🍂 SEASONAL · 17 OCT - 1 NOV
October Half Term in Leeds 2026: 77 things to do, dates and prices
77 things to do within reach of Leeds for 2026, running from 17 Oct - 1 Nov, across 17 towns and villages. 22 are free and paid tickets start from £1. The nearest is Live Music in Leeds, under a mile from the centre of Leeds.
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77 things to do around Leeds
1Wheelgate Family Halloween Spooktacular
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Wheelgate Park · Farnsfield · 52 miles from the centre
from £10.99
2All Creatures Great and Small from Windermere
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Mountain Goat -York · York · 22 miles from the centre
from £69ages 5+
3York Gate Garden Art Trail
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
York Gate Garden · Leeds · 4 miles from the centre
See listing
4Gallery Talks
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Yorkshire Museum · York · 22 miles from the centre
Free
5Collectors' Book & Media Sale
17-25 October · 9 days
Nostell · Wakefield · 12 miles from the centre
See listing- 6
Dinosaur Backpacks
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Yorkshire Museum · York · 22 miles from the centre
Freeages 2-9
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7Live Music
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Northern Guitars Cafe Bar · Leeds · under 1 mile from the centre
Free
8Festive Skating
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · 23 miles from the centre
See listing
9Fright Fiesta
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Gulliver's Kingdom · Matlock Bath · 47 miles from the centre
from £19
10Wool Felting Workshop - North Cave Wetlands
Sat 17 October
North Cave Wetlands · Brough · 37 miles from the centre
See listing
11OKLAHOMA!
Sat 17 October
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley · 17 miles from the centre
See listing
12A Garden's Journey: Looking back, Growing Forward
17-18 October · 2 days
Harewood Castle · Leeds · 7 miles from the centre
See listing
13Saturday Soul Club
Sat 17 October
Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre · Bingley · 12 miles from the centre
See listing
14Daily Shows
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Royal Armouries Museum · Leeds · under 1 mile from the centre
Free
15Fright Fiesta
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Gulliver's Valley · Rotherham · 34 miles from the centre
from £19ages 2-13
16Journey to Hell
17-31 October · 15 days
The Big One · Blackpool · 62 miles from the centre
Free- 17
Yorkshire Dales from York
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Mountain Goat -York · York · 22 miles from the centre
from £69 - 18
Genghis Khan: How the Mongols Changed the World
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Royal Armouries Museum · Leeds · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing - 19
All Creatures Great and Small from York
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Mountain Goat -York · York · 22 miles from the centre
from £69 
20Play Revolution: A New Way to Play
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
National Railway Museum · York · 22 miles from the centre
ages 3+
21The Pumpkin Patch at Cannon Hall Farm
17-31 October · 15 days
Cannon Hall Farm · Barnsley · 16 miles from the centre
from £5- 22
Memories and Reflections from Harewoods Last Butler
17-18 October · 2 days
Harewood Castle · Leeds · 7 miles from the centre
See listing - 23
Pumpkin Picking & Carving
17-31 October · 15 days
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · 23 miles from the centre
from £4.25 
24Sundown Spooktacular Halloween 2026
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Sundown Adventureland · Retford · 46 miles from the centre
from £20.75- 25
Crossbow Challenge
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Royal Armouries Museum · Leeds · under 1 mile from the centre
from £8 - 26
Cecil Beaton: Staging Icons
17-18 October · 2 days
Harewood Castle · Leeds · 7 miles from the centre
Free 
27Garden Tours
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Museum Gardens · York · 22 miles from the centre
from £5- 28
Daily Talks
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Harewood Castle · Leeds · 7 miles from the centre
See listing 
29Garden Tours
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Multangular Tower · York · 22 miles from the centre
from £5- 30
Tutti Frutti: Red Robin's Winter Song
Sat 17 October · 13:00
Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre · Bingley · 12 miles from the centre
Freeages 3+ 
31Carols by Candlelight
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Treak Cliff Cavern · Castleton · 33 miles from the centre
ages 0+
32Meet Santa
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park · York · 18 miles from the centre
See listing- 33
TWO PIANOS: The Rock 'n' Roll Experience
Sun 18 October
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley · 17 miles from the centre
See listing 
34Sensory Friendly Screenings
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Showcase Cinema de Lux Leeds · Batley · 6 miles from the centre
See listing
35Guided Wildlife Walk
Mon 19 October · 16:00
Mount Sion Steam Crane · Manchester · 37 miles from the centre
Free- 36
Community Cinema: Hamnet
Tue 20 October
Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre · Bingley · 12 miles from the centre
See listing 
37Mindful Stitching
Tue 20 October · 14:00
Abbey House Museum · Leeds · 3 miles from the centre
See listing- 38
Dusting in the Old Library
21-28 October · 2 days
Harewood Castle · Leeds · 7 miles from the centre
Free 
39Remember the Coal
Wed 21 October
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · 11 miles from the centre
Free- 40
Shakespeare's Secrets (A.K.A. Mister Shakespeare)
Wed 21 October
Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre · Bingley · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 41
Bootleg Eagles
Thu 22 October
Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre · Bingley · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 42
Meet the Gardeners
22-29 October · 2 days
Harewood Castle · Leeds · 7 miles from the centre
Free - 43
VIVA NEIL DIAMOND: Unplugged
Thu 22 October
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley · 17 miles from the centre
See listing - 44
Make a Halloween Garland
Thu 22 October · 14:30
Abbey House Museum · Leeds · 3 miles from the centre
See listing - 45
MANFORD'S COMEDY CLUB
Fri 23 October
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley · 17 miles from the centre
See listing - 46
The Trilogies
Fri 23 October
Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre · Bingley · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 47
Villagers: Sculpting the Community
23 Oct - 1 Nov · 10 days
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · 11 miles from the centre
Free - 48
Stories from the Steppe
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Royal Armouries Museum · Leeds · under 1 mile from the centre
Free - 49
Make and Play: Bayeux Tapestry Weaving
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Yorkshire Museum · York · 22 miles from the centre
Free - 50
Hocus Pocus Outdoor Cinema
Sat 24 October
Harewood Castle · Leeds · 7 miles from the centre
See listing 
51Halloween Event
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Yorkshire Wildlife Park · Doncaster · 30 miles from the centre
See listing- 52
Broomstick Making
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Harewood Castle · Leeds · 7 miles from the centre
Free 
53Ghoul and Ghost Trail October - November 2026
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Elsecar Heritage Centre · Elsecar · 22 miles from the centre
Free- 54
Nature Trail
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Yorkshire Museum · York · 22 miles from the centre
from £1 - 55
Why's Our Water Orange?
Sat 24 October
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · 11 miles from the centre
Free - 56
Go Your Own Way
Sat 24 October
Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre · Bingley · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 57
What's on at Harewood this October Half Term
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Harewood Castle · Leeds · 7 miles from the centre
See listing - 58
October Half Term
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · 11 miles from the centre
Free - 59
Ghosts of Station Hall
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
National Railway Museum · York · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 60
Haunted Halloween Trail
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · 23 miles from the centre
from £2.95 - 61
Creepy-crawly & Animal Encounters
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · 23 miles from the centre
from £4.25ages 0+ - 62
Meet the Wentworth Witch
24-31 October · 8 days
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · 23 miles from the centre
from £5ages 1+ - 63
October Half Term: Ghosts!
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Nostell · Wakefield · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 64
'A Basket Full of Eggs' Film screening and Q&A
Sun 25 October · 14:00
Yorkshire Museum · York · 22 miles from the centre
Free - 65
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Sing-A-Long
Sun 25 October · 19:30
Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre · Bingley · 12 miles from the centre
from £12ages 12+ - 66
Mysterious Trees Talk
26-30 October · 5 days
Harewood Castle · Leeds · 7 miles from the centre
Free - 67
The Wind in the Willows
Mon 26 October
Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre · Bingley · 12 miles from the centre
ages 0+ - 68
Meet Me at the Yorkshire Museum: Bayeux Tapestry
Tue 27 October · 11:00
Yorkshire Museum · York · 22 miles from the centre
Free - 69
Pokémon Party
Wed 28 October
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · 11 miles from the centre
See listing - 70
SWEENEY TODD
28-31 October · 4 days
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley · 17 miles from the centre
See listing - 71
Creative Families: Bayeux Tapestry
Wed 28 October · 10:30
Yorkshire Museum · York · 22 miles from the centre
See listing 
72DeNada Dance Theatre: Edward II
30-31 October · 2 days
Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre · Leeds · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing- 73
Halloween Craft: Pumpkin Carving
Sat 31 October
Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre · Bingley · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 74
Family Cinema: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Sat 31 October · 10:30
Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre · Bingley · 12 miles from the centre
Freeages 7+ 
75Fangtastic! A Fun Filled Halloween Magic and Illusion Show.
Sat 31 October · 11:00
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre · Hebden Bridge · 19 miles from the centre
from £8ages 0+- 76
HIGH JINX: Magic & Marvels
Sun 1 November
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley · 17 miles from the centre
See listing - 77
Bonfire + Firework Spectacular
Sun 1 November
Cannon Hall Farm · Barnsley · 16 miles from the centre
from £18.95
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