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 -