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  1. Haunted House of Hillarity

    Add Phantom Panto - Crook Community Centre to your Itinerary

    Phantom Panto - Crook Community Centre

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Crook

    Dare you enter a haunted mansion this Halloween? Join us in our HAUNTED HOUSE OF HILARITY.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2026Open 15:30 - 17:30
    More info for Phantom Panto - Crook Community Centre
  2. A variety of Halloween themed spooky pottery products.

    Add Halloween Pottery Painting - Crafty Ceramics to your Itinerary

    Halloween Pottery Painting - Crafty Ceramics

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    North Bitchburn, Crook

    Get creative this October half term and paint your very own Halloween pottery. Looking for something fun and creative to do this October half term ? Come along to the Dairy Barn and paint your very own Halloween themed pottery.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 12:00
    More info for Halloween Pottery Painting - Crafty Ceramics
  3. Poster of Durham Halloween Ghost Walk, of the Durham Cathedral, the streets of Durham and Ghosts.

    Add Halloween Ghost Walk - Durham City to your Itinerary

    Halloween Ghost Walk - Durham City

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham

    Join Ghost of Durham for a spooky walks around the Durham Streets. Are YOU brave enough? Join us for an hour of spooky tales from the amazing Andrew Ross, aka Walking with the Ghosts of Durham!

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2026Open 21:00 - 22:00
    More info for Halloween Ghost Walk - Durham City
  4. Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour - Darkened picture of the castle exterior across the lake.

    Add Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Staindrop

    Join us at dusk for a special torchlit tour of Raby Castle. Find out from our guides about the unexplained phenomenon and reported hauntings witnessed over centuries at the castle. From the unfortunate demise of some of the castle's past residents…

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 18:00 - 19:00
    More info for Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
  5. A lilac poster for Lumley Castle's Children's Halloween Disco, decorated with a cartoon bat, ghost, Frankenstein's Monster and a spooky full moon.

    Add Children's Halloween Disco to your Itinerary

    Children's Halloween Disco

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Chester le Street

    Get ready for a spooktacular afternoon of Halloween fun! Join us for games, dancing, music, prizes and plenty of spooky surprises. Come dressed in your favourite Halloween costume and show off your spooky style, there’ll be a prize for the best…

    Dates

    From:
    30 Oct 2026Open 14:00 - 16:00
    More info for Children's Halloween Disco
  6. Two children dressed up as a witch and a skeleton, smiling holding pumpkins against a stone wall.

    Add Spooky Half Term - Hall Hill Farm to your Itinerary

    Spooky Half Term - Hall Hill Farm

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham

    Are you brave enough to come to Hall Hill Farm for a ghoulishly-good time? There are�lots of extra activities- including giant scarecrows, haunted Sheep Race, Mini Monster Maze, Trick or Treat treasure hunt, choose your pumpkin from the pumpkin…

    Dates

    From:
    17 Oct 2026to18 Oct 2026Open 10:30 - 17:00
    From:
    24 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 10:30 - 17:00
    More info for Spooky Half Term - Hall Hill Farm
  7. A spooky green grave in the forest saying "Dr.Acula 1897" with a skeleton coming out of the ground

    Add Halloween After Dark in The Plotters’ Forest - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Halloween After Dark in The Plotters’ Forest - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Darlington

    Halloween After Dark Illuminated Trail in The Plotters Forest. As dusk descends, The Plotters’ Forest stirs with an eerie excitement. Adventurers don their spookiest costumes and venture into the shadows, where spiders spin webs and witches and…

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026Various Opening Times
    From:
    29 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Halloween After Dark in The Plotters’ Forest - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
  8. Raby Castle in the dark under a starry sky, with the logo 'B*Trail x Raby Castle'

    Add After Dark trail run & cycle with B*Trail - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    After Dark trail run & cycle with B*Trail - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Darlington

    Experience Raby in a completely different light. As darkness settles across the estate, the familiar parkland, woodland trails and estate tracks are transformed into an unforgettable after-hours running adventure. With head torches lighting the way,…

    Dates

    From:
    30 Oct 2026Open 19:00 -
    More info for After Dark trail run & cycle with B*Trail - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
  9. A person in a hat and waist coat, sat at a vintage-style desk with a Ouija board, surrounded by red sinister mist.

    Add Spooked to your Itinerary

    Spooked

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Chester le Street

    SPOOKED! Presented by the Middlesbrough Circle of Magicians. Journey through the castle, a series of eerie rooms where strange experiments, ghostly encounters, and impossible illusions await around every corner. Blending theatre, storytelling, and…

    Dates

    From:
    12 Nov 2026Open 18:30 -
    More info for Spooked
  10. White painted pumpkins with bats, on a table surrounded by candles

    Add Little Ones Pumpkin Painting - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Little Ones Pumpkin Painting - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Darlington

    Celebrate the autumn season with a fun and creative pumpkin painting workshop! Little artists will receive their own pumpkin along with a variety of paints and brushes to design a unique creation – no carving required! From spooky faces to colourful…

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026to25 Oct 2026Open 11:00 - 12:00
    From:
    29 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 11:00 - 12:00
    More info for Little Ones Pumpkin Painting - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
  11. Spooky scarecrow looking sinisterly at the camera at Beamish, at night.

    Add Halloween Evening - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Halloween Evening - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Stanley

    Something spooky is coming… Step back in time and get ready for a night you’ll never forget.
    Join us for a special spine-tingling experience as Beamish is transformed into The Un-living Museum of the North.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Halloween Evening - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
  12. A cartoon crime scene on a film set in a fairground, with a masked killer in the background.

    Add Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner: Horrorland Murder to your Itinerary

    Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner: Horrorland Murder

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Chester le Street

    Ten years ago, a young starlet was brutally murdered on a movie set. Now abandoned, the location is about to be brought back to life as an independent filmmaker plans to shoot a new movie on the very site where the actress met her fate.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2026Open 18:30 -
    More info for Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner: Horrorland Murder
  13. A Halloween poster, which reads 'Halloween Hounds, Obstacle Course' at Country Canines Dog Park, decorated with a full moon, bats, witches silhouette

    Add Halloween Hounds Obstacle Course to your Itinerary

    Halloween Hounds Obstacle Course

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Eggleston, Barnard Castle

    Halloween hounds have arrived! Get ready for a spooktacular family adventure packed with spooky challenges, muddy mayhem, treats and photo fun - not just for the dogs, children and adults can join in too! ️‍

    Dates

    From:
    29 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Halloween Hounds Obstacle Course
  14. A colourful table prepared for Ceramic Pumpkin Painting.

    Add Ceramic Pumpkin Painting with Palette and Pop at The Story to your Itinerary

    Ceramic Pumpkin Painting with Palette and Pop at The Story

    Type

    Type:

    Arts & Crafts

    South Road, Durham

    Join Palette and Pop for a gorgeous autumn afternoon of creativity.

    A lovely way to spend an autumn Sunday afternoon: paint, Prosecco and three hours to switch off and relax.

    Venue

    The Story, Durham City

    Dates

    From:
    18 Oct 2026Open 13:00 - 16:00
    More info for Ceramic Pumpkin Painting with Palette and Pop at The Story
  15. A person dressed as a witch in a green dress and hat at Adventure Valley.

    Add Halloween Half Term - Adventure Valley to your Itinerary

    Halloween Half Term - Adventure Valley

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Durham

    Celebrate Halloween with us this half term! Meet our friendly halloween characters, delivering giggles not ghouls. Promoting a happy, joyful halloween event!

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Halloween Half Term - Adventure Valley
  16. A sinister painting of a ghostly figure in front of a dark castle.

    Add Night with The Spirits to your Itinerary

    Night with The Spirits

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Chester le Street

    Join our resident Paranormal team, GhostWatchers UK, this September and October, and take part in paranormal experiments in and around a Castle! Challenge your fears, open your mind, and dare to be different as we take you into areas of the Castle…

    Dates

    From:
    23 Oct 2026to24 Oct 2026Open 20:30 - 02:00
    From:
    30 Oct 2026Open 20:30 - 02:00
    From:
    13 Nov 2026to14 Nov 2026Open 20:30 - 02:00
    More info for Night with The Spirits
  17. Small child playing with paint in a craft session.

    Add Halloween Craft Day - The Story to your Itinerary

    Halloween Craft Day - The Story

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    South Road, Durham

    Gather your little monsters for a spooktacular craft day at The Story!

    Dates

    From:
    26 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Halloween Craft Day - The Story
  18. Two people smiling dressed in Halloween themed pumpkin outfits in front of a bright Halloween castle

    Add Tommy & Tilly’s Magic Castle: A Spooktacular Pantomime! - The Witham to your Itinerary

    Tommy & Tilly’s Magic Castle: A Spooktacular Pantomime! - The Witham

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Barnard Castle

    Step into a world of wonder, laughter, and a little bit of spooky sparkle this half term with Tommy & Tilly’s Magic Castle: A Spooktacular Pantomime!

    Dates

    From:
    30 Oct 2026Open 13:00 -
    More info for Tommy & Tilly’s Magic Castle: A Spooktacular Pantomime! - The Witham
  19. A hooded figure shrouded in darkness, with the text 'Saboteur, one game, countless secrets'.

    Add Saboteur to your Itinerary

    Saboteur

    Type

    Type:

    Halloween

    Chester le Street

    Step into the grand hall of Lumley Castle for an evening of mystery and mischief, where not everyone at your table is who they seem. Will you uncover the devious Saboteurs hiding among your friends and family, or will they outwit you all and claim…

    Dates

    From:
    17 Oct 2026Open 18:30 - 23:00
    From:
    14 Nov 2026Open 18:30 - 23:00
    From:
    29 Jan 2027Open 18:30 - 23:00
    More info for Saboteur
  20. Cartoon monsters in front of a red stage curtain with text that reads, "There's a Monster in your Show."

    Add There’s A Monster In Your Show - Gala Durham to your Itinerary

    There’s A Monster In Your Show - Gala Durham

    Type

    Type:

    October Half Term

    Durham

    Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved ‘Who’s in Your Book?’ series comes to Durham in a brand-new musical show.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Oct 2026to30 Oct 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for There’s A Monster In Your Show - Gala Durham
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