🍂 SEASONAL · 17 OCT - 1 NOV
October Half Term in Derby 2026: 127 things to do, dates and prices
127 things to do within reach of Derby for 2026, running from 17 Oct - 1 Nov, across 39 towns and villages. 13 are free and paid tickets start from £1. The nearest is Live Music with Glynn Woodward in Derby, under a mile from the centre of Derby.
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127 things to do around Derby
1Wheelgate Family Halloween Spooktacular
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Wheelgate Park · Farnsfield · 21 miles from the centre
from £10.99
2Autumn at Chatsworth
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Chatsworth · Bakewell · 22 miles from the centre
from £10ages 0+
3City Detective
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
War Memorial · Coventry · 37 miles from the centre
from £19.99
4Duffield Shopper Special
17-31 October · 3 days
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway · Wirksworth · 12 miles from the centre
See listing
5Character Breakfast
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 24 miles from the centre
Free
6Mr Pumpkin PYO 2026
17-31 October · 15 days
Mr Pumpkin · Morley · 3 miles from the centre
from £2.50
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7October Half Term Scarecrow Competition Trail
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Calke Abbey · Ticknall · 8 miles from the centre
from £4.25ages 0+
8P..P..Pick Up A Pumpkin 2026
17-31 October · 15 days
Maxeys Pick Up A Pumpkin · Kirklington · 25 miles from the centre
from £2.50
9Pick Your Own Pumpkins Oxton
17-31 October · 15 days
Nottinghamshire Pick Your Own Pumpkins · Oxton · 19 miles from the centre
from £3
10Halloween Half Term
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Floralands Farm Park · Lambley · 17 miles from the centre
See listing- 11
Blazing Halloween
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 24 miles from the centre
See listing 
12Theatre Tour
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
See listing
13The Wollaton Hall Organ
17-31 October · 3 days
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 11 miles from the centre
See listing
14Sundown Spooktacular Halloween 2026
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Sundown Adventureland · Retford · 38 miles from the centre
from £20.75
15Prehistoric Lives in the Trent Valley
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Lakeside Arts · Nottingham · 12 miles from the centre
See listing
16Halloween Farm Daytime 2026
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 11 days
The Halloween Farm (at Cattows Farm) · Heather · 16 miles from the centre
from £24.99- 17
Dippy: The Nation's Favourite Dinosaur
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
War Memorial · Coventry · 37 miles from the centre
Free 
18Monthly observing session
17-31 October · 3 days
Flamsteed Observatory · Brailsford · 9 miles from the centre
Free- 19
Black History Month
17-31 October · 15 days
War Memorial · Coventry · 37 miles from the centre
Free 
20Heritage Sundays Guided Tours: Leicester Castle Great Hall
17-25 October · 9 days
Newarke Houses Museum · Leicester · 25 miles from the centre
See listing
21Daytime with Santa
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Tropical Birdland · Desford · 22 miles from the centre
See listing
22Pumpkin Festival 2026
17-31 October · 15 days
White Post Farm & Zoo · Farnsfield · 21 miles from the centre
See listing
23Meerkat Talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 19 miles from the centre
See listing
24Fright Fiesta
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Gulliver's Kingdom · Matlock Bath · 14 miles from the centre
from £19
25Connections Company
17-31 October · 3 days
Derby Theatre · Derby · under 1 mile from the centre
from £390ages 13-19- 26
Hidden History Tours
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 11 miles from the centre
See listing 
27The 1940s Steam Event
17-18 October · 2 days
Papplewick Pumping Station · Nottingham · 17 miles from the centre
from £13- 28
LagosPhoto: Stories of Movement and Belonging
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Lakeside Arts · Nottingham · 12 miles from the centre
Free 
29Fright Fiesta
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Gulliver's Valley · Rotherham · 30 miles from the centre
from £19ages 2-13
30Hey Beatles Tribute Night
Sat 17 October
Conkers Discovery Centre · Moira · 13 miles from the centre
See listing- 31
Pumpkin Festival / Halloween at the Farm
17-31 October · 15 days
White Post Farm & Zoo · Farnsfield · 21 miles from the centre
from £15 
32The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ trail
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
The Children's Country House at Sudbury · Sudbury · 12 miles from the centre
from £11- 33
Twinlakes Family Scream Park
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twinlakes Theme Park · Melton Mowbray · 28 miles from the centre
See listing - 34
Amazing Adaptations Talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 19 miles from the centre
See listing 
35September SpudFest
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Manor Farm Park & Woodlands · East Leake · 14 miles from the centre
from £3.95- 36
Animal Cuddles
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Floralands Farm Park · Lambley · 17 miles from the centre
from £1 
37TUGS Day
Sat 17 October · 11:00
Midland Railway Butterley · Ripley · 10 miles from the centre
from £10ages 3+- 38
Giraffe Talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 19 miles from the centre
See listing - 39
Gorilla Ranger Chat
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 19 miles from the centre
See listing 
40Tales from The Workhouse
17-31 October · 15 days
The Workhouse and Infirmary · Southwell · 25 miles from the centre
See listing- 41
Kitchen Garden Tour
17-21 October · 5 days
The Workhouse and Infirmary · Southwell · 25 miles from the centre
Free - 42
Humbolt Penguin Talk & Feed
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 19 miles from the centre
Free - 43
Butterfly House: Meet the Keeper
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 19 miles from the centre
See listing - 44
Ape Feed - Meet the Keeper
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 19 miles from the centre
See listing - 45
Lemur Feed and Keeper Q&A
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 19 miles from the centre
See listing - 46
Luxury Afternoon Tea
Sat 17 October · 12:45
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway · Wirksworth · 12 miles from the centre
from £50 
47Carols by Candlelight
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Treak Cliff Cavern · Castleton · 32 miles from the centre
ages 0+- 48
Aldabra Tortoise Talk and Feed
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 19 miles from the centre
See listing 
49October Century Theatre Heritage Tour
Sat 17 October · 15:00
Century Theatre · Coalville · 14 miles from the centre
from £4- 50
Big Cat Talk & Feed
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 19 miles from the centre
See listing - 51
Lemur Talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 19 miles from the centre
See listing - 52
Halloween Farm After Dark 2026
17-31 October · 3 days
The Halloween Farm (at Cattows Farm) · Heather · 16 miles from the centre
from £24.99 
53Ghosts of the Gaol
Sat 17 October · 18:00
National Justice Museum · Nottingham · 14 miles from the centre
from £15ages 14+- 54
BM&W Band Charity Concert
Sat 17 October · 19:00
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway · Wirksworth · 12 miles from the centre
See listing 
55Wellbeing at Newstead
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Newstead Abbey · Ravenshead · 16 miles from the centre
See listing- 56
Steaming Days at Nottingham Industrial Museum
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 11 miles from the centre
See listing - 57
Wellbeing at Wollaton
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 11 miles from the centre
See listing 
58Maker's Market
Sun 18 October · 10:00
Cromford Mills · Cromford · 13 miles from the centre
Free- 59
Sunday Countryman
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway · Wirksworth · 12 miles from the centre
from £67 
60Shining a light on: Christianity, Politics and the Common Good
Sun 18 October · 16:45
Southwell Minster · Southwell · 24 miles from the centre
from £7- 61
Music in the State Chamber 2026
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Southwell Minster · Southwell · 24 miles from the centre
Free - 62
Suzannah Lipscomb & Kate Williams: To Kill a Queen
Mon 19 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
See listing 
63Online Talks
19-26 October · 2 days
Creswell Crags · Worksop · 27 miles from the centre
See listing
64Tuesday Wellbeing Walks at Hartshill Hayes Country Park
20-27 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 26 miles from the centre
Free- 65
New Dawn Fades
Tue 20 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
See listing - 66
Guided Seasonal Estate Walks
20-27 October · 2 days
Chatsworth · Bakewell · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 67
Estate Walks
20-27 October · 2 days
Chatsworth · Bakewell · 22 miles from the centre
See listing 
68Group tour
20-30 October · 4 days
Stonebridge City Farm & Gardens · Nottingham · 15 miles from the centre
from £50
69Chaddesden Library Walking Group
20-27 October · 2 days
The Phillip Whitehead Memorial Library Chaddesden Park · Derby · 2 miles from the centre
See listing- 70
Chaddesden Library Rhymetime
20-27 October · 2 days
The Phillip Whitehead Memorial Library Chaddesden Park · Derby · 2 miles from the centre
Freeages 0-4 - 71
Hosted Deercote Parkland Walk
20-30 October · 11 days
The Children's Country House at Sudbury · Sudbury · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 72
Chaddesden Library Storytime
20-27 October · 2 days
The Phillip Whitehead Memorial Library Chaddesden Park · Derby · 2 miles from the centre
See listing - 73
East is East
20-24 October · 5 days
Derby Theatre · Derby · under 1 mile from the centre
from £22.50ages 14+ - 74
Hannah East - Express Yourself
Wed 21 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
See listing - 75
Wednesday Walks at Kingsbury Water Park
21-28 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 26 miles from the centre
Free - 76
Potions and Prescriptions
Wed 21 October · 10:00
National Justice Museum · Nottingham · 14 miles from the centre
See listing 
77Space Cadets Online
21-28 October · 8 days
National Space Centre · Leicester · 23 miles from the centre
ages 7-11
78Parkland Heritage and Conservation Walk
Wed 21 October · 10:30
Kedleston Hall · Derby · 4 miles from the centre
See listing- 79
Deaf Youth Theatre
21-28 October · 2 days
Derby Theatre · Derby · under 1 mile from the centre
from £390ages 10-18 - 80
Mind in Nature: Forest, Fire & Craft
Thu 22 October
Chatsworth · Bakewell · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 81
Walled Garden Tours
22-29 October · 2 days
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 11 miles from the centre
See listing - 82
Kids' Ghost Hunter Tours
22-30 October · 9 days
National Justice Museum · Nottingham · 14 miles from the centre
from £7.95ages 5-11 
83Pumpkin Centrepiece Workshop
Fri 23 October
Church Farm Tea Rooms & Childrens Farm · Burton-on-Trent · 12 miles from the centre
See listing- 84
Autumn Wreath Workshop
23-24 October · 2 days
Church Farm Tea Rooms & Childrens Farm · Burton-on-Trent · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 85
Nothing is Wrong: A Work-In-Progress Double Bill
Fri 23 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
See listing - 86
Amplify Seasons: Autumn
Fri 23 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
See listing - 87
Toddler Trundles
23-30 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 26 miles from the centre
ages 0-4 
88Live Music with Glynn Woodward
Fri 23 October
Derby Market Hall · Derby · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing- 89
Lighting up Kedleston for Diwali 2026
23 Oct - 1 Nov · 10 days
Kedleston Hall · Derby · 4 miles from the centre
See listing - 90
Home educator sessions
23-30 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 26 miles from the centre
See listing - 91
I Was A Teenage Bisexual
Sat 24 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
See listing - 92
Bavarian Night Week 2
Sat 24 October
Conkers Discovery Centre · Moira · 13 miles from the centre
See listing - 93
Kiell Smith-Bynoe's Kool Story Bro
Sat 24 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
See listing - 94
The Bramley Apple Festival of Food & Drink
Sat 24 October · 10:00
Southwell Minster · Southwell · 24 miles from the centre
See listing - 95
Half Term Fun
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Chatsworth · Bakewell · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 96
October Half Term
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Church Farm Tea Rooms & Childrens Farm · Burton-on-Trent · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 97
The D-Day Juniors: Back Home
Sat 24 October · 16:00
Century Theatre · Coalville · 14 miles from the centre
from £13 - 98
Halloween Outdoor Cinema - Hocus Pocus
Sat 24 October · 17:00
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 11 miles from the centre
from £9.75 - 99
Halloween by Torchlight: Family 2026
24-30 October · 2 days
White Post Farm & Zoo · Farnsfield · 21 miles from the centre
from £12.50 - 100
Halloween by Torchlight
Sat 24 October · 17:30
White Post Farm & Zoo · Farnsfield · 21 miles from the centre
from £12.50 - 101
Daniel Kitson - Thrum
Sun 25 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
See listing - 102
Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You
Sun 25 October
Derby Theatre · Derby · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing - 103
Halloween Outdoor Cinema - Nightmare Before Christmas
Sun 25 October · 17:00
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 11 miles from the centre
from £9.75 
104Halloween Fun
Mon 26 October · 10:00
National Tramway Museum · Matlock · 12 miles from the centre
up to age 12- 105
The Tale of the Loneliest Whale
Mon 26 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
See listing 
106Welcome to Storytime with Gruffalo Granny at Sherwood Pines
Tue 27 October · 10:00
Sherwood Pines · Kings Clipstone · 23 miles from the centre
Free- 107
Bright Places Workshop with Rae Mainwaring
Tue 27 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
See listing - 108
Shining a light on: English Language in early medieval Southwell
Tue 27 October · 14:30
Southwell Minster · Southwell · 24 miles from the centre
See listing - 109
We Will Rock You
27-31 October · 5 days
Derby Theatre · Derby · under 1 mile from the centre
from £22ages 10+ - 110
Open Space Directors Workshop
Wed 28 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
See listing - 111
Halloween Forest Light Walk
28-31 October · 4 days
Conkers Discovery Centre · Moira · 13 miles from the centre
from £3.60 - 112
Halloween by Torchlight: SEN Friendly
Wed 28 October · 17:30
White Post Farm & Zoo · Farnsfield · 21 miles from the centre
See listing 
113Halloween Party
Thu 29 October
Jangala Soft Play Hilton · Hilton · 7 miles from the centre
from £17.95up to age 10- 114
Pups & Pumpkins 2026
Thu 29 October · 17:30
White Post Farm & Zoo · Farnsfield · 21 miles from the centre
from £12.50 - 115
Once Upon a Time in Sokoto
29-31 October · 3 days
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 13 miles from the centre
from £14.50ages 14+ 
116Fox and Edwards Trick or Treat Train
Fri 30 October
Nottingham Heritage Railway · Ruddington · 13 miles from the centre
from £12.50ages 3-15- 117
Bonfire and fireworks
30-31 October · 2 days
Chatsworth · Bakewell · 22 miles from the centre
from £17ages 0+ - 118
The Monster Mash Ball Murder Mystery
Sat 31 October
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway · Wirksworth · 12 miles from the centre
See listing 
119Halloween Trains
Sat 31 October
Peak Rail · Darley Dale · 18 miles from the centre
See listing- 120
Season Finale Fireworks
31 Oct - 1 Nov · 2 days
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 24 miles from the centre
See listing - 121
Manor Farm PumpkinFest
Sat 31 October · 11:00
Manor Farm Park & Woodlands · East Leake · 14 miles from the centre
from £14.95ages 0-16 - 122
Afternoon Scream Tea
Sat 31 October · 13:00
Peak Rail · Darley Dale · 18 miles from the centre
See listing 
123SEN/D Session Halloween Party
Sat 31 October · 14:30
Freddy's Play Kingdom · Spondon · 3 miles from the centre
ages 0+- 124
Fright Night 3 - The Mills Have Eyes
Sat 31 October · 18:00
Cromford Mills · Cromford · 13 miles from the centre
from £9ages 15+ 
125J. Cole
Sat 31 October · 18:30
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham · Nottingham · 14 miles from the centre
from £71.35- 126
Magical Christmas
Sun 1 November
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 24 miles from the centre
See listing - 127
Room on the Broom Corn Maze
Sun 1 November · 10:00
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 19 miles from the centre
from £5
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