South Shields Halloween & Things to Do 2026

Your complete guide to the best halloween in South Shields and surrounding areas

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South Shields kicks off Halloween 2025 by the pier and seaside promenades with frightful attractions and family-packed events. The area offers Halloween festivals, haunted experiences, and family activities on beaches, piers, and town squares.

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South Shields Halloween - spooky scene with haunted house, jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, witches, and trick-or-treaters

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Family-Friendly Fall Activities

1 of 29 Spooky Science This Autumn at Life Science Centre Newcastle upon Tyne

Spooky science experiments and Halloween-themed activities

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Haunted Experiences

1 of 23 Psycho Path Halloween Event Newcastle upon Tyne

North's biggest and award-winning scream park

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Food, Drink, and Parties

1 of 5 Spooktober Sessions - Halloween at The Library Durham Durham

Halloween Bottomless Brunch with exclusive seasonal cocktails

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Movies, Theater, and Entertainment

1 of 4 Spooky Film Nights at Newcastle Castle Newcastle upon Tyne

Spooky film screenings in a historic castle Great Hall

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Unique & Unusual

1 of 14 Newcastle Ghost Walks Newcastle Upon Tyne

Original guided ghost walks of Newcastle Upon Tyne since 2007.

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Editor's Picks

  1. Psycho Path Halloween Event (Newcastle upon Tyne)
    North's biggest and award-winning scream park
  2. Beamish Museum Halloween Evenings (County Durham)
    Historic museum transformed into a 'Un-living Museum of the North'
  3. Illuminated Whitby Abbey (Whitby)
    Gothic ruins illuminated after dark
  4. Halloween Events at Bolton Castle (Leyburn)
    Halloween events within a historic medieval castle
  5. Spooky Film Nights at Newcastle Castle (Newcastle upon Tyne)
    Spooky film screenings in a historic castle Great Hall
  6. Halloween Special Outdoor Ghost Walk (Newcastle upon Tyne)
    Real séance at Black Gate Pits to contact a ghost.

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Also Near South Shields

Jarrow (2.4 mi) → Whitley Bay (3.6 mi) → Wallsend (4 mi) → Sunderland (6.4 mi) → Felling (6.5 mi) → Newcastle Upon Tyne (7.6 mi) →

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