What's On in Kent

Hollywood Rome

Venue: Maidstone Museum

Website: www.museum.maidstone.gov.uk

Discover Ancient Rome through a spectacular interactive exhibition of original film props and costumes from Gladiator, Spartacus, Ben-Hur, King Arthur and more.

The Gruffalo Art Adventure

Venue: Knole

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Explore with family and friends as you go on an exciting adventure around the parkland and into the Orangery to find the 12 hand-painted sculptures. Each of the giant sculptures has been painted by artists,...

October Half Term Halloween Trail: We're Going on a Ghost Hunt

Venue: Chartwell

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Follow the ghost-filled trail through the garden and into the woodland. Along the way, discover eight spooky stops packed with fun games, activities and playful challenges. A perfect Halloween outing for...

Emmetts Garden Autumn Festival: Outdoor Family Activity Trail

Venue: Emmetts Garden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Help the woodland warriors, Fun-Gus and Myrra, protect the Wood Wide Web! Take part in playful outdoor challenges in nature to find a secret code that will save the forest's hidden underground network.Pick...

Crazy Fun at Hastings Adventure Golf

Venue: Hastings Adventure Golf

Website: www.hastingsadventuregolf.com

Home to the World Crazy Golf Championships, Hastings Adventure Golf boasts three imaginatively designed 18-hole courses - Pirate, Adventure and Crazy. They have delicious fish and chips, homemade gelato,...

Dartford Junior Parkrun

Venue: Central Park, Dartford

Website: www.parkrun.org.uk/dartford-juniors

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds) every Sunday at 9am. Free to join but register before you first go along. The aim is to have fun. Go along and join in whatever...

Epic Outdoor Parties at Combat Laser Games

Venue: Ruxley Woods

Website: www.combatlasergames.com

Combat Laser Games has mastered the art of the stress-free birthday celebrations by capturing the heart-pounding energy of Fortnite in a real-life environment, they provide an outdoor experience that combines...

Foal Farm Mini Market

Venue: Foal Farm Animal Rescue Centre

Website: www.foalfarm.org.uk

The Mini Market is held on the last Sunday of each month. Its a great opportunity to pick up some bargains and visit the animals at the same time! The charity shop, pet shop and tearoom are open and all...

Kumon

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.kumon.co.uk

Kumon’s study programmes place great importance on self-learning, encouraging students to discover how to solve problems for themselves. Children are supported as they pursue their own potential. Book...

Prehistoric Adventure at Dinotropolis

Venue: Bluewater

Website: www.dinotropolis.co.uk

Dinotropolis is Kent’s ultimate dinosaur-themed soft play destination – perfect for curious kids and adventurous families. Explore three thrilling levels of soft play, packed with slides, climbing...

Princess Christian's Farm

Venue: Princess Christian's Farm

Website: www.princesschristiansfarm.org.uk

Princess Christian’s Farm is a unique environment for service users with a learning and/or physical disability. Available to anyone within a disability within the County of Kent. The farm has over 100...

Frozen - Rare Productions

Venue: Stag Sevenoaks

Website: www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk

Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, Disney's Frozen includes all the film's beloved songs along with new music written exclusively for the stage. Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood,...

Giants of Steam

Venue: Bluebell Railway

Website: www.bluebell-railway.com

Following the success of previous Giants of Steam events — which have seen some of the country’s most famous heavy express engines working intensive services across the line — the 2026 gala promises...

'Monsters around the Moat' Halloween Half-term Trail

Venue: Scotney Castle

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

The monsters of Scotney are enjoying a rare day off, but they've lost their invitation to the eerie gathering. Follow the trail, spot hidden creatures and solve clues to uncover the secret party message....

Riverhill Pumpkin Festival

Venue: Riverhill Himalayan Gardens

Website: www.riverhillgardens.co.uk

BYO pumpkin to carve in the grotto or you can buy one at the gardens. Includes a fun pumpkin hunt around the Gardens (find them all and collect some sweet treats). Plus enjoy our gorgeous grotto and summer...

Silly Ghosts and Ghastly History at Leeds Castle

Venue: Leeds Castle

Website: www.leeds-castle.com

The Castle grounds become a ghost-getter's trail, crawling with royal spirits, witch trials and superstitions gruesome enough to make your skin crawl (in a good way). Intriguing rather than frightening...

Halloween Spooktacular: A Fangtastic Family Show!

Venue: Assembly Hall Theatre

Website: www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

Featuring impressive Ultra Violet puppetry, chart-topping Halloween hits, and tons of audience participation, Halloween Spooktacular is packed with tricks, treats, and laughter for all ages.This unmissable...

Mini Makers @TheAlex

Venue: The Alexander Centre

Website: www.thealex.org.uk

Mini Makers sessions are perfect for children aged 6–11 who love getting crafty, creative and making something wonderful to take home. Each session will have a brand-new creative project for your Mini...

The Ghost Train

Venue: Bluebell Railway

Website: www.bluebell-railway.com

The Ghost Train is back! Bigger and better than ever, with all-new story and ghosts! After a sell-out first year, and as the first of its kind in the UK on a steam heritage railway, the Ghost Train returns...

Emmetts Garden Autumn Festival: Children’s Fairground

Venue: Emmetts Garden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Local fairground operator Lee Sherwood brings a carousel, swing boats and a teacup ride to Emmetts Garden this season. Fairground access is £10 per wristband per day. This allows a child to go on the...

Gregory and Peti’s Creature Trail

Venue: Canterbury Cathedral

Website: www.canterbury-cathedral.org/half-term

Discover hidden creatures depicted in stone and stained glass, as you explore the Cathedral. You can also marvel at miraculous stained glass up close with the new free-to-view exhibition Smashed, Bombed,...

Halloween half-term at Dover Castle

Venue: Dover Castle

Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk

Join the Great Pumpkin Party as Dover Castle celebrate the season with family activities and entertainment. There'll be interactive storytelling and spooky games, as well as a themed trail and a seasonal...

Halloween Party at Galaxy Dance and Gym

Venue: 40 Park St, Ashford

Website: www.loveashford.com

Get ready for a spook-tacular afternoon of Halloween fun at Galaxy Dance and Gymnastics! Children aged 4+ are invited for two hours packed with dancing, games, treats and Halloween magic.Email events@galaxydanceandgym.co.uk...

Halloween Spooktacular – Trick or Treat

Venue: Kent Life

Website: www.kentlife.org.uk

Get ready to have a blast at the Halloween festivities happening at Kent Life with spooky decor, creating an eerie atmosphere that is perfect for families. Prepare yourself for exciting activities like...

Little Frights Trail

Venue: Manor Farm, New Barn Road

Website: www.broadditch.co.uk/pumpkin-fun

Make your way through a series of fun, spooky Halloween scenes, with skeletons, pumpkins, scarecrows and plenty of surprises to discover along the way. There’ll be a few little frights, but nothing too...

The Gruffalo Film Screening and playtime

Venue: Knole

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Enjoy a family screening of the much-loved film 'The Gruffalo' at Knole, with a selection of colouring activities and toys to enjoy. A cup of sqaush and a biscuit is included for each person. Children...

Yuck Yard: Barnaby Bilge’s Big Mess

Venue: Historic Dockyard Chatham

Website: https://thedockyard.co.uk/

Grab your official Security Incident Report and follow the trail slimy handprints. Investigate each grime scenes (it’s a ‘grime’ scene, not a ‘crime’ scene), collect the clues about the mysterious...

Pumpkin Patch

Venue: Demelza Hill Farm, Sittingbourne

Website: www.fundraising.demelza.org.uk

Choose the perfect pumpkin from the patch, enjoy seasonal treats, and make spooky memories together. With Halloween crafts, glitter tattoos, games, scarecrows and a best-dressed fancy dress contest, there's...

Alice in Wonderland

Venue: Malthouse Theatre

Website: www.malthousetheatre.co.uk

Stunning dancing, much loved characters and super costumes bring the famous tale to life in this magical production. Join Alice as she enters the curiouser and curiouser world of the White Rabbit, Queen...

All Star Wrestling

Venue: Assembly Hall Theatre

Website: www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

Witness the very best high flying, over the top, hard hitting wrestling mayhem that the entire family will be talking about for weeks! Whether it's one on one, two on two or everyman for himself be ready...

Embroider a Beast of the Bayeux

Venue: Canterbury Cathedral

Website: www.canterbury-cathedral.org/half-term

This September, the Bayeux Tapestry returned to the UK for the first time in 950 years, and is currently on display at the British Museum. Get crafty this half term, and have a go at embroidering one of...

Ice Age Adventure Live

Venue: The Woodville

Website: www.woodville.co.uk

Brace yourselves for a mammoth mission in the frozen world of Ice Age Adventure Live! Journey back in time to meet incredible prehistoric animals in the coolest family show this side of the arctic circle....

Pumpkin Carving Workshops

Venue: Manor Farm, New Barn Road

Website: www.broadditch.co.uk/pumpkin-fun

Love pumpkin carving but not the mess? Go along to their Pumpkin Carving Workshops and leave the clearing up to them! They’ll provide everything you need, including your pumpkin – simply get creative,...

The Gruffalo – Free Family Workshop

Venue: Maidstone Museum

Website: https://museum.maidstone.gov.uk

As part of the National Year of Reading, this session encourages families to enjoy stories together, spark creativity and build a love of reading through play. This event is for parents, grandparents and...

Claytime by Indefinite Articles

Venue: Quarterhouse

Website: www.creativefolkestone.org.uk

Each Claytime is totally unique - creating its own world, its own characters and its own stories drawn directly from its young audience. Truly, interactive theatre at its most engaging. This show is made...

Halloween at County Square Shopping Centre

Venue: County Square Shopping Centre

Website: www.loveashford.com

Get creative with spooky craft sessions in Main Square on 27 October, visit for spooky face painting on 29 Oct and on 31 Oct 10am to 3pm they are running a spooky Cauldron lucky dip with a guaranteed prize!...

African Drumming – Free Session

Venue: Maidstone Museum

Website: https://museum.maidstone.gov.uk/

Join Maidstone Museum in celebrating Black History Month in Maidstone with an interactive African Drumming session led by JOLÁ ADÉBÍMÍPÈ. There will be two sessions at 10.30am and 11.30am, free but...

Family Ghost Tours

Venue: Historic Dockyard Chatham

Website: https://thedockyard.co.uk/

This half term, grab a torch and gather close. When everyone has gone home for the day, the ghosts of the past come alive. Hear all about shadowy ships and badly behaved spirits while exploring on a special...

Magic and Marvels

Venue: Malthouse Theatre

Website: www.malthousetheatre.co.uk

Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey into the realm of wonder and enchantment as Michael showcases his incredible talents in magic and circus arts. Direct from the Blackpool Tower Circus Michael...

Nick Sharratt’s Once Upon A Drawalong

Venue: Trinity Theatre

Website: www.trinitytheatre.net

Join much-loved children’s writer and illustrator Nick Sharratt in a fun-filled drawalong for all ages.He’ll be sharing his favourite books, introducing you to brand new ones and showing you how to...

Rumble Wrestling - Ladder Match

Venue: The Woodville

Website: www.woodville.co.uk

Rumble Wrestling return for their Show of the Year with a top card of action including the much anticipated £1000 Ladder match between Gravesend favourite Tommy Tanner and Tate Mayfairs with a case suspended...

The Shivers @TheAlex

Venue: The Alexander Centre

Website: www.thealex.org.uk

Featuring ingenious live video, explosive dance moves, and a cast of unforgettable characters, The Shivers is a pulsating adventure about learning to trust your instincts when something doesn’t feel...

The Spellbound Express

Venue: Kent and East Sussex Railway

Website: www.kesr.org.uk/the-spellbound-express

This October half term, join this spellbinding steam train adventure bursting with Halloween fun for little witches, wizards, and magical mischief-makers. With sweets and prizes included for the best fancy...

The Utterly Revolting Science Show

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

Brace yourselves for the Rude Science team’s hilarious, high-tech, highly-explosive new journey through the human body, packed with burp biology, fart physics and revolting edible chemistry. It’s a...

Halloween Spiderweb Weaving Workshop

Venue: Emmetts Garden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Get crafty this Halloween half term at this drop-in creative workshop. Participation is free with normal admission or National Trust membership. Children are encouraged to get hands-on with simple materials...

Halloween Spooktacular @TheAlex

Venue: The Alexander Centre

Website: www.thealex.org.uk

Do you dare join The Alex for a spine-tingling afternoon of creepy pumpkin carving, kooky crafts, and more? Take your little ghouls and goblins for a hauntingly good time! Three spooky sessions at 10am,...

Halloween Spooky Woodcraft Workshop

Venue: Emmetts Garden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Join Natalia, an accredited Forest School teacher from Wild Side Learning for this Halloween half term weekend for a creative woodcraft workshop with a seasonal twist. Learn how to safely use carving tools...

Not So Scary Halloween Adventure

Venue: Cyclopark

Address: Watling Street

Website: www.eventbrite.co.uk

This family-friendly event is packed with eerie entertainment, Halloween games, real animals and actors for just the right amount of spookiness to delight even the littlest ghouls and goblins and located...

Fright Night

Venue: Kent and East Sussex Railway

Website: www.kesr.org.uk/frightnight

Arriving at Tenterden from 5.30pm allows time to collect tickets, enjoy some refreshments and take your allocated seats aboard the train. Free Hallowe'en themed children's activities are also available...

Kent Magicians Guild Family Magic Show

Venue: Stag Sevenoaks

Website: www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk

Join the Kent Magicians Guild for a spooktacular Halloween Show packed with laughter, friendly frights, and amazing magic. Perfect for families, this enchanting afternoon promises surprises, smiles and...

Gruffalo adventures and Halloween fun this half term

Venue: Jeskyns Community Woodland and Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest

Website: www.forestryengland.uk

Follow Witch and her friends through the woodland, solve clues, complete a Halloween crossword and help track down her missing hat, bow and wand. Taking place on 31 Oct at Jeskyns Community Woodland and...

Halloween Magic

Venue: Lullingstone Castle

Website: www.lullingstonecastle.co.uk

Celebrate Halloween with pumpkin carving, pumpkin trail, spooky garden tours and creepy critters. Tom will give garden tours at 1pm and a dusk tour at 5pm, learn about the origins of pumpkins, colours...

Maidstone Museum: Halloween Party For Kids

Venue: Maidstone Museum

Website: https://museum.maidstone.gov.uk/whats-on/events

Get Ready for Spooky Fun and Halloween Giggles! Join Maidstone Museum for a fun-filled Halloween celebration with games, crafts and spooky surprises—perfect for little ghouls and goblins. Prize for...

Spooky Fun and Halloween Giggles Kids Party

Venue: Maidstone Museum

Website: https://museum.maidstone.gov.uk/

Visit Maidstone Museum for a fun-filled Halloween celebration with games, crafts and spooky surprises—perfect for little ghouls and goblins. Prize for the best dressed! £5 per person. All ages welcome,...

Dame Dolly's Spooktacular Pirate Show

Venue: Hazlitt Theatre

Website: www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk

It's time to jump aboard the Dolly Roger, scrub the deck and splice the mainbrace, as we prepare to set sail for some nautical nonsense on the seven seas with Dame Dolly Dollop!

Trucks and Fireworks

Venue: Brands Hatch

Website: www.brandshatch.co.uk

Whether you're a motor racing fan, or simply looking for a great value autumn day out, Trucks and Fireworks offers something different. Sunday and weekend (Saturday features racing without fireworks) tickets...

Dear Zoo

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

Dear Zoo the timeless children’s classic book by Rod Campbell returns to the stage! Help your children learn as the book leaps onto the stage and share a magical experience as the story unfolds with...

Fireworks Spectacular

Venue: Kent Life

Website: www.kentlife.org.uk

Experience a spectacular show as the night sky lights up with vibrant bursts of colour, set to music for an unforgettable atmosphere. Don’t miss this dazzling event full of lights, music, and memories!...

Leeds Castle Fireworks Spectacular

Venue: Leeds Castle

Website: www.leeds-castle.com

Experience the largest and most spectacular fireworks display in South East England! This year’s theme celebrates songs about TIME, with breathtaking fireworks perfectly choreographed to iconic tracks...

On Your Bike Baffo @TheAlex

Venue: The Alexander Centre

Website: www.thealex.org.uk

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 covered… sort of. Expect wild...

Annie

Venue: Gulbenkian Arts Centre

Website: www.thegulbenkian.co.uk

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City.This all time classic musical is a must for all the family,...

The Nutcracker

Venue: Assembly Hall Theatre

Website: www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk

The Nutcracker remains the perfect way to welcome the warmth and wonder of winter. This iconic ballet — filled with shimmering snowflakes, swirling waltzes, enchanted toys, and the unforgettable journey...

WiFi Wars @TheAlex

Venue: The Alexander Centre

Website: www.thealex.org.uk

From classic TV game shows to zen-like word puzzles, from retro video games to modern first person shooters, WiFi Wars has something for everyone in its truly original whistlestop tour of all the ways...

Christmas Lights at Leeds Castle

Venue: Leeds Castle

Website: www.leeds-castle.com

From the moment you arrive, you’ll step into a sparkling world of light and colour, following an enchanting illuminated trail through the Castle’s stunning grounds. With mesmerising light displays...

Carnival of the Baubles

Venue: Ashford Town Centre

Website: www.loveashford.com/events/save-the-date-carnival-of-the-baubles

Ashford Town Centre will come alive with music, movement and magical lanterns as the much-loved Carnival of the Baubles returns for another unforgettable day of family fun and community celebration.Thousands...

SteamLights

Venue: Sheffield Park

Website: www.bluebell-railway.com/special/steamlights

SteamLights is back once again for 2026 and tickets are now available to purchase online. As the train slowly chugs along, the illuminated lineside displays are set against the winter countryside, while...

The Princess Proms

Venue: Leas Cliff Hall

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Prepare for a show-stopping performance with iconic, heartwarming and nostalgic songs from animations including Frozen, Wicked, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Moana, The Wizard of Oz, Beauty and The Beast, Anastasia,...

The Nutcracker

Venue: Stag Sevenoaks

Website: www.stagsevenoaks.co.uk

New English Ballet Theatre presents a bold reimagining of The Nutcracker, performed live on stage to Tchaikovsky's original, much-loved score. Blending classical tradition with imaginative storytelling,...

Santa Specials

Venue: Sheffield Park

Website: www.bluebell-railway.com

Begin your journey at Sheffield Park, where the sights, sounds, and scents of the festive season welcome you aboard a beautifully restored steam train. On arrival at Horsted Keynes, step into a traditional...

Goldilocks and The Three Bears

Venue: Malthouse Theatre

Website: www.malthousetheatre.co.uk

Expect a show that’s bear-y magical and un-bear-ably funny, featuring a phenomenal West End cast, spectacular costumes, jaw-dropping special effects and laugh-out-loud comedy guaranteed to have the whole...