SEASONAL · 7 OCT - 1 NOV
6 NEW THIS WEEKHalloween, done properly 🎃
Pumpkin patches, torchlight trails and just-scary-enough shows across Southampton, 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 SCARYHalloween Trail - Spirit Of The Woods
Itchen Valley Country Park · 7 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Self-led Halloween trail at Itchen Valley Country Park, helping the Green Man protect the woods from spooky woodland fiends.
from £3Details
🎃 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.
See listingDetails
🎃 CUTE, NOT SCARYWitches, Wands & Whistles
Haven Street Station · 17-31 October · daily
Halloween-themed steam train rides at Haven Street, with kids going free on tickets bought with a full-price adult.
See listingDetails
OCTOBER HALF TERM · 19-31 OCT
A plan for every day of half term
- Mon194 on
Witches, Wands & Whistles
- Tue204 on
Witches, Wands & Whistles
- Wed214 on
Witches, Wands & Whistles
- Thu224 on
Witches, Wands & Whistles
- Fri234 on
Witches, Wands & Whistles
- Sat245 on
The Great Halloween Mystery
- Sun254 on
Witches, Wands & Whistles
- Mon266 on
Halloween Toddler Tour
- Tue276 on
Ghost Bunting
- Wed287 on
Halloween Party
- Thu295 on
October Half Term Family Fun
- Fri305 on
October Half Term Family Fun
- Sat316 on
Fiends, Flames & Folklore
Pumpkin patches
3 places- Cat & Fiddle Pick Your OwnChristchurch · Wander the fields filling a basket with your own fruit, veg and pumpkins, then browse the farm shop and café.
- Sopley Farm Shop & Bakery - Dan Tanner'sChristchurch · Pick your own fruit and veg in the fields, plus a sunflower patch that's made for photos.
- Stoke Fruit Farm ShopHayling Island · A farm shop on Hayling Island where, come late July, you can head out into Sam's Sunflower Fields and pick your own blooms.
EVERYTHING ON
11 things on for Halloween 2026
Cute, not scary · 10
- from £3
7 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
Halloween Trail - Spirit Of The Woods
Itchen Valley Country Park · Southampton
Self-led Halloween trail at Itchen Valley Country Park, helping the Green Man protect the woods from spooky woodland fiends.
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.
17-31 October · daily
Witches, Wands & Whistles
Haven Street Station · Ryde
Halloween-themed steam train rides at Haven Street, with kids going free on tickets bought with a full-price adult.
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.
Mon 26 October · 10:00
Halloween Toddler Tour
Kings Theatre · Southsea
A Halloween-themed toddler tour at Kings Theatre Portsmouth on Monday 26 October at 10am.
Indoors
26 Oct - 1 Nov · daily
October Half Term Family Fun
Army Flying Museum · Stockbridge
Halloween-themed half-term activities at the Army Flying Museum, including crafts, trails and a creature encounter.
from £11.95Wed 28 October
Halloween Party
Play Shack Soft Play Hedge End · Southampton
A Halloween party at Play Shack Hedge End with games, fancy dress and colouring competitions, and prizes.
Indoors
Wed 28 October · 10:30
Spirit of the woods mask
Itchen Valley Country Park · Southampton
Halloween craft session in the hide, making a Green Man mask from felt and natural materials.
- from £10
Sat 31 October · 16:45
Fiends, Flames & Folklore
Itchen Valley Country Park · Southampton
Halloween family evening with an illuminated twilight trail, fire juggling shows, marshmallow toasting and sweet-treat crafting.
The free list 👻
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What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in Southampton today, with times and prices.
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- Sat7 things · Beer & Steam
- Sun5 things · Halloween Trail - Spirit Of The Woods