October Half Term

Halloween comes early to Preston Riverside! On both days of the Halloween weekend of 2026, come and join us for ghostly goings on.Spooky things will be happening in our…

New Event for the Ribble Steam Railway Calendar - Brick Show 2026Kick off the half term break with a trip to the museum to see a varied display of Lego model display by AFOLs…

Drop into Helmshore Mills Museum for a spooktacular time this Halloween with our scary mask making experience. From Ghouls to Mummies let your imagination run riot at our…

Head over to Brockholes this October for a full week of exciting activities designed for the whole family to get creative and learn new skills.Each day will feature a FREE…

Looking for a creative and engaging half-term activity for your child?Our theatre camps offer much more than childcare.Children and young people can explore drama, develop…

Get ready for an evening of spooky dancing, apple bobbing, party games and a costume competition.

Enjoy a fun-filled autumn day at the pumpkin patch.

Woodland magic comes to Ormskirk this half term.

It's back. A kids pizza making workshop returns for Halloween.

Halloween fun for all the family

Visit and meet The Gruffalo at Gisburn Forest.

Haunted Trail, Candy Scramble, Bounce Houses and family-friendly Halloween fun.

Get ready for some pumpkin-filled family fun at Bowland Country Park this October!

If you love sweet treats then come and have a go at making a Witch’s edible cottage, just like the one in the Hansel and Gretel fairytale. Choose from a selection of…

A hands-on look at what treatment options were available 200 years ago. From herbal home remedies to a gruesome visit to the barber-surgeon! Come and meet the Georgian medic…

Travelling on our Halloween Ghost Train? Park for free at Heywood Station!Halloween Shuttles are timetabled to depart Heywood and arrive at Bury with plenty of time to spare…

Get ready for a fantastic family-friendly Halloween evening packed with entertainment, games, marshmallow roasting and a spectacular bonfire.Our special Halloween family fun…

Join us at Brockholes for a fun-filled pumpkin carving event where you can pick your very own pumpkin from our charming pretend pumpkin patch!Our cosy Halloween display on…

Explore Brockholes, find the markers, complete the challenge and have fun together! Brought to you in partnership with British Orienteering, Xplorer is the perfect outdoor…

Come and join us at Brockholes this half term as we look for Halloween Critters on this family friendly walk.The walk is at a gentle pace with lots of stopping to look for…

Calling all witches and wizards, goblins and ghouls! This Halloween, come along to our woodland school of magic nestled deep in the bewitching Brockholes woods. Using natural…

Dare to explore the museum after dark and join our Halloween Quest. As the museum closes and the lights go out sneak in through the door in your best fancy dress. Move…

Looking for things to do with the kids this October? Join us for our annual Pumpkins in the Park Festival. Featuring pumpkin carving, seasonal craft activities, family games,…

Keep an eye out for this spooky roaming act.

Little witches, wizards and wildlife enthusiasts are in for a treat this half-term.

Looking for things to do this October half term in Lancashire?

Looking for things to do this October half term in Lancashire?

Take on the Halloween Potion Hunt, a limited time adventure.

This Halloween, things are getting spooky.

Make and decorate your own ghosts and pumpkins key chains and decorations.

We're getting Creepy before Christmas here at Affinity Lancashire and you're all invited to join us!

We're getting Creepy before Christmas here at Affinity Lancashire and you're all invited to join us!

We're getting Creepy before Christmas here at Affinity Lancashire and you're all invited to join us!

We're getting Creepy before Christmas here at Affinity Lancashire and you're all invited to join us!

We're getting Creepy before Christmas here at Affinity Lancashire and you're all invited to join us!

Get Creepy before Christmas at Affinity Lancashire in Fleetwood

Start your October Half term by meeting the Creepy before Christmas crew at Affinity Lancashire.

Are you brave enough to explore Gawthorpe Hall's gardens and see if you can find the ghosts, pumpkins, black cats and witches hiding on the Hallowe'en trail?Collect a trail…

Join our Hallowe'en crafty fun - have a go at making your own spooky woolly ghost to take home and keep.Explore the Hall and see if you can spot the bats hiding in the…

A live-illustrated storytelling show for families.

A live-illustrated storytelling show for families

A live-illustrated storytelling show for families.

A live-illustrated storytelling show for families.

A live-illustrated storytelling show for families.

A live-illustrated storytelling show for families.

Get the little ones ready to roll up their sleeves and get creative.

Join a kids’ Halloween party, packed with music, entertainment and plenty of fun.

90 minutes of K-Pop dancing, glitter makeovers, crafts and superstar fun

45 minutes of Halloween magic, comedy, tricks, treats and messy GUNGE with Billy Sparks!

Join in this Halloween for a chance to win some amazing prizes.

Dare you solve the mystery of the Swamp Monster of Irwell Vale?Something VERY strange is happening along the tracks of the ELR this Halloween, and Zombie Bob and the Monster…

Join in the fun with this classic Halloween activity!Use your imagination to design and transform ordinary pumpkins into magnificent monsters, creepy crawlies, or ghastly…

If you are looking for some fun, free crafts this Halloween then come and join us at Queen Street Mill this October half-term. We'll have themed crafts and activities…

Looking for an evening Autumn activity? Take on Go Ape Blackburn's high ropes after dark

Get into the Halloween spirit this October at this free pumpkin carving event

Get ready to meet some spooky characters and join in the Heebie Jeebie fun.

Get into the Halloween spirit at this free pumpkin carving event.

Get into the Halloween spirit this October at our free pumpkin carving event! Award-winning pumpkin

A hands-on opportunity to meet, learn about, and get up close to friendly animals.

Losing their magic powers as the screams of Halloween fade away, the Villains plan the perfectHalloween party. Join them as they plot and scheme to conjure up a magical…

Calling all eager witches and wizards! A BRAND NEW CHAPTER begins at the Hoghton Tower School of Witchcraft & Wizardry!For hundreds of years, Hoghton Tower School of…

Marking 500 years since William Tyndale’s English New Testament was first printed.

The hour-long spooktacular is perfect entertainment for the October Half Term holidays, featuring family friendly characters, rib-tickling laughter, mind blowing magic,…

Get ready for big laughs as the lovable, bumbling Baffo returns in a riotous, cycle-themed clown show. Wondering how to blow up a tyre or ride a bike? Baffo’s got you…

Step into a glowing world of colour at our Magic and Mayhem! As part of Lightpool Festival, our popular party returns with dazzling tricks, circus fun and plenty of dancing.…

Three hundred years after they were sentenced to die in Salem, a trio of witches return to gain their revenge. Terrorising the town's trick-or-treaters on Halloween, riding…

Kindness Karl brings joy, mischief and magic. On a quest to learn how to be kind, Karl seeks tips from those he meets, sparking playful interactions and warm-hearted…

TCG, Collectibles and Sports Show

Swap the spooky for a SUPER Natural family-friendly Halloween adventure this October half-term at WWT Martin Mere.A magical day out at Martin Mere Wetland Centre, Burscough,…

Seriously silly science for all ages! Join The Magical Mr West and his corvid companion Crowbert on a journey into the brain bending world of science illusions! Prepare to be…

A frightfully fun time for the whole family.

Climb aboard for a laugh-filled space adventure with Magic Light Productions! Spooks in Space mixes amazing magic, glowing UV puppets, and Interactive comedy as a team of…

Michael Jordan presents - Magic & marvels Step right up and prepare to be amazed by the one-man extravaganza, "Magic & Marvels," presented by the extraordinary and…

After a sell out run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe, award-winning comedian and children's author Olaf Falafel is dishing up another frying pan full of family-friendly…

It's time to sign up to our spellbinding school of sorcery as you take a wacky and wonderful whistle stop tour of the Wizard Academy and learn to become a master of mystery…

Snow is falling... and Jack Frost is calling! When the wicked Jack Frost sweeps into the kingdom and casts a spell of eternal winter, fountains freeze, forests frost over and…