Carlisle Halloween & Things to Do 2026
Your complete guide to the best halloween in Carlisle and surrounding areas
Carlisle's Halloween 2025 haunts Carlisle Castle and the city centre with eerie celebrations and frightful festivities rooted in local history. Enjoy horror experiences, pumpkin festivals, and costume celebrations that mix family fun and atmospheric night events.
Find the best Carlisle Halloween happenings this year!
Browse Halloween Near Carlisle by Category
Family-Friendly Fall Activities
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Halloween Half Term Activities at Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
Ravenglass
Unique 'double-header' steam train experience.
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Haunted Experiences
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Psycho Path Halloween Event
Newcastle upon Tyne
North's biggest and award-winning scream park
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Movies, Theater, and Entertainment
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Hocus Pocus Outdoor Cinema Spooktacular at Lowther Castle
Penrith
Outdoor screening of Hocus Pocus with themed soundtrack and costumes.
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Food, Drink, and Parties
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The Globe Inn: The Haunting Before Halloween
Dumfries
Fine dining with spectral stories from 'Mostly Ghostly'
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Unique & Unusual
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Highly Suspect Murder Mystery: The Death of the Great Detective
Gretna Green
Interactive murder mystery solving
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Editor's Picks
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Psycho Path Halloween Event
(Newcastle upon Tyne)
North's biggest and award-winning scream park
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Muncaster Halloween Events
(Ravenglass)
Dual Halloween events: family festival and adult fright fest.
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Ghost Tales at Carlisle Castle
After-dark ghost stories within a historic castle setting
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Halloween at Drumlanrig Castle & Gardens
(Dumfries)
Solve a mystery with the Drumlanrig Detectives on a spooky trail.
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Halloween Half Term Activities at Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
(Ravenglass)
Unique 'double-header' steam train experience.
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Family Fright Fest
(Newcastle upon Tyne)
The North's Biggest Halloween Family Event
Carlisle Halloween Events Map
See every Halloween event, haunted attraction, and pumpkin patch on one map.
