There’s all sorts happening for families in Halifax and Calderdale around Halloween! From a big Spooktacular at Manor Heath to smaller parties at play gyms, there is something to scare – or satisfy – all ages.

A full list is available on our Halloween page, but we’ve put together a selection of spookiness to whet your appetite.

So paint on your scary faces and head down to these frightful parties and events in Halifax and the surrounding areas.

**CURRENTLY UPDATING FOR 2020 – Please check back for the full list soon!***

Spooky Science Monster Tea Party, Forgotten Forest

The monsters are coming for a Halloween party! Help get everything ready for them by making fizzing oozy drinks, spider and green snot slime and calling the monsters when it’s time for tea. You can taste Goblin juice, make shrunken heads and have a wonderfully spooky time!

• Sunday, November 3, 2019. 1-2pm. Forgotten Forest, Brighouse.

Halloween Roller Skate Party, Halifax YMCA

Rock Halloween on wheels at Halifax YMCA’s Spooktacular Halloween Party. There are two parties to choose from; Friday, October 25, or Saturday, October 26. Both 6-8pm. Tickets cost £5 and include pizza or a hotdog, a spooky bun and a drink. Fancy dress optional, prizes for the best costumes.

• Halifax YMCA, Friday, October 25 & Saturday, October 26, 2019. 6-8pm. Tickets, YMCA office or any family skate session.

The Piece Hall’s Spooky Trail

Visit The Piece Hall at dusk to go on a secret tour with spooky stories from The Piece Hall’s past, then warm up with hot chocolate and sweet treats.

Suitable for families with children aged 5-11.

• November 2, 2019. 5.30-7pm. £20 per family of 4 or £6.50 per person.

Halifax Spooktacular

Halifax Spooktacular returns on Thursday, October 26 at Manor Heath! Gates open at 5pm, with family entertainment, refreshments, fireworks and much more. Tickets available at the entrance on the day – but are cheaper if you book in advance.

• Thursday, October 26, 2019. Manor Heath. 5pm-9pm. Tickets: £4-17.

Hocus Pocus at Eureka!

Grab your cloaks, wands and broomsticks; witches and wizards have flown into Eureka and are holding an official Halloween recruitment drive!

Budding Harry Potters and Mildred Hubbles will be put through their paces, with a series of tasks and tests to complete before pledging allegiance.

Spooky fancy dress encouraged!

Activities included in the price of admission and free to annual pass holders.

• October 19 – November 3, 2019, 9.30am-5pm and 10am-5pm on weekends and October half term.

Halloween Party at PB’s Play Village

Fun party for kids aged 1-6, with a bouncy castle, disco music, party games, a special spooky guest and a party tea. £10 per child. Limited tickets available.

• October 30, 2019. 4.30-6pm.

Spooky Shibden

Brave the spooky trail around Shibden Hall with a craft afterwards. Included in the entrance price to the hall. Ages 4-12.

• Thursday, October 31, 2019. 11am-12pm, 1-2pm & 2-3pm. Call 01422 352246 to book.

Sparks! Make a Skeleton

Enjoy spooky crafts and games while creating your own skeleton at Bankfield Museum.

• October 30, 2019. 1-2pm. £3-4.

Halloween Kids Crafts at Gordon Rigg

Create and decorate witches brooms, carve a pumpkin or enjoy a slime party and breakfast. See the website for full details.

• Gordon Rigg Garden, Home & Leisure, Todmorden. October 21-November 1, 2019 (excluding weekends), 2pm.

Brighouse Halloween Trail

Have fun finding the ghosts and ghouls of Brighouse. Trail sheets available and treats for kids in costume (while stocks last). Children aged 12 and under only, must be accompanied.

• October 26, 2019. 10am-3pm.

Family Halloween Party 

Head to Greetland Community Centre for a spooky family party with a children’s entertainer and a disco. Fancy dress optional.

• October 26, 2019. From 4pm. Greetland Community Centre, Rochdale Road. HX4 8JG.

HALLOWEEN EVENTS WITHIN AN HOUR OF CALDERDALE

Halloween Train – Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

All aboard for a spooky ride on the Halloween rain with spooky stories, spells, creepy colouring and more. Fancy dress encouraged!

• October 27 & 31, 2019. Ages 3-8.

Wizard Express & Halloween Ghost Train – Kirklees Light Railway

All aboard, junior witches and wizards-in-the-making! This  Wizard Express steam train will take you to wizarding class at Shelley Station for a 45 minute interactive session where they will meet magical guests and learn all there is to know about broomstick-riding, wand-waving and potion-making! The Halloween Ghost Train is for older children, lasts one hour and runs on the evenings of October 29, 30 & 31, 2020.

• October 26-31, 2020.

Park Mill Way, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9XJ

Spooky Scarecrow Trail, Lotherton Hall

Follow the clues through the house and grounds to find the scarecrows and tiptoe through the haunted woods – be careful not to wake the scarecrows! Creepy crafts inside the house.

• October 22-31, 2019. 10am-6pm. Lotherton Hall, Collier Lane, Aberford. LS25 3EB.

Halloween Adventure, Stockeld Park

Get into the spooky spirit with the Monster Mash panto show, terrifying Haunted House, zombie laser gun challenge and find real witches in the enchanted forest!

• October 24-November 1, 2020. Stockeld Park, Wetherby, LS22 4AN

Hawortheen Harry Potter Weekend, Main Street, Haworth

Join two spooky parades in Haworth on Halloween weekend.

• October 25, 2019. 10am-4pm.

Haunted Houses and Tiny Terrors at Temple Newsam

Scare yourselves silly in the darkened house and frightening farm and enjoy spooky crafts, stories and treats. Wear your most frightful outfits to fend off ghostly surprises!

You can also brave an eerie evening trip to the Spooky Spooktacular (tickets from Eventbrite).

On October 30, bring your own pumpkin to carve from 1-3pm, or carve the one you planted if you took part in seed planting earlier in the year.

Tickets are limited and can be purchased via eventbrite or in advance from the courtyard shop.

• October 26-November 2, 2019. Temple Newsam Road, Off Selby Road, Leeds , OS15 0AE.

Do you know of any other fabulous Halloween events happening in Halifax and Calderdale?

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If you’re looking for pumpkin picking events, you’ll find them here.