🍂 SEASONAL · 17 OCT - 1 NOV
October Half Term in Belfast 2026: 38 things to do, dates and prices
38 things to do within reach of Belfast for 2026, running from 17 Oct - 1 Nov, across 3 towns and villages. 12 are free and paid tickets start from £5. The nearest is South Belfast: The Golden Mile and More in Belfast, under a mile from the centre of Belfast.
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38 things to do around Belfast
1Mighty Kingdom
Sat 17 October · 07:50
Whitehead Railway Museum · Carrickfergus · 14 miles from the centre
from £85
2Spooky Square
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
W5 Belfast · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
Free- 3
Halloween at W5
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
W5 Belfast · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
from £12.50 
4Halloween Pumpkin Patch
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Streamvale Open Farm · Newtownabbey · 6 miles from the centre
from £7.50
5Mary McIntyre & Robert Anderson Reconstructions: A Room for Mike Kelley
17-18 October · 2 days
The MAC · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing- 6
Pumpkins and Potions Live Show
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
W5 Belfast · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
Free
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7South Belfast: The Golden Mile and More
17-31 October · 3 days
DC Tours - Belfast Walking Tours · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
from £24- 8
Spooktacular Doodles and Storytelling
Sat 17 October
The MAC · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing - 9
Susan Hughes - A Feeling in the Blood
17-18 October · 2 days
The MAC · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing - 10
The Best of Belfast
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 8 days
DC Tours - Belfast Walking Tours · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
from £24 - 11
W5 LIFE Saturday Sessions
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
W5 Belfast · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
from £10.50ages 8+ 
12Board Games
17-31 October · 3 days
Grove Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
See listing- 13
A History of Terror
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
DC Tours - Belfast Walking Tours · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
from £24ages 12+ - 14
Draw with Dawn
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
W5 Belfast · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
Free - 15
Bubble Bop Disco
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Streamvale Open Farm · Newtownabbey · 6 miles from the centre
See listing 
16The Motown Sensations
Sat 17 October · 19:30
Belvoir Studio Theatre · Belfast · 3 miles from the centre
from £25- 17
Knit and Natter
19-26 October · 2 days
Grove Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
Free - 18
Rhythm and Rhyme
19-30 October · 4 days
Shankill Road Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
Freeages 0-4 - 19
Story Time Mondays
19-26 October · 2 days
Shankill Road Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
ages 2-7 - 20
Book Week NI 2026: Story Time
Mon 19 October · 14:00
Shankill Road Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
Free - 21
Lego Club
19-26 October · 2 days
Grove Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
ages 6-12 
22Tilly's Twist
20-27 October · 2 days
Roar and Explore · Belfast · 4 miles from the centre
See listing- 23
Ellie's Eats
21-28 October · 2 days
Roar and Explore · Belfast · 4 miles from the centre
Free - 24
Love Your Library Day: Coffee, Tea & Book Display Selection
Wed 21 October · 13:30
Shankill Road Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
See listing - 25
Lego Club
21-28 October · 2 days
Shankill Road Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
up to age 8 - 26
Rami's Rhymes
22-29 October · 2 days
Roar and Explore · Belfast · 4 miles from the centre
Free - 27
RNID Hearing Aid Support Sessions
22-29 October · 2 days
Shankill Road Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
Free - 28
Storytime
22-29 October · 2 days
Grove Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
ages 4-8 - 29
Queen's University Lecture: The History of Shankill Road Mission
Thu 22 October · 18:30
Shankill Road Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
See listing - 30
Belfast 1-Act Drama Festival 2026
23-24 October · 2 days
Belvoir Studio Theatre · Belfast · 3 miles from the centre
from £15 - 31
Spooky Sphero: Halloween Robot Challenge
24-31 October · 8 days
W5 Belfast · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
Free - 32
Quiet Session - Halloween
Sun 25 October
W5 Belfast · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
Free - 33
W5 Halloween Family Night
Wed 28 October
W5 Belfast · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
from £5 - 34
Bats and Broomsticks and Halloween Fun
Thu 29 October · 15:30
Grove Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
Free - 35
W5 Late - Halloween
Fri 30 October
W5 Belfast · Belfast · under 1 mile from the centre
from £12.50 - 36
Pumpkins, Paws & Claws
30-31 October · 2 days
Whitehead Railway Museum · Carrickfergus · 14 miles from the centre
from £10ages 3+ - 37
Rev21
Fri 30 October · 19:30
Belvoir Studio Theatre · Belfast · 3 miles from the centre
from £20 - 38
Halloween Story & Masks
Sat 31 October · 15:30
Shankill Road Library · Belfast · 1 mile from the centre
See listing
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