🍂 SEASONAL · 17 OCT - 1 NOV
October Half Term in Sheffield 2026: 86 things to do, dates and prices
86 things to do within reach of Sheffield for 2026, running from 17 Oct - 1 Nov, across 25 towns and villages. 19 are free and paid tickets start from £2.95. The nearest is National Saturday Club in Sheffield, under a mile from the centre of Sheffield.
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86 things to do around Sheffield
1Wheelgate Family Halloween Spooktacular
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Wheelgate Park · Farnsfield · 25 miles from the centre
from £10.99
2Autumn at Chatsworth
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Chatsworth · Bakewell · 12 miles from the centre
from £10ages 0+
3Duffield Shopper Special
17-31 October · 3 days
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway · Wirksworth · 21 miles from the centre
See listing
4Character Breakfast
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 54 miles from the centre
Free
5Pumpkin Picking & Carving
17-31 October · 15 days
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · 7 miles from the centre
from £4.25
6National Saturday Club
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Millennium Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing
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Off the Shelf: A Place of Dreams: Desire, Deception and a Wartime Coming of Age
Sat 17 October
Millennium Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing - 8
Festive Skating
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · 7 miles from the centre
See listing 
9Collectors' Book & Media Sale
17-25 October · 9 days
Nostell · Wakefield · 19 miles from the centre
See listing- 10
New Editions: Contemporary Printmaking
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Millennium Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
Free - 11
Blazing Halloween
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 54 miles from the centre
See listing 
12OKLAHOMA!
Sat 17 October
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley · 12 miles from the centre
See listing
13Fox Painting Class
Sat 17 October
Thoresby Park · Newark · 20 miles from the centre
See listing
14Revolution, Revelation, Reinforcement: Queer Legacies in Sheffield's Art Collection
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Graves Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
Free
15Fright Fiesta
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Gulliver's Valley · Rotherham · 8 miles from the centre
from £19ages 2-13- 16
Ruskin Collection: Storm Cloud - The Look of the Sky
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Millennium Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
Free 
17Sundown Spooktacular Halloween 2026
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Sundown Adventureland · Retford · 28 miles from the centre
from £20.75
18Fright Fiesta
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Gulliver's Kingdom · Matlock Bath · 18 miles from the centre
from £19- 19
Off the Shelf: When We Ruled - The Rise and Fall of Twelve African Queens and Warriors
Sat 17 October
Millennium Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing 
20Discover Art!
17-31 October · 3 days
The Harley Gallery · Worksop · 15 miles from the centre
Free- 21
Schools and Colleges Show
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Millennium Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
Free - 22
Lives in Focus: Photography in Sheffield's Collection
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Graves Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
Free 
23The Pumpkin Patch at Cannon Hall Farm
17-31 October · 15 days
Cannon Hall Farm · Barnsley · 14 miles from the centre
from £5
24Ascarium: Tricks & Treats
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
SEA LIFE Manchester · Manchester · 37 miles from the centre
from £16- 25
Good Morning: A Day in Art by Chantal Joffe & Ishbel Myerscough
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Millennium Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
Free - 26
Life Drawing
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Millennium Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing - 27
Twinlakes Family Scream Park
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twinlakes Theme Park · Melton Mowbray · 49 miles from the centre
See listing 
28TUGS Day
Sat 17 October · 11:00
Midland Railway Butterley · Ripley · 22 miles from the centre
from £10ages 3+
29Bess: Unframing the Family exhibition
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Hardwick Hall · Chesterfield · 16 miles from the centre
from £11.50- 30
Bess's Dream
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Hardwick Hall · Chesterfield · 16 miles from the centre
from £23 - 31
Luxury Afternoon Tea
Sat 17 October · 12:45
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway · Wirksworth · 21 miles from the centre
from £50 
32Carols by Candlelight
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Treak Cliff Cavern · Castleton · 14 miles from the centre
ages 0+- 33
BM&W Band Charity Concert
Sat 17 October · 19:00
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway · Wirksworth · 21 miles from the centre
See listing 
34Maker's Market
Sun 18 October · 10:00
Cromford Mills · Cromford · 19 miles from the centre
Free
35Wellbeing at Newstead
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Newstead Abbey · Ravenshead · 24 miles from the centre
See listing- 36
Off the Shelf: Art History's Funniest Bits - Verity Babbs
Sun 18 October
Millennium Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing - 37
Courtyard Makers Market
Sun 18 October
Thoresby Park · Newark · 20 miles from the centre
See listing - 38
TWO PIANOS: The Rock 'n' Roll Experience
Sun 18 October
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 39
Sunday Countryman
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway · Wirksworth · 21 miles from the centre
from £67 
40Online Talks
19-26 October · 2 days
Creswell Crags · Worksop · 13 miles from the centre
See listing
41Tuesday Wellbeing Walks at Hartshill Hayes Country Park
20-27 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 58 miles from the centre
Free- 42
Guided Seasonal Estate Walks
20-27 October · 2 days
Chatsworth · Bakewell · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 43
Estate Walks
20-27 October · 2 days
Chatsworth · Bakewell · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 44
Off the Shelf: Logging Off - Adele Zeynep Walton
Tue 20 October
Millennium Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing - 45
Off the Shelf: Plants Can Save Your Life - Ross Cameron
Tue 20 October
Millennium Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
See listing - 46
Wednesday Walks at Kingsbury Water Park
21-28 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 58 miles from the centre
Free 
47Remember the Coal
Wed 21 October
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · 19 miles from the centre
Free- 48
Feel Good Art Club
Wed 21 October
Millennium Gallery · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
Free - 49
Mind in Nature: Forest, Fire & Craft
Thu 22 October
Chatsworth · Bakewell · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 50
VIVA NEIL DIAMOND: Unplugged
Thu 22 October
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 51
MANFORD'S COMEDY CLUB
Fri 23 October
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 52
Villagers: Sculpting the Community
23 Oct - 1 Nov · 10 days
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · 19 miles from the centre
Free - 53
Toddler Trundles
23-30 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 58 miles from the centre
ages 0-4 - 54
Home educator sessions
23-30 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 58 miles from the centre
See listing 
55Inters/Seniors (Friday)
23-30 October · 2 days
Sheffield Performing Arts · Sheffield · 3 miles from the centre
See listing- 56
Paws Beneath the Waves
23-30 October · 2 days
SEA LIFE Manchester · Manchester · 37 miles from the centre
from £24 - 57
Half Term Fun
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Chatsworth · Bakewell · 12 miles from the centre
See listing 
58Halloween Event
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Yorkshire Wildlife Park · Doncaster · 20 miles from the centre
See listing- 59
Haunted Halloween Trail
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · 7 miles from the centre
from £2.95 
60Ghoul and Ghost Trail October - November 2026
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Elsecar Heritage Centre · Elsecar · 8 miles from the centre
Free
61Wicked Week at Magna
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Magna Science Adventure Centre · Rotherham · 4 miles from the centre
See listing- 62
October Half Term
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · 19 miles from the centre
Free - 63
Why's Our Water Orange?
Sat 24 October
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · 19 miles from the centre
Free - 64
Meet the Wentworth Witch
24-31 October · 8 days
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · 7 miles from the centre
from £5ages 1+ - 65
Creepy-crawly & Animal Encounters
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · 7 miles from the centre
from £4.25ages 0+ - 66
October Half Term: Ghosts!
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Nostell · Wakefield · 19 miles from the centre
See listing 
67Marquee Square Heroes: Marillion Tribute
Sat 24 October · 19:00
Birdwell Venue · Barnsley · 9 miles from the centre
from £16.50ages 14+
68Halloween Fun
Mon 26 October · 10:00
National Tramway Museum · Matlock · 20 miles from the centre
up to age 12
69Welcome to Storytime with Gruffalo Granny at Sherwood Pines
Tue 27 October · 10:00
Sherwood Pines · Kings Clipstone · 22 miles from the centre
Free- 70
SWEENEY TODD
28-31 October · 4 days
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley · 12 miles from the centre
See listing - 71
Pokémon Party
Wed 28 October
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · 19 miles from the centre
See listing 
72Mr Straw's House Worksop Walk
Fri 30 October · 10:00
Mr Straw's House · Worksop · 15 miles from the centre
See listing- 73
Ascarium: The Cursed Depths
30 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
SEA LIFE Manchester · Manchester · 37 miles from the centre
from £16ages 10+ - 74
Bonfire and fireworks
30-31 October · 2 days
Chatsworth · Bakewell · 12 miles from the centre
from £17ages 0+ - 75
East Street Band + The One Twenty
Fri 30 October · 19:00
Birdwell Venue · Barnsley · 9 miles from the centre
from £17.50ages 14+ - 76
AC/DShe
Sat 31 October
Birdwell Venue · Barnsley · 9 miles from the centre
ages 14+ - 77
The Monster Mash Ball Murder Mystery
Sat 31 October
Ecclesbourne Valley Railway · Wirksworth · 21 miles from the centre
See listing 
78Halloween Trains
Sat 31 October
Peak Rail · Darley Dale · 15 miles from the centre
See listing- 79
Season Finale Fireworks
31 Oct - 1 Nov · 2 days
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 54 miles from the centre
See listing - 80
Afternoon Scream Tea
Sat 31 October · 13:00
Peak Rail · Darley Dale · 15 miles from the centre
See listing - 81
Fright Night 3 - The Mills Have Eyes
Sat 31 October · 18:00
Cromford Mills · Cromford · 19 miles from the centre
from £9ages 15+ - 82
Kids Halloween Disco
Sun 1 November
Birdwell Venue · Barnsley · 9 miles from the centre
See listing - 83
Magical Christmas
Sun 1 November
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 54 miles from the centre
See listing 
84Performance: Gathering Landscapes - Goodbye Gathering
Sun 1 November
Weston Park Museum · Sheffield · under 1 mile from the centre
Free- 85
Bonfire + Firework Spectacular
Sun 1 November
Cannon Hall Farm · Barnsley · 14 miles from the centre
from £18.95 - 86
HIGH JINX: Magic & Marvels
Sun 1 November
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley · 12 miles from the centre
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