SEASONAL · 7 OCT - 1 NOV
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Pumpkin patches, torchlight trails and just-scary-enough shows across Preston, 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.
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Spooky fun
Ages 5-10 · mild shivers
Torchlight trails and theatrical spooks. Giggles > screams.
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Actually scary
Ages 10+ · real jump scares
Scare mazes and after-dark shows. Not for wobblers.
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If you only book three things
One per venue, soonest first. The popular evenings sell out weeks ahead.
🎃 CUTE, NOT SCARYAscarium: Tricks & Treats
SEA LIFE Manchester · 7 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Halloween-themed family event at SEA LIFE Manchester, running from 26 September to 8 November.
from £16Details
👻 SPOOKY FUNTORCHLIGHT TOURS
Samlesbury Hall · Wed 7 October · 20:30
An after-dark torchlit tour of Samlesbury Hall, giving visitors a chance to explore the historic house once the sun's gone down.
from £18Details
🎃 CUTE, NOT SCARYMonday Night Talk: The Lady in the Bay Window
Manor Fields Park · Mon 12 October
A Monday night talk on The Lady in the Bay Window, a true account of paranormal goings-on in a haunted Sheffield house.
See listingDetails
OCTOBER HALF TERM · 19-31 OCT
A plan for every day of half term
- Mon192 on
Journey to Hell · free
- Tue202 on
Journey to Hell · free
- Wed212 on
Journey to Hell · free
- Thu222 on
Journey to Hell · free
- Fri232 on
Journey to Hell · free
- Sat243 on
Halloween Xplorer Challenge at Brockholes Nature Reserve
- Sun254 on
Halloween Critters Guided Walk
- Mon264 on
Halloween Pumpkin Fest
- Tue274 on
Halloween Pumpkin Fest
- Wed285 on
Wild Magic at Brockholes Nature Reserve
- Thu296 on
Family Film: Hocus Pocus
- Fri307 on
HALLOWEEN TORCHLIGHT TOURS
- Sat317 on
Halloween Family Fun and Bonfire
Pumpkin patches
3 places- Halloween Pumpkin FestINDOORSPreston · 26-30 October · daily
- Catchdale moss FarmSaint Helens · Pumpkin picking in autumn and a proper Christmas barn later on, with wreath workshops and a tree kitchen and bar for the grown-ups.from £60
- Holmeswood Flower Farm / Pumpkin Place Pick Your OwnOrmskirk · Pick your own pumpkins, sunflowers, sweetcorn and flowers straight from the field.
EVERYTHING ON
15 things on for Halloween 2026
Cute, not scary · 8
- from £16
7 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Ascarium: Tricks & Treats
SEA LIFE Manchester · Manchester
Halloween-themed family event at SEA LIFE Manchester, running from 26 September to 8 November.
Indoors
Mon 12 October
Monday Night Talk: The Lady in the Bay Window
Manor Fields Park · Sheffield
A Monday night talk on The Lady in the Bay Window, a true account of paranormal goings-on in a haunted Sheffield house.
24 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Halloween Xplorer Challenge at Brockholes Nature Reserve
The Lancashire Wildlife Trust · Preston
A Halloween-themed explorer challenge at Brockholes Nature Reserve over half term.
Sun 25 October · 11:00
Halloween Critters Guided Walk
The Lancashire Wildlife Trust · Preston
A Halloween-themed guided walk around Brockholes Nature Reserve near Preston.
26-30 October · daily
Halloween Pumpkin Fest
Samlesbury Hall · Preston
Halloween week at Samlesbury Hall with pumpkin picking, a pumpkin hunt and a spooky quiz through the rooms.
Indoors
28-30 October · daily
Wild Magic at Brockholes Nature Reserve
The Lancashire Wildlife Trust · Preston
Halloween half-term sessions called Wild Magic at Brockholes Nature Reserve near Preston.
Sat 31 October
Halloween Family Fun and Bonfire
The Lancashire Wildlife Trust · Preston
Halloween family fun and bonfire night at Brockholes Nature Reserve near Preston.
Sat 31 October
Halloween Magic Shows at Brockholes!
The Lancashire Wildlife Trust · Preston
Halloween-themed magic shows for families at Brockholes Nature Reserve on Halloween itself.
Spooky fun · 6
- from £18
Wed 7 October · 20:30
TORCHLIGHT TOURS
Samlesbury Hall · Preston
An after-dark torchlit tour of Samlesbury Hall, giving visitors a chance to explore the historic house once the sun's gone down.
Indoors
Free17-31 October · daily
Journey to Hell
The Big One · Blackpool
Blackpool Pleasure Beach's Halloween event, with family rides by day and scare mazes, zones and night rides after dark.
- from £5
Sun 18 October · 10:00
'Eerie Encounters' Guided Tour
Samlesbury Hall · Preston
Ghost hunter Joanna Walpole leads a guided tour of Samlesbury Hall's reputedly haunted rooms.
Indoors
Thu 29 October
Family Film: Hocus Pocus
The Whitaker · Rossendale
Family film screening of Hocus Pocus at The Whitaker Museum and Art Gallery this Halloween half-term.
Fri 30 October · 18:00
HALLOWEEN TORCHLIGHT TOURS
Samlesbury Hall · Preston
A torchlit after-dark tour of Lancashire's most haunted house on Halloween night.
Indoors
from £5Sat 31 October · 16:00
Astley After Dark
Astley Hall · Chorley · ages 0+
A spooky Halloween trail through Astley Hall with timed entry slots for all the family.
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