, castle show, live entertainment in the gardens, spooky trails, parades and much more.
Book here – Halloween festival
Scarecaster at Muncaster Castle – book now for 2025
Where: Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1RD
When: 30th October – 1st November 2025
Cost: £29.50 a ticket
Summary: This one is only for children age 16 +. Do you have the courage to confront the horrors within the scary maze? Step into the darkness – if you dare – and discover if you can survive the terror that awaits at every turn.
Book here – Scarecaster
Ghost tales at Carlisle castle – book now for 2025
Where: Castle Way, Carlisle, CA3 8UR
When: 30th October – 1st November 2025
Cost: from £18.50
Summary: Only suitable for adults and children over 16 years. Experience Carlisle Castle after dark this Halloween. Join our historic storytellers on a journey through the past, with tales of ghosts, supernatural sightings and horrors from history.
Book here – Ghost Tales at Carlisle Castle
Spooky Cumbrian stories by the fire, Wordsworth house – 2025 details
Where: Wordsworth house and gardens, Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9RX
When: 29th October 2025
Cost: Free with normal admission fee, free for National Trust members
Summary: Join Jessie McMeekin as she tells tales by the kitchen fire to horrify and delight you. Suitable for children aged 4 – 11 years
More details here – Spooky Cumbrian stories by the fire | National Trust
Spooky Crafts, Wordsworth house – 2025 details
Where: Wordsworth house and gardens, Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9RX
When: 25th – 29th October & 1st & 2nd November 2025
Cost: Free with normal admission fee, free for National Trust members
Summary: After exploring the house and getting into the spirit of the season, get creative by making a spooky autumnal craft.
More details here – Spooky crafts | National Trust
Halloween week at Ravenglass & Eskdale railway – book now for 2025
Where: Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway, Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1SW
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Cost: £ per adult, £ per child, discounts for family tickets available
Summary: Stations and cafés are transformed with ghoulish decorations, setting the scene for a frightfully fun adventure. The Ravenglass Railway Museum also offers interactive exhibits and children’s activities. There will also be the added seasonal spectacle of ‘double-header trains’ featuring two heritage steam engines rather than the usual one
Book here when tickets released – Halloween Week
Pumpkin carving at Allan Bank – book now for 2025
Where: Allan Bank, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9QB
When: 25th – 30th October 2025
Cost: £3.50 plus normal admission fee, free admission for National Trust members. Book essential
Summary: They’ll provide the pumpkins, clear out the inside, and have all the tools you need to carve them.
Book here – Pumpkin Carving
Twilight tales in dove cottage, Wordsworth Grasmere – book now for 2025
Where: Dove Cottage, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SH
When: 21st – 30th October 2025
Cost: children £10, adults £5
Summary: Join the team for hot chocolate, gingerbread, and Halloween crafts in our cosy Learning Space. Children will have fun dressing up in Georgian costumes while learning about the Wordsworths and hearing some of their writing. At twilight we’ll all head over to Dove Cottage and listen to some spooky Cumbrian stories!
For families with children aged 5+.
Full details here – Lake District Events | Wordsworth Grasmere
Hocus Pocus (PG) outdoor theatre, Lowther Castle – book now for 2025
Where: Lowther Castle
When: 11th October 2025
Summary: Watch this Halloween outdoor screening of this Disney Classic. Fancy dress encouraged.
Book here – Lowther Castle | Outdoor Cinema in Cumbria
Little scarelings at Dobbies Garden Centre, Carlisle, book now for 2025
Where: Dobbies Carlisle, Orton Grange, Carlisle , CA5 6LB
When: 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th and 31st October & 1st November 2025
Cost: £15 per child & £7.50 per adult
Summary: Fun and interactive with just the right amount of spookiness, this event provides the perfect opportunity to celebrate Halloween in a relaxed setting whilst enjoying some tasty food. What’s included:
- A spooktacular Halloween-themed afternoon tea
- Potion commotion: Stir, bubble and brew your own magical potion to take home
- Wizard slime lab
- Wand workshop
- magical games
Book here – Events | Dobbies Garden Centres
Monster mash at The Swan – book now for 2025
Where: The Swan, Newby Bridge,
When: 31st October 2025, 5-7 pm
Cost: £12 per child
Summary: Kids UV Mini Disco, delicious array of Halloween-themed goodies, frighteningly Fun Games and Pizza and Chips.
Book here – Swan hotel Halloween party
Pumpkin Pandemonium, Holker Hall – book now for 2025
Where: Holker Estate, Cark-in-Cartmel, Nr Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7PL
When: 25th & 26th October 2025
Holker Hall & Gardens is set to transform into a spectacular pumpkin playground this October with Pumpkin Pandemonium, a fun-filled family event packed with spooky seasonal activities for children and adults alike.
On 25th and 26th October, little ghosts and ghouls aged 12 and under can enjoy a day of autumnal magic for just £10 per child (advance tickets only), when purchased with a standard adult gardens ticket.
Book here – Pumpkin Pandemonium – Holker Hall
Pumpkin carving competition at Ivy House, Hawkshead – details for 2025
Where: Ivy House, Main Street, Hawkshead
When: 30th October 2025, 5pm
Bring your carved pumpkin along. prize for adult, teenager and child winners. Only kitchen utensils allowed.
Full details here – Pumpkin contest
Halloween Ghost gear hunt, The round house hub – no details yet for 2025
When – 29th October 2024
Where – The Round House Hub & Café, Biggar Bank Road, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 3YE
This event is suitable for all ages and no prior knowledge is required.
Free but booking required.
Book here – Halloween Ghost Gear Hunt | The Bay
Halloween family crafts at Keswick museum – Details for 2025
Where: Keswick Museum, Station Road, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4NF
When: 30th October 2025, 11am or 1:30pm
Cost: £5 per craft
Create and take home your own Boo-tiful, spooktacular, Halloween-themed pencil case or tote bag!
Book here – Halloween Crafts — Keswick Museum
Halloween scavenger hunt, Outside In – Details for 2025
Where: Outside-In Cumbria, Beezon Road, Kendal, LA9 6EL
When: from 20th October 2025
£5.50 includes snack, drink, activity book and goody bag. Add to your booking at the centre
Creep around the centre and find all the figures.
Full details – Outside-in
Halloween spooky fun at Millerbeck light railway – Sold out for 2025
Where: Millerbeck House, Staveley-in-Cartmel, Newby Bridge, Cumbria, LA12 8NH
When: 25th & 26th October 2025
Cost:
Summary: Can you make it around the track in one piece? Will you brave the haunted carriages? Fancy dress encouraged.
Book here – Millerbeck Light Railway | Events Diary
Halloween crafts at World of Beatrix Potter – 2025 details
Where: The Burrow, World of Beatrix Potter, Windermere
When: 31st October 2025
Cost: £2 plus admission fee
Summary: Some spooky colouring, sticking and gluing and create a Halloween wreath to hang on your door handle at home!
Full details here – World of Beatrix Potter Attraction
Stephney farm pumpkin patch – book now for 2025
Where: Stephney Farm CA20 1DQ Seascale
When: 4th – 31st October 2025
Cost: £5.95 (plus booking fee) for everyone over 2 years. Additional costs for food drink, bouncy castle etc.
Summary: As well as pumpkins galore and plenty of photo opportunities there will be Halloween crafting and colouring, toddler play in the barn, bouncy castle, barrel train rides, animal barn, face painting and food and drink on sale. There will also be live family entertainment.
Book here – Stephney Farm Pumpkin Patch
Boo at the zoo, The Lakeland Wildlife Oasis – details for 2025
Where: Lakeland Wildlife Oasis, Hale, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7FE
When: 1st November 2025, from 5:30pm
Cost – included in normal admission price. Tickets on the door only
Kid’s fancy dress competition, Late night animal feeds and talks, Skull and bones table, See some creepy bugs up close, Face Painting, Spooky crafts and more.
Book here – The Lakeland Wildlife Oasis
Halloween fun at Windermere Jetty Museum -details for 2025
When: 28th October – 1st November 2025
Where: Windermere Jetty Museum
Autumn & Winter Wildlife trail around the museum and grounds. Plastercine monster making sessions. Spooky storytelling in the boathouse on 29th October at 2pm.
Full details here – October half term at Windermere Jetty Museum
Spooky storytelling, Blackwell – details for 2025
When: 30th October 2025, 1 and 3pm
Cost: included in hose admission
A special spooky storytelling session with professional storyteller Emily Hennessey– a perfect Halloween treat for families. Costumes are strongly encouraged!
Full details – October half term at Windermere Jetty Museum
Pumpkin carving at Wray Castle – 2025 details
When: 26th – 30th October 2025.
Hands-on pumpkin carving sessions with all tools and materials provided, it’s a mess-friendly, imagination-fuelled activity. Booking is recommended £7 plus a tasty Halloween treat.
Book here – Pumpkin carving at Wray Castle
The twisted history of Wray – 2025 details
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025.
Join a member of the castle staff on a 45-minute twisted history tour. Starting at the front terrace, you will enter the castle with the help of our resident guide. Once inside, prepare yourself to hear the frightful stories of our building and its former residents. Enter… if you dare.
Not suitable for young children
Book here – The twisted history of Wray
Hallowbean, The world of Beatrix Potter – book now for 2025
When: 25th October 2025.
Hallowbean is an acclaimed madcap musical comedy for children aged 3 – 10, featuring puppetry and witty original songs.
Book here – Hallowbean
The witch who couldn’t sleep, World of Beatrix Potter – book now for 2025
When: 30th October 2025.
Based on a story from Steven Lee’s best selling “How The Koala Learnt To Hug and Other Australian Fairy tales”, this gentle, heart warming show is just what you need to enjoy a cosy, cuddly time together with your family.
Book here – The witch who couldn’t sleep.
She ran away to the circus, The Coro – book now for 2025
When: 31st October 2025.
This original story is bursting with poetic narration, live music, catchy songs, silly dancing and sensory theatre. An immersive show that gets to the heart of finding our ‘happy’ place and how running away from our sadness won’t solve our problems but how talking to people can.
Book here – She ran away to the circus.
Halloween at Foxy’s Adventure Golf – no details yet for 2025
When –
Where – Redhills, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0DR
Book here – FOXY’S HALLOWEEN EVENT – Foxy’s Adventure Golf
More October half term activities Lake District
Find all the not so spooky events in Cumbria here – October half term activities Cumbria
More things to do in the Lake District this autumn and winter
There are loads of places to go that I have outlined in this post – Pumpkin picking Cumbria. Click through to read and find the best places in the Lake District to go to pick your pumpkins.
There are a few non-halloween themed things to do in October half term in Cumbria too. There aren’t loads as most do have a Halloween or pumpkin theme but you can find them all here – Family events guide October half term.
Christmas events Cumbria
Are you thinking ahead to Christmas? If so you need to you need three of my most popular posts right now. The first is visit Santa Cumbria, for all the grottos to meet Father Christmas in Cumbria. I also have a guide to places where you can have Breakfast with Santa Cumbria too.
The third post is filled with ideas for festive days out in Liverpool such as light trails and Christmas shows. Read it here Christmas events Cumbria.
