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Top Events for October
(ad) Big Kid Circus : Jurassic
(ad) Mrs. Doubtfire at Newcastle Theatre Royal
(ad) Family Fright Fest
(ad) Hansel & Gretel at Northern Stage
(ad) Spilman's Pumpkin Festival
(ad) Spooky Night at the Museum (Discovery Museum)
Discovery Museum Newcastle is hosting a special after-hours Halloween Party with a difference. Come along in your best Halloween Costume ready for a family-friendly night of thrills.
Tickets are £8 per child / £6 per child (children aged 3 and under go free) and include the following activities:
đģ Explore the Haunted Gallery
đĒŠ Halloween Disco beneath Turbina
đ Bewitching Tales & Spooky Storytelling
đˇ Creepy Crafts
Tickets are £8 per child / £6 per child (children aged 3 and under go free) and include the following activities:
đģ Explore the Haunted Gallery
đĒŠ Halloween Disco beneath Turbina
đ Bewitching Tales & Spooky Storytelling
đˇ Creepy Crafts
đ§ Ghoulish Games
đ§ Fancy Dress Competition
The event takes place on Friday 30 October. There are two sessions, 4:30pm-6:30pm (best for families with little ones) and 7:30pm-9:30pm (best for families with kids aged 9+). These ages are just a guide - no strict age limits will be in place. There will be a paid bar available at the later event.
Book now: https://www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/discoverymuseum/whats-on/spooky-night-at-the-museum
The event takes place on Friday 30 October. There are two sessions, 4:30pm-6:30pm (best for families with little ones) and 7:30pm-9:30pm (best for families with kids aged 9+). These ages are just a guide - no strict age limits will be in place. There will be a paid bar available at the later event.
Book now: https://www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/discoverymuseum/whats-on/spooky-night-at-the-museum
(ad) Whitehouse Farm
(ad) Gosforth Civic Theatre
(ad) Science at Life - also add to main what's on guide
(ad) Beamish - also add to main what's on guide
(ad) Woodhorn
(ad) Great North Museum
(ad) Alnwick Garden & Lilidorei
(ad) Pyromusical at Kynren
Sat 3 & Sun 4 October (North of Tyne)
3 & 4 Oct - (ad) Alnwick Garden 25th Birthday Party (including after hours event)
3 & 4 Oct - (ad) Mrs. Doubtfire at Newcastle Theatre Royal
3 & 4 Oct - All at Sea at Live Theatre Newcastle
3 & 4 Oct - Ghosts of History at Newcastle Castle
3 & 4 Oct - FREE Halloween Trails with FREE Sweet Treat at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside Country Parks
3 & 4 Oct - (ad) Harvest Celebrations at Beamish Museum
4 Oct - FREE Mini Train Rides at Exhibition Park (donations welcome)
Sat 3 & Sun 4 October (South of Tyne)
3 & 4 Oct - (ad) Harvest Celebrations at Beamish Museum
3 & 4 Oct - Hartlepool Headland Folk Festival
3 & 4 Oct - The Haunted Forest Trick or Treat Trail at Plotters' Forest (Raby Castle)
3 & 4 Oct - Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall
3 & 4 Oct - Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall
3 & 4 Oct - FREE Mark Making at Culture House Sunderland
3 & 4 Oct - Spooky VR Ride at Dorman Museum
Sat 10 & Sun 11 October (North of Tyne)
- 10 Oct - FREE Sensory Storytelling for Babies at Berwick Library
- 10 Oct - Red Squirrel Awareness Day at Wallington
- 10 Oct - All at Sea at Live Theatre Newcastle
- 10 Oct - Art Class for 10-15 year olds at Laing Art Gallery
- 10 & 11 Oct - (ad) Halloween Spooktacular at Whitehouse Farm with Pumpkin Patch, Witches & Wizards School, Magic Show, Pirate Games, Walkway of Terror at more....(all included with admission)
- 10 & 11 Oct - (ad) Mrs. Doubtfire at Newcastle Theatre Royal
- 10 & 11 Oct - Ghosts of History at Newcastle Castle
- 10 & 11 Oct - (ad) The Pumpkin Garden with Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt & Harvest Games at Alnwick Garden
- 10 & 11 Oct - (ad) Spookydorei Days at Lilidorei with Spooky Trails, Spooky Storytelling & Trick or Treat Bags
- 10 & 11 Oct - FREE Halloween Trails with FREE Sweet Treat at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside Country Parks
- 10 & 11 Oct - Make a Groaning Ghost, Hexham Skull Trail & Escape the Gaol Trail at Hexham Gaol (indoors and dog friendly)
Sat 10 & Sun 11 October (South of Tyne)
- 10 Oct - Apple Afternoon at Gibside with Pressing Demos & Tasting
- 10 Oct - FREE Create an Autumn Leaf Creature at Oriental Museum Durham
- 10 Oct - Saturday Art Club at Arts Centre Washington (8+)
- 10 Oct - Play with Matisse Family Craft Workshop at Preston Park & Museum
- 10 Oct - FREE Love Letters Card Making at South Shields Museum & Gallery
- 10 & 11 Oct - (ad) Family Fright Fest at Lintz Hall Farm with Stage Shows, Pumpkin Patch Walkabout Characters, Fairground Rides, Fun Mazes, Clown School, Wizard School, Games Barn and more...
- 10 & 11 Oct - The Haunted Forest Trick or Treat Trail at Plotters' Forest (Raby Castle)
- 10 & 11 Oct - Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall
- 10 & 11 Oct - FREE Mark Making at Culture House Sunderland
- 10 & 11 Oct - Time by Luxmuralis at Durham Cathedral
- 10 & 11 Oct - Spooky VR Ride at Dorman Museum
- 11 Oct - FREE Drop In Gaming Afternoon (Video/Board/Card) for ages 7+ at Culture House Sunderland
- 11 Oct - Darlington Card Show at The Dolphin Centre
Sat 17 & Sun 18 October (North of Tyne)
- 17 Oct - Our Friends in the North : The Thatcher Years at Newcastle Theatre Royal
- 17 Oct - Heritage Craft Day at Alnwick Castle
- 17 Oct - Professor Brian Cox at Utilita Arena
- 17 & 18 Oct - (ad) Pumpkin Trail at Woodhorn Museum
- 17 & 18 Oct - (ad) Halloween Spooktacular at Whitehouse Farm with Pumpkin Patch, Witches & Wizards School, Magic Show, Pirate Games, Walkway of Terror at more....(all included with admission)
- 17 & 18 Oct - Make a Groaning Ghost, Hexham Skull Trail & Escape the Gaol Trail at Hexham Gaol (indoors and dog friendly)
- 17 & 18 Oct - Creatures of the Night Trail and Autumn Photography Exhibition at Wallington
- 17 & 18 Oct - Ghosts of History at Newcastle Castle
- 17 & 18 Oct - (ad) The Pumpkin Garden with Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt & Harvest Games at Alnwick Garden
- 17 & 18 Oct - (ad) Spookydorei Days at Lilidorei with Spooky Trails, Spooky Storytelling & Trick or Treat Bags
- 17 & 18 Oct - FREE Halloween Trails with FREE Sweet Treat at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside Country Parks
- 18 Oct - Tom Fool at Alnwick Castle
Sat 17 & Sun 18 October (South of Tyne)
- 17 Oct - Apple Afternoon at Gibside with Pressing Demos & Tasting
- 17 Oct - FREE Create a Japanese Vase at Oriental Museum Durham
- 17 Oct - Saturday Art Club at Arts Centre Washington (8+)
- 17 Oct - Storytelling Yoga at Culture House Sunderland
- 17 Oct - FREE Create a Beautiful Fan at South Shields Museum & Gallery
- 17 Oct - Family Art Class at Shipley Art Gallery
- 17 Oct - Step Into Storytime : 10 Little Monsters at Hardwick Park
- 17 & 18 Oct - (ad) Family Fright Fest at Lintz Hall Farm with Stage Shows, Pumpkin Patch Walkabout Characters, Fairground Rides, Fun Mazes, Clown School, Wizard School, Games Barn and more...
- 17 & 18 Oct - The Haunted Forest Trick or Treat Trail at Plotters' Forest (Raby Castle)
- 17 & 18 Oct - Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall
- 17 & 18 Oct - Harvest Quest at Gibside
- 17 & 18 Oct - Shipwrecks & Smugglers Family Trail at Souter Lighthouse
- 17 & 18 Oct - Wellies & Wildlife Trail at Crook Hall Gardens
- 17 & 18 Oct - Broomsticks & Magic Traicks Trail at Washington Old Hall
- 17 & 18 Oct - FREE Mark Making at Culture House Sunderland
- 17 & 18 Oct - Spooky VR Ride at Dorman Museum
- 17 & 18 Oct - FREE LEGO Brick Workshops at The Word South Shields
- 18 Oct - Newcastle United Women vs Sunderland Women at Gateshead Stadium (Players Cup)
- 18 Oct - FREE Drop In Gaming Afternoon (Video/Board/Card) for ages 7+ at Culture House Sunderland
- 18 Oct - FREE Cardboard Creators at Culture House Sunderland
Sat 24 & Sun 25 October (North of Tyne)
- 24 Oct - (ad) Not Now Bernard at Gosforth Civic Theatre
- 24 Oct - Our Friends in the North : The Thatcher Years at Newcastle Theatre Royal
- 24 Oct - Gulliver's Travels at Alnwick Playhouse
- 24 Oct - The Sky is Full of Ghosts at Hauxley Wildlfe Centre (14+)
- 24 & 25 Oct - (ad) Mining for Memories and Pumpkin Trail at Woodhorn Museum
- 24 & 25 Oct - (ad) Halloween Spooktacular at Whitehouse Farm with Pumpkin Patch, Witches & Wizards School, Magic Show, Pirate Games, Walkway of Terror at more....(all included with admission)
- 24 & 25 Oct - (ad) The Pumpkin Garden with Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt & Harvest Games at Alnwick Garden
- 24 & 25 Oct - (ad) Spookydorei Days at Lilidorei with Spooky Trails, Spooky Storytelling & Trick or Treat Bags
- 24 & 25 Oct - Make a Groaning Ghost, Hexham Skull Trail & Escape the Gaol Trail at Hexham Gaol (indoors and dog friendly)
- 24 & 25 Oct - Tales of the Shadows at Seaton Delaval Hall
- 24 & 25 Oct - Creatures of the Night Trail, Autumn Photography Exhibition & Little Leaf Collectors at Wallington
- 24 & 25 Oct - (ad) FREE View the Greggs Ta-Pastry at Great North Museum
- 24 & 25 Oct - Ghosts of History, Trick or Treat Trail and Gory Tours at Newcastle Castle
- 24 & 25 Oct - Gory Stories & Halloween Crafts for Kids at Bamburgh Castle
- 24 & 25 Oct - FREE Halloween Trails with FREE Sweet Treat at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside Country Parks
- 24 & 25 Oct - Autumn Gala at Stephenson Railway
- 24 & 25 - FREE Alnwick Halloween House (donations to good causes welcome)
- 25 Oct - Weetslade Autumn Trail
Sat 24 & Sun 25 October (South of Tyne)
- 24 Oct - FREE Try Metal Embossing at Oriental Museum Durham
- 24 Oct - Saturday Art Club at Arts Centre Washington (8+)
- 24 Oct - FREE Create a Clay Sea Life or Mythical Creature at South Shields Museum & Gallery
- 24 Oct - Set Sail for Storytime at Royal Navy Museum Hartlepool
- 24 Oct - Tommy & Tilly's Magic Castle Halloween Panto at Middlesbrough Town Hall
- 24 Oct - Landscapes at Theatre Hullabaloo
- 24 & 25 Oct - (ad) Family Fright Fest at Lintz Hall Farm with Stage Shows, Pumpkin Patch Walkabout Characters, Fairground Rides, Fun Mazes, Clown School, Wizard School, Games Barn and more...
- 24 & 25 Oct - (ad) October Half Term Fun at Beamish Museum
- 24 & 25 Oct - The Haunted Forest Trick or Treat Trail at Plotters' Forest (Raby Castle)
- 24 & 25 Oct - Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall
- 24 & 25 Oct - Ghost Tour around Raby Castle (16+)
- 24 & 25 Oct - Pumpkin Painting in the Raby Castle Yurt
- 24 & 25 Oct - Harvest Quest, Stranger Folk Interactive Halloween Trail & October Half Term Crafts at Gibside
- 24 & 25 Oct - Shipwrecks & Smugglers Family Trail plus FREE Sports on Foghorn Field at Souter Lighthouse
- 24 & 25 Oct - Wellies & Wildlife Trail at Crook Hall Gardens
- 24 & 25 Oct - Halloween at Ormesby Hall with Spooky Decor & Halloween Garden Trail
- 24 & 25 Oct - Broomsticks & Magic Traicks Trail at Washington Old Hall
- 24 & 25 Oct - FREE Mark Making at Culture House Sunderland
- 24 & 25 Oct - Halloween Street at Preston Park Museum
- Spooky VR Ride at Dorman Museum
- 24 & 25 Oct - FREE Spooktown with Ghost Train & Trick or Treat Trail at Hopetown Darlington
- 24 & 25 Oct - Spooky VR Ride at Dorman Museum
- 24 & 25 Oct - Alien Attack Trail at Dorman Museum
- 24 & 25 Oct - Tombstone Trail at Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
- 24 & 25 Oct - Skeleton Key Trail around Hardwick Park
- 24 & 25 Oct - Willow Wand Making, Marshland Potions & Wet Wood Wild Things Trail at WWT Washington
- 24 & 25 Oct - FREE Cereal Disco & Doodle at BALTIC (with complimentary cereal, fruit, juice and hot drinks)
- 25 Oct - FREE Drop In Gaming Afternoon (Video/Board/Card) for ages 7+ at Culture House Sunderland
- 25 Oct - American Superslam Wrestling at Middlesbrough Town Hall
- 25 Oct - Creepy Critters and Repltile Zoo at Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
Mon 26 October (North of Tyne)
- (ad) Haunted Shadows : The Gothic Tales of Edith Nesbit at Gosforth Civic Theatre (12+)
- (ad) Halloween Spooktacular at Whitehouse Farm with Pumpkin Patch, Witches & Wizards School, Magic Show, Pirate Games, Walkway of Terror at more....(all included with admission)
- (ad) The Pumpkin Garden with Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt & Harvest Games at Alnwick Garden
- (ad) Spookydorei Days at Lilidorei with Spooky Trails, Spooky Storytelling & Trick or Treat Bags
- (ad) Mining for Memories and Pumpkin Trail at Woodhorn Museum
- Tales of the Shadows at Seaton Delaval Hall
- Creatures of the Night Trail, Autumn Photography Exhibition & Little Leaf Collectors at Wallington
- (ad) FREE View the Greggs Ta-Pastry at Great North Museum
- Ghosts of History, Trick or Treat Trail and Gory Tours at Newcastle Castle
- Meet the Gruesome Doctor at Bamburgh Castle
- Make Bat Pom Poms at The Sill
- FREE Halloween Trails with FREE Sweet Treat at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside Country Parks
- Make a Groaning Ghost, Hexham Skull Trail & Escape the Gaol Trail at Hexham Gaol (indoors and dog friendly)
- Kids Toon Party (Halloween Special) at Stack St James
- Make a Mythical Monster Shield at Segedunum
- Little Artists+ for 1-5 year olds (+ siblings up to age 7) at Laing Art Gallery
- Weetslade Autumn Trail
- Halloween Pumpkin Trail at Northumberlandia
- FREE Scarycrow Trail at Ford & Etal
- FREE Alnwick Halloween House (donations to good causes welcome)
Mon 26 October (South of Tyne)
- (ad) October Half Term Fun at Beamish Museum
- The Haunted Forest Trick or Treat Trail at Plotters' Forest (Raby Castle)
- Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall
- Ghost Tour around Raby Castle (16+)
- FREE Spooktown with Ghost Train & Trick or Treat Trail at Hopetown Darlington
- Harvest Quest, Stranger Folk Interactive Halloween Trail & October Half Term Crafts at Gibside
- Shipwrecks & Smugglers Family Trail plus FREE Sports on Foghorn Field at Souter Lighthouse
- Wellies & Wildlife Trail at Crook Hall Gardens
- Halloween at Ormesby Hall with Spooky Decor & Halloween Garden Trail
- Broomsticks & Magic Traicks Trail plus Arts & Bats Family Crafts at Washington Old Hall
- FREE Mark Making at Culture House Sunderland
- FREE Rhyme & Shine at Culture House Sunderland
- FREE Hedgehog Crafts & Nature Activities at Mowbray Park Community Gardens
- Halloween Street at Preston Park Museum
- Halloween Bushcraft Experience at Hopetown Darlington
- Techno Tots Halloween Special at Stack Middlesbrough
- Spooky VR Ride at Dorman Museum
- Alien Attack Trail at Dorman Museum
- Tombstone Trail at Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
- Skeleton Key Trail around Hardwick Park
- Willow Wand Making, Fairy Wreath Ring Making, Marshland Potions & Wet Wood Wild Things Trail at WWT Washington
- Autumn Leaves at Ushaw Historic House
Tues 27 October (North of Tyne)
- (ad) Halloween Spooktacular at Whitehouse Farm with Pumpkin Patch, Witches & Wizards School, Magic Show, Pirate Games, Walkway of Terror at more....(all included with admission)
- Tales of the Shadows at Seaton Delaval Hall
- (ad) The Pumpkin Garden with Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt & Harvest Games at Alnwick Garden
- (ad) Spookydorei Days at Lilidorei with Spooky Trails, Spooky Storytelling & Trick or Treat Bags
- Creatures of the Night Trail, Autumn Photography Exhibition & Little Leaf Collectors at Wallington
- FREE Halloween Trails with FREE Sweet Treat at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside Country Parks
- (ad) FREE Relaxed Mouse Tales for those at learning age 7 and under at Great North Museum
- (ad) FREE Mouse Tales for Under 5s at Great North Museum
- (ad) FREE View the Greggs Ta-Pastry at Great North Museum
- FREE Lantern Making Workshop at Queen's Hall Hexham
- Creative Writing Workshop for 8-14 year olds at Queen's Hall Hexham
- Ghosts of History, Trick or Treat Trail and Gory Tours at Newcastle Castle
- Anglo Saxon Tales & Ancient Legends at Ad Gefrin
- (ad) Mining for Memories and Pumpkin Trail at Woodhorn Museum
- Make a Groaning Ghost, Hexham Skull Trail & Escape the Gaol Trail at Hexham Gaol (indoors and dog friendly)
- Theatre Tunnel Storybook Making Workshop for 8-12 year olds at Tyne Theatre
- Weetslade Autumn Trail
- Halloween Pumpkin Trail at Northumberlandia
- FREE Scarycrow Trail at Ford & Etal
- FREE Alnwick Halloween House (donations to good causes welcome)
Tues 27 October (South of Tyne)
- FREE Gruffalo Granny Storytime & Meet the Gruffalo at Hamsterley Forest
- Ghost Ship in the Fog at Royal Navy Museum Hartlepool
- Science Museum Live : The Space Explorers Academy at The Firestation
- (ad) October Half Term Fun at Beamish Museum
- The Haunted Forest Trick or Treat Trail at Plotters' Forest (Raby Castle)
- Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall
- Ghost Tour around Raby Castle (16+)
- Family Stargazing at High Force Waterfall
- Harvest Quest & Stranger Folk Interactive Halloween Trail at Gibside
- Shipwrecks & Smugglers Family Trail plus FREE Sports on Foghorn Field at Souter Lighthouse
- FREE History of Durham 2 Mile Guided Walk
- Wellies & Wildlife Trail at Crook Hall Gardens
- Halloween at Ormesby Hall with Spooky Decor & Halloween Garden Trail
- FREE Mark Making at Culture House Sunderland
- Halloween Street at Preston Park Museum
- FREE Beaded Treasure Workshop at South Shields Museum & Gallery
- Family Crafting at Shipley Art Gallery
- FREE Explore & Draw at Shipley Art Gallery
- FREE Spooktown with Ghost Train & Trick or Treat Trail at Hopetown Darlington
- Techno Tots Halloween Event at Stack Seaburn
- FREE The Creepy Collection at Dorman Museum
- Spooky VR Ride at Dorman Museum
- Alien Attack Trail at Dorman Museum
- Kids Spooky Book Club at Dorman Museum
- Tombstone Trail at Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
- Skeleton Key Trail around Hardwick Park
- Teen Art Session at The Word South Shields (paint a Dementor)
- FREE Celebrate Science Festival at Locomotion Shildon
- Willow Wand Making, Owl Pellet Dissecting Workshop Marshland Potions & Wet Wood Wild Things Trail at WWT Washington
- Autumn Leaves at Ushaw Historic House
Wed 28 October (North of Tyne)
- (ad) The Pumpkin Garden with Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt & Harvest Games at Alnwick Garden
- (ad) Spookydorei Days at Lilidorei with Spooky Trails, Spooky Storytelling & Trick or Treat Bags
- (ad) Halloween Spooktacular at Whitehouse Farm with Pumpkin Patch, Witches & Wizards School, Magic Show, Pirate Games, Walkway of Terror at more....(all included with admission)
- Tales of the Shadows at Seaton Delaval Hall
- (ad) Mining for Memories and Pumpkin Trail at Woodhorn Museum
- Creatures of the Night Trail, Autumn Photography Exhibition & Little Leaf Collectors at Wallington
- (ad) FREE View the Greggs Ta-Pastry at Great North Museum
- Ghosts of History, Trick or Treat Trail and Gory Tours at Newcastle Castle
- Matilda at Alnwick Playhouse
- Anglo Saxon Tales & Ancient Legends at Ad Gefrin
- Make a Bat Box at The Sill
- FREE Halloween Trails with FREE Sweet Treat at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside Country Parks
- Make a Groaning Ghost, Hexham Skull Trail & Escape the Gaol Trail at Hexham Gaol (indoors and dog friendly)
- It's Too Good to be Bad Kids Halloween Disco & Show at Stack St James
- Slime Making Workshop at Tyne Theatre
- It Walks Aroung The House At Night at Northern Stage (14+)
- Art Camp for 7-12 year olds at Laing Art Gallery
- Weetslade Autumn Trail
- Halloween Pumpkin Trail at Northumberlandia
- FREE Alnwick Halloween House (donations to good causes welcome)
- FREE Scarycrow Trail at Ford & Etal
Wed 28 October (South of Tyne)
- (ad) October Half Term Fun at Beamish Museum
- FREE Create an Egyptian Obelisk at Oriental Museum Durham
- Lanterns & Legends at Royal Navy Museum Hartlepool
- FREE Lego Time at The Word South Shields
- The Haunted Forest Trick or Treat Trail (daytime) or Halloween After Dark at Plotters' Forest (Raby Castle)
- Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall
- Ghost Tour around Raby Castle (16+)
- Apple Afternoon at Gibside with Pressing Demos & Tasting
- Harvest Quest, Stranger Folk Interactive Halloween Trail & October Half Term Crafts at Gibside
- Shipwrecks & Smugglers Family Trail plus FREE Sports on Foghorn Field at Souter Lighthouse
- FREE Crafty Cruiser Family Crafts at Whitburn Conservation Centre (next to Souter Lighthouse Car Park)
- Wellies & Wildlife Trail at Crook Hall Gardens
- Halloween at Ormesby Hall with Spooky House Decor, Halloween Garden Trail, Halloween Card Making & Skeleton Bride Theatre Performance. FREE for NT Members / included with admission. You MUST pre-book a time slot ahead of your visit online today.
- FREE Mark Making at Culture House Sunderland
- FREE Rhyme & Shine at Culture House Sunderland
- FREE Yarn Bombing, Critter Making and Autumn Trail at Mowbray Park Community Garden
- Halloween Street at Preston Park Museum
- Family Watercolour Class (Spooky Houses) at Shipley Art Gallery
- FREE Spooktown with Ghost Train & Trick or Treat Trail at Hopetown Darlington
- Stagecraft : Villains Halloween Special at Middlesbrough Town Hall
- Spooky VR Ride at Dorman Museum
- Alien Attack Trail at Dorman Museum
- Tombstone Trail at Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
- Spooky Sounds & Silly Stories at Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
- Creepy Creations at Wharton Park
- Skeleton Key Trail around Hardwick Park
- Spooky Daytime Disco at The Word South Shields
- FREE Celebrate Science Festival at Locomotion Shildon
- Willow Wand Making, Owl Pellet Dissecting Workshop Marshland Potions & Wet Wood Wild Things Trail at WWT Washington
- FREE Bee Tours at BALTIC
- FREE Nature Explorers Creative Workshop at BALTIC
- FREE Cereal Disco & Doodle at BALTIC (with complimentary cereal, fruit, juice and hot drinks)
Thurs 29 October (North of Tyne)
- (ad) Mining for Memories and Pumpkin Trail at Woodhorn Museum
- (ad) The Pumpkin Garden with Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt & Harvest Games at Alnwick Garden
- (ad) Spookydorei Days at Lilidorei with Spooky Trails, Spooky Storytelling & Trick or Treat Bags
- (ad) Halloween Spooktacular at Whitehouse Farm with Pumpkin Patch, Witches & Wizards School, Magic Show, Pirate Games, Walkway of Terror at more....(all included with admission)
- Tales of the Shadows at Seaton Delaval Hall
- Creatures of the Night Trail, Autumn Photography Exhibition & Little Leaf Collectors at Wallington
- (ad) FREE Time Odyssey at Great North Museum
- (ad) FREE Hammer & Hound Forge Blacksmith Demo Day at Great North Museum
- (ad) FREE View the Greggs Ta-Pastry at Great North Museum
- Matilda at Alnwick Playhouse
- Ghosts of History, Trick or Treat Trail and Gory Tours at Newcastle Castle
- Meet the Gruesome Doctor at Bamburgh Castle
- FREE Halloween Trails with FREE Sweet Treat at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside Country Parks
- Make a Groaning Ghost, Hexham Skull Trail & Escape the Gaol Trail at Hexham Gaol (indoors and dog friendly)
- It Walks Aroung The House At Night at Northern Stage (14+)
- (ad) Hansel & Gretel and the Witch at Northern Stage
- Art Camp for 7-12 year olds at Laing Art Gallery
- Weetslade Autumn Trail
- Halloween Pumpkin Trail at Northumberlandia
- FREE Scarycrow Trail at Ford & Etal
- FREE Alnwick Halloween House (donations to good causes welcome)
Thurs 29 October (South of Tyne)
- (ad) October Half Term Fun at Beamish Museum
- The Haunted Forest Trick or Treat Trail (daytime) or Halloween After Dark at Plotters' Forest (Raby Castle)
- Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall
- Ghost Tour around Raby Castle (16+)
- Pumpkin Painting in the Raby Castle Yurt
- Family Stargazing Event at High Force Waterfall
- Harvest Quest, Stranger Folk Interactive Halloween Trail & October Half Term Crafts at Gibside
- Shipwrecks & Smugglers Family Trail plus FREE Sports on Foghorn Field at Souter Lighthouse
- Wellies & Wildlife Trail at Crook Hall Gardens
- Halloween at Ormesby Hall with Spooky House Decor, Halloween Garden Trail, Halloween Card Making & Skeleton Bride Theatre Performance. FREE for NT Members / included with admission. You MUST pre-book a time slot ahead of your visit online today.
- Broomsticks & Magic Traicks Trail and Agility Games at Washington Old Hall
- FREE Mark Making at Culture House Sunderland
- FREE Rhyme & Shine Sensory Adventure (SEND inclusive) at Culture House Sunderland
- Halloween Street at Preston Park Museum
- Animal Handling Session at South Shields Museum & Gallery
- FREE Explore & Draw at Shipley Art Gallery
- FREE Autumn & Halloween Jam Jar Light Making Workshop at Land of Oak & Iron
- FREE Spooktown with Ghost Train & Trick or Treat Trail at Hopetown Darlington
- Ms Rachel Tribute at Middlesbrough Town Hall
- Spooky VR Ride at Dorman Museum
- Alien Attack Trail at Dorman Museum
- Halloween LEGO Brick-a-long at Dorman Museum
- Monster Circus at Dorman Museum
- Spooked Evening at Dorman Museum (16+)
- Tombstone Trail at Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
- Skeleton Key Trail around Hardwick Park
- Dennis' Little Chip Shop of Horrors at Customs House South Shields
- FREE Halloween Dance Lessons for Kids at The Word South Shields
- FREE Celebrate Science Festival at Locomotion Shildon
- Willow Wand Making, Owl Pellet Dissecting Workshop Marshland Potions & Wet Wood Wild Things Trail at WWT Washington
- FREE Cereal Disco & Doodle at BALTIC (with complimentary cereal, fruit, juice and hot drinks)
- Not Now Bernard at Theatre Hullabaloo
Fri 30 October (North of Tyne)
- (ad) Spooky Night at the Museum (Discovery Museum)
- (ad) Hansel & Gretel and the Witch at Northern Stage
- (ad) Mining for Memories and Pumpkin Trail at Woodhorn Museum
- (ad) Halloween Spooktacular at Whitehouse Farm with Pumpkin Patch, Witches & Wizards School, Magic Show, Pirate Games, Walkway of Terror at more....(all included with admission)
- Tales of the Shadows at Seaton Delaval Hall
- Creatures of the Night Trail, Autumn Photography Exhibition & Little Leaf Collectors at Wallington
- (ad) The Pumpkin Garden with Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt & Harvest Games at Alnwick Garden
- (ad) Spookydorei Days at Lilidorei with Spooky Trails, Spooky Storytelling & Trick or Treat Bags
- (ad) FREE View the Greggs Ta-Pastry at Great North Museum
- (ad) Halloween Sleepover at Great North Museum
- Matilda at Alnwick Playhouse
- Ghosts of History, Trick or Treat Trail and Gory Tours at Newcastle Castle
- Gory Stories at Bamburgh Castle
- FREE The Northumbrian Tales Storytelling at Ad Gefrin
- FREE Halloween Trails with FREE Sweet Treat at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside Country Parks
- Make a Groaning Ghost, Hexham Skull Trail & Escape the Gaol Trail at Hexham Gaol (indoors and dog friendly)
- It Walks Aroung The House At Night at Northern Stage (14+)
- Halloween in Concert at 02 City Hall
- Little Artists+ for 1-5 year olds (+ siblings up to age 7) at Laing Art Gallery
- Weetslade Autumn Trail
- Halloween Pumpkin Trail at Northumberlandia
- FREE Scarycrow Trail at Ford & Etal
- FREE Alnwick Halloween House (donations to good causes welcome)
Fri 30 October (South of Tyne)
- (ad) October Half Term Fun at Beamish Museum
- (ad) Family Fright Fest at Lintz Hall Farm with Stage Shows, Pumpkin Patch Walkabout Characters, Fairground Rides, Fun Mazes, Clown School, Wizard School, Games Barn and more...
- FREE Create a 3D Warrior at Oriental Museum Durham
- Spooquay Ghost Ship at Royal Navy Museum Hartlepool (evening event)
- The Haunted Forest Trick or Treat Trail (daytime) or Halloween After Dark at Plotters' Forest (Raby Castle)
- Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall
- Ghost Tour around Raby Castle (16+)
- Apple Afternoon at Gibside with Pressing Demos & Tasting
- Harvest Quest, Stranger Folk Interactive Halloween Trail & October Half Term Crafts at Gibside
- Shipwrecks & Smugglers Family Trail plus FREE Sports on Foghorn Field at Souter Lighthouse
- Wellies & Wildlife Trail & Family Crafts at Crook Hall Gardens
- Halloween at Ormesby Hall with Spooky House Decor, Halloween Garden Trail, Halloween Card Making & Skeleton Bride Theatre Performance. FREE for NT Members / included with admission. You MUST pre-book a time slot ahead of your visit online today.
- Broomsticks & Magic Traicks Trail at Washington Old Hall
- FREE Mark Making at Culture House Sunderland
- FREE Rhyme & Shine at Culture House Sunderland
- Halloween Street at Preston Park Museum
- Layered Landscape Workshop for 7-12 year olds at Shipley Art Gallery
- FREE Diwali Celebrations at Market Hall Darlington
- FREE Halloween Activities across Darlington Town Centre
- FREE Spooktown with Ghost Train & Trick or Treat Trail at Hopetown Darlington
- Big Science Spooktacular Show at Hopetown Darlington
- Haunted Night at the Museum at Hopetown Darlington
- It's Too Good to be Bad Halloween Show at Stack Middlesbrough
- Not Now Bernard at Theatre Hullabaloo
- Spooky VR Ride at Dorman Museum
- Alien Attack Trail at Dorman Museum
- Tombstone Trail at Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
- Skeleton Key Trail around Hardwick Park
- Dennis' Little Chip Shop of Horrors at Customs House South Shields
- Willow Wand Making, Pond Dipping, Marshland Potions & Wet Wood Wild Things Trail at WWT Washington
- FREE Cereal Disco & Doodle at BALTIC (with complimentary cereal, fruit, juice and hot drinks)
Sat 31 October & Sun 1 November (North of Tyne)
- 31 Oct - (ad) Halloween Spooktacular at Whitehouse Farm with Pumpkin Patch, Witches & Wizards School, Magic Show, Pirate Games, Walkway of Terror at more....(all included with admission)
- 31 Oct - Matilda at Alnwick Playhouse
- 31 Oct - (ad) For One Day Only - Slime Making Workshops at Science at Life (included with admission)
- 31 Oct - FREE Alnwick Halloween House (donations to good causes welcome)
- 31 Oct - FREE Entry Hexham Spook Night
- 31 Oct - Ghosts of History, Trick or Treat Trail and Gory Tours at Newcastle Castle
- 31 Oct - Gory Stories at Bamburgh Castle
- 31 Oct - Birds of Prey at Woodhorn Museum
- 31 Oct - FREE Spook Night Poster Making Workshop at Hexham Gaol
- 31 Oct - Phantom Flyer Spooky Train Rides at Stephenson Railway
- 31 Oct - It Walks Aroung The House At Night at Northern Stage (14+)
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Tales of the Shadows at Seaton Delaval Hall
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - (ad) Hansel & Gretel and the Witch at Northern Stage
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Creatures of the Night Trail, Autumn Photography Exhibition & Little Leaf Collectors at Wallington
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov (ad) The Pumpkin Garden with Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt & Harvest Games at Alnwick Garden
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov (ad) Spookydorei Days at Lilidorei with Spooky Trails, Spooky Storytelling & Trick or Treat Bags
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - (ad) Mining for Memories and Pumpkin Trail at Woodhorn Museum
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - (ad) FREE View the Greggs Ta-Pastry at Great North Museum
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Halloween Crafts for Kids & Halloween Choir at Bamburgh Castle
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - FREE Halloween Trails with FREE Sweet Treat at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside Country Parks
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Make a Groaning Ghost, Hexham Skull Trail & Escape the Gaol Trail at Hexham Gaol (indoors and dog friendly)
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Halloween Weekend at Aln Valley Railway
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Weetslade Autumn Trail
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Halloween Pumpkin Trail at Northumberlandia
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - FREE Scarycrow Trail at Ford & Etal
- 1 Nov - FREE The Northumbrian Tales Storytelling at Ad Gefrin
Sat 31 October & Sun 1 November (South of Tyne)
- 31 Oct - (ad) Pyromusical at Kynren, Bishop Auckland
- 31 Oct - (ad) Family Fright Fest at Lintz Hall Farm with Stage Shows, Pumpkin Patch Walkabout Characters, Fairground Rides, Fun Mazes, Clown School, Wizard School, Games Barn and more...
- 31 Oct - Halloween at Ormesby Hall with Spooky House Decor, Halloween Garden Trail, Halloween Card Making & Skeleton Bride Theatre Performance. FREE for NT Members / included with admission. You MUST pre-book a time slot ahead of your visit online today.
- 31 Oct - Halloween After Dark at Plotters' Forest
- 31 Oct - FREE Halloween Activities across Darlington Town Centre
- 31 Oct - Spooquay Ghost Ship at Royal Navy Museum Hartlepool (evening event)
- 31 Oct - FREE Make Your Own Elephant at Oriental Museum Durham
- 31 Oct - FREE Make a Bird Craft at South Shields Museum & Gallery
- 31 Oct - Steve Backshall's Deadly Live at Stockton Globe
- 31 Oct - Little Monster's Halloween Bash at Hopetown Darlington
- 31 Oct - It's Too Good to be Bad Halloween Show at Stack Seaburn
- 31 Oct - FREE Spooky Stargazing Event at Locomotion Shildon
- Willow Wand Making, Pond Dipping, Marshland Potions & Wet Wood Wild Things Trail at WWT Washington
- 31 Oct - FREE Bee Tours at BALTIC
- 31 Oct - Halloween Monster Masks and Spooky Crafts for 1-5year olds at Theatre Hullabaloo
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - (ad) October Half Term Fun at Beamish Museum
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Broomsticks & Magic Traicks Trail at Washington Old Hall
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - The Haunted Forest Trick or Treat Trail at Plotters' Forest (Raby Castle)
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Spooky Skeleton Trail at High Force Waterfall
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Ghost Tour around Raby Castle (16+)
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Pumpkin Painting in the Raby Castle Yurt
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Harvest Quest, Stranger Folk Interactive Halloween Trail & October Half Term Crafts at Gibside
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Shipwrecks & Smugglers Family Trail plus FREE Sports on Foghorn Field at Souter Lighthouse
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Wellies & Wildlife Trail at Crook Hall Gardens
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - FREE Mark Making at Culture House Sunderland
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Halloween Street at Preston Park Museum
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - FREE Spooktown with Ghost Train & Trick or Treat Trail at Hopetown Darlington
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Spooky VR Ride at Dorman Museum
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Alien Attack Trail at Dorman Museum
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Tombstone Trail at Captain Cook Birthplace Museum
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Skeleton Key Trail around Hardwick Park
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - Dennis' Little Chip Shop of Horrors at Customs House South Shields
- 31 Oct & 1 Nov - FREE Cereal Disco & Doodle at BALTIC (with complimentary cereal, fruit, juice and hot drinks)
- 1 Nov - Halloween at Ormesby Hall with Spooky Decor & Halloween Garden Trail
- 1 Nov - FREE Drop In Gaming Afternoon (Video/Board/Card) for ages 7+ at Culture House Sunderland
- 1 Nov - Erin Caldwell Industry Workshop (11+) at Middlesbrough Town Hall
- 1 Nov - Willow Wand Making, Mini Beast Hunt, Marshland Potions & Wet Wood Wild Things Trail at WWT Washington


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