SEASONAL · 7 OCT - 1 NOV
5 NEW THIS WEEKHalloween, done properly 🎃
Pumpkin patches, torchlight trails and just-scary-enough shows across Brighton, each one sorted by how frightening it gets so nobody ends up carrying a sobbing four-year-old back to the car.
THE FRIGHT-O-METER
How brave is your crew?
Every event on this page is filed by how scary it gets, going on the organiser's own description and age guidance. Check the listing before you book the wobblers in.
Cute, not scary
Little ones · no jump scares
Pumpkins, fancy dress and friendly ghosts. Nap-safe.
Show me these
Spooky fun
Ages 5-10 · mild shivers
Torchlight trails and theatrical spooks. Giggles > screams.
Show me these
Actually scary
Ages 10+ · real jump scares
Scare mazes and after-dark shows. Not for wobblers.
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If you only book three things
One per venue, soonest first. The popular evenings sell out weeks ahead.
🎃 CUTE, NOT SCARYHalloween at Valgard: Realm of the Vikings
The Dino Chase · 9 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Viking-themed Halloween adventure at Paultons Park with challenges, roaming characters and circus skills from 3pm.
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👻 SPOOKY FUNPreston Manor: 2026 season
Royal Pavilion & Garden · 7 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Preston Manor opens for its 2026 season, with an Edwardian Ghosts and Glam theme running from March to November.
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💀 ACTUALLY SCARYAGES 12+Ghost Tours after dark at Herstmonceux Castle
Herstmonceux Castle · 28-30 October · daily
After-dark ghost tours of Herstmonceux Castle on three October nights, suitable for ages 12 and up.
from £16Details
OCTOBER HALF TERM · 19-31 OCT
A plan for every day of half term
- Mon193 on
The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
- Tue203 on
The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
- Wed213 on
The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
- Thu223 on
The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
- Fri233 on
The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
- Sat245 on
The Great Halloween Mystery
- Sun254 on
Shriek Week
- Mon264 on
Shriek Week
- Tue274 on
Shriek Week
- Wed285 on
Ghost Tours after dark at Herstmonceux Castle
- Thu295 on
Ghost Tours after dark at Herstmonceux Castle
- Fri307 on
Haunted Happenings: A Ghost Tour for Young People
- Sat315 on
Halloween pop-up Cinema in Central Gallery - Hocus Pocus (PG)
Pumpkin patches
3 places- New House Farm ShopHorsham · A farm shop and tea room with pick-your-own strawberries in season, plus a proper cream tea to finish off.from £6.25
- Runcton Farm ShopChichester · Pick your own seasonal fruit and veg in summer, then browse a shop growing over 40 crops and a café doing proper cooked lunches.
- Tulleys FarmCrawley · A seasonal farm site with escape rooms, a pumpkin festival, a scare event and a Christmas light trail, plus a year-round tea room.
Torchlight trails & evenings
1 eveningEVERYTHING ON
9 things on for Halloween 2026
Cute, not scary · 4
9 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Halloween at Valgard: Realm of the Vikings
The Dino Chase · Romsey
Viking-themed Halloween adventure at Paultons Park with challenges, roaming characters and circus skills from 3pm.
- Free
17 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School
The Dino Chase · Romsey
Live Halloween stage show at Paultons Park, with Pickles solving a mystery to save a Halloween party.
24 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Shriek Week
Drusillas Park · Alfriston
Shriek Week is a seasonal event running at Drusillas Park from Saturday 24th October to Sunday 1st November.
Sat 24 October
The Great Halloween Mystery
The Dino Chase · Romsey
A Halloween live show at Paultons Park's Show Stage where Pickles' party is thrown into chaos.
Spooky fun · 4
7 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Preston Manor: 2026 season
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton
Preston Manor opens for its 2026 season, with an Edwardian Ghosts and Glam theme running from March to November.
Fri 30 October
Haunted Happenings: A Ghost Tour for Young People
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton
A ghost tour for young people exploring Preston Manor, one of Brighton's most haunted houses.
Fri 30 October
Twisted Tales: Ghost Story Writing for Young People
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton
A spooky, interactive ghost-story writing workshop for young people at Preston Manor.
- from £20
Sat 31 October · 19:00
Halloween pop-up Cinema in Central Gallery - Hocus Pocus (PG)
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton · ages 8+
Pop-up Halloween cinema screening of Hocus Pocus in the Central Gallery at Brighton Museum.
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