SEASONAL · 7-22 OCT
1 NEW THIS WEEKHalloween, done properly 🎃
Pumpkin patches, torchlight trails and just-scary-enough shows across Newcastle, 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.
None listed yet
Actually scary
Ages 10+ · real jump scares
Scare mazes and after-dark shows. Not for wobblers.
None listed yet
START HERE
If you only book three things
One per venue, soonest first. The popular evenings sell out weeks ahead.
🎃 CUTE, NOT SCARYHalloween Drawing Competition
Newcastle Castle · 7-22 October · daily
A Halloween drawing competition at Newcastle Castle with artwork displayed in the Museum Room.
See listingDetails
🎃 CUTE, NOT SCARYSpooky Half Term
Hall Hill Farm Lanchester · 17-22 October · daily
Spooky Half Term fun at Hall Hill Farm, running from Saturday 17th October to 1st November 2026.
See listingDetails
OCTOBER HALF TERM · 19-31 OCT
A plan for every day of half term
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Spooky Half Term
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Halloween itself. Nothing listed yet.
EVERYTHING ON
2 things on for Halloween 2026
Cute, not scary · 2
7-22 October · daily
Halloween Drawing Competition
Newcastle Castle · Newcastle upon Tyne
A Halloween drawing competition at Newcastle Castle with artwork displayed in the Museum Room.
Indoors
17-22 October · daily
Spooky Half Term
Hall Hill Farm Lanchester · Lanchester
Spooky Half Term fun at Hall Hill Farm, running from Saturday 17th October to 1st November 2026.
PLAN A DIFFERENT DAY
What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in Newcastle today, with times and prices.
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