Ashford Family-Friendly Fall Activities 2026

Hempstead House presents a Harry Potter-themed afternoon with a live owl display, a magic show, and themed afternoon tea.

The Yuck Yard Night Shift at The Historic Dockyard Chatham presents Barnaby Bilge's Big Mess this Halloween. Investigate 'grime scenes' with slimy puddles and glowing handprints to determine if a ghost is real or if a sensible explanation exists. The...

Pumpkin Moon offers a pick-your-own pumpkin patch with over 100 varieties of pumpkins, squash, and gourds. Visitors can also pick sunflowers and navigate the Jurassic Jumble Maize Maze. On-site food and drink are available.

Beluncle Farm offers PYO Pumpkins, allowing visitors to select home-grown pumpkins and squashes in various sizes, colors, and flavors. The farm provides a setting with sunflowers and decorative maize for families.

A hands-on workshop allows participants to design and create laser-cut Halloween lanterns. Attendees select spooky themes, prepare designs for laser cutting, and see personalized panels produced. The event includes assembling a wooden lantern with a color-changing LED light and remote.

The Leeds City Museum Pumpkin Competition invites participants aged 5 to 95 to design a pumpkin. Spectactular designs will be transformed into real pumpkins and displayed at the museum.

Leeds City Museum's Glow in the Dark Trail invites visitors to explore the museum and find objects and animals that glow. The event is suitable for families seeking a daytime adventure.

A beginner-friendly class introduces decorating Halloween cookies with royal icing. Techniques for outlining, flooding, and detailing designs will be taught. Materials, recipes, a cookie cutter, and a small gift are provided. The class is for ages 10 and up; take-home...

Betteshanger Park offers a Halloween Trail and Pumpkin Patch. Families can navigate a woodland trail, solve a mystery, and pick a small pumpkin.

Betteshanger Park hosts a hide-and-seek game. 'Hunted' players get a head start before 'Hunters' use drones and radio communications to track them. Players who evade capture until 1 PM earn a certificate and prize chance.

The Southend Halloween Parade 2026 is a free, family-friendly event along the seafront featuring street performers, live music, and a parade of characters. A fireworks finale concludes the event.

Toddlers can enjoy a seasonal story session at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, led by Kent Wildlife Trust's Education team. These free, drop-in sessions feature stories inspired by nature and the outdoors, with interactive elements for pre-schoolers. Held in the Visitor Centre...

Mums Together hosts a Halloween disco at Leigh Community Centre, featuring music, dancing, and socializing for mothers. Costumes may be worn.

Jarvis Brook Guide Hall hosts the Witching Hour Halloween Party for all ages, featuring a Halloween quiz, dancing, and a costume contest. A jack-o'-lantern coloring contest is also scheduled.

Kids Halloween Party features creative crafts, including decorating Halloween biscuits and making masks. Activities include face painting, Halloween-themed music and dancing, games, and treats. Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes.

Celebrate Halloween at the historic Willesborough Windmill for an afternoon of festive fun. This family-friendly event offers a unique way to enjoy the spooky season amidst a charming historical setting. Discover the windmill and enjoy seasonal activities.

COT's Rare Breeds Centre presents 'Farmyard Frights and Delights' for a week. Activities include a 'Trick or Treat Trail' with stamps and prizes, Effel's 'Whiffs and Woofs' show, daily costume competitions, and weekday potion making and monster discos.

Canterbury transforms into a spook-tacular destination for Halloweek 2025, offering a sensational weekend of Halloween events. Families can enjoy trick-or-treating, spooky storytelling, and museum mazes. The city comes alive with creeepy characters and themed fun throughout half term, culminating in...

Dover Castle transforms into a Halloween wonderland for its Half-term event. Families can embark on a quest to solve eerie clues throughout the historic fortress. Between October 18th and 26th, meet a vampire and a witch who share tales from...

Visit Lower Ladysden Farm for their annual pumpkin picking event. Wander through the patch to find the perfect pumpkin, squash, or gourd for carving or cooking. They offer a wide variety of edible and decorative options, ensuring something for everyone....

Venture into Scotney Castle for 'The Goblin King's Lost Path,' a captivating Halloween adventure. Families can choose from two engaging trails: the Goblin Spotter Trail for younger children to find mischievous goblins, or the Activity Trail Pack for older kids,...

Cullen's Conjuring, a Halloween magic show for families, takes place at Quarterhouse, featuring illusions and tricks. Costumes are encouraged.

This October Half-Term, families can visit Sissinghurst Castle Garden to pick their own pumpkins. For an additional fee, children can also participate in creative pumpkin carving workshops. It's a perfect opportunity to enjoy the autumn season in a beautiful historic...

Howletts Wild Animal Park's Halloween Half Term, from October 18th to November 2nd, 2025, allows children under 15 to enter free. Activities include a spooky trail, a Bug & Reptile Showcase, and an 'Animals of the Ice Age' exhibition.

Kearsney Abbey hosts a family-friendly Halloween trail where participants can explore the park's grounds to find hidden letters. These letters form a chilling Halloween phrase, challenging visitors to crack the code. The event also features a Halloween craft station and...

This October, Betteshanger Park invites visitors of all ages to embark on a spook-tacular adventure. Navigate the Halloween Trail through winding woodland paths, where you'll solve riddles and discover delightful spooky surprises. It's the perfect opportunity to don your best...

Ed Boxall presents an afternoon of spooky tales and Halloween songs at the Alexandra Park Greenhouse. This event is perfect for half-term fun, offering a bewitching experience for children.

Battle Abbey presents Halloween Half-Term activities, including a quest with clues and spooky stories for children. Interactive shows with gruesome tales and games are offered for families.

Mount Ephraim Gardens hosts a Halloween Trail and Autumn Colours event. A trail features hand-painted toadstools and pumpkins amid seasonal foliage, offering an autumn walk with Halloween elements.

Go Ape Sundown Adventures returns for autumn 2025, offering nighttime tree climbing, swinging, and zip-lining guided by lights.

Children can enjoy a spooktacular Halloween party at The Bounty, featuring games, dancing, and Halloween snacks. A costume contest offers prizes for the best costumes, and each ticket includes a lunch box.

Kent Life transforms into a Halloween wonderland with a Spooktacular event filled with family fun. Get ready for pumpkin carving, a creepy corner, and exciting farm rides. Daily fancy dress competitions and trick-or-treating through historic houses add to the festive...

LUSH Canterbury hosts spooky, fang-tastic product-making workshops this October half term. Participants can create their own Halloween-themed bath bombs or bubble bars, receiving an exclusive product kit and a finished item. The workshops also include Halloween-themed games and activities. Drop-in...

Kent Wildlife Trust offers a Halloween-themed woodland adventure at West Blean and Thornden Woods. Children can participate in seasonal wildlife crafts, a spooky game, and learn about bats, spiders, and owls.

Dare to explore Quex Adventure Farm Park's Halloween offerings! Brave the Trick or Treat Trail in the Spooky Woods, pick a pumpkin, and ride the Slime Blaster Express. Encounter creepy characters and collect sweet rewards on this family-friendly adventure.

Tonbridge Castle presents Pumpkins and Pixie Dust Halloween Quest, a 1.5-hour theatrical adventure for ages 3-8 with Wilbur the Wizard and Wanda the Witch. The quest involves meeting characters, restoring fairytale stories, and breaking a spell.

This Halloween disco is designed for children, offering a fun-filled afternoon with party games and music. Fancy dress is highly encouraged, adding to the festive atmosphere. Every child attending will receive a goody bag to take home.

Venture into a thrilling Halloween trail designed for family fun. This event promises a spooky adventure with festive decorations and surprises hidden along the path, creating a memorable experience for all ages.

This autumn, Prittlewell Priory's lawn transforms into a festive pumpkin patch for one weekend only. Visitors can select their perfect pumpkin for Halloween, enjoy warm drinks, and meet adorable farmyard friends from Stanton's Farm. The event also features engaging family...

Scott's Pumpkin Barn returns for 2025, offering a full month of autumn family fun. Visitors can pick their own pumpkins from both indoor and outdoor patches, explore a themed indoor barn with photo opportunities, and get lost in a maize...

Cyclopark Charity hosts a 'Not So Scary Halloween Adventure' perfect for families with young children. The event features an Enchanted Play Park with Halloween decorations and sound effects, a Spooky Bingo game for sweets, and a Witches Hat Ring Toss....

Experience a thrilling Halloween takeover at Chiddingstone Castle with the BOO Bash! This action-packed day features a DJ-led Spooky Disco, a Boo Bingo Castle Trail, and creative craft activities. Enjoy spooky storytelling and traditional Halloween games. Optional spooky cream teas...

Tyrrells Hall Club's Kids' Halloween Party is a family-friendly event with a disco, games, and a fancy dress competition with prizes. Children can win prizes for their costumes.

This family-friendly Halloween event at Runnymede Hall offers a "fangtastic mix of Music, Magic & Mayhem." Attendees can enjoy a spooky disco with a live DJ playing Halloween hits, participate in party games and competitions for prizes, and watch a...

St. Radigunds Community Centre hosts a Halloween Tea Party featuring a variety of teas and creepy snacks. Attendees are encouraged to wear costumes for a Halloween Hat parade with prizes. The event includes games and activities suitable for the whole...