Halloween events Lancashire 2026
There’s plenty going on for kids this Halloween in Lancashire. Below you’ll find all the Halloween events Lancashire for 2026. 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.
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Supernatural at Martin Mere – 2026 event, no need to book
Where: WWT Martin Mere, Fish Lane, Burscough, Lancashire, L40 0TA
When: 24th October – 1st November 2026
Cost: included in admission fee
For one week only make magical memories and experience the wonder of wetlands through enchanting activities:
- Pick up a super natural log book and go on a wetland adventure.
- Weave a little magic with a handmade willow wand
- Examine an owl pellet to find out what they eat for breakfast
- Mix a magical potion and cast a spell for nature.
- Search for Search for spotted tops, giant domes and more on a mysterious fungi hunt
- Carve a pumpkin from 24-30 October, 12-3pm (£3.50 per pumpkin)
- Set off on a mystical canoe adventure (additional cost)
- Get your costumes ready for the fancy dress competition on 31 October
Find out more here – October Half Term | WWT
Scare Kingdom Scream Park – 2026 tickets on sale now
Where: Scare Kingdom Scream Park, Hawkshaw Farm Park, Blackburn, BB2 7JA,
When: October 3rd to November 7th 2026
Cost: Tickets start from £32.28
Summary: As the UK’s scariest Halloween attraction, this is definitely not one for young children (under 13s will not be admitted). Multi-award-winning scare mazes, scare attractions and haunted attractions.
Book your tickets here – Scare Kingdom
Farmer Teds Pumpkin Festival – book now for 2026
Where: Farmer Teds Adventure Farm, Ormskirk
When: Selected dates 2nd October – 1st November 2026
Cost: from £41.50 per family, pumpkins available to purchase
Summary: Expect dinosaurs, new pumpkin village, a dead scary maize maze, fancy dress competitions, spooky ghost stories, sorcery school and loads of photo opportunities. Designed for young children, spooky not scary
Find out more and book here – Pumpkin Festival | Farmer Teds
Mrs Dowsons Farm Park’s Pumpkin Festival – 2026 tickets on sale now
Where: Hawkshaw Farm, Longsight Road, Clayton-le-Dale, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 7JA
When: Selected dates from 3rd to 31st October 2026.
Cost: Children £13.57, Adults £11.48. Every ticket includes a pumpkin token. You can also stay an explore the farm included in the ticket price.
Summary: explore 3 acres of pumpkins including homegrown and 12 imported varieties of pumpkins. They also offered adult-only evenings (see below).
Book here – Pumpkin Patch 2026 | Mrs Dowsons Farm
Find out review of Mrs Dowsons farm here – Mrs Dowsons farm park review
Mrs Dowsons Farm Park’s Pumpkin nights (13+ only) – 2026 tickets on sale now
Where: Hawkshaw Farm, Longsight Road, Clayton-le-Dale, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 7JA
When: 18th, 25th October 2026.
Cost: all tickets £14.62, includes one pumpkin
Summary: wander along the lantern-lit path to the glowing pumpkin patch. Then have a go at the carnival games – 3 tries for £3, with plenty more chances to win at the patch. Once your pumpkin is safely in hand, wander back to the courtyard where the fun continues: toast marshmallows over crackling fires, nibble on seasonal treats and enjoy live music that will have you swaying under the stars.
Book here – Pumpkin Nights 2026 | Mrs Dowsons Farm
Halloween Pumpkin Festival, Samlesbury Hall – details for 2026
Where: Samlesbury Hall. Preston New Road, Samlesbury, Preston, Lancashire. PR5 0UP
When: 26th – 30th August 2026
Cost: Pumpkins priced individually, pumpkin hunt sheet and quiz available to purchase from reception.
Summary: The Hall’s beautiful courtyard will be turned orange, where you can pick up your perfect pumpkin to take home and carve. The Hall itself will be host to a pumpkin hunt and Halloween quiz through the spooky rooms, not forgetting of course the ghost room and the witches’ garret in the creepy attics.
Treats available in Maria’s Tea room throughout the week, an ideal cosy afternoon, or lunches in The Garden Room Eatery.
Fancy dress encouraged!
Pumpkins are available first-come-first-served.
Full details: Halloween Pumpkin Festival, Samlesbury Hall
Pumpkin picking at Greenlands farm village – Book now for 2026
Where: Greenlands Farm, Tewitfield, Carnforth, LA6 1JH
When: 3rd October – 31st October 2026
Cost: Various price options. Child with pumpkin £16.50, Adult including pumpkin £16.50. See website for more options.
Summary: Choose your perfect pumpkin and get creative in the carving station to carve your fiendish face! Leave the mess behind and take your pumpkin home to decorate for the spooky season! Every child ticket also includes a Trick or Treat Trail.
Book here – Pumpkin Picking on the Farm
Halloween disco at Greenlands farm village – book now for 2026
Where: Greenlands Farm, Tewitfield, Carnforth, Cumbria LA6 1JH
When: 28th & 31st October 2026
Cost: adults £9.55 (hot drink and hot buffet), Children £13.95 (unlimited juice & buffet food)
Summary: Halloween disco in the Playbarn where we will have hosted party games, best dressed competition & silent disco for both children and adults! There will be plenty of prizes to be won!
Children can enjoy some free time to play in the structure to burn off their energy and excitment on the lead up to Halloween.
Book here – Halloween Disco | Greenlands Farm Village
Halloween ghost trains, East Lancashire Railway – book now for 2026
Where: The East Lancashire Railway, Bolton Street Station, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0EY
When: 29th, 30th and 31st October 2026, evenings from 5:30 pm
Cost: from £15-£20
Summary: Something VERY strange is happening along the tracks of the ELR this Halloween, and Zombie Bob and the Monster Squad need your help to get to the bottom of it!
Prove you have what it takes by making your way through the haunted Halloween Walkthrough at Bury Station; beware jump scares.
Once you’re on the platform, prepare yourself to face the terror-rific singing and dancing of Vampire Brian and Veronica The Witch.
Finally you will board the Scream Train, which has had a spooky makeover. Expect flickering lights, eerie sounds, creepy surprises and perhaps a VERY unwelcome visitor climbing aboard… Only with the help of the Monster Squad will you make it safely back to Bury.
Book here – Halloween Ghost Trains
Wizarding Adventure at East Lancashire Railway – 2026 tickets on sale now
Where: The East Lancashire Railway, Bolton Street Station, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0EY
When: 29th & 30th October 2026
Cost: from £17.50 £20 per ticket
Summary: Your adventure includes a steam train ride from Bury to Rawtenstall and back, a roughly two-hour wizard experience with our madcap magicians, wizard themed activities and plenty of photo opportunities
Book here – Wizarding adventure
Pumpkin Festival, Ridgeway farm, Blackpool – book now for 2026
Where: Ridgeway farm, Peel Road, Blackpool, FY4 5JX
When: Selected dates from 10th October – 31st October 2026
Cost: from £8.94 per ticket (no pumpkin) or £10.52 with a pumpkin
Full details – Meet the animals, pick your pumpkin from the patch and decorate it in the orchard whilst eating an ice cream.
Book here – Ridgeway Farm
Pumpkins in the park festival at Lowther theatre, Lytham – no details yet for 2026
Where: Lowther Pavilion, West Beach, Lytham St Annes, FY8 5QQ
When: 25th – 26th October 2025, 11am – 4pm
Cost: FREE. All day parking is available on Lytham Green for £5 per car.
Summary: Walkabout ghost stories, food and drink vendors, pumpkin crafts and carving, flash mobs, craft stalls and more.
Full details here as they are confirmed – Pumpkins In The Park
Spooks In Space at Lowther Pavilion, Lytham – book now for 2026
Where: Lowther Pavilion, West Beach, Lytham St Annes, FY8 5QQ
When: 26th October 2026
Cost: adults £16.50, children £14
Summary: Spooks in Space mixes amazing magic, glowing UV puppets, and
interactive comedy as a team of colourful, chaotic characters
blast off on a cosmic journey full of surprises.
Created for 2026 by the team behind Haunted Treasure Chest, this
brand-new show combines spectacular illusions with Magic
Light’s much-loved puppetry, built over 15 years of making family
audiences smile.
Perfect for families with children aged 3–11, with lots of audience
participation and a space theme that fires up the imagination.
Book here – Spooks in Space
Haigh Monster Mash at Haigh Woodland Park – book now for 2026
Where: Haigh Woodland Park, School Lane, Wigan, WN2 1PE
When: 31st October 2026
Cost:
Get ready to dance, dress up and celebrate Halloween. Expect an afternoon of Halloween fun, music, entertainment, themed activities and a fancy dress competition for all ages. Whether you’re a wicked witch, creepy zombie, superhero or little monster, they want to see your best fancy dress!
Book here: Haigh Monster Mash
Halloween at Bradley Fold Garden Centre – book now for 2026
Where – Bradley Fold Garden Centre, Radcliffe Moor Road, Bradley Fold Bolton, Lancashire BL2 6RE
When – Selected dates from 3rd – 31st October 2026
Free Spooky Saturday – 3rd October – including spooky characters roaming the patch, children’s face painting and delicious sweet treats. FREE in-store Halloween Pumpkin Trail. Don’t miss our Spooky Storytime at 11am and 2:00pm! FREE Owl Meet & Greet with Lancashire Hawks & Owls.
Halloween VR Ride – Selected dates from 3rd – 31st October. £5. Booking required.
Spooky Patch Magic School – 27th October. Join The Marquis of Magic for a spellbinding one-hour workshop where children will learn amazing tricks, perform their new skills and take home their very own magic set to wow family and friends. £20 per child (includes 2 free adults). Booking required
Pumpkin Carve & Create – 28th October. Your child will begin in our Halloween-themed Boos & Brews Pop-Up Café, where they’ll receive a carving kit and a quick guide before heading to the Spooky Pumpkin Patch to choose their very own pumpkin. Once they’ve picked the perfect pumpkin, you’ll return to the Boos & Brews café where your child can scoop, stencil, cut and carve their spooky creation, leaving all the mess to us. £10 per child. Booking required
Little Monsters Slime Lab – 30th October. Hands-on slime workshop where little creators will mix, stretch and squish their way through a frightfully fun experience! Create three Halloween-themed slimes using creepy colours, magical effects and spooky surprises before taking them home to enjoy. £15 per child. Booking required.
All events can be booked here – Halloween at Bradley Fold Garden Centre
Asquarium, Blackpool sea life centre – book now for 2026
Where – Blackpool Sea life centre
When – 12th October – 2nd November 2026
Cost – Included in admission fees
Follow an immersive trail to help them keep their fellow sea creatures safe and look after the ocean. Complete the ‘spook-splash-tastic’ challenges to join their army of Sea Defenders.
Book here – Ascarium: Tricks & Treats Event | SEA LIFE Manchester
Wild magic at Brockholes nature reserve – book now for 2026
Where: Brockholes nature reserve, just off Junction 31 of the M6, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 OAG
When: 28th – 30th October 2026
Cost: £9 per child
This Halloween, come along to our woodland school of magic nestled deep in the bewitching Brockholes woods. Using natural materials, you can design an enchanted cloak, build your very own broomstick from scratch, create magical wild potions and choose a wand to conjure your spells! Are you ready to be spellbound?
Book here – Wild Magic at Brockholes Nature Reserve
Halloween Critters guided walk at Brockholes nature reserve – book now for 2026
Where: Brockholes nature reserve, just off Junction 31 of the M6, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 OAG
When: 25th October 2026
Cost: free but booking required
The walk is at a gentle pace with lots of stopping to look for bugs and spiders! Route suitable for Prams.
Book here – Halloween Critters at Brockholes Nature Reserve
Pumpkin carving at Brockholes – no details for 2026
Where: Brockholes nature reserve, just off Junction 31 of the M6, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 OAG
When: 25th, 26th & 31st October 2025
Cost: £9.99 includes 1 pumpkin, a cookie and hot chocolate or juice
Summary: Includes 1 pumpkin for carving in the pumpkin carving space.
Book here – Pumpkin Carving (25th)
Xplorer at Brockholes – no details for 2026
Where: Brockholes nature reserve, just off Junction 31 of the M6, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 OAG
When: 22nd October – 9th November 2025
Cost: £4.50 if booked in advance, £5.50 on the day
Summary: Explore Brockholes, find the markers, complete the challenge and have fun together! Brought to you in partnership with British Orienteering, Xplorer is the perfect outdoor activity to get the whole family outside in the fresh air together! There are certificates for those completing the challenge along with a sweet treat!
There are 2 courses available, one is pram-friendly and the markers are in number order in a circular route. The other course is more challenging and not pram-friendly. Families will need to use navigation skills to find markers across the reserve.
Book here – Xplorer at Brockholes
Spooky trains at Ribble steam railway and museum – book now for 2026
Where: Chain Caul Rd, Preston, Lancashire. PR2 2PD
When: 31st October & 1st November 2026
Cost – Children £7.50, Adults £12.50, discounts available for families and cocessions
Further details – Spooky things will be happening in our museum and on our trains. Dress as your favourite ghostly character and help us find the ghosts in the museum and on the trains.
Book here – Spooky Trains – Halloween – Ribble Steam Railway
Halloween special, West Lancashire Light railway – Book now for 2026
Where: The West Lancashire Light Railway, Station Rd, Hesketh Bank, PR4 6SP
When: 31st October 2026
Cost: Fares are Adult £5, Child £4, Family (2+2) £14, Senior/armed forces concession £4.50
Summary: Choose from four fear-filled trains and enjoy a frightful event!
Book here – Pumpkin Express | West Lancs Railway
Pumpkin Express, West Lancashire Light railway – Book now for 2026
Where: The West Lancashire Light Railway, Station Rd, Hesketh Bank, PR4 6SP
When: 11th October 2026
Cost: Fares are Adult £5, Child £4, Family (2+2) £14, Senior/armed forces concession £4.50
Summary: Steam engine plus Mines diesel loco, catering van & tearoom. Free pumpkin with every child ticket (while stocks last).
Book here – Pumpkin Express | West Lancs Railway
Wild magic at Mere sands wood – no details for 2026
Where: Mere sands wood nature reserve, Rufford
When: 29th October 2025,
Cost: £9 per child
This Halloween, come along to our woodland school of magic nestled in the mystical Mere Sands Wood. Using natural materials, you can design an enchanted cloak, build your very own broomstick from scratch, create magical wild potions and make a wand to conjure your spells! Are you ready to be spellbound?
Book here – Wild Magic at Mere Sands Wood Nature Reserve
Little scarelings at Dobbies Garden Centre, Preston, book now for 2026
Where: Dobbies Preston, Blackpool Road, Clifton, Preston , PR4 0XL
When: 24th, 25th, 29th, 30th and 31st October 2026
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 Halloween-themed children’s afternoon tea.
- Create a potion that will be turned into slime, for hands-on goey fun.
- Decorate your own trick or treat bag.
- A selection of Halloween games and activities.
Book here – Events | Dobbies Garden Centres
Halloween outdoor cinema, Fairhaven Lake – book now for 2026
Where: Fairhaven Lake, Lytham
When: 17th October 2026
Cost: £5.84
Enjoy and outdoor screening of Hocus Pocus.
Book here – Halloween showing of Hocus Pocus on Lytham’s Outdoor cinema
Fairhaven Lake Halloween face painting – No details yet for 2026
When: 31st October 2025
Where: 247 Inner Promenade, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1AZ
Up your creative skills and get new ideas. Choose from Super Scary Skeletons, Putrid Pumpkins, Creepy Cobwebs and Ghastly Ghouls.
All materials included just bring your spooky spirit and imagination
£10 per child
Book here – Halloween face painting
Halloween adventure golf golf at Fairhaven Lake – no details yet for 2026
When: 18th October – 2nd November 2025
Where: 247 Inner Promenade, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1AZ
Free hot chocolate, face painting and spooky Halloween adventure golf.
£8 per player or 5 people for £30
Book here – Fairhaven Halloween Adventure Golf
Spooky crafts at Gawsthorpe Hall – Details for 2026
Where: Gawsthorpe Hall, Burnley Road, Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 8UA
When: 28th October 2026
Join our Hallowe’en crafty fun have a go at making your own spooky woolly ghost to take home and keep. Explore the Hall and see if you can spot the bats hiding in the rooms. Why not come dressed up as your favourite witch, wizard or Halloween character and see if you can make us jump.
Included in admission to the Hall. £7 adults, children free. NT members free
Full details here – Halloween crafts
Halloween trail at Gawsthorpe Hall – details for 2026
Where: Gawsthorpe Hall, Burnley Road, Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire, BB12 8UA
When: 31st October 2026
Cost: £2.50 per child
Summary: Are you brave enough to explore Gawthorpe Hall’s gardens and see if you can find the ghosts, pumpkins, black cats and witches hiding on the Halloween trail? Collect a trail sheet at the front of the Hall and set off to explore.
Full details – Halloween trail | National Trust
Winstanley Park Halloween Party – book now for 2026
When: 31st October 2026
Where: Winstanley park, Wigan
Cost: £10
90 minutes of Halloween fun, filled with dancing, party games and plenty of chances to win spot prizes along the way.
We’ll also be keeping an eye out for the best dressed little guest, with a special prize for our favourite Halloween costume.
Every child will leave with their very own Halloween sweet bag too.
Book here – Halloween party
Billy Sparks Trick or Treat? Magic and gunge show at Bowland Country Park – book now for 2026
When: 29th October 2026
Where: Bowland Country Park, Chipping, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 2HB
Packed into 45 minutes of high-energy entertainment, expect magic, comedy, tricks, treats and plenty of messy fun. There’ll be laughs, surprises, audience participation and, of course… GUNGE!
Designed especially for children and families, it’s the perfect Halloween treat for little ones looking for spooky half-term entertainment without anything being too scary.
Full details here – Billy Sparks Trick or Treat? Magic and gunge show
Pumpkin trail + free outdoor theatre show – Edgeside park – details for 2026
Where: Edgeside Park, Rossendale
When: 1st November 2026, 4:30 – 6:30pm
Cost: free
Summary: Bring down your carved pumpkins to Edgeside Park and create a community Pumpkin Trail the day after Halloween! Enjoy this magical, torchlit experience as you wander through the pumpkins on display!
Also includes free outdoor theatre show – Wizard & the mechanic.
Leave your pumpkins or put them in the provided bins at the end & they will be composted.
Full details here – Pumpkin trail
Family Halloween party at The Ashcroft – book now for 2026
When: 18th October 2026
Where: The Ashcroft, Whitworth Civic Hall, Whitworth, OL12 8DP
Cost: £2 per ticket
Summary: Halloween games and spooky disco, fancy dress encouraged.
Book here – Halloween Family Party
Halloween Trail at Lytham Hall – Book here for 2026
When: 30th October 2026
Where: Lytham Hall, Ballam Road, Lytham, FY8 4JX
Cost: £10 per person
Summary: This year’s trail is even longer than last year’s, with even more sensational scares! Enter, if you dare, the deep, dark woods of our ancient parkland. Prepare to be scared, as you wind your way down the haunted trails of our centuries-old estate.
Come in your costumes for a bone chilling trail which is even bigger than last year. Prepare to be scared!
Book here – Halloween Trail
Halloween at Billy bobs Myerscough – Details for 2026
When: 26th September – 1st November 2025
Where: Billy Bob’s Parlour Ltd, North Planks Farm, Garstang Road, Myerscough, PR3 5AD
The pumpkins are arriving, the cobwebs are going up and there are some decidedly peculiar things taking shape behind the scenes.Also includes bounce house (£3.50 per child), haunted trail (£4.50 per child), Professor Nit Wit’s madcap lab (science, silliness and sweet treats), candy scramble (£3.50 per child). Pumpkins for sale, Halloween treats in the parlour and so much more!
Full details here – Halloween at Billy Bob’s!
Find our review of Billy Bobs here – Billy Bob’s Preston
Hoghton Tower school of witchcraft & wizardry – book now for 2026
Where: Hoghton Hall, Hoghton, Lancashire, PR5 0SH
When: 27th – 29th October 2026
Cost: £7 adults, £18 children (7-12 years)
Summary: For hundreds of years, Hoghton Tower School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has been training some of the greatest Witches and Wizards in Lancashire.
Now, a new trouble is brewing within the walls of Hoghton Tower. Teachers talk about a monster lurking through the corridors and students are determined to reveal the truth!
Join us in this story led event, where pupils will have their imaginations ignited, taking part in magical lessons including; divination, herbology, spell casting and potion making!
Suitable for children age 7-12 years old. No younger siblings allowed. All children must be accompanied by an adult with a ticket.
Book here – Hoghton Tower School of Witchcraft & Wizardry
Free family activities at Darwin market – no details for 2026
Where: Darwen market hub, Croft Street, Darwen, BB3 1BH
Patch works – A sensory puppet play – 27th October
Create colourful origami butterflies – 29th October
Natural dying workshops – 31st October
Find out more here – Events | Darwen Town Centre
Free Creepy Before Christmas – details for 2026
Where: Affinity Lancashire
When: 24th – 31st October 2026
Meet the Creepy Before Christmas crew, including Jack Skellington, Sally and Oogie Boogie, and join in with Oogie Boogie’s Silent Halloween Bash and Glitter Goo Lab. Take part in the Spellbound Search, meet the spooky Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus, discover the School of Spells and Secrets, then say hello to Wednesday, Morticia and Thing from the Addams Family!
Full details here – Creepy Before Christmas
Halloween at The Gruffalo and friends clubhouse, Blackpool – details for 2026
When: 26th September – 2nd November 2025
Cost: included in admission fee
Summary: Join us for a special Halloween Dance Party, where you can dance along to some family-favourite songs with Witch from Room on the Broom. As we celebrate 25 years of this much-loved story, it’s the perfect opportunity to enjoy a special Halloween experience with one of its most beloved characters.
You’ll also have the chance to meet Witch herself, making this a memorable celebration for Room on the Broom fans of all ages.
Book here – The Gruffalo and friends clubhouse
Spooky walk, Preston – book now for 2026
When: 24th October 2026
Where: The Roost, Berkeley drive, PR5 6BY
Cost: £8 per person
Summary: Aimed at children 5-11 years. The walk will be over the space of an hour, so please dress appropriately to the weather conditions of the day (a raincoat is a must!). We would also recommend Wellies or a pair of walking boots as the terrain will vary; you and your party will be walking off footpaths, so if you’re a little unsteady on your feet – this one might not be for you. The walk will also be 2km, so please be wary if you would struggle over that distance.
Book here – Spooky Walk 2026
Children’s Halloween party at Cuerden View Cafe – no details for 2026
Where: Cuerden View Cafe, 8 Berkeley Drive, Preston, PR5 6BY,
When: 29th October 2025
Cost: £14.95 per child
Expect games, magic, dancing and a children’s meal and drink.
Book here – Children’s Halloween party
Hurlston Haunted house – no details for 2026
Where: Hurlston Lane, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, L40 8HB
When: 1st November 2025
Cost: Adults £12.50, children £19.95
Summary: Join us for a spine-chilling day at Hurlston’s Haunted House! Indulge in a frightfully delicious Halloween buffet while listening to eerie ghost stories that will send shivers down your spine. Dare to enter?
Book here – Hurlston Haunted House | Hurlston Hall
Wild Autumn at Mere Sands Wood – no details for 2026
25th October 2025 – Fungi spotting adventures – a mushroom hunt with your own nature checklist.
30th – 31st Pumpkin painting – £12 per person, booking required
Book here – pumpkin painting
Halloween at Blackpool zoo – Details for 2026
When: 24th October – 1st November 2026
Expect wizard talks, magical classes, spelling adventures and much more
Full details here – Wizarding wildlife school
Kids Halloween Party, Thatched Hamlet – book now for 2026
Where: Thatched Hamlet, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0R3
When: 31st October 2026
Cost: £15 per child
There’ll be a hot buffet, a drink and an ice cream tub included with every child’s ticket, plus lots of music and entertainment to keep little ones dancing, laughing and having fun throughout the afternoon.
Book here – kids Halloween Party
Halloween at Fishergate shopping centre – no details for 2026
Where: Fishergate Shopping Centre, Fishergate, Preston, Lancashire PR1 8HJ
Halloween party – 29th October 2025
Halloween storytelling – 30th October 2025
Full details here – Halloween at Fishergate
Willow Webs and Spiders at Heysham Nature Reserve – no details for 2026
When – 22nd October 2024
Join Julie from Pip Cottage to make your very own willow woven spider and web to celebrate Halloween. All materials and step by step instruction are provided. All children need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. This 2-and-a-half-hour session is suitable for those aged 8 and above. If you and your child (ages 6 – 8) have worked with willow before and feel this session would suit you to, do book on.
Book here – Willow Webs and Spiders at Heysham Nature Reserve
Animals that go bump in the night at Heysham Nature Reserve – no details for 2026
When – 23rd October 2024
Join us to learn about the basic skills and techniques in monoprinting using Gelli plates. It is all about mark making and this Halloween we will be creating animals who are either nocturnal or only live in dark habitats into artwork.
All materials are provided. Our activities are suitable for families for children ages 5 and upwards. Parental supervision is required throughout the session.
Book here – Animals that go bump in the night at Heysham Nature Reserve
Cabaret Extreme, Family freakfest, Blackpool pleasure beach – no details for 2026
Where: Blackpool pleasure beach
When: 24th October – 2nd November 2025,
Cost: from £20
Summary: Expect extreme stunts, contemporary circus, spooky silliness and a few friendly frights. It’s bold, bonkers, and just the right amount of bizarre. Perfect all ages and little monsters who love a little weird with their wow.
Book here – Cabaret Extreme – Pleasure Beach Resort
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