Events and Days Out for families in around Cheshire this October Half Term and Halloween! Includes…..
🎃 Pumpkin Picking
🎃 Halloween Events for Kids
🎃 Free activities
Loads More!
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MCR Monsters sees a tribe of giant inflatable monsters invade Manchester and take over the city’s buildings in time for Halloween!
Head to the trail in style on the spooky Ghost Train, which will see passengers treated to an afternoon of fun, including ghoulish goodies and scarily good entertainment to get them in the mood as they ride the rail before following the trail.
Places are strictly limited, so if you fancy joining this FREE event, apply for tickets by emailing alice.gorman@mcg.agency by midnight on 18.10.23, detailing how many people would be in your party + ages.
Knutsford Pumpkin Path returns this year on Halloween evening, Tuesday 31st October, from 4pm to 7pm. The event will be held in Knutsford Town Centre, in a closure area of King Street, Minshull Street, Church Hill and Regent Street, which are closed to traffic to facilitate the event.
Families can collect an entry form in advance of the event or on the night and follow the hints on the included map to find 11 pumpkins hidden around the closure area. All the pumpkins have a letter carved into them; find all the pumpkins and use the letters to spell the hidden phrase.
You’ll find lots of fun on your way, from themed character actors to live entertainment! Fuschia School of Dance will entertain you on King Steet near Giovannis at 5pm and 6pm, while Knutsford Beats will sing some songs at the bottom of Regent Street at 5.30pm and 6.30pm. Don’t forget to visit Wallwood (the wooded area at the top of King Street, opposite Tatton Park) for some spooky fun.
Remember to vote for your favourite Halloween window display on your entry form and drop off your completed entry form to one of the post boxes in Wallwood or at 60 King Street .
🎃 For details of local pumpkin picking patches in Cheshire click here.🎃
Join BeWILDerwood this October half-term for a whole host of Halloween-inspired treats and Autumn goodies!
Storytelling Stage
1pm & 3pm – BeWILDerbats: Sticklenose has got himself stuck up a tree! Can you help the curious characters of the woods help him down?
12pm & 2pm – A Boggle at BeWILDerwood
Hear all about Swampy’s big adventure in BeWILDerwood! This is the story that our fantastical park is based on!
Face Painting
11am-4pm
Look enchanting with some peculiar pumpkins, super-stars, or BeWILDering bats!
Crafts making at the Big Hat
11am-4pm
Make sure to visit the Big Hat crafts tent where you can make your very own Glorious Glowing Lantern!
Puzzling Park Trail: The BeWILDerbats Banquet
10am – 5pm
The BeWILDerbats are hungry and are having a banquet! They’ve decided to make their favourite food. Can you find the acorns around the woods to see what they are making?
Meet & Greet – NEW!
Meet your favourite characters and even have your picture taken with them! Head towards Tiptoe Valley between…
12:30 – 12:50
14:30 – 14:50
15:30 – 15:50
Plus, book tickets for BeWILDerwood’s special Halloween event: The Glorious Glowing Lantern Parade. Receive a discount code for 50% off day tickets over October half term – 21st – 31st Oct’. See full T&Cs on the BeWILDerwood website.
Event running from 30 September – 31st October 2023
Please check back for details of 2023 event
Palmerston St, Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 5JX
Some spooky visitors are visiting the Nature Reserve this half-term! Can you explore the park and find them all? Pick up a map from near the visitor centre and get searching around the park.
21st-29th October 2023
Davenport St, Davenport, Congleton CW12 4SU
The Woodland Walk and Landmark Trail will have a few extra guests to find, and Halloween crafts on offer.
October 23rd-29th 2023
Congleton Rd, Siddington, Macclesfield SK11 9JY
Spooktacular week runs 23rd-29th October 2023
71 Moss Rd, Congleton CW12 3BP
Halloween Pony & Unicorn Trails in Cheshire 2023
Ride a pony witch or a unicorn around our halloween trail collecting goodies along the way, Halloween arts and crafts and more.
Wed 25th, Fri 27th and Sat 28th Oct 2023 10.30-12.00
Kelsall, nr Chester
Luna’s legendary creature Halloween trail.
Encounter five amazing species, unlock the secrets of the rainforest and claim your Halloween treat!
1-31 October 2023
Chester CH2 1LE
Fungi Friends: a family trail
Talk a walk around the Dunham Massey Park accompanied by Little Mouse and discover a collection of fascinating facts about fungi.
Daily until 5th November 2023
CommuniTree Forest Holiday Club
Kids become woodland explorers at CommuniTree’s Autumn Half Term Forest Holiday Club.
23-27 October 2023
Please check back for details of 2023 events
Bomish Ln, Macclesfield SK11 9DW
Halloween Spooky Garden Trail
Saturday 21st October – Sunday 5th November 2023
Gather up the clues hidden in the gardens and help the good witch Grizelda to remember her cats name.
Normal garden opening times and entry fees apply. No need to pre-book. Dogs welcome on a lead.
Arley Hall and Gardens, Northwich CW9 6NA
October Half Term/Halloween activity for kids near Cheshire
Don’t go into the cellar presents ‘The Canterville Ghost’
‘The Canterville Ghost’Enjoy comedy and chills in this original adaptation of the charming Oscar Wilde tale, written especially for children and young families
28th October 2023 3-4.30pm
Grange Rd, Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent ST8 7SD
Creeps, candy and costumes! Are you brave enough to board the “spooky” steam train?
Ghost Trains start and end at Bury Bolton Street Station
Mark the arrival of Halloween with a weekend of terrifyingly good events in Manchester city centre.
Featuring giant rooftop monster invasion, spooky DJs, live performances and a storytelling stage, plus fancy dress challenges, Walk the Plank’s monster procession and fairground fun at the Carnival of Monsters.
Saturday 28 – Sunday 29 October 2023
Manchester City Centre
Cinema on the Green – Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone
28th October 2023 3.30pm
Cheadle Green, Stockport Road, Manchester
The FRIGHTS OF ABRAHAM returns to Masson Hill this October half term (2023) with spooky pumpkin scarecrows, I-Spy trail and Halloween Grotto.
21th October – 5th November 2023
The Heights of Abraham Matlock Bath DE4 3NT
Dazzling displays under cathedral canopies of fairy lights, showers of glow-in-the-dark stars, and dancing tunnels of borealis-style lasers.
6th-31st October 2023
Blakemere Village, Northwich
Follow clues to escape the spider’s lair, travel the waters of the underworld, and escape the eternal fires.
Astbury Watersports Centre Newcastle Rd, Congleton CW12 4HL
28th October 2023
October autumn trail at Quarry Bank
Celebrate the beauty of autumn on a family-friendly trail around the gardens and meadows.
Saturday 30 September – Sunday 29 October 2023
Apprentice House Spooky Tours
Enjoy a tour of the Apprentice House with a spooky twist
Saturday 21 – Sunday 29 October 2023
Halloween mill trail and craft activity
Young Thomas Priestley has lost his finger. Can you help us to investigate what happened?
Saturday 21 – Sunday 29 October 2023
In the learning space on the third floor of the mill children can get creative and make their own bouncy spider to take home.
Monday 23 – Sunday 29 October 2023
Apple Weekend
In the Apprentice House Orchard taste different apples, sip some fresh apple juice, get stuck into some apple themed crafts and have a go at traditional apple bobbing.
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 October 2023.
Styal Rd, Styal, Wilmslow SK9 4LA
October Half Term/Halloween Fun for Kids near Cheshire!
Halloween trail in the grounds of the Pavilion Gardens.
21st-5th November 2023
St John’s Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
A great family event this Halloween near Cheshire. Not all films are family friendly but some are great for older kids.
Pop up cinema at Peak Cavern cave for a Halloween special, showing The Silence of The Lambs, Hocus Pocus, The Conjuring, The Craft, The Addams Family and Beetlejuice.
Live music, street food and fully stocked bar – meander through the village of Castleton then enjoy the film.
Between October 26th -3oth 2023
Peak Cavern Peak Cavern Walk Castleton, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 8WP
Event by The Village Screen Pop Up Cinema.
T – 07377 449730
Pumpkin Picking, monster mask disco, Fire Pits, Spooky Express Tractor Rides and more.
7th-29th October 2023
Country Park, Reddish Vale Rd, Stockport SK5 7HE
Join the spooky fun this October half term at RHS Garden Bridgewater, with activities for all the family to enjoy.
From creative pumpkin carving and planting activities, to exploring the creepy garden trail. Join Colour the Clouds for an interactive storytime, or have a go at Rangoli to celebrate Diwali.
21-29 October 2023
10am – 6pm, daily
Occupation Rd, Worsley, Manchester M28 2LJ
Coombes Valley has been taken over by monsters, who are scaring away the woodland creatures! But armed with a set of clues scattered throughout the self-guided trail, brave visitors can help banish the menacing monsters. Solve the clues, save the woodland and pick up your reward.
28th-31st October 2023
£3 per child
Six Oaks farm, Brandon, Leek
As the nights get longer, tiptoe into Alton Towers Resort for all sorts of creepy scares, shocks and thrills!
7th – 8th, 13th – 31st October 2023
Alton Towers Theme Park Alton Towers Resort, Alton ST10 4DB
Day time and night time mazes with live Boo Crew. Ice creams and scary treats.
Various dates from 21st – 29th October 2023
Check with the venue for exact dates.
Holmes Chapel Rd, Knutsford WA16 9ER
Saturday 28 October to 5 November 2023
Willow the Witch has left a trail of questions for you with clues hidden in the Halloween scenes. Collect your spooky trail sheet from the Visitor Centre to start your Halloween adventure!
Once you’ve completed the trail, head back for a prize!
Tittesworth Water, Meerbrook, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8SW
Pumpkin trail, face painting. Fairground Games. Entertainment and More!
28th October 2023 11-3
Macclesfield Town Centre
Halloween at the Old Hall: A Wizard’s Gathering
Apple bobbing challenges, broomstick flying, thrilling games, and captivating songs and spells.
26 – 29 October 2023
Our Kids Social Spooky Silent Disco
28 October 2023 2-3pm
Tatton Park, Mereheath Dr, Knutsford WA16 6SG
Some spooky visitors are visiting the park this half-term! Can you explore the park and find them all? Buy a map from the Tegg’s Nose Tea Room for 50p and get searching around the top of the park.
Meeting point: Tegg’s Nose Tea Room, Tegg’s Nose Country Park, Buxton Old Road, Macclesfield, SK11 0AP (SJ950733)
Buxton Old Rd, Macclesfield SK11 0AP
