Free Halloween celebrations near you

Halloween is just around the corner, and who doesn’t love a good spooky celebration?

Luckily, there are plenty of free Halloween events across the UK that promise a frightfully good time without costing a penny.

We’ve found 65 of the best free activities, including parades, discos, arts and crafts, ghost walks and much more.

Although there’s no entry fee for any of the events listed, you may need a free ticket and there may be certain paid-for activities.

With a little creativity and a keen eye for local happenings, you can enjoy this spooky season without breaking the bank.

Happy haunting!

Find a free family-friendly Halloween event near you

England

East England

• Totally spooking out trail, St Albans – 19 October – 1 November
• Halloween trail, Notcutts Woodbridge Garden Centre, Woodbridge – 21 October – 3 November
• Storytelling and monster fun with author Ruth Quayle, Buckingham Library, Buckingham – 22 October
• Halloween kids’ disco, Applecart Pub, Peterborough – 31 October

East Midlands

• Spooktacular Halloween party, Edwalton Manor Residential & Dementia Care – 29 October
• Night of light party, Newark Evangelical Church, Newark-on-Trent – 31 October
• Spooktacular Halloween, the croquet lawn, West Bridgford – 31 October
• Halloween social, Freemen’s Common Reception, Leicester – 31 October
• Spooky trail, Kettering – 25 October – 2 November (excluding Sunday 27 October)

London

• Mysteries and legends of London tour, Paternoster Square – multiple dates available
• Jack the Ripper tour, Tower Gateway, DLR Station – multiple dates available
• Creepy crawly activities, Hyde Park Learning Centre – 29-31 October
• Halloween trail, Covent Garden – 31 October
• Pumpkin trail, Headstone Manor & Museum, Harrow – 26 October – 3 November
• Halloween party, Perivale Library, Perivale – 2 November 

North East

• Hexham spook night, Hexham Market Place & Abbey Grounds, Northumberland – 26 October
• Halloween family party, Bowburn Sports & Social Club, Bowburn – 26 October
• Light party, The Gate Church, Prudhoe – 31 October
• Halloween makes workshop, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne – 31 October
• Bertie’s sugar skull trail – Prince Bishops Place, Durham – 26 October – 3 November
• Ghost walks, Durham market place – free on 3 November only

North West

• Halloween in the city, Manchester – 25-31 October
• Fancy dress Halloween night hike, Dovestones Reservoir, Saddleworth – 26 October
• Pumpkins in the park festival, Lowther Theatre, Lytham St Annes – 26-27 October
• Lantern craft and parade, Jigsaw Home & Community Hub, Ashton-under-Lyne – 30 October
• Halloween bat walk, Brookside, Oswaldtwistle – 31 October
• Halloween trail, Tegg’s Nose Country Park, Macclesfield – 26 October – 3 November

South East

• Children’s Halloween trail, Notcutts Cranleigh Garden Centre, Cranleigh – 21 October – 3 November
• Hair-raising children’s trail, Horsham Museum, Horsham – 22 October – 19 November
• Halloween party, Royal Maritime Hotel, Portsmouth – 26 October
• Spooktacular fun at Royal Victoria Place, Tunbridge Wells – 28 October – 1 November
• Halloween crafts outside Primark, Queensmere Observatory Shopping Centre, Slough – 31 October

South West

• Halloween party and pig roast, Watersmeet, Gloucester – 26 October
• Halloween special, Devon Railway Centre, Bickleigh Tiverton – 26-31 October
• Halloween trail, Greendale Farm Shop, Exeter - 26 October – 3 November
• Sand sculpture festival, Sandworld, Weymouth – 26 October – 3 November (free entry for adults and kids in fancy dress)
• Little Gizmos Halloween event, Colin’s Nest Café, Poole – 30 October

West Midlands

• Halloween craft fair and activities, Castle Hall, Bridgnorth – 26 October
• Spooky library half term crafts, Bedworth Library, Bedworth – 26 October – 2 November
• Halloween at Lyde Court, Hereford – 27 October
• Halloween cooking class, Thermomix Cooking Studio, Evesham – 30-31 October
• Halloween spooktacular, Fort Royal Park, Worcester – 31 October
• aHaHalloween poetry workshop, Explore Learning Leamington, Leamington Spa – 31 October

Yorkshire and the Humber

• Hebden Bridge pumpkin trail, Hebden Bridge Town Hall, Hebden Bridge  – 19-20 October
• Halloween crafts, White Rose Shopping Centre, Leeds – 28 October – 1 November
• Leeds pumpkin trail, Golden Acre Park, Leeds – 26-27 October
• Kids’ Halloween storytelling afternoon, Cambridge Street Collective, Sheffield – 29 October
• Halloween crafts, Farcliffe Children & Family Centre, Bradford – 30 October
• Adult Halloween craft session, Aston Library, Rotherham – 27 October

Northern Ireland

• Awakening the Walled City trail, Derry – 28-30 October
• Féile lantern parade and fireworks display, Spórtlann na hÉireann, Belfast – 30 October
• Newry Halloween, Newry – 31 October
• Derry Halloween parade and fireworks, Derry  – 31 October

Scotland

• Family Halloween fun, the Square, Ormiston Crescent, Dundee – 24 October
• Fab kids’ Halloween movie, the Watt, BlackRock, Edinburgh – 25 October
• Spooky snack shack workshop, the Art Department, Paisley – 25-26 October
• Halloween hounds at Newhailes, Newhailes House and Garden, Musselburgh – 26 October
• Guising and light displays, Stirling – 26-27 October
• Halloween family trail, St Cecilia’s Hall, the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh – multiple dates available

Wales

• Spooks in the City, St David’s Place, Swansea – 26 October
• Halloween at Cwmbran Centre, Cwmbran – 26 October
• Scarefest, Knightly’s, Towyn – 26 October
• Kids’ Halloween party, Knightly’s, Towyn – 29 October
• Lantern parade, Refurbs Buckley – 29 October
• Witches’ woodland walk and crafts, Broadoak Woods Nature Reserve, Connah’s Quay – 30 October