October half term 2019 is now updated. Please do let us know if we’re missing an event. Contact
Dinosaur Adventure, Lenwade, Norwich, NR9 5JW
19th – 27th October 2019
New for 2019 is a LIVE 20 minute show featuring pantomime legend and Britain’s Got Talent Star Ben Langley – please note Ben will not be performing on Sun 27 Oct.
We are offering 50% off your gate admission price if you arrive in full Halloween themed fancy dress*.
Step inside the pop-up Planetarium at intu Chapelfield for an out of this world experience
Zoom off to another galaxy with intu Chapelfield this October half-term as the shopping centre teams up with the Norwich Science Festival to bring an out of this world experience to the city.
From Thursday 24 to Saturday 26 October, visitors can reach for the stars by stepping inside a pop-up planetarium for an exciting, 360-degree space exploration experience.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first manned landings on the Moon, and intu Chapelfield is giving everyone the chance to have an astronomical experience of their own, by visiting the specially designed, inflatable space dome.
Sheridan Smith, marketing manager at intu Chapelfield says; “For three days only, we’re over the moon to be hosting the pop-up planetarium. It’s all part of the Norwich Science Festival and promises to be an out of this world adventure for all the family. Join us for a successful mission as we investigate and explore more about the Universe beyond planet Earth, from right here in Norwich.”
Between 10am and 4pm over the three days, the inflatable science dome will be showing 40-minute presentations. These incredible, fully immersive shows will reveal more about space exploration and how scientists have investigated the Universe beyond planet Earth.
The planetarium will be located on the upper ground mall next to Pret. Spaces are expected to get snapped up quickly, so pre-booking is required.
Sheridan adds; “Our intu family club members will be getting a little bit of advance notice before the booking system launches, so if you want to be first in line to take flight, make sure you’ve signed up online.”
The intu family club is free to join, with members receiving exclusive discounts, offers and much more. Sign up here
Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 October
10am – 4pm outside Boots on the Lower Ground Mall
On Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 October, intu Chapelfield’s family club will host some cosmic space cadet training sessions for its family club members.
The activities will make sure everyone, big and small, has what it takes to become the ultimate space cadet, with mini science experiments, taste tests of galactic-themed food and lessons for how to walk in space.
The space cadet training sessions are free for intu Chapelfield’s family club members. Simply sign up in advance to become a member and join in with the astronomical half-term fun.
The intu family club is free to join, with members receiving exclusive discounts, offers and much more. Sign up here
All ages are welcome to join our older friends at Harker House Care home to decorate some spooky cookies. Fancy dress is optional but the residents do love it when a little pumpkin or witch walks in 😀 Sign up as ‘going’ if you can make it on our FB page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2425544974367399/
New visitors please sign up to volunteer via our website https://www.friendindeed.org.uk/volunteering
BeWILDerwood, Horning Road, Hoveton, NR12 8JW
Saturday 19th – Thursday 31st October 2019
Have the best day exploring the magical woodland, meeting the BeWILDerbats and seeing the spooky decorations in the park. It’s a treat, not a trick, running WILD through tree houses and zipping on zip wires at BeWILDerwood!
*Please note we are closed 1st -4th, 7th-11th and 14th-18th of October
Tickets here: https://www.maximweb.net/bewilderwood_ui/eventslist/
Or contact 01692 633033 for more information.
ZOOpernatural half term!
Africa Alive! White’s Lane, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7TF
19th October -27th October 2019
Things are turning magical at Africa Alive this half term. There’ll be spooky storytelling…and a wizarding school! Alongside frightful face painting* and pumpkin carving*, with all the animals to see, Halloween-themed crafts* and so much more…
Monday 21st October 2019, 10am-4pm
Norwich Millennium Library, Millennium Plain, Norwich, NR2 1AW
Join Norwich Puppet Theatre for a FREE puppet workshop in the library! Drop in session suitable for children and their families . Find the workshop in the 8+ Library, immediately to your left as you walk in the ground floor entrance.
Spooky Zoo
Banham Zoo, Kenninghall Road, Banham, Norfolk, NR16 2HE
19th-27th October 2019: Dare you visit Banham Zoo this half term?
Spine-tingling stories, frightful face-painting, Halloween themed crafts, and much more!
Visit website to buy tickets.
Broads Tours, The Bridge, Wroxham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 8RX
Kids go free!
19th-27th October 2019 inclusive.
Skipper will give a life commentary explaining the history of the Broads and pointing out all the wildlife; while the Crew will be down at the fully licensed bar, including hot drinks. Children are welcome free of charge, max 2 per every full paying adult.
11:30am and 2pm both for 1.5 hours
£9.50 per adult, kids go free, max 2 per every full paying adult
For more information please contact the office on 01603 782207
Friday 25th October 10am-3pm
Peter Beales Roses, London Road, Attleborough, NR17 1AY
Enjoy spook-tacular face painting, meet creepy crawlies, Halloween themed crafts, games and our spooky story telling trail through the gardens!
Pumpkin carving workshops!
Come in fancy dress, best costume wins a prize!
FREE entry & parking. (A small charge will apply for face painting & pumpkin carving.)
Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, School Road, South Walsham NR13 6DZ
Thursday 31st October 2019 6pm-8pm
Welcome to our Cirque de Bizarre Halloween Party, featuring mind-boggling acts from the Foolhardy Circus in the woods.
There’ll be ferocious fire eating and a terrifying trapeze artist. Ruby Dagger will chew her razor blades and there’ll be a group of fiendish clowns among the trees. Don’t miss the live music, children’s entertainer, fabulous face painting and great food and drink. Dress code is diabolical circus.
Ticket £9.50 adult; £5.50 child. Please book online
Please note this event is not suitable for children under 3, pushchairs and dogs. Sorry no unaccompanied children.
Monday 21st October 2019, 2.30-4pm
Virgin Money Lounge, 10 Castle Street Norwich, NorfolkN R2 1PD
Bring your children along to the Norwich Lounge on Monday 21 October in our first floor Community Room, for some creative Halloween fun!
Yasmin will be showing the youngsters how to make a spooky Dream Catcher and also decorating pumpkins so that they’re all prepared for Halloween.
This is a complimentary event.
Come along – if you dare!
Make some creepy Hallowe’en decorations and hear spooky local stories. Perfect for creative little ones!
Price: Adult: £4.10 Concession: £3.90 Young person: £3.50 Family (1 adult + children): £10.85 Family (2 adults + children): £14.45 Twilight ticket (one hour before closing): £1.50
01263 513543
Saturday 19th October, 10am-11.30am and 1pm-2.30pm
Thursday 24th October, 10am-11.15am
Friday 25th October, 10.30am-11.45am
Saturday 26th October, 10.30-12 noon
Saturday 2nd November, 10am-11.30am and 1pm-2.30pm
Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, School Rd, South Walsham, Norwich NR13 6DZ
Saturday 19th -Sunday 27th October 2019
Go on the Fairhaven Folk Halloween Trail. Hunt for little fairy doors in the trees and discover which fairies and spirits live there.
The Fairy Folk Halloween Trail is free with garden entry plus 10p for the trail sheet and runs every day from Saturday, October 19 to Sunday, October 27, 10am to 4pm. Garden entry is adult £6.85, concessions £6.60, children £3.95 (under5 free).
The Fairyland Trust, Bradmoor Woods, West Norfolk
The Real Halloween is like no other ‘Halloween’ event. It is an autumnal celebration of nature and the turning of the seasons, set in old natural woodland, with a unique mixture of entertainment, games, magical stories, characters and children’s workshops.
Saturday 26th October 2019 2pm to 7pm [car park £1 opens 1.30pm]
Sunday 27th October 2019 1pm to 6pm [car park £1 opens 12.30pm]
Tickets £8.50 bookable in advance online (£10 on day), family ticket in advance for 4 £32; Under 3s come free
Wednesday 23rd October 10.30-3.30
Sheringham Park, Upper Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8TL
Hone your survival skills with a bitesize bushcraft adventure! Build a shelter, light a fire, forage for food and learn how to navigate with a map and compass. Cooking on a campfire is one of the 50 things to do before you are 11¾!
Booking essential – suitable for age 9+
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse, Dereham, Norfolk
October Half Term, Saturday 19 October – Sunday 27 October 2019: Awesome Autumn
Come in and cosy up to the fire and discover how people kept their homes warm and bright in the past!
Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, School Road, South Walsham, Norwich NR13 6DZ
Saturday 19th October 10am – Sunday 27th October 2019 10am to 4pm.
Family event: Forage for an acorn in our woodland garden then squirrel it away in a recycled pot using Fairhaven leaf soil to grow your very own oak tree.
Included in garden entry. Free to members. No need to book
HALLOWEEN HORRORS AT HOLKHAM, Holkham, Wells-next-the-Sea NR23 1AB
Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th October 2019, 10am-5pm
The hall will be open for the duration of the event, 10am-4pm.
Urgent business at Holkham Hall! Come at once if convenient – if inconvenient come all the same.
There have been strange and mysterious goings-on in the house, and we think it might be witchcraft! Suspicious staff and pointing fingers… can you help us gather the clues to uncover the mystery of who the witch is and what wicked spell she has cast?
Tickets: Standard admission applies.
Do you dare take to the trees and experience the ropes of horror? Beware of the ghosts, swooping bats and spooky spiders as you tiptoe over creaky crossings, trembling bridges, and make your descent down hair-raising zip wires.
Join us as dusk falls and brace yourselves for the terrifying treetops at twilight…Whatever you do, don’t look down…
Tickets: £18 per person
Norwich Castle
‘Like a Bat out of Hell’
Saturday 19th -26th October 2019 (excluding Sunday)
Explore all things dark and spooky across our natural history, costume and textiles, art and history collections, with crafts, tours and more!
Iron Maiden: Daily – Forge your way into our heavy metal collection of chains, shackles and scold’s bridles, and hear tales of crimes gone by.
Shot in the Dark: Daily- Take a spooky snap in our hellish photo-booth, complete with props inspired by the museum’s most gruesome collections.
The Lady is a Vamp Saturdays 19 and 26 October: Get your gothic style inspiration with our collection of Victorian mourning costume and accessories – plus take a look at the city’s very best ‘80s and ‘90s goth trends!
Creatures of the Night: Monday 21 – Friday 25 October, 12 noon, 1.30 and 3pm. From glass eyes to a man-eating crocodile; take a torch-lit tour of the Natural History Gallery. Find out how creepy crawlies benefit our eco-systems and uncover intriguing stories from our collection. In partnership with Norwich Science Festival. 30-45 minutes, book on arrival.
OPEN, 20 Bank Plain, Norwich, NR2 4SF
22nd-25th October 2019. Activités for 4-12 year olds
The following activities are for 4-6 year olds and are run over 1 day from 10am-2pm:
The following activities are for 7-12 year olds and are run over 2 days from 10am-3pm:
We are also running two 1 day courses for 7-12 year olds from 10am-3pm:
The cost of the two day activities is £30 + booking fee, for the one day activities it is £16 + booking fee. Please note that two day activities (ages 7 – 12) run from 10.00am – 3.00pm and the one day activities (ages 4 – 6) from 10.00am – 2.00pm. Early drop off (from 9.00am) is also available at a cost of £2.50 per day per child – to be paid on the day of drop-off. Lunch is also available to pre-book at £6 for two day courses – alternatively our cafe will be open. There will be a showcase performance on the second day of each activity which parents/carers are welcome to attend – starting at 2.30pm. Refunds will only be given if the event is cancelled or postponed.
12th October – 3rdNovember 2019
Dive into the creepy deep this Halloween with the return of Ascarium! Follow the immersive trail to find the missing potion ingredients hidden throughout the displays and deliver the list directly to the Sea Witch, brave guests get an exclusive reward! Play Trick or Treat, brave visitors can reach into three mystery barrels if they dare.
Visit website for tickets.
Friday 25th October 11.30-1.30
Namco Funscape, 10 Barnard Rd, Norwich NR5 9JB
Only £9.95 per person.
Includes: professional disco, kids meal, unlimited squash, fancy dress competition and prize giveaways!
To book, call 01603 740730!
Salhouse Broad, NR13 6RX
Friday 25th October, 2019, 10am-3pm
Halloween Horror Hunt. Follow the pumpkin trail around Salhouse Broad, solve the puzzle to WIN a prize. Trail lasts approx 1 hour. £4 per child.
No booking required, please do turn up on the day and enjoy.
Halloween Spooktacular
Great Yarmouth Hippodrome
19th October – 3rd November 2019
It’s nearly time for the ultimate spooky experience with our BRAND NEW show for 2019 The Halloween Spooktacular is a whole new adventure has been written by comedy partnership and Hippodrome favourites Jack Jay and Johnny Mac. They will be joined by an amazing cast of international acts.
ADULTS: £17 – £22
CONCESSIONS(60yrs+ & carers): £16 – £19
CHILD (0-14yrs Baby’s on laps don’t need a ticket): £11 – £14
Family Ticket (2 Adults & 2 Children): £6 Off (Evening Shows)
Wednesday 23rd October, 10am-4pm
Hall farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre, Snetterton, NR16 2LP Norwich, Norfolk
Tractor trailer rides, Pony Grooming, Craft activities
FREE ENTRY! (a small fee is charged for the activities, all money raised will go towards the work of the charity here in the UK and abroad)
Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden, School Road, South Walsham, Norwich NR13 6DZ
Saturday 19th October 2019 11am-3pm
Drop in Family event: learn how you can help hedgehogs this Winter, event in aid of Hodmedod Hedgehog rescue.
Hedgehog themed produce on sale too!
01603 270449
Wednesday 23rd October, 2pm-3pm
Norwich Millennium Library Millennium Plain, NR2 1TF Norwich, Norfolk
Discover some of the different modes of transport, past and present, to be found in the Norfolk Heritage Centre collections, and get creative making your own examples. Heritage Holiday Fun events incorporate family-friendly activities inspired by rarely-seen items from the Norfolk Heritage Centre.
Suitable for accompanied children aged 4-8 years.
Activities are free and booking is not required. 01603 774740
Halloween Hoot
Hirsty’s, Great Yarmouth Road, Hemsby, NR29 4NL
18th-25th October, 2019
Pick a Pumpkin – Carve it on site – Get your face painted – Enjoy all our other play equipment
Friday 25th October, 10am
Gateway Vineyard Church, Easton Village Hall, Norwich, NR9 5AD
Messy play, craft, bubbles, party food, all FREE
Aimed at 0-5s but all ages welcome.
Wednesday 23rd October 2019, 12 noon -4pm
The Birdcage, 23 Pottergate, NR2 1D Norwich, Norfolk
Join us for a spooky creative afternoon in one of our favourite venues!
– Decorate and personalise a reusable canvas trick or treat bag.
– Spooky crafts
– Colouring-in activties
Ages 4+ (All children must be accompanied by an adult)
Doors open at 12 but you can rock up whenever works for you!
Limited numbers available so booking advisable.
£5 per child. Tickets via Noodle Soup Projects FB page.
Spooky Express, Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham Station, Norwich Rd, Aylsham, Norwich NR11 6BW
Head to the Bure Valley Railway for our Spooky Express events between 19th and 27th October 2019. Entertainment will include a children’s quiz and a colouring corner, and the Whistlestop Cafe will be decorated for Halloween.
Wroxham Barns: Tunstead Rd, Hoveton, Norwich NR12 8QU
Visit Wroxham Barns for our Junior Farm Pumpkin Festival, which will take place over October half term, from 10am – 5pm each day. Make your own potion at Potion School, carve a pumpkin, attend a magical spell session, or join in our Junior Farmer activities. adults £7.50, children £8.50
North Norfolk Railway Halloween: Sheringham railway station
From Saturday 19th to Thursday 31st October, there will be Halloween themed activities for both children and adults. £13.50 £9.75 FREE
Witches and Wizards – Autumn at Holt Hall Kelling Rd, Holt NR25 6RT
Sunday 20th October 10am to 3pm. dress up in fancy dress, and visit Holt Hall for a variety of Autumn themed children’s workshops to try, including:
Witches & wizards fancy dress is optional, and supervising adults go free. £10.00 £12.50 FREE £2.50
Halloween Horrors at Holkham Hall, Holkham Rd, Wells-next-the-Sea NR23 1AB
Thursday 24th October 2019 10am-5pm. This Halloween, Holkham Hall has an exciting range of events planned, including face painting, potion making, spell writing, stories, and a whodunnit!
The Green Room, Norfolk Record Office, The Archive Centre, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DQ
Are you brave enough to enter The Archive Centre lair?
Visit us to make Halloween decorations and crafts including your own witch charm based on a real charm from 1600 and see the original……if you dare!
£3.50 per child. Under 3s free of charge. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
It is not necessary to book a ticket for accompanying adults. Tickets via Eventbrite.
24th October 2019, 12pm-4pm
GHASTLY GARGOYLES AND WiTCHES’ BOTTLE
All Flints activities are at Norwich Historic Churches Trust, St Martin at Palace Church, NR3 1RW – close to Tombland.
Everyone is welcome to take part but most activities are suitable for ages 4+. Adults should stay with their children and are very welcome to join in!
Get ready for Halloween with medieval inspired spooky crafts. Explore medieval church gargoyles and make your own from clay . Ward off evil by brewing your own witches’ potion with ingredients from folk-law.
£1 per activity per child, drop-in.
Horrible Science at Norwich Playhouse (SOLD OUT – check box office for returns)
Thursday 24 October – 11am and 2pm
Horrible Science comes to life in this interactive comedy show!
Based on the phenomenally successful books, The Horrible Science Show features the author himself, as well as experiments, games, quizzes and lots of gory facts. Hilarious, gruesome and fun for all the family.
Age 5+
£8.50
T: 01603 598 598
Norwich Puppet Theatre, NR3 1TN
Microbodyssey
MonsterMation
Friend or Foe: Children’s Workshop:
Spooky Spirits and Ghostly Ghouls: Children’s Workshop
The Crow’s Tale
Witches and Wizards: Children’s Workshop
Family Workshop: Day of the Dead
Rumpelstiltskin and the Snail of Destiny
Little Tots Puppet Making: Spooky Pop-up Puppets
The Forum, Millennium Plain (and other venues)
18th October – 26th October 2019
Norwich Science Festival returns for October half-term – 18–26 October 2019 – with nine days of inspirational exhibitions, sensational shows and an abundance of hands-on science activities for all ages and all levels of knowledge; plus a dedicated learning programme for schools, youth groups and home-educated learners.
Full information here: https://norwichsciencefestival.co.uk
Theatre of Possibility
Norwich Science Festival
The Little Prince workshop for Families
Imagination Workshop
Paddington Film
Family Craft and Costumes
Family Movement and Dance
Oi Frog and Friends, Tuesday 15th October – Sunday 20th October 2019
Cats sit on mats, hares sit on chairs, mules sit on stools, gophers sit on sofas and frogs sit on logs’
Oi Frog & Friends! is adapted from the bestselling books by Kes Gray and Jim Field, and created for the stage by Emma Earle, Zoe Squire, Luke Bateman and Richy Hughes.
Recommended for ages 3+
Children aged 2+ must have a ticket.
Children under 2 do not need a ticket if sitting on an adult’s lap for the duration of the performance.All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Maddie’s Factory Tour, Sunday 20th October – Monday 21st October (Sold out)
Welcome one and all, Maddie is opening the doors to her fantastic factory for the very first time!
Maddie is always busy exploring factories on telly and YouTube but now she’s inviting you all to join her own tour and marvel at the machines inside! Come along and find out how some of her favourite things are made live on stage, with a little help from her special cameras.
“In your most curious of dreams you could not imagine the discoveries that await you!”
Age 4+ recommended
Pensthorpe Natural Park, Pensthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 0LN
Trick or Tweet
19th October – 3rd November 2019
This Halloween-themed extravaganza, which is ideal for families, is packed with spooky craft-making activities and a creepy-crawly trail weaving through the ancient woodlands and wetlands of the reserve.
Discover the grim and gruesome side of nature, hear creepy tales from the Pensthorpe wardens and find critters lurking around every corner!
Contact 01328 851465.
Leisure Way, Corton, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 5DZ
Pleasurewood Chills
19th-27th October 2019
If you love Halloween you’ll love Pleasurewood Chills! Join us during October half-term for plenty of spooky fun the whole family will love. The park will be open as usual but we’ve also got some extra Halloween themed surprises that are sure to have you screaming with delight!
Contact 01502 586000 for more information
Season Finale: Sunday 27th October 2019
Squeeze in one last visit before the gates close for winter. You’ll be able to enjoy all the rides, shows and Halloween-themed fun before it’s time to look to the skies for our fantastic fireworks extravaganza. With a stunning display from Titanium Fireworks – the company in charge of London’s New Year’s Eve celebrations – the day is sure to end with a bang!
Monday 21st October, 10.30-12.30
Sheringham Park,Upper Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8TL
Arachnophobes beware! Eight-legged freaks or fascinating fly-munchers? We will explore the ‘truth is stranger than fiction’ world of British spiders in this family workshop.
Most suitable for 6-12 years. Booking essential
Strumpshaw Fen, NR13 4HS
Spellbinding Wizard School
Saturday 19 October to Sunday 27 October 2019
10am till 4pm (daily)
Unleash your magic at our spellbinding wizard school. An event the whole family can enjoy. With spooky woodlands, magical marshes and mythical waterways, Strumpshaw Fen is the ultimate place to enrol in Wizard School this Halloween half term.
Price: Normal reserve prices apply – RSPB members free, Adults £4.50, children (5-17 years) £2.50. One child per family goes free. Plus £3 per Wizard participating in Wizard School.
01603 715191
Norwich City Council, Chapelfield Gardens
Spooky City (Halloween) – Thursday 31 October, 6pm to 8pm
Ghoulish activities and fancy dress competitions
Bressingham Steam & Gardens, Low Road, Bressingham, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 2AA
Spooky Halloween Evenings
Friday 25th and Saturday 26th October 2019. details to be finalised.
General enquiries and bookings 01379 686900
Saturday 19th October 2pm-3pm
Waterstone, 11-17 Castle Street, Norwich
Local authors Kate Read and Ben Manley will both read their debut picture books followed by themed activities and crafts. There will be fox ears to make, hens to collage and paper planes to fly! Free to attend!
October 19th and 20th 2019
Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens, Filby Road, Thrigby, NR29 3DR
10am-4pm
This event showcases the creative talents of artists and craftspeople across our region. Visitors can see and buy the artisits work but we also offer interactive workshops and demonstrations throughout the weekend. Come and try your hands at printmaking, painting, pottery, drawing, felting, fabric workshops, stone carving, spoon whittling, weaving, jewellery making and more.
This event is located in the grounds of the wildlife park but outside of the admission gates so entry and parking are free but normal charges apply if you want to go into the actual park.
Contact 01493 369477
Whitlingham Adventure, Whitlingham Lane, Trowse, Norwich
19th-27th October 2019
Half term programme with adventure days, weeks, accredited courses and craft hire for all the family.
We provide sailing, stand up paddle boarding, Canoeing, Kayaking, Raft Building, Archery, Climbing, to name a few…
Contact: 01603 632307
PUMPKIN FESTIVAL 🎃
Wroxham Barns, Tunstead Road , Hoveton, Norwich, Norfolk
Join us 19th to 27th October where there’s lots of HALLOWEEN FUN to be had for all your little gory ghosties and wicked witches so come dressed to impress in your scariest costume and let’s “get into the spirit”.
Choose your pumpkin from our Pumpkin Patch, load into one of our little wheelbarrows and head into the undercover carving barn where our team of carvers will be on hand to help carve your spooky creation to take away your very own Jack O’ Lantern. Free pumpkin for every child when you book online.
