Halloween events Manchester 2026
Halloween is a great time for kids’ events especially as it falls at the end of the half-term holidays. This post is filled with all the Halloween events Manchester for 2026. Some of these events are not so scary so they are perfect for young children and some are more suitable for older children. This post is part of a series of posts on Halloween events North West.
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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.
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Halloween in the city – 2026 details
Where: across Manchester city centre
When: 24th – 25th (monsters stay until 31st) October 2026
Cost: Free
Summary: Includes a giant rooftop Monster Invasion. With the return of the MCR Monsters, live performances and fancy-dress fun, plus spooky DJs, storytelling and the spectacular Walk the Plank Monster Party Procession.
Find full details here – Halloween in the City
Halloween festival – Reddish Vale farm – Book now for 2026
Where: Reddish Vale farm, Stockport, SK5 7HE
When: 10th – 31st October 2026
Cost: Tickets from £13.50 per adult, £17.50 per child (includes 1 pumpkin)
Summary: visit all the animals and outdoor play areas as well as The Spooky Express tractor ride (additional cost), pick your own pumpkin and carve it, Halloween children’s games, fairground rides, Halloween characters, the Witch and Wizard Magic Show and more.
Book here – Halloween Farm Fun 2026
Moonlit pumpkin evenings, Reddish Vale Farm – book now for 2026
Where: Reddish Vale farm, Stockport, SK5 7HE
When: 17th, 24th & 25th October 2026, 5-8pm
Cost: from £11, pumpkins not included but can be purchased (priced individually). Family ticket with 2 pumpkins £47.50 (other ticket options)
Summary: Head to the glowing pumpkin patch. Halloween Characters will be roaming for the perfect pictures! also to include fairground rides (additional costs), live bands/singers. Visit the outdoor farmyard animals after dark- (the small animal handling barn is closed). Sanderson Sisters Special 30th & 31st October
Book here – Moonlight Pumpkin Evenings – Reddish Vale Farm
Cockfields farm pumpkin festival- book now for 2026
Where: Ashton/Oldham Border OL6 8AR
When: Selected dates from 3rd – 31st October 2026
Cost: from Adult Tickets: £14.95, Child Ticket: £14.95, Under 1s: £5.95,
Summary: Huge outdoor pumpkin patch and mini indoor pumpkin patch, tractor rides, Halloween show, fairground carousel and all the usual farm yard fun. Includes mini (toddler) pumpkin patch (term time) and main pumpkin patch event on weekends and in half term.
New for 2026 – spooky walk through and Halloween show
Book here – Buy The main Pumpkin Patch tickets
Book mini pumpkin patch tickets here – Mini Pumpkin Patch
Cockfields farm pumpkin festival after dark- book now for 2026
Where: Ashton/Oldham Border OL6 8AR
When: Selected dates 23rd – 31st October 2026, 5-8pm
Cost: from Adult Tickets: £14.95, Child Ticket: £14.95, Under 1s: £5.95. 1 free pumpkin with every ticket.
Summary: Festoon-lit spooky pumpkin patch with live music, food & drink stalls. Halloween characters walking around, spooky disco, animals, fairground carousel.
Magical not scary event, suitable for all ages.
Book here – Pumpkin patch after dark
Asquarium, Mancheter Sea life Centre – book now for 2026
Where: Manchester Sea life centre, Trafford Centre, Manchester
When: 26th September to 1st November 2026
Cost: From £15 (included in standard admission, can combine with admission to Legoland discovery centre too)
Summary: Meet a Sea witch or Warlock, vist the pumpkin patch, fun activities and challenges around the aquarium and a reward for completion.
Book here – Asquarium
Brick or treat, Legoland discovery centre Manchester – details for 2026
Where: Legoland discovery centre, Manchester Trafford Centre
When: 26th September – 1st November 2026
Cost: Included in normal admission price.
Summary: As well as all the usual Legoland discovery centre activities you can enjoy all-new build activities, hauntingly cool creative workshops, and the return of the popular ‘Great Monster Chase’ 4D movie!
Book here – Brick or Treat | LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Manchester
Halloween on the farm, Lancaster farm – book now for 2026
Where: Lancaster Park & Animal Farm, Middleton Road, Chadderton, Oldham, OL1 2TG
When: Weekends from 10th October and then daily from the 23rd to 31st October 2026.
Cost: Adults £14.67 (no pumpkin), Child (1 -15 years): £16.77 (includes pumpkin), Baby (under 12 months): £7.34 (includes pumpkin)
Summary: Pick and carve your own pumpkin from the patch, carving area, Wizard school, Halloween disco, fancy dress competition, all the usual farmyard fun included too.
Book here – Halloween On The Farm! | Lancaster Park and Animal Farm
Halloween at Smithills open farm, Bolton – book now for 2026
Where: Smithills open farm, Smithills Dean Rd, Bolton BL1 7NS
When: 24th – 31st October 2026
Cost: £6 per pumpkin which does not include farm entry. If you just want pumkins it’s £6, you need farm entry as well if you want the Halloween activities. Farm entry includes Halloween activities from 24th to 31st October. Prices start from £11.50
Summary: Halloween activities include a spooky sweet hunt, farm staff in fancy dress, the farm is decorated for Halloween and a Children’s fancy dress competition.
Book here – Halloween 2026 – Smithills Open Farm
Halloween fright night, Smithills open farm, Bolton – Book now for 2026
Where: Smithills open farm, Smithills Dean Rd, Bolton BL1 7NS
When: 31st October 2026
Cost: £16 per person
Further details – Ghoulish guided tours, including haunted tractor rides, spooky woodland walk, Zombie Barns, Werewolf Woods. Supper is included too.
Not for the faint-hearted. Suitable for children over 6 years old.
Book here – Halloween 2026 – Smithills Open Farm
Halloween fun at RHS Bridgewater – no details yet for 2026
Where: RHS Bridgewater, Occupation Road, Off Leigh Road, Worsley, Salford, Greater Manchester, M28 2LJ
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Cost: Included in admission fee
Summary: pumpkin garden trail, pumpkin carving (25th), sow the city pumpkin music (27th and 28th), Zoolab animal encounters (29th £5 per child), pumpkin crafts (30th), Bread and Butter Zombie Disco (31st) and donate your pumpkins to the pumpkin display on 1st & 2nd November 2025.
Find out more here – RHS Garden Bridgewater / RHS Gardening.
Halloween heart trail at Fletcher Moss, Didsbury – no details yet for 2026
Where: Fletcher Moss Park, Didsbury
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Cost: £1 per sheet
Full details – Collect your sheet from the cafe and find the Halloween-themed hearts around the park.
Find out more here – Broad Oak Hearts Trail | Manchester
Gandeys Circus – ‘SPOOKTACULAR’ – book now for 2026
Where: Circus Big Top, Trafford Centre
When: 10th October – 1st November 2026
Cost: from £11.94 per seat
Summary: A very special (trick or) treat for Halloween, Gandeys Circus returns with a brand-new action-packed legendary Halloween Spooktacular Big Top show for all the family.
Book here – Spooktacular
Discount tickets (£9.99) available here – Gandeys spooktacular
Raver tots Halloween party – Manchester – Book now for 2026
Where: Freight island, Manchester
When: 25th October 2026
Cost: £16 per child (over 18 months old), £20 per adult + booking fees
Summary: UK’s number one award winning, family friendly rave event, playing the best in House, Garage, Drum and Bass and Old Skool Club Classics! Huge effects show throughout the event with dancers, performers, cold pyro, bubbles, festival sized confetti blasts, multi coloured lasers and lighting, parachute games, giant balloons, licensed bar and face painting!
Book here – Raver Tots Halloween Party Manchester
Halloween pool party, Middleton Arena – Book now for 2026
Where: LCpl Joel Halliwell VC Way, Middleton, Greater Manchester, M24 1AG
When: 31st October 2026, 3pm
Cost: £5 a ticket
Book here – Large pool – Halloween Pool Party- Large Pool – Your Trust
Creepy Kargo, OKS Halloween party, Salford Quays – book now for 2026
Where: Kargo MKT, Central Bay, Salford
When: 31st October 2026
Cost: £7.50 per ticket, adult and children.
Summary: The DJ will be playing feel good classics and will throw some monster mash in there for good measure – can you do the time warp? Two channel silent disco so you can listen to kids’ pop or adults’ guilty pleasures.
With Bricklands Lego, spookily themed arts and crafts including Monster head making to get creative with, plus a monsterous mystery trail will be set out around the venue for you to follow and solve. Foam machines, bubbles, circus skills workshop, facepainting and of course costumes and fancy dress are welcome but not compulsory!
Book here – Creepy Kargo, OKS Halloween party
Wild Magic at The Hive at Moss Bank Park, Bolton – book now for 2026
Where: The Hive at Moss Bank Park, Moss Lane, Bolton, BL1 6NB
When: 19th October 2026
Cost: Tickets are £9 per child
Summary: This Halloween, come along to the woodland school of magic nestled in the mystical setting of The Hive. 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 The Hive
Heaton park Haunted History trail, low cost – no details yet for 2026
Where: Heaton Park
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Self-guided trail and see how many hidden horrors you can find around the park.
Pick up a free checklist from the Stables Visitor Reception before 4.00pm on the 25th October to 2nd November, and don’t forget to pack a pencil.
Find out more here – Heaton Park Halloween trail
Halloween at Zipworld, Heaton Park – no details yet for 2026
Where: Zip World Manchester, Heaton Park, St Margaret’s Rd, Manchester M25 2GT
When: 25th – 31st October 2025
Cost: from £10 per person
Summary: Leap along the Treetop Nets and dodge the horde of goofy ghouls.
Book here – Heaton Park of Horrors
Diggle Scarecrow Trail – details for 2026
When: 23rd October – 1st November 2026.
Where: Trails available from Grandpa Greene’s, The Gate inn, The Diggle Hotel and Diggle Lock
Cost: £3 a trail
Further details – you can buy a trail sheet and have a spooky walk around the lovely village of Diggle trying to find all the amazing scarecrows.
Full details here – Diggle Scarecrow Trail
Dayglo Day of the Dead Family Rave – book now for 2026
When: 31st October 2026
Where: Waterside Arts Theatre, 1 Waterside, Sale, M33 7ZF
Cost: £7 per person
Expect a live dj playing a mix of family favourite dance anthems and kids top pop hits. Zombie limbos and creepy congas will be led by the OKS party crew who will be inviting children to take a spin on the wheel of dance! With interactive glow up entertainers keeping everyone moving from start to finish.
Children and grown-ups alike can enjoy UV face painting with bright floral and sugar skull-inspired designs. With bubble and foam blasts and immersive light effects dress in your brightest neon colours to become part of the magic of a glowing spooky dance floor.
Book here – Dayglo Day of the Dead Family Rave
Little Monsters Halloween Ball at Irish World Heritage Centre, Cheetham Hill – book now for 2026
When: 31st October 2026
5-8pm. Halloween games, fun and treats.
£5 per person.
Please contact them or pop into the IWHC to book your tickets. Tickets must be paid for at the time of booking & fancy dress is encouraged.
Full details – The Irish World Heritage Centre
The witch’s potion trail at Bramhall Hall – Book now for 2026
When: 22nd October – 1st November 2026, Thursday -Sunday only
Where: Bramhall Hall, Bramhall Park, Stockport, SK7 3NX ·
Cost: Adult £7, Concessions £5.50, Child (under 16) with trail £3.00, Child (under 16) without trail free.
Summary: Batilda the resident witch fell from her broom, scattering ingredients in every room! Find them all, get them right, to make a potion for Halloween night!
There is a small prize if you find all the ingredients and you might even get to meet Batilda, our slightly scary witch!
Recommended for children age 3+
Book here – The Witch’s Potion Trail 2026 – Bramall Hall
Halloween at Salford museum – no details yet for 2026
When: 28th – 31st October 2025
Halloween card making, £3 per child – 28th October 2025 – booking required
Haunted dolls houses with spooky characters, free – 30th October – booking required
Haunted mask making, £1 per child – 31st October – booking required
Book here – Salford Museum & Art Gallery
Halloween fair at The Trafford Centre – no details yet for 2026
Where: Trafford Centre, Manchester, Trafford Park, Stretford, M17 8AA
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Halloween funfair located outside the Great Hall. £3.50 on the gate, £2.50 online, ride tokens £1 each.
Book here – Halloween fair
Pumpkins and potions crafting at The Trafford Centre – no details yet for 2026
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Within the fair and beneath a spooky undercover tent lies a gentler kind of magic. Join our mischievous pals Wanda Web and Jack O’Lantern for free pumpkin painting and other Halloween crafts to spark little imaginations (and maybe a few giggles).
Full details here – Pumpkins and potions crafting
Fright night, Trafford Centre – no details yet for 2026
When: 30th October – 1st November 2025
For three chilling evenings only, the scares sharpen. Perfect for daring teens and thrill-seeking couples, head to the fair and wait for our cast of creepy characters to descend (and maybe even join you on your favourite rides).
Suitable for age 12+ years
Book now – Fright night
Little scarelings at Dobbies Garden Centre, Marple, book now for 2026
Where: Dobbies Marple, Dooley Lane, Otterspool, Cheshire, SK6 7HE
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
Pumpkin patch at Brookheys Farm, Dunham Massey – book now for 2026
Where: Brookheys farm, Sinderland Lane, Dunham Massey – WA14 5SY
When: Open every weekend from the 4th – 26th October 2025.
Cost: booking required. £5.50 per adult, £4.50 per child, (under 18 months FREE). No pumpkins included in the fee. Pumpkins are priced on size and range from £1 – £3 munchkins, £3 – £15 for carving pumpkins.
Summary: Admission includes maize maze and Tractor & Trailer Ride from the car park to the pumpkin patch & back again. Farm animals, scavenger hunt and photo opportunities.
Find out more here – Brookheys Farm
Mini Monster mash, Victoria Baths – no details yet for 2026
When: 26th October 2025, 12pm – 4pm
Where: Victoria Baths, Hathersage Road, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Greater Manchester, M13 0FE
Cost: £4 per person
Kid’s silent disco and crafts. Face painting and tuck shop
Book here – Mini Monster Mash – Victoria Baths Victoria Baths
Halloween at Ordsall Hall – no details yet for 2026
When: 26th October – 2nd November 2025
Tudor tombstone trail – 26th October – 2nd November, £2 per child
Clay monsters – 27th October, £3 per child, booking required
Halloween wreath making, £ per child, booking required
Wand making, 29th October, £3 per child, booking required
Full details – October Half Term 2025 at Ordsall Hall
Applecast farm pumpkin picking & carving – no details yet for 2026
Where: AppleCast, Eco Centre, Cobbs Brow Lane, Newburgh, Wigan, WN8 7SF
When: 28th – 31st October 2025
£8 per child, adults free
Pumpkin picking and carving tunnel.
Book here – AppleCast Farm Pumpkin Picking & Carving
Free Pumpkin carving at Dunham Barns – no details yet for 2026
When: 31st October 2025, 10am – 3pm
Where: Dog Farm, School Lane, Dunham Massey, Altrincham
Free but you need to take your own pumpkin with you. They’ll provide all the tools and stencils.
Full details here – Pumpkin carving
Mad professor art workshops, Stanley Square, Sale – no details yet for 2026
When: 25th October 2025
Where: Market Walk opposite Specsavers in Stanley Square, Sale
A spooky afternoon full of creativity, create and make your own Mad Professor!
Raid our boxes of recycled delights and art supplies and come up with your own creation that will spook all your friends this Halloween.
We will also be joined by local artist Nazli Brennan who will be creating a spooky Professor’s laboratory collage for a community wall display. 2.30pm – 3.30pm.
Age 4+. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Book here – Mad professor art workshops
Mad Professor town trail -no details yet for 2026
Where: Sale, maps available from Bean and brush Art cafe
When: 25th October – 1st November 2025
Free trail. Help find all the ingredients for the professor’s visibility potion.
Full details here – Mad Professors town trail
Oldham Halloween trail no details yet for 2026
When: 25th October – 2nd November 2025
Where: Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre, Market and the town centre
Free event. Find the Halloween items across Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre, Market and the town centre. Post your completed form in the box near Next.
Full details – Halloween trail
Spooky trains at Dragon Miniature railway – no details yet for 2026
Where: Dragon Miniature Railway, Marple Garden Centre, Dooley Lane, Marple, Stockport, SK6 7HE
When: 25th, 26th, 28th, 29th, 30th October 2025
£1.50 per ride
Full details – Spooky trains
Spooky fun in the park – no details yet for 2026
When: 25th October – 1st November 2025
Where: Heaton Park, Sheepfoot lane, Prestwich, M25 2SW
Manchester’s ultimate Halloween funfair at Heaton Park!
Book here – Spooky fun
Free Altrincham’s enchanted Halloween Adventure – details for 2026
When: 26th October – 1st November 2026
Where: Collect your Trail Sheet from Everyman Altrincham, 74-78 George St, Altrincham, WA14 1RF (10am-4pm)
Grab your little monsters, follow the trail and see what spooky surprises you can discover!
Full details here – Altrincham Halloween trail
Pumpkin picking Manchester
Looking for somewhere to pick a pumpkin? Find all the best Pumpkin picking Manchester 2023 locations here.
More October half term activities Manchester
There are lots of events this October half term. This guide below includes all the ones without a Halloween theme. Read it here – October half term activities Manchester
Nearby Halloween events
There’s loads more Halloween events not that far from Manchester.
Find all the Halloween events Lancashire here.
Find all the Halloween events Cheshire here.
Christmas events Manchester
Have you started planning your Christmas days out in Manchester? Here are some guides to help you out.
- Find out where to enjoy Breakfast with Santa Manchester here.
- If you’d prefer a Santa’s grotto in Manchester, find ideas here – Where to see Father Christmas Manchester.
- Find all the fantastic Christmas events Manchester here.
- Fancy a trip to the theatre this Christmas? Find all the best Christmas shows Manchester here.
