SEASONAL · 9 OCT - 1 NOV
1 NEW THIS WEEKHalloween, done properly 🎃
Pumpkin patches, torchlight trails and just-scary-enough shows across Reading, 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
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If you only book three things
One per venue, soonest first. The popular evenings sell out weeks ahead.
🎃 CUTE, NOT SCARYHalloween at Valgard: Realm of the Vikings
The Dino Chase · 9 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Viking-themed Halloween adventure at Paultons Park with challenges, roaming characters and circus skills from 3pm.
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🎃 CUTE, NOT SCARYFREESing-along-a-Spooky Nick Halloween Show
The Flowing Spring · Sat 31 October · 20:30
Free Halloween singalong show with spooky songs, sketches and silliness at The Flowing Spring on 31 October.
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OCTOBER HALF TERM · 19-31 OCT
A plan for every day of half term
- Mon192 on
The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
- Tue202 on
The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
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The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
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The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
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The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
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The Great Halloween Mystery
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The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
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The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
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The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
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The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
- Thu292 on
The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
- Fri302 on
The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School · free
- Sat313 on
Sing-along-a-Spooky Nick Halloween Show · free
EVERYTHING ON
4 things on for Halloween 2026
Cute, not scary · 4
9 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Halloween at Valgard: Realm of the Vikings
The Dino Chase · Romsey
Viking-themed Halloween adventure at Paultons Park with challenges, roaming characters and circus skills from 3pm.
- Free
17 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
The Great Halloween Mystery / Spirit Squad Ghoul School
The Dino Chase · Romsey
Live Halloween stage show at Paultons Park, with Pickles solving a mystery to save a Halloween party.
Sat 24 October
The Great Halloween Mystery
The Dino Chase · Romsey
A Halloween live show at Paultons Park's Show Stage where Pickles' party is thrown into chaos.
- Free
Sat 31 October · 20:30
Sing-along-a-Spooky Nick Halloween Show
The Flowing Spring · Reading
Free Halloween singalong show with spooky songs, sketches and silliness at The Flowing Spring on 31 October.
PLAN A DIFFERENT DAY
What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in Reading today, with times and prices.
TOP PICKOrdinary People, Extraordinary Heritage · free- Fri7 things · Windsor Carriages
- Sat10 things · Horse and Carriage rides with Ascot Carriages
- Sun10 things · Classic Cars & Bikes Meet