Here’s a quick summary of some super Halloween & October Half Term events in the North East, in date order to help plan your time. For full details and handy links click here (bookable events) and here (no booking needed).
Details are subject to change, please check directly with organisers for the latest updates.
👇See events on selected dates, or skip below to view events running throughout half term & October
📆 Fri 21st Oct 2022
Kids Half Term Disco @The Cock Crow Inn, Hebburn
📆 Sat 22nd Oct 2022
Jurassic Take-Over Day @Newcastle Utilita Arena
Halloween Crafts @Souter Lighthouse, South Tyneside
Family Fright Fest @Lintz Hall Farm, Co Durham
📆 Sun 23rd Oct 2022
Halloween Crafts @Souter Lighthouse, South Tyneside
Family Fright Fest @Lintz Hall Farm, Co Durham
Halloween Fun Day @Head Of Steam, Darlington
📆 Mon 24th Oct 2022
Halloween Play Time @Gateshead Children’s Centres
Giant Inflatables & Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Spooky Potions & Crafts @Land of Oak and Iron, Winlaton Mill, Gateshead
Alpacas & Jurassic Quays @Royal Quays, North Tyneside
Bridgedale Wizarding School @Sunderland Bridges
📆 Tues 25th Oct 2022
Halloween Play Time @Gateshead Children’s Centres
Spooky Potions & Crafts @Land of Oak and Iron, Winlaton Mill, Gateshead
Family Arts Festival @Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
Tremendous Tuesday @South Shields Museum
Bridgedale Wizarding School @Sunderland Bridges
📆 Wed 26th Oct 2022
Big Kid Circus MAYHEM Show @Blaydon Rugby Club, Gateshead
Giant Inflatables & Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Halloween Play Time @Gateshead Children’s Centres
Spooky Potions & Crafts @Land of Oak and Iron, Winlaton Mill, Gateshead
Halloween Badges & Monsters Crafts @Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Bridgedale Wizarding School @Sunderland Bridges
Viking Experience @Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland
📆 Thurs 27th Oct 2022
Spooky Season @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Big Kid Circus MAYHEM Show @Blaydon Rugby Club, Gateshead
Little Scare-lings @Dobbies Garden Centre, Birtley, Gateshead
Family Arts Festival @Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
Pumpkin Patch and Halloween Crafts @Jarrow Hall, South Tyneside
Bridgedale Wizarding School @Sunderland Bridges
Halloween Trails @Northumberlandia, Northumberland
Animal Story @Head Of Steam, Darlington
📆 Fri 28th Oct 2022
Big Kid Circus MAYHEM Show @Blaydon Rugby Club, Gateshead
Giant Inflatables & Soft Play @Dunston Activity Centre, Gateshead
Spooky Season @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Little Scare-lings @Dobbies Garden Centre, Birtley, Gateshead
Kids Half Term Disco @The Cock Crow Inn, Hebburn
Pumpkin Patch and Halloween Crafts @Jarrow Hall, South Tyneside
Bridgedale Wizarding School @Sunderland Bridges
Haunted Halloween Market @Roker Hotel, Sunderland
Illuminated Evening Trail @Ushaw Historic House, Co Durham
Forbidden Forest @Holmside Park, Co Durham
Spooky Halloween Trail @Hamsterley Forest, Bishop Auckland
Halloween Trails @Northumberlandia, Northumberland
The Scare Garden @The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland
Spooky Woodland Walks @Belsay Hall, Northumberland
Station Scamps & North East Play Bus @Head Of Steam, Darlington
📆 Sat 29th Oct 2022
Big Kid Circus MAYHEM Show @Blaydon Rugby Club, Gateshead
Spooky Season @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Little Scare-lings @Dobbies Garden Centre, Birtley, Gateshead
Halloween Party @The Fellsider Bar, Whickham, Gateshead
Kids Halloween Party @Coach & Horses, Birtley
March of The Mummies with Pregnant then Screwed, Newcastle
Bounce Extreme @Rainton Arena, Sunderland
Halloween Crafts @Souter Lighthouse, South Tyneside
Pumpkin Patch and Halloween Crafts @Jarrow Hall, South Tyneside
Sunderland Spooktacular Low Noise Fireworks @Barnes Park
Halloween Doggy Spooktacular @Weetslade Country Park, North Tyneside
Forbidden Forest @Holmside Park, Co Durham
Illuminated Evening Trail @Ushaw Historic House, Co Durham
Family Fright Fest @Lintz Hall Farm, Co Durham
Hexham Spook Night & Crafts @Hexham Abbey, Northumberland
Halloween Trails @Northumberlandia, Northumberland
The Scare Garden @The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland
Spooky Woodland Walks @Belsay Hall, Northumberland
📆 Sun 30th Oct 2022
The Not So Scary Treat & Trail @Saltwell Park, Gateshead
Halloween at Bill Quay Farm @Bill Quay, Gateshead
Spooky Season @Metrocentre, Gateshead
Big Kid Circus MAYHEM Show @Blaydon Rugby Club, Gateshead
Halloween Dog Walk @Watergate Café, Lobley Hill, Gateshead
Little Scare-lings @Dobbies Garden Centre, Birtley, Gateshead
Bounce Extreme @Rainton Arena, Sunderland
Pumpkin Patch and Halloween Crafts @Jarrow Hall, South Tyneside
Family Fright Fest @Lintz Hall Farm, Co Durham
Forbidden Forest @Holmside Park, Co Durham
Illuminated Evening Trail @Ushaw Historic House, Co Durham
Halloween Spooky Walk @Preston Park’s Woods, Stockton-on-Tees
Halloween Trails @Northumberlandia, Northumberland
The Scare Garden @The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland
Spooky Woodland Walks @Belsay Hall, Northumberland
📆 Mon 31st Oct 2022
Kids Halloween Disco @The Cock Crow Inn, Hebburn
Forbidden Forest @Holmside Park, Co Durham
The Scare Garden @The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland
Spooky Woodland Walks @Belsay Hall, Northumberland
…until Sat 29th Oct
Go Bats! @Durham Cathedral
Halloween Events @Preston Park Museum, Co Durham
…until Sun 30th Oct
Pumpkin Trail @Land of Oak and Iron, Gateshead
Ghostly Trail & Creepy Crafts @Discovery Museum, Newcastle
Mysteries and Monsters Week @Seven Stories, Newcastle
Maze Pumpkin Trail @Tynemouth Park, North Tyneside
Autumn Trail @Weetslade Country Park, North Tyneside
Pumpkin Week @Down at the Farm, Sunderland
Pumpkin Festival @Adventure Valley, Co Durham (15th-16th & 22nd-30th Oct)
Spooky Half Term @Hall Hill Farm, Co Durham (15th-16th & 22nd-30th Oct)
Halloween Garden Trail @Ushaw Historic House, Co Durham
Gruesome Gargoyles Trail @Wharton Park, Co Durham
The Ghoulish Garden @The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland
Halloween Spooktacular @Whitehouse Farm, Northumberland
Medieval Mirth @Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
Scary Orchard Scavenge @Wheelbirks Parlour, Northumberland
Skull Trail @Hexham Old Gaol, Northumberland
Dennis the Menace Trail @Belsay Hall, Northumberland
Halloween Adventure @Stockeld Park, North Yorkshire
…until Mon 31st Oct
Skeleton Key Trail @Hardwick Park, Co Durham
Spooky Trail @Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
📆 Running Throughout October
Pumpkin Fest @Spilman Farming (selected dates 1st-30th Oct)
Eek Weeks @WWT Washington (1st – 31st Oct)
PYO Pumpkins @Brockbushes Farm, Corbridge (1st-2nd, 8th-9th & 15th-31st Oct)
PYO Pumpkins @Kinley Hill Farm, Seaham (weekends in Oct & 24th-30th Oct)
Spooky Science @Science at Life, Newcastle (5th – 31st Oct)
PYO Pumpkins @East Grange Farm (selected dates 8th-26th Oct)
NERD Fright Fest @Boiler Shop, Newcastle (Sun 9th Oct)
PYO Pumpkins @Brockwell Farm, Lanchester, Co Durham (from 9th Oct)
Sunderland Festival Of Light @Roker Park, Sunderland (13th Oct-12th Nov)
Adventure Cinema Outdoor Spooktacular @Herrington Country Park, Sunderland (14th-16th Oct)
Spooky Half Term @Hall Hill Farm, Co Durham (15th-16th & 22nd-30th Oct)
Halloween Events @Raby Castle, Co Durham (15th – 30th Oct)
Pumpkin Festival @Adventure Valley, Co Durham (15th-16th & 22nd-30th Oct)
Halloween Events @Raby Castle, Co Durham (15th – 30th Oct)
Viking Experience @Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland (20th & 26th Oct)
Sunderland BID Fear on the Wear Trail @Sunderland (21st – 31st Oct)
Half Term Events @Head Of Steam Darlington, Co Durham (Sun 23rd – Fri 28th Oct)
👉For full details and handy links click here (bookable events) and here (no booking needed).
