Family
Lancashire’s family events offer fun and engaging experiences for all ages, from interactive activities and entertainment to seasonal celebrations. These events create opportunities for families to spend quality time together in welcoming and enjoyable settings.
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Blackpool Illuminations 2026
Dates: 4th Sept 2026 - 3rd Jan 2027
The world-famous Illuminations need little introduction. With six miles of traditional festoons, tableaux and interactive features along the Promenade, no wonder it’s…
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Halloween Escape Rooms
Dates: 1st Oct 2026 - 31st Oct 2026
This Halloween, things are getting spooky.
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Brockholes Toddle Together - Brockholes Nature Reserve
Dates: 1st Oct 2026 - 3rd Dec 2026
Join us for a 1 hour walk around the reserve on buggy friendly paths aimed at toddlers and pre-schoolers.It's a fantastic opportunity to get together with other parents and carers and get the little ones outside and learning about natu...
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Quiet at the Aquarium - Sea Life Blackpool
Dates: 3rd Oct 2026 - 5th Dec 2026
Enjoy a quieter experience!Discover over 2500 remarkable aquatic creatures including tropical sharks, colourful reef fish, rays and sea horses.Our centre music will remain switched off and televisions will be turned to a mi...
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Day Out With Thomas at East Lancashire Railway - East Lancashire Railway
Dates: 3rd Oct 2026 - 4th Oct 2026
All aboard for a day of adventure!Enjoy a full day of fun with the whole family, there's so much to do. Your ticket includes a whole host of activities plus Thomas & Friends™ giveaways for every child!
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Wool Month Crafts - Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, Briercliffe
Dates: 3rd Oct 2026 - 31st Oct 2026
Join us every Saturday in October and throughout the October half-term holidays for hands-on family crafting inspired wool.Crafters can create their own fluffy sheep pictures, get creative by gluing soft pom poms together to sculpt the...
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Quiet at the Clubhouse - The Gruffalo & Friends Clubhouse
Dates: 4th Oct 2026 - 30th Dec 2026
On the first Sunday of every month (and selected additional dates), The Gruffalo & Friends Clubhouse will run a quiet session during the first time slot of the day to provide a quieter experience for those with Autism and other neurodiverse challe...
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Galliard Folk Dancers at Gawthorpe Hall
Date: 4th Oct 2026
Galliard Folk dancers bring the music to Gawthorpe Hall.
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K-Pop Dance Heroes - Lowther Pavilion & Gardens
Date: 4th Oct 2026
Sing and dance along with the K-POP DANCE HEROES as they take you on a musical adventure through the greatest K-Pop hits of all time. Featuring songs from the Netflix film ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’, including the TikTok sensation 'Golden'...
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Feed: Care Fix - The Harris
Date: 5th Oct 2026
Through creative mapping, model-making and hands-on construction, participants will test small-scale changes and additions to public spaces outside The Harris.People caring for babies are particularly welcome and no previous design or...
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Lancaster Music Festival
Dates: 8th Oct 2026 - 11th Oct 2026
Lancaster Music Festival returns, featuring more than 500 events to enjoy.
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Feed: Motherhood at the Museum - The Harris
Date: 8th Oct 2026
Discover the stories behind maternal artefacts and fashion and share your own experiences through a relaxed show-and-tell session celebrating the everyday objects that shape motherhood, past and present.Babies and young children welcom...
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The Great Pumpkin Adventure at Windmill Animal Farm
Dates: 10th Oct 2026 - 1st Nov 2026
Get ready to meet some spooky characters and join in the Heebie Jeebie fun.
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Halloween: Spin To Reveal Your Fate at The Hole in Wand Blackpool
Dates: 10th Oct 2026 - 1st Nov 2026
Join in this Halloween for a chance to win some amazing prizes.
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Trick or Treat Trail at Ribby Hall Village
Dates: 10th Oct 2026 - 31st Oct 2026
A frightfully fun time for the whole family.
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Halloween Special at West Lancashire Light Railway
Date: 11th Oct 2026
Join a scary adventure, if you dare.
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Pumpkin Sunday at West Lancashire Light Railway
Date: 11th Oct 2026
Ride the trains and choose your pumpkin.
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