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October Half Term in Leicester 2026: 78 things to do, dates and prices
78 things to do within reach of Leicester for 2026, running from 17 Oct - 1 Nov, across 20 towns and villages. 7 are free and paid tickets start from £3.60. The nearest is Heritage Sundays Guided Tours: Leicester Castle Great Hall in Leicester, under a mile from the centre of Leicester.
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78 things to do around Leicester
1Wheelgate Family Halloween Spooktacular
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Wheelgate Park · Farnsfield · 33 miles from the centre
from £10.99
2City Detective
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
War Memorial · Coventry · 23 miles from the centre
from £19.99
3Character Breakfast
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 24 miles from the centre
Free
4October Half Term Scarecrow Competition Trail
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Calke Abbey · Ticknall · 18 miles from the centre
from £4.25ages 0+
5Fright Fiesta
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Gulliver's Valley · Rotherham · 49 miles from the centre
from £19ages 2-13
6Leicester Museums Store Tours - 2026
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery · Leicester · under 1 mile from the centre
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7Sundown Spooktacular Halloween 2026
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Sundown Adventureland · Retford · 48 miles from the centre
from £20.75- 8
Hidden Histories: Guided Walks of Leicester
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Leicester Museum & Art Gallery · Leicester · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing 
9The Wollaton Hall Organ
17-31 October · 3 days
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing
10LagosPhoto: Stories of Movement and Belonging
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Lakeside Arts · Nottingham · 21 miles from the centre
Free
11Hey Beatles Tribute Night
Sat 17 October
Conkers Discovery Centre · Moira · 18 miles from the centre
See listing
12Fright Fiesta
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Gulliver's Kingdom · Matlock Bath · 38 miles from the centre
from £19- 13
Hidden History Tours
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 14
Dippy: The Nation's Favourite Dinosaur
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
War Memorial · Coventry · 23 miles from the centre
Free - 15
Black History Month
17-31 October · 15 days
War Memorial · Coventry · 23 miles from the centre
Free 
16Meerkat Talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 16 miles from the centre
See listing
17Theatre Tour
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing- 18
Blazing Halloween
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 24 miles from the centre
See listing 
19Heritage Sundays Guided Tours: Leicester Castle Great Hall
17-25 October · 9 days
Newarke Houses Museum · Leicester · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing
20Connections Company
17-31 October · 3 days
Derby Theatre · Derby · 24 miles from the centre
from £390ages 13-19
21Daytime with Santa
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Tropical Birdland · Desford · 7 miles from the centre
See listing- 22
Prehistoric Lives in the Trent Valley
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Lakeside Arts · Nottingham · 21 miles from the centre
See listing 
23Halloween Farm Daytime 2026
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 11 days
The Halloween Farm (at Cattows Farm) · Heather · 13 miles from the centre
from £24.99- 24
Amazing Adaptations Talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 16 miles from the centre
See listing - 25
Twinlakes Family Scream Park
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twinlakes Theme Park · Melton Mowbray · 16 miles from the centre
See listing 
26September SpudFest
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Manor Farm Park & Woodlands · East Leake · 13 miles from the centre
from £3.95- 27
Gorilla Ranger Chat
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 16 miles from the centre
See listing - 28
Giraffe Talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 16 miles from the centre
See listing - 29
Humbolt Penguin Talk & Feed
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 16 miles from the centre
Free - 30
Butterfly House: Meet the Keeper
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 16 miles from the centre
See listing - 31
Ape Feed - Meet the Keeper
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 16 miles from the centre
See listing - 32
Lemur Feed and Keeper Q&A
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 16 miles from the centre
See listing - 33
Aldabra Tortoise Talk and Feed
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 16 miles from the centre
See listing 
34October Century Theatre Heritage Tour
Sat 17 October · 15:00
Century Theatre · Coalville · 12 miles from the centre
from £4- 35
Big Cat Talk & Feed
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 16 miles from the centre
See listing - 36
Lemur Talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 16 miles from the centre
See listing - 37
Halloween Farm After Dark 2026
17-31 October · 3 days
The Halloween Farm (at Cattows Farm) · Heather · 13 miles from the centre
from £24.99 
38Ghosts of the Gaol
Sat 17 October · 18:00
National Justice Museum · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
from £15ages 14+- 39
Steaming Days at Nottingham Industrial Museum
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 40
Wellbeing at Wollaton
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 41
Suzannah Lipscomb & Kate Williams: To Kill a Queen
Mon 19 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 42
New Dawn Fades
Tue 20 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
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43Tuesday Wellbeing Walks at Hartshill Hayes Country Park
20-27 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 17 miles from the centre
Free
44Group tour
20-30 October · 4 days
Stonebridge City Farm & Gardens · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
from £50- 45
East is East
20-24 October · 5 days
Derby Theatre · Derby · 24 miles from the centre
from £22.50ages 14+ - 46
Hannah East - Express Yourself
Wed 21 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 47
Potions and Prescriptions
Wed 21 October · 10:00
National Justice Museum · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 48
Wednesday Walks at Kingsbury Water Park
21-28 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 17 miles from the centre
Free 
49Space Cadets Online
21-28 October · 8 days
National Space Centre · Leicester · 1 mile from the centre
ages 7-11- 50
Deaf Youth Theatre
21-28 October · 2 days
Derby Theatre · Derby · 24 miles from the centre
from £390ages 10-18 - 51
Walled Garden Tours
22-29 October · 2 days
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 52
Kids' Ghost Hunter Tours
22-30 October · 9 days
National Justice Museum · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
from £7.95ages 5-11 - 53
Amplify Seasons: Autumn
Fri 23 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 54
Nothing is Wrong: A Work-In-Progress Double Bill
Fri 23 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
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55Live Music with Glynn Woodward
Fri 23 October
Derby Market Hall · Derby · 24 miles from the centre
See listing- 56
Toddler Trundles
23-30 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 17 miles from the centre
ages 0-4 - 57
Home educator sessions
23-30 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 17 miles from the centre
See listing - 58
Kiell Smith-Bynoe's Kool Story Bro
Sat 24 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 59
I Was A Teenage Bisexual
Sat 24 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing 
60Calendar Girls The Musical
24-31 October · 8 days
Rugby Theatre Society · Rugby · 19 miles from the centre
from £25- 61
Bavarian Night Week 2
Sat 24 October
Conkers Discovery Centre · Moira · 18 miles from the centre
See listing - 62
The D-Day Juniors: Back Home
Sat 24 October · 16:00
Century Theatre · Coalville · 12 miles from the centre
from £13 - 63
Halloween Outdoor Cinema - Hocus Pocus
Sat 24 October · 17:00
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
from £9.75 - 64
Daniel Kitson - Thrum
Sun 25 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 65
Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You
Sun 25 October
Derby Theatre · Derby · 24 miles from the centre
See listing - 66
Halloween Outdoor Cinema - Nightmare Before Christmas
Sun 25 October · 17:00
Wollaton Hall & Deer Park · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
from £9.75 - 67
The Tale of the Loneliest Whale
Mon 26 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 68
Bright Places Workshop with Rae Mainwaring
Tue 27 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 69
We Will Rock You
27-31 October · 5 days
Derby Theatre · Derby · 24 miles from the centre
from £22ages 10+ - 70
Open Space Directors Workshop
Wed 28 October
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
See listing - 71
Halloween Forest Light Walk
28-31 October · 4 days
Conkers Discovery Centre · Moira · 18 miles from the centre
from £3.60 - 72
Once Upon a Time in Sokoto
29-31 October · 3 days
Nottingham Playhouse · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
from £14.50ages 14+ 
73Fox and Edwards Trick or Treat Train
Fri 30 October
Nottingham Heritage Railway · Ruddington · 18 miles from the centre
from £12.50ages 3-15- 74
Season Finale Fireworks
31 Oct - 1 Nov · 2 days
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 24 miles from the centre
See listing - 75
Manor Farm PumpkinFest
Sat 31 October · 11:00
Manor Farm Park & Woodlands · East Leake · 13 miles from the centre
from £14.95ages 0-16 
76J. Cole
Sat 31 October · 18:30
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham · Nottingham · 22 miles from the centre
from £71.35- 77
Magical Christmas
Sun 1 November
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 24 miles from the centre
See listing - 78
Room on the Broom Corn Maze
Sun 1 November · 10:00
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 16 miles from the centre
from £5
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