SEASONAL · 9 OCT - 1 NOV
6 NEW THIS WEEKHalloween, done properly 🎃
Pumpkin patches, torchlight trails and just-scary-enough shows across Bristol, 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.
None listed yet
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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.
See listingDetails
👻 SPOOKY FUNSpooky Specials
East Somerset Railway · 31 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Halloween steam train ride to Mendip Vale with a ghostly carriage and a ghoulish trail back at the station.
from £10Details
🎃 CUTE, NOT SCARYChildren's Halloween Party
Frome Memorial Theatre · Sun 25 October · 14:30
A Halloween disco party for children at Frome Memorial Theatre, with games, prizes and a party bag.
from £12Details
OCTOBER HALF TERM · 19-31 OCT
A plan for every day of half term
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The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
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The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
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The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
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The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
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The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
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The Great Halloween Mystery
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Children's Halloween Party
- Mon264 on
October Half Term Family Activities in Roath Park Conservatory
- Tue274 on
October Half Term Family Activities in Roath Park Conservatory
- Wed284 on
October Half Term Family Activities in Roath Park Conservatory
- Thu294 on
October Half Term Family Activities in Roath Park Conservatory
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Halloween Half Term
- Sat315 on
Spooky Specials
EVERYTHING ON
9 things on for Halloween 2026
Cute, not scary · 8
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.
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.
- from £12
Sun 25 October · 14:30
Children's Halloween Party
Frome Memorial Theatre · Frome · ages 0+
A Halloween disco party for children at Frome Memorial Theatre, with games, prizes and a party bag.
from £426-31 October · daily
Halloween Half Term
Old Down Estate · Bristol
Halloween activities at Old Down Country Park including slime making, pumpkin carving and a sweet-giving mascot.
26-29 October · daily
October Half Term Family Activities in Roath Park Conservatory
Roath Park · Cardiff
Halloween crafts, a Gruesome Facts trail and pumpkin carving for families in Roath Park Conservatory this half term.
31 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
BRAIN GORGE! Halloween on the Barge
Grain Barge · Bristol
Halloween event at the Grain Barge in Bristol, running from Saturday 31 October to Sunday 1 November 2026.
- from £14.50
Sun 1 November · 2 slots from 12:00
Halloween Afternoon Tea
Old Down Estate · Bristol
A Halloween themed afternoon tea served in the Manor House at Old Down Estate on Sunday 1st November.
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