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Reading Halloween 2025

See all Reading Halloween happenings this year!

Reading rings in Halloween 2025 near Forbury Gardens and Reading Abbey ruins with ghostly tours and chilling street events. Attractions range from family-friendly scares and seasonal tours to haunted walks and pumpkin festivities that light up central districts.

Find the best Reading Halloween happenings this year!

Reading Halloween

Reading Family-Friendly Fall Activities

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πŸ“ Hallcourt Farm
(10.3 mi from Reading)

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Experience a festive fall day at Hallcourt Farm's pumpkin patch. Wander through the Wild Woodland Walk, a spooky trail filled with surprises and clues. Get creative carving and decorating pumpkins in a Halloween-themed barn, or enjoy the BIG Bale Play area. Capture memorable family photos and select the perfect pumpkin to take home.

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⭐ Best For: Families with young children
Broad Street Beats Halloween in Reading
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πŸ“ Broad Street Mall
Broad Street, Reading RG1 7QE
(0.1 mi from Reading)

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Get ready for a fang-tastic day at Broad Street Beats, returning for spooky season! This family-friendly event features live music from local talent, a free trick-or-treat tote bag decorating workshop, and complimentary face painting. Don't miss the Halloween costume competition with exciting prizes, a kids' monster mash disco, and free samples from Muffin Break and Subway. It's the perfect way to kick off Halloween celebrations with music, mischief, and monstrous fun.

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⭐ Best For: Families and music lovers
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πŸ“ Hallcourt Farm
Midgham, Reading RG7 5TX
(9.7 mi from Reading)

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Hallcourt Farm invites families for a delightful autumn experience with their 'Pick Your Own Pumpkins' event. Explore a Wild Woodland Walk with a prize-winning puzzle, get creative at the pumpkin carving station, and enjoy the BIG Bale Play area. They also offer face painting and a fun Halloween game. Warm refreshments are available, making it a perfect countryside outing.

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⭐ Best For: Families and children
Two children, a boy and a girl, are crafting Halloween decorations at a table. The boy holds a small jack-o'-lantern, while the girl, wearing a witch's hat, works with orange paper. The scene appears to be a classroom or community center decorated for Halloween.
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πŸ“ Spencers Wood Village Hall
Spencers Wood, Wokingham, Basingstoke Rd RG7 1AP
(4.0 mi from Reading)

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Bring your little ghouls and goblins to Spencers Wood Village Hall for a spooktacular Halloween Kid's Craft event. Children can unleash their creativity with a variety of festive crafts and activities, making boo-tiful memories. It's a fang-tastic way to embrace the Halloween spirit.

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⭐ Best For: Children

Reading Halloween Food, Drink, and Parties

Popworld Reading Halloween Club Events in Reading
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πŸ“ Popworld Reading
110-117 Friar Street, Reading RG1 1EP
(0.2 mi from Reading)

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Popworld Reading transforms into a haunted house for its Halloween club events, embracing a 'slasher era' theme with a 'No Caller ID' twist. Attendees can expect a night of guilty pleasures, dancing to 90s, 00s, and current pop anthems, and enjoying specially brewed Halloween cocktails. The venue promises a spine-tingling atmosphere and eerie surprises, making it a prime spot for those seeking thrilling Halloween parties in Reading.

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⭐ Best For: Adults seeking a lively halloween club night with music and themed drinks.
Three people in Halloween costumes stand together at a party. On the left, a person with short white hair wears an orange hoodie and holds a drink. In the center, a person in a jester-like costume with a pumpkin mask and headphones holds a drink. On the right, a person in a black costume with a witch hat holds a carved pumpkin, with a skull-faced person in a suit behind them.
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πŸ“ Sub89
110-117 Friar Street, Reading RG1 1EP
(0.2 mi from Reading)

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Get ready for a frightfully good time at the Halloween B2B Spooktacular! This event offers a unique opportunity for professionals to connect and celebrate Halloween in a thrilling atmosphere. Expect a night filled with music and networking, all within the vibrant setting of Sub89 in Reading. It's the perfect blend of business and spooky fun.

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⭐ Best For: Networking and socializing

Reading Haunted Experiences

The Reading Witch Escape Room in Reading
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πŸ“ Deadlocked Escape Rooms
122 Castle Hill, Reading RG1 7RG
(0.2 mi from Reading)

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Dare to enter the woods where the mysterious Reading Witch is said to reside. This 2-hour physical immersive horror experience features live actors and challenging puzzles. Designed for brave adventurers, it's a game you'll be talking about for years. A sensory-friendly version and lower player counts are available by request. Recommended for ages 18+ or with parental advisory.

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⭐ Best For: Brave adventurers seeking a thrilling horror experience

Reading Other Halloween Activities

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πŸ“ Sub89
110-117 Friar Street, Reading RG1 1EP
(0.2 mi from Reading)

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Prepare for a spooktacular evening at D'Lecter Cabaret's Halloween Thriller! This event promises a night filled with thrilling burlesque, captivating cabaret, mesmerizing circus acts, and eerie vibes. Attendees are encouraged to don their most chilling costumes for a chance to impress. It's a Halloween experience designed for wicked fun and unforgettable performances.

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⭐ Best For: Adults seeking a spooky night out
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πŸ“ Reading Abbey Gateway
(0.4 mi from Reading)

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Journey back to the Victorian era for an immersive schoolroom experience at the historic Abbey Gateway. Meet a Victorian schoolteacher and relearn the '3Rs' in a 45-minute session. Object handling is also available at Reading Museum.

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⭐ Best For: Families and history enthusiasts

Halloween Near Reading

Basingstoke Halloween

Wasing's Pumpkin Event in Aldermaston
Aldermaston
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πŸ“ Wasing Estate
(9.8 mi from Reading)
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Newbury
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πŸ“ Welford Park
(15.3 mi from Reading)

Slough Halloween

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Windsor
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πŸ“ LEGOLAND Windsor Resort
(14.0 mi from Reading)
A young boy and a woman stand in a dimly lit, cluttered spaceship interior, looking towards a large circular portal where a strange, tentacled creature is visible against a fiery sunset.
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πŸ“ Theatre Royal Windsor
(16.1 mi from Reading)

Aldershot Halloween

Twisted Roots Halloween Festival in Aldershot
Aldershot
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πŸ“ Secret Location
(17.0 mi from Reading)
Three cartoon children wearing helmets and harnesses are zip-lining through a forest with glowing orange lights, appearing to be on an adventure.
Bucks Horn Oak
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πŸ“ Go Ape Locations
(20.6 mi from Reading)

Guildford Halloween

A group of five children with face paint are gathered around a table outdoors, engaged in a science experiment with colorful liquids in glass bottles, with one child wearing headphones and another dressed in a pumpkin costume.
Guildford
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πŸ“ G Live
(23.2 mi from Reading)
Three young women in traditional German attire are happily serving large mugs of beer at an outdoor festival under a large tent decorated with garlands and lights.
Guildford
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πŸ“ Stoke Park
(22.9 mi from Reading)

Oxford Halloween

A couple walks down a spooky path towards a haunted castle on Halloween night, lined with glowing jack-o-lanterns and skeletons.
Woodstock
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πŸ“ Blenheim Palace
(31.4 mi from Reading)
The Oxford Ghost Tour in Oxford
Oxford
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πŸ“ Oxford City Centre
(23.7 mi from Reading)

Swindon Halloween

Lotmead Farm Halloween Pumpkin Picking & Trail in Wanborough
Wanborough
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Lydiard Ghost Tales at Halloween in Swindon
Swindon
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πŸ“ Lydiard House Museum
(38.2 mi from Reading)

City Of Westminster Halloween

A smiling man and woman sit at a bar, each holding a cocktail and looking at the camera. The woman is in the foreground, wearing a white top, and the man is to her left, wearing a grey shirt. The bar is dimly lit with colorful lights in the background.
London
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πŸ“ City-Wide
(36.4 mi from Reading)
West End Musical Halloween in London
London
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πŸ“ Lyric Theatre
(36.6 mi from Reading)

London Halloween

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London
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πŸ“ The London Dungeon
(37.1 mi from Reading)
A group of playful ghosts are watching a spooky performance in a dimly lit theater with red velvet curtains.
London
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πŸ“ Peacock Theatre
(37.3 mi from Reading)

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