🍂 SEASONAL · 17 OCT - 1 NOV
October Half Term in Stoke-on-Trent 2026: 62 things to do, dates and prices
62 things to do within reach of Stoke-on-Trent for 2026, running from 17 Oct - 1 Nov, across 22 towns and villages. 11 are free and paid tickets start from £2. The nearest is The Monkey's Paw in Stoke-on-Trent, under a mile from the centre of Stoke-on-Trent.
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62 things to do around Stoke-on-Trent
1Wheelgate Family Halloween Spooktacular
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Wheelgate Park · Farnsfield · 47 miles from the centre
from £10.99
2City Detective
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
War Memorial · Coventry · 50 miles from the centre
from £19.99
3Character Breakfast
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 33 miles from the centre
Free
4Congleton Park Run
17-31 October · 3 days
Astbury Mere Country Park · Congleton · 11 miles from the centre
Free
5The Very Hungry Caterpillar™ trail
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
The Children's Country House at Sudbury · Sudbury · 19 miles from the centre
from £11- 6
Blazing Halloween
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 33 miles from the centre
See listing
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7Fright Fiesta
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Gulliver's Valley · Rotherham · 44 miles from the centre
from £19ages 2-13
8Meerkat Talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 36 miles from the centre
See listing
9Shaun the Sheep Find the Flock Trail
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Trentham Estate · Stoke-on-Trent · 3 miles from the centre
See listing
10One Step Beyond: A Journey to Mars
17-23 October · 7 days
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre · Macclesfield · 17 miles from the centre
from £2ages 7+
11Sundown Spooktacular Halloween 2026
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Sundown Adventureland · Retford · 60 miles from the centre
from £20.75- 12
CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story
17-23 October · 7 days
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre · Macclesfield · 17 miles from the centre
from £2ages 8+ 
13Fright Fiesta
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Gulliver's Kingdom · Matlock Bath · 27 miles from the centre
from £19- 14
Black History Month
17-31 October · 15 days
War Memorial · Coventry · 50 miles from the centre
Free 
15Daily animal talks
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Chester Zoo · Chester · 33 miles from the centre
See listing
16Ascarium: Tricks & Treats
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
SEA LIFE Manchester · Manchester · 33 miles from the centre
from £16
17Monthly observing session
17-31 October · 3 days
Flamsteed Observatory · Brailsford · 22 miles from the centre
Free- 18
Dippy: The Nation's Favourite Dinosaur
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
War Memorial · Coventry · 50 miles from the centre
Free - 19
Twinlakes Family Scream Park
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twinlakes Theme Park · Melton Mowbray · 57 miles from the centre
See listing - 20
Amazing Adaptations Talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 36 miles from the centre
See listing - 21
Elephant talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Chester Zoo · Chester · 33 miles from the centre
Free - 22
Giraffe Talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 36 miles from the centre
See listing - 23
Gorilla Ranger Chat
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 36 miles from the centre
See listing - 24
Black Rhino talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Chester Zoo · Chester · 33 miles from the centre
See listing - 25
Humbolt Penguin Talk & Feed
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 36 miles from the centre
Free - 26
Butterfly House: Meet the Keeper
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 36 miles from the centre
See listing - 27
Ape Feed - Meet the Keeper
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 36 miles from the centre
See listing - 28
Lemur Feed and Keeper Q&A
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 36 miles from the centre
See listing 
29Carols by Candlelight
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 6 days
Treak Cliff Cavern · Castleton · 28 miles from the centre
ages 0+- 30
Komodo Dragon talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Chester Zoo · Chester · 33 miles from the centre
Free - 31
Aldabra Tortoise Talk and Feed
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 36 miles from the centre
See listing - 32
Flamingo talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Chester Zoo · Chester · 33 miles from the centre
See listing - 33
Penguin talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Chester Zoo · Chester · 33 miles from the centre
See listing - 34
Big Cat Talk & Feed
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 36 miles from the centre
See listing - 35
Giant Otter talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Chester Zoo · Chester · 33 miles from the centre
See listing - 36
Lemur Talk
17 Oct - 1 Nov · 16 days
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 36 miles from the centre
See listing - 37
BSL Tours and Talks
18 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
Chester Zoo · Chester · 33 miles from the centre
Free 
38Tuesday Wellbeing Walks at Hartshill Hayes Country Park
20-27 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 42 miles from the centre
Free- 39
Hosted Deercote Parkland Walk
20-30 October · 11 days
The Children's Country House at Sudbury · Sudbury · 19 miles from the centre
See listing - 40
Wednesday Walks at Kingsbury Water Park
21-28 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 42 miles from the centre
Free 
41Coffee, Cake & Castle Hill
21-28 October · 2 days
Dudley Zoo & Castle · Dudley · 34 miles from the centre
See listing
42Bracelet Making Classes with Chit Chat 4U All
22-29 October · 2 days
The Potteries Centre · Stoke-on-Trent · under 1 mile from the centre
from £2- 43
Gandeys Circus Halloween Spooktacular
23 Oct - 1 Nov · 10 days
Trentham Estate · Stoke-on-Trent · 3 miles from the centre
See listing 
44Pumpkin Centrepiece Workshop
Fri 23 October
Church Farm Tea Rooms & Childrens Farm · Burton-on-Trent · 24 miles from the centre
See listing- 45
Autumn Wreath Workshop
23-24 October · 2 days
Church Farm Tea Rooms & Childrens Farm · Burton-on-Trent · 24 miles from the centre
See listing - 46
Toddler Trundles
23-30 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 42 miles from the centre
ages 0-4 - 47
Home educator sessions
23-30 October · 2 days
Hartshill Hayes Country Park · Nuneaton · 42 miles from the centre
See listing - 48
Paws Beneath the Waves
23-30 October · 2 days
SEA LIFE Manchester · Manchester · 33 miles from the centre
from £24 - 49
Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out
24-25 October · 2 days
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre · Macclesfield · 17 miles from the centre
from £13 - 50
Halloween Half Term in the Gardens
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Trentham Estate · Stoke-on-Trent · 3 miles from the centre
See listing 
51Workshop – Halloween Craft and Trail
24-25 October · 2 days
Stafford Castle · Stafford · 14 miles from the centre
from £5- 52
October Half Term
24 Oct - 1 Nov · 9 days
Church Farm Tea Rooms & Childrens Farm · Burton-on-Trent · 24 miles from the centre
See listing 
53Halloween Workshop - Leek
Wed 28 October · 09:30
ROOFTOP STUDIOS · Stone · 7 miles from the centre
from £27ages 4-12
54The Monkey's Paw
28 Oct - 1 Nov · 5 days
The House of Lawrence (Stoke-on-Trent) · Stoke-on-Trent · under 1 mile from the centre
ages 8+- 55
Halloween Party 2023
Wed 28 October · 19:30
ROOFTOP STUDIOS · Stone · 7 miles from the centre
from £4 - 56
Ascarium: The Cursed Depths
30 Oct - 1 Nov · 3 days
SEA LIFE Manchester · Manchester · 33 miles from the centre
from £16ages 10+ - 57
Ghost Tour
30-31 October · 2 days
Dudley Zoo & Castle · Dudley · 34 miles from the centre
See listing 
58JK Event
Fri 30 October · 18:00
Just Kidding Hanley · Hanley · 2 miles from the centre
See listing- 59
Season Finale Fireworks
31 Oct - 1 Nov · 2 days
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 33 miles from the centre
See listing - 60
Trentham Halloween Festival
31 Oct - 1 Nov · 2 days
Trentham Estate · Stoke-on-Trent · 3 miles from the centre
See listing - 61
Magical Christmas
Sun 1 November
Drayton Manor · Tamworth · 33 miles from the centre
See listing - 62
Room on the Broom Corn Maze
Sun 1 November · 10:00
Twycross Zoo · Atherstone · 36 miles from the centre
from £5
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