SEASONAL · 14 OCT - 1 NOV
2 NEW THIS WEEKHalloween, done properly 🎃
Pumpkin patches, torchlight trails and just-scary-enough shows across Romford, 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 HOUSE PARTY
Phoenix Arts Club · Wed 14 October · 19:30
A camp Halloween cabaret party at Phoenix Arts Club with musical theatre numbers, Halloween classics and costumes.
from £20Details
🎃 CUTE, NOT SCARYHalloween Festival
Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park · 24 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Halloween festival at Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park with spooky shows, pumpkin picking and farmyard fun.
from £11.50Details
🎃 CUTE, NOT SCARYDay of the Dead Family Festival
Horniman Museum and Gardens · Sat 31 October
Daytime Day of the Dead festival at the Horniman with beautifully decorated activities for families.
See listingDetails
OCTOBER HALF TERM · 19-31 OCT
A plan for every day of half term
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Pumpkin patches
4 places- Halloween FestivalWaltham Abbey · 24 Oct - 1 Nov · dailyfrom £11.50
- Forty Hall FarmEnfield · A weekend farm wander with animals to spot and picnic space, plus a farmers market with activities for kids.from £1
- Hewitt's Farm shopOrpington · A working farm shop with pick your own fruit and veg in season, plus Christmas trees and wreaths from December.
- Meopham PYOGravesend · Fill a punnet with your own strawberries, apples or squash on a working Kent farm, weekends only from June to October.Free
EVERYTHING ON
3 things on for Halloween 2026
Cute, not scary · 3
- from £20
Wed 14 October · 19:30
HALLOWEEN HOUSE PARTY
Phoenix Arts Club · London
A camp Halloween cabaret party at Phoenix Arts Club with musical theatre numbers, Halloween classics and costumes.
- from £11.50
24 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Halloween Festival
Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park · Waltham Abbey · ages 0+
Halloween festival at Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park with spooky shows, pumpkin picking and farmyard fun.
Sat 31 October
Day of the Dead Family Festival
Horniman Museum and Gardens · London
Daytime Day of the Dead festival at the Horniman with beautifully decorated activities for families.
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What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in Romford today, with times and prices.
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