SEASONAL · 7-26 OCT
6 NEW THIS WEEKHalloween, done properly 🎃
Pumpkin patches, torchlight trails and just-scary-enough shows across Sheffield, 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.
Show me these
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 SCARYBlazing Halloween
Drayton Manor · 7-26 October · daily
Drayton Manor's Halloween takeover in October 2026, with spooky theming, rides and two fireworks nights.
See listingDetails
👻 SPOOKY FUNFREEGhoul and Ghost Trail October - November 2026
Elsecar Heritage Centre · 24-26 October · daily
A free Halloween trail around Elsecar Heritage Centre hunting for ghosts and local legends.
FreeDetails
🎃 CUTE, NOT SCARYAscarium: Tricks & Treats
SEA LIFE Manchester · 7-25 October · daily
Halloween-themed family event at SEA LIFE Manchester, running from 26 September to 8 November.
from £16Details
OCTOBER HALF TERM · 19-31 OCT
A plan for every day of half term
- Mon196 on
Sundown Spooktacular Halloween 2026
- Tue206 on
Sundown Spooktacular Halloween 2026
- Wed216 on
Sundown Spooktacular Halloween 2026
- Thu226 on
Sundown Spooktacular Halloween 2026
- Fri236 on
Sundown Spooktacular Halloween 2026
- Sat2415 on
Haunted Halloween Trail
- Sun2515 on
Wicked Week at Magna
- Mon266 on
Halloween Fun
- Tue270 on
Nothing listed yet.
- Wed280 on
Nothing listed yet.
- Thu290 on
Nothing listed yet.
- Fri300 on
Nothing listed yet.
- Sat310 on
Halloween itself. Nothing listed yet.
EVERYTHING ON
18 things on for Halloween 2026
Cute, not scary · 16
7-26 October · daily
Blazing Halloween
Drayton Manor · Tamworth
Drayton Manor's Halloween takeover in October 2026, with spooky theming, rides and two fireworks nights.
- from £16
7-25 October · daily
Ascarium: Tricks & Treats
SEA LIFE Manchester · Manchester
Halloween-themed family event at SEA LIFE Manchester, running from 26 September to 8 November.
Indoors
from £1910-26 October · daily
Fright Fiesta
Gulliver's Kingdom · Matlock Bath
Halloween-themed festival at Gulliver's Kingdom with costumes, music and friendly frights, tickets from £19.
from £510-26 October · daily
The Pumpkin Patch at Cannon Hall Farm
Cannon Hall Farm · Barnsley
Pick your own pumpkin at Cannon Hall Farm near Barnsley, with animals, play areas and more to explore.
Sat 10 October
Haunted Heritage
Cromford Mills · Cromford
A paranormal investigation night at Cromford Mills, exploring the old mill buildings and manager's house for signs of the supernatural.
Indoors
from £4.2510-25 October · daily
Pumpkin Picking & Carving
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham
Pick a pumpkin from the patch at Wentworth's Family Farm, then carve it for free in the craft area.
6 dates · 10-25 October
Carols by Candlelight
Treak Cliff Cavern · Castleton · ages 0+
Candlelit carol singing in the Witch's Cave at Treak Cliff Cavern, with mulled wine and mince pies after.
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.
from £20.7517-25 October · daily
Sundown Spooktacular Halloween 2026
Sundown Adventureland · Retford
Kids hunt five Halloween characters on a mild Trick or Treat trail, then stamp for a chocolate treat.
- from £2.95
24-25 October · daily
Haunted Halloween Trail
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham
A Halloween trail through the Historic Gardens with scarecrows, skeletons and spooky spots to find.
24-26 October · daily
Halloween Event
Yorkshire Wildlife Park · Doncaster
Halloween event at Yorkshire Wildlife Park with creepy characters, live shows, fairground fun and a trick or treat trail.
24-25 October · daily
Wicked Week at Magna
Magna Science Adventure Centre · Rotherham
A Halloween-themed week of activities at Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham this half term.
24-25 October · daily
Half Term Fun
Chatsworth · Bakewell
Halloween-themed half term fun at Chatsworth's farmyard, with crafts, face painting and animal feeding.
- from £4.25
24-25 October · daily
Creepy-crawly & Animal Encounters
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · ages 0+
Halloween animal encounters at Wentworth Garden Centre's Family Farm, with creepy-crawlies joining the usual timetable.
- from £5
24-25 October · daily
Meet the Wentworth Witch
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · ages 1+
Timed-ticket Halloween activity at Wentworth Garden Centre, meeting the Wentworth Witch in her lair in the Historic Gardens.
Mon 26 October · 10:00
Halloween Fun
National Tramway Museum · Matlock · up to age 12
Spooky half term family fun at the National Tramway Museum, with a Halloween trail and vintage trams to ride.
Spooky fun · 2
- Free
24-26 October · daily
Ghoul and Ghost Trail October - November 2026
Elsecar Heritage Centre · Elsecar
A free Halloween trail around Elsecar Heritage Centre hunting for ghosts and local legends.
24-25 October · daily
October Half Term: Ghosts!
Nostell · Wakefield
A half-term ghost hunting trail through Nostell's house and gardens, spotting spooky characters along the way.
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