20+ Halloween Events in North East England






Please also check out the following posts:  A Guide to pumpkin picking in North East England   (will be updated for 2023 soon) 13 FREE Indoor Attractions to Visit in Autumn/Winter    Make sure you follow North East Family Fun on Instagram here to be the first to hear of new Halloween events and follow our Hallowen themed days out.  This post is split into the following sections:  Halloween Events with Booking Preferred Drop In Halloween Events Dog Friendly Halloween Events Halloween Day Trips & Short Breaks Remember to check out my October Half Term Guide if you are looking for non-Halloween themed days out.  Halloween Events to Book Now  Drop in tickets may also be available for the following events subject to availability.  Pumpkin Fest at Spilmans Farm (various dates)  Little Scarelings Pumpkin Afternoons at Dobbies (various dates and locations - 3-10 years)  Family Fright Fest at Lintz Hall Farm (various dates - 1-12 years)  Psycho Path at Lintz Hall Farm (various dates - ages 13+) Scream Factory at Kirkleatham Museum (various dates - ages 14+) Scream Factory Twilight Tour for Children at Kirkleatham Museum (all ages) Ghost Hunts & Tours at Chillingham Castle (various dates)  Pumpkin Festival at Adventure Valley (various dates)  7 Oct - 5 Nov - Mischevious Mog Halloween Trail at Raby Castle Deer Park    7 Oct - 5 Nov - The Plotters' Forest Halloween Trail  8, 15 & 25 October - The Morpeth Ghost Tour (all ages)  16 - 31 October - Horror Car Wash at Rainton Arena  20 October - Hocus Pocus at Newcastle Castle  22 October - NERD Fright Fest at The Parks Leisure Centre, Howdon  23 October - Spooky Science Party for ages 4+ at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens  24 & 28 October - Halloween & Fantasy Glass Fusing Workshop at National Glass Centre (ages 6+) 23 & 25 October - Halloween Family Fun Day for ages 4-7 years at National Glass Centre  26 - 29 October - Jarrow Hall'oween at Jarrow Hall 26 - 31 October - Halloween Haunted House Walk Through at Rainton Arena  28 October - Halloween Special Effects Make Up Workshop at Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham (13+)  28 October - Spooktacular Storytelling at Theatre Hullabaloo (various sessions ages 3-10 years)  28 & 29 October - Scary Fairy Tales Illuminated Halloween Trail at Ushaw (evening event) 28 & 29 October - Halloween Train & Bat Trail at Aln Valley Railway  28 Oct - 31 Oct - After Dark in the Plotters Forest (under 11s)  28, 29, 30 & 31 October -  Evening Spooky Halloween Walk at Tynemouth Priory  (5-12 years)  28, 29, 30 & 31 October - Evening Spooky Halloween Woodland Walk at Belsay Hall (5-12 years)  28 Oct - 4 Nov - The Bat with No Bite at Northern Stage (under 7s)   28 Oct - 5 Nov - Halloween Spooktacular at Whitehouse Farm  29 October - Halloween Spooktacular at Castle Mania Soft Play Amble 29 Oct - Halloween Afternoon Tea at High Force Hotel  29 Oct - Halloween Doggy Afternoon Tea at South Causey Inn  29 Oct - Halloween Party at Rainton Arena  29 Oct - Halloween Ghost Train at Stephenson Railway  29, 30 & 31 October - Nature Fright Nights at WWT Washington (4+) 31 October - Halloween Crafts at Shipley Art Centre (4+) 31 October - Halloween Silent Disco at Theatre Hullabaloo (3-7 years / 3-10 years) 31 Oct - 2 Nov - Dennis and Friends Monster Mash Up at Customs House South Shields  Drop In Halloween Events  7 October - 5 November - High Force School of Wizardry Trail at High Force  8 October - Luna Halloween Market at The Biscuit Factory Newcastle  16 - 31 October - FREE Glass Pumpkin Demonstations at National Glass Centre  21 October - 5 November - Eeek Week at WWT Washington  22 October - Luna Halloween Market Sunderland  26 October - Halloween Glass Painting at National Glass Centre (4+) 28 October - Hexham Spook Night   28, 29, 30 & 31 October - Witches Dance at Ormesby Hall  29, 30 & 31 October - Creepy Circus at Ormesby Hall  28 Oct - 5 Nov - Halloween Quest and Spooky Storytelling at Belsay Hall  28 Oct - 5 Nov - Halloween Quest and Spooky Storytelling at Warkworth Castle  28 Oct - 5 Nov - Halloween at Ormesby Hall  28 Oct - 5 Nov - Tynemouth A-Scarium at Tynemouth Aquarium  28 Oct - 5 Nov - Pumpkin themed crafts, trails and storytelling at Preston Park Museum  30 Oct -5 Nov - The Scarycrow Trail at Ford & Etal  31 Oct - Halloween Day at Market Square, Darlington  31 Oct - Halloween Market at South Causey Inn  Dog Friendly Halloween Events 7 Oct - 5 Nov -  Mischevious Mog Halloween Trail at Raby Castle Deer Park  7 October - 5 November -  High Force School of Wizardry Trail at High Force  22 Oct -