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Are you ready for a spooky half-term?
-1st November 2026
Venue: Nostell Priory
Address: Wakefield
Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk
24 October - 1 November Are you ready for a spooky half-term? Nostell Priory www.nationaltrust.org.uk Join us this autumn for a whole host of family-friendly activities.Take on our ghost-hunting...
Fright Fiesta
-31st October 2026
Venue: Gulliver’s Valley Theme Park
Address: Rotherham
Website: https://www.gulliversvalleyresort.co.uk/explore/whats-on/fright-fiesta/
Gulliver’s Valley Theme Park Fright Fiesta 10th – 31st October Gulliver’s Valley, S26 5QW https://www.gulliversvalleyresort.co.uk/explore/whats-on/fright-fiesta/ Enjoy...
Glow in the Dark Trail
-1st November 2026
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Address: Leeds
Website: www.citymuseum.leeds.gov.uk
Sat 24 Oct – 1st Nov Glow in the Dark Trail Leeds City Museum www.citymuseum.leeds.gov.uk From 11:00am To celebrate Light Night happening in Leeds this week, there's...
Glow in the Dark Trail
-1st November 2026
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Address: Leeds
Website: www.citymuseum.leeds.gov.uk
Sat 24 Oct – 1st Nov Glow in the Dark Trail Leeds City Museum www.citymuseum.leeds.gov.uk From 11:00am To celebrate Light Night happening in Leeds this week, there's...
Half term at National Coal Mining Museum for England
-31st October 2026
Venue: National Coal Mining Museum for England
Address: Wakefield
Website: www.ncm.org.uk
24 Oct - 1 November 2026 National Coal Mining Museum for England www.ncm.org.uk Halloween Bath Bomb Making Thursday 29 October, 10.15-11am, 12.30pm – 1.15pm, 2pm-2.45pm £10...
Halloween at Stockeld Park
-15th November 2026
Venue: Stockeld Park
Address: North Yorkshire
Website: www.stockeldpark.co.uk
24th Oct – 1St Nov Halloween at Stockeld Park www.stockeldpark.co.uk Yorkshire's most spooktacular family Halloween event is back! Celebrate spooky season at Stockeld Park!...
Hidden Forest
-30th October 2026
Venue: Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Address: Wakefield
Website: www.ysp.org.uk
29 – Fri 30 Oct 2026 Hidden Forest Yorkshire Sculpture Park www.ysp.org.uk October half term in the Hidden Forest Meet underneath the trees in our magical Hidden Forest this...
Mossy Bottom Laboratory
-1st November 2026
Venue: The National Science and Media Museum
Address: Bradford
Website: www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk
24 October – 1 November 2026 Mossy Bottom Laboratory The National Science and Media Museum www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk Trouble is bubbling at Shaun the Sheep's Mossy Bottom Laboratory...
Nocturnal Creatures Trail
-1st November 2026
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
Address: Leeds
Website: www.kirkstallabbey.leeds.gov.uk
Sat 24 Oct – 1st Nov Nocturnal Creatures Trail Kirkstall Abbey www.kirkstallabbey.leeds.gov.uk From 10:00 Join us this October half term as we find out more about the nocturnal...
October half term at RHS Garden Harlow Carr
-1st November 2026
Venue: Harlow Carr
Address: North Yorkshire
Website: www.rhs.co.uk
4 October – 1 November 2026 October half term at RHS Garden Harlow Carr Harlow Carr www.rhs.co.uk 9.30am – 4pm, daily This October half term, discover the magical powers...
Pumpkin Trail 2026
-1st November 2026
Venue: Bolton Abbey
Address: North Yorkshire
Website: www.boltonabbey.com
24 October – Sunday 1 November 2026 Pumpkin Trail 2026 Bolton Abbey www.boltonabbey.com Who dare enter Strid Wood through the giant spooky gates?! The Pumpkin Trail is back!...
Richard Holmes’ Dark History of Pontefract Castle
-6th November 2026
Venue: Pontefract Castle
Address: Wakefield
Website: www.museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk
22 October 2026 - Fri 6 November 2026 Richard Holmes’ Dark History of Pontefract Castle Pontefract Castle www.museumsandcastles.wakefield.gov.uk Times: 7pm - 9:30pm Join...
Scarecrow Trail
-1st November 2026
Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum
Address: Leeds
Website: www.industrialmuseum.leeds.gov.uk
Sat 24 Oct – 1st Nov Scarecrow Trail Leeds Industrial Museum www.industrialmuseum.leeds.gov.uk From 10:00 Come along to the museum to find the scarecrows that have made their home...
Spooky Streets
-1st November 2026
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Address: Leeds
Website: www.abbeyhousemuseum.leeds.gov.uk
24th Oct – 1st Nov Spooky Streets Abbey House Museum www.abbeyhousemuseum.leeds.gov.uk Wander our authentic spooky streets to encounter scary the residents of our Victorian...
Star Walk in the ghoul holidays
-1st November 2026
Venue: Trinity Walk
Address: Wakefield
Website: www.trinitywalk.com
31st Oct – 1st Nov Star Walk in the ghoul holidays Trinity Walk www.trinitywalk.com Cosplay legends including superheroes, witches, demon hunter, villains, magical Potter stars,...
Whispers in the Wool City
-30th October 2026
Venue: The Wool Exchange, Bradford
Address: Bradford
Website: www.bradfordbid.co.uk
29th – 30th Oct Whispers in the Wool City www.bradfordbid.co.uk The Wool Exchange, Bradford Step into Bradford’s darker past with Whispers in the Wool City,...
WILD: The Drone Light Show
-31st October 2026
Venue: Wentworth Woodhouse
Address: Rotherham
Website: www.wentworthwoodhouse.org.uk
31st October WILD: The Drone Light Show Wentworth Woodhouse www.wentworthwoodhouse.org.uk Watch the animal kingdom come to life in the night sky at WILD: The Drone Light...