Halloween in Staffordshire

There’s a hair-raising Halloween waiting for you in spooktacular Staffordshire – if you dare!

We have a bone-chilling bonanza of eerie events and abominable activities, whether you need fang-tastic family fun or something gruesome for grown-ups.

Halloween Events for Families

Explore the freaky mazes, enjoy the live shows, and join your favourite CBeebies characters for the very first Halloween Party at Alton Towers Resort, full of fang-tastic family attractions at Scarefest (5^th-6^th, 12^th-13^th, 18^th October-3^rd November).

Visit the spine-tingling island of Sodor at Thomas Land, Drayton Manor Park, which will be a haven of freaky family fun for More Trick Than Treat from 19^th-31^st October, with meet and greets, pumpkin carving, live shows and more!

The SnowDome is hosting its first Thrills & Chills event (31st October-1st November), featuring frightful fancy dress, freaky face painting, and loads of Halloween treats.

The Monkey Forest will be full of mischief from the spooky simians, with fun in the Deadly Dungeon including face-painting and fancy dress, plus Spooky Tree ID Walks with The Woodland Trust and Creepy Crawlies from Exotic Zoo (26^th-31^st October).

Peak Wildlife Park's Halloween SPOOKtacular (26th October-3rd November) has ghoulish games, Mad Mark's Insect Emporium and more, while there will be a spooky Halloween trail through the woods at Weston Park (26^th October-3^rd November), along with creepy crafts and pumpkin carving.

Make your mark at World of Wedgwood with peculiar pottery painting (26^th October-3^rd November) plus fun creative activities, children’s Museum trail with a prize for every child, and a children’s afternoon tea with a twist (Monday-Friday only).

And there's more indoor fun, with prizes to be won and mysterious ghosts and ghouls to dodge, at Flip Out Stoke, and at the Ancient High House, a real haunted house packed with spine-tingling stories. 

Things to do on Halloween for adults

Scarefest (5^th-6^th, 12^th-13^th, 18^th October-3^rd November) is back with a vengeance at Alton Towers Resort this year.

With terrifying scare mazes and live shows, it’s the most spine-tingling Scarefest yet. And there’s the rare chance to ride your favourite coasters in the dark and brave the Alton Towers Dungeon for the first time.

The National Forest Adventure Farm promises the fright of your life at Screamfest (selected dates from 10^th October-2^nd November).

There are five scare mazes, and live entertainment from extreme performers, demon DJs and Hill Billy Joe’s Zombie Paintball Smash.

Away from the scares, indulge in a delicious Spooky Afternoon Tea at Hoar Cross Hall from 26th-31st October.

For more haunting Halloween things to do in Staffordshire, visit our What's On page, where you can search for events by date, type and location.