October is here, and Norfolk is about to transform into a playground of pumpkins, ghostly tales, eerie trails, and unforgettable family fun.
Looking for the best Halloween events in Norfolk in 2026? From pumpkin patches and family-friendly Halloween days out to ghost walks, scare attractions and spooky events in Norwich, we’ve rounded up what’s happening across Norfolk this October and half term.
Family Halloween Events & Half-Term Activities in Norfolk 2026
Halloween at BeWILDerwood
3rd-4th, 10th-11th, 17th-18th, 24th October – 1st November 11am to 6pm.
Dress in your best Halloween outfit and get ready to clamber, climb and zip your way through the wild woods during the day, then go Twig or Treating with the BeWILDerwood characters. Complete your Halloween adventure and follow the Glowing Light Trail as the sun begins to set.
The earlier you book the more you save.
Stranger Folk, Volume 1: Crone Calling at Blickling Estate
3rd October to 8th November.
A fun game of ancient folklore and real-world adventure for families to play together. Download the Stranger Folk app and begin an immersive adventure inspired by British folklore. The adventure starts with a voice note from a mysterious Old Crone. Will you answer the call and close the rift before mischief turns to mayhem!? As the spirit and human worlds collide, sneaky goblins, cunning boggarts and Stranger Folk are slipping through the crack to stir up trouble at Blickling. Gather your team, harness the elements and seal the rift before the creatures take hold.
Pumpkin House, Thursford
10th-11th, 17th-18th, 23th-31st October 10am to 4pm.
A fairytale house made entirely of pumpkins – perfect for autumn photos.
10th/11th October is Medieval Weekend. The Norfolk and Norwich Medieval Association will bring history to life with an immersive 14th century living history camp. Entry for this weekend is £2 per person, payable on the gate.
24th/25th October come and meet Barley Bob and Florrie two wonderful owls – you can hold them, meet their owners and learn all about owning a owl.
31st October Fancy Dress Competition. Join them at 2pm for the Halloween fancy dress competition with prizes to be won.
Wroxham Barns: Get Me Out of Here and Pumpkin Patch
10th-11th, 17th-18th, 23rd October – 1st November.
Explore their Pumpkin Patch and soak up the autumn atmosphere, plus embark on a wild jungle quest with Ranger Rita. Enter the Riddle Maze, do daring Bushtucker Trials, complete exciting challenges, meet cheeky animals, and discover fun at every turn.
Halloween Hoot at Hirsty’s Family Fun Park
17th-18th, 24th-31st October.
Pick your own pumpkin from their pumpkin patch and carve it in the tent. Plus, try to find your way around the maze, play in the park and have great fun this autumn half term.
The Assembly House of Horrors X Halloween Afternoon Tea
October 17th to 31st from 12 noon with last BOOking at 3:30 pm.
The Assembly House will be presenting its 10th House of Horrors Afternoon Tea with four tiers of frighteningly good sandwiches, savouries, scones and cakes, plus themed cocktails and pumpkin spice treats.
Adults £37.50, children £20.95.
Pensthorpe Pumpkin Festival
24th October – 1st November.
Their biggest autumn celebration yet, bringing together pumpkins, family activities, picture-perfect autumn moments and a new spooky twist on their much-loved maize maze.
Plus, they have The Pumpkin Festival: After Dark!
For two special nights, they’re lighting up Pensthorpe for the ‘Pumpkin Festival After Dark’, one night for the whole family and one night just for the grown-ups.
Thursday 29th October is family night and Friday 30th October is adults only, 5:45 pm–9:30 pm.
Explore their floodlit Pumpkin Patch and choose your pumpkin, get creative in the Pumpkin Carving Tent, brave the floodlit Curse of the Cornfield Maize Maze, watch incredible fire entertainers, take on the floodlit outdoor play, toast marshmallows around the fire pits and grab something to eat from the street food truck, Café or Snack Shack.
Halloween at Thetford Forest
October Half Term.
Woodland trails with a spooky twist.
Trick or Treat at Banham Zoo
October Half Term.
Amazing animals, Stories & Spells Live Show, Boo Rangers, Spooky Ghost Train, Trick or Treat Trail and a Monster Mash Bubble Party.
Halloween Family Imagination Day at the National Centre for Writing
Monday 26th October.
Create your own Wicked Witch and cause some mischief at Dragon Hall.
Halloween Fun at Whitlingham Country Park
Monday 26th October.
Outdoor Cinema – Disney Hocus Pocus (PG) and The Lost Boys (15+).
Wednesday 28th October.
FREE spooky fun – family stamper trail, craft activities, pumpkin hunt and Re-Do Norfolk will have a stall with recycled crafts and games to join in with.
Franky Stein’s Halloween Adventure at The Assembly House
October 26th to 29th.
This Halloween Half-Term, the Noverre Ballroom at The Assembly House is being taken over by Franky Stein’s Halloween Adventure, a brand-new family show from Norfolk entertainers Helen McDermott and Mark Hudson. Helen and Mark promise ghosts, demons, dinosaurs, villains, laughs, audience participation and plenty of local references, all packed into around 60 minutes.
Shows at 11 am and 2 pm on most days, tickets £15 plus Eventbrite fee.
The Bewitching Bazaar: A Halloween Makers’ Night Market at the Assembly House
Tuesday 27th October 4pm to 8pm.
A hauntingly beautiful Halloween Makers’ Market that is set to fill their historic hall with magical wares and mysterious charm. Wander through the Grand Hall and The Music Room to discover a spellbinding selection of local makers offering the weird, the wonderful, and the wickedly good. Expect everything from artwork, potions and jewellery to trinkets, textiles, ceramics and curiosities.
Halloween Garden at Holkham
27th – 31st October.
The pumpkins are out, the witches are stirring, and Halloween has arrived at Holkham.
Creative Planet Magic Potions Workshop at YALM
Wednesday 28th October.
Step into a world of magic and imagination with this spellbinding creative workshop. Children will mix, make and create their own magical keepsakes in a fun, hands-on session inspired by potion-making and wizarding worlds.
Cherry Tree Farm, Methwold
28th-31st October 10am to 4pm.
Prizes for best dressed fancy dress costume, quiz, sweets for Trick or Treating, pumpkin carving (must bring own utensils and adult supervision for carving – they supply pumpkins and paints etc).
Full access to the farm, meet the goats up close 11.45am, also games. food & drink, plus Halloween themed room.
£10 per person including sweets and treats, £4.50 per person admission only. All pre bookings get a FREE gift.
Children’s Halloween Party at the Maids Head Hotel
Thursday 29th October.
A spooktacular Halloween party with Norfolk Kids Party entertainment.
Knock Knock Halloween at Castle Quarter
Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st October 11am–3pm.
A spooky neighbourhood is coming to the Castle Quarter where every door hides a different surprise!
Bring the family along and choose your door. Give it a knock… and get ready to discover what’s waiting on the other side.
There will be treats, prizes and plenty of silly surprises waiting, but beware… you might get a trick instead!
FREE family fun – donations to The Hamlet most welcome!
The Hocus Pocus Fun Day at High Lodge
Friday 30th October 10am-4pm.
The perfect family-friendly fun for those looking to celebrate Halloween. Get amongst the autumn leaves for magic shows, bubble performances, laser tag, pumpkin carving, face painting and crafts, as well as local stalls selling unique gifts and handmade items.
There will be enough to keep you busy on the main green all day, but should you wish to explore deeper into the forest you will find the Room on the Broom trail, bike trails and play under the trees.
FREE with no booking or ticket needed. Normal parking charges apply which means Forestry England members come for FREE. You can pre-pay your parking and receive a small discount on all day parking and avoid the queues. Check out pre-paid parking on their website.
Crafty creatures of the night at NWT Hickling Broad
Friday 30th October 10:30am to 12pm.
Get in the spirit of Halloween by making spooky seasonal creatures out of foraged natural materials. You will also learn about the nocturnal creatures that can be found in Norfolk.
NWT Sweet Briar Marshes – Spooky species
Friday 30th October 10:30am to 12pm.
Spooky spiders with tangling cobwebs… but are these creatures all what they seem? Join expert Will Nash to discover the fascinating lives of the mini beasts that call NWT Sweet Briar Marshes home.
Mid Norfolk Railway – Halloween Express
31st October.
A ghostly steam train ride through Norfolk.
Scares, Thrills & After-Dark Adventures
PrimeEVIL at ROARR!
16th – 18th, 21st – 25th, 27th – 31st October.
Possibly Norfolk’s biggest scare attraction with live-action mazes. Not for little ones.
Halloween Spooktacular at Great Yarmouth Hippodrome
22nd October – 1st November.
Circus stunts with spooky themes.
FEAR in the FENS Festival, Kings Lynn
23rd – 25th October.
Vintage horror films, speakers and locally made horror shorts.
Halloween Specials from Norwich Ghost Walks
Each night from October 23rd to 31st (excluding Sunday 25th).
An evening of spine-chilling entertainment, featuring storytelling of some of the regions most haunted stories. Their troop of Spooky Performers will bring those stories from beyond the grave… to Life!
Norwich Spooky Story Walk
23rd October to 1st November daily at 7:30 pm (extra shows at 5:30 pm on Fridays and Saturdays).
You’ll wind through the city’s darkest corners, from haunted alleyways to forgotten courtyards, uncovering stories of restless spirits, chilling apparitions, and eerie events that have left their mark on Norwich’s past.
Applewood Countryside Park’s Halloween Spooktacular
Saturday 24th October.
A night of family-friendly frights, fireworks and Halloween fun.
Fairground Frights at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
24 – 25th, 27th – 31st October.
Rides + live scares after dark. We really enjoy this Halloween event – thoroughly terrifying!
Creepy Cruises aboard the Vintage Hauntsman
25th – 31st October.
A ghostly river trip featuring spooky commentary with the ghostly tales of the Broads by our River Trip skippers and trick or treat activity packs for Children. One to enjoy for the whole family.
Spooky Boogie aboard the Vintage Hauntsman
25th – 31st October.
Two and a half hours of frightfully good fun, Halloween classics, dancing after dark and a fully licensed bar serving some devilishly tempting drinks. Fancy dress is positively encouraged.
Neon Moon Freakshow at Epic Studios
Tuesday 27th October.
Experience a grotesquely glorious sideshow that will haunt your dreams, and indulge in a tantalizing mix of blood-soaked gorelesque, fire, sex and gender-bending cabaret! Be unnerved by sinister clowns and witness macabre performances that blur the line between reality and nightmare. This isn’t just a show, it’s a journey into a horrifying carnival where your every dark desire comes to life.
The Ghosts of Norwich: The Norfolk Folkore Society
October 28th, Octagon Chapel, Norwich, 7:30 pm to 9 pm.
As part of Norwich Book Festival, join the Norfolk Folklore Society inside the Octagon Chapel for a live podcast recording exploring the ghosts, folklore and strange encounters hidden within the nearby streets. Meet a woman who never quite completed her final journey, visit a gateway with a grisly reputation, investigate a timeslip in the most unlikely location imaginable and explore the stories that have left generations of Norwich residents glancing over their shoulders.
Tickets £12, 16+
Hag: Modern Folklore & Fables at the National Centre for Writing
Thursday 29th October.
Discover the dark feminist fables of Hag. Irenosen Okojie and Emma Glass will dive into the untold stories of our isles, journeying through magic, mermaids and the monsters that haunt us.
Halloween Drive-In Movies at The Norfolk Showground
29th October to 1st November.
Lock your car doors. Pop up pictures are back with a new monster size screen for an authentic American-style drive in cinema experience.
With earlier screenings of classic Halloween flicks for the family and later screenings of scary thrillers for hardened gore fans!
13 films over 4 nights.
Holmes at Halloween: Murder Mystery Night with Dinner at the Assembly House
Friday 30th October.
Having some experience with dogs of legend, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson are now pitted against Norfolk’s own flame-eyed Black Shuck, the great hound that haunts the wilds of Norfolk, bringing doom and disaster in his wake.
Liv presents SLASHER? I barely know her! at Norwich Arts Centre
Friday 30th October.
Join your horror hostess and Norwich drag royalty, Liv for a horror film inspired drag cabaret!
Grand Dragular Halloween Ball at The Assembly House
Friday 30th October.
Forget trick-or-treating and forget sensible behaviour. The Grand Dragular Halloween Ball is bringing an evening of camp, chaotic and gloriously grown-up Halloween entertainment to The Assembly House. Expect international drag queens, dazzling Viva dancers, cabaret, live entertainment, BC Bingo with television legend Helen McDermott, DJs, dancing and Halloween-themed picky bits served throughout the evening. With glamour, comedy, music, mayhem and a very adult amount of Halloween fun, this is one Halloween party where behaving yourself is very much optional. Communal tables, outrageous outfits and big Halloween energy encouraged.
The Assembly House, 7 pm to 11:30 pm 18+ event.
Murder Mystery Halloween Dinner at the Maids Head Hotel
30th – 31st October.
Fully embrace Halloween and join in with this Murder Mystery Halloween special event. It’s Halloween do you dare to leave the house? This fun evening includes a three-course dinner and entertainment.
Touchbase: Halloween Warehouse at Norfolk Showground
Saturday 31st October.
A massive Halloween Drum & Bass Line Up and immersive theming.
Bloghaus of Horrors VIII at Norwich Arts Centre
Saturday 31st October.
The Bloghaus Haus Band will rise from the dead once more for a blistering set of all your indie hits and electro bangers. Costumes encouraged!
Norwich on the Dark Side
Saturday 31st October.
Join Paul Dickson on a 1 hour 30 minute tour looking at the darker side of Norwich, crime, punishment, filth and misery!
Nightmare Norwich Ghost Tour by Terrible Tours
Saturday 31st October.
Meet the Mysterious Monks and Ghastly Ghouls of Nightmare Norwich.
Food, Drink & Seasonal Festivals
Norwich Biodiversity & Regenerative Food Festival
18th October.
Celebrate sustainable food and autumn produce.
Norfolk’s original Mussel Festival Marshside at The White Horse Brancaster Staithe
21st–25th.
Marshside views, live music and Brancaster Bay Shellfish’s mussels, straight from the water, served a variety of ways.
Norwich Book Festival
24th-30th October.
Talks, readings, and workshops for book lovers.
Norwich Beer Festival
26th – 31st October.
Sample local ales and cider.
Norfolk is calling this Halloween! Whether you’re braving PrimeEVIL, carving pumpkins at Pensthorpe, cruising ghostly waters, or dancing at a masquerade, there’s something for everyone in Norfolk this Halloween.
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