Halloween 2026 in Liverpool: things to do with kids
Halloween is on Saturday 31 October 2026, at the end of October half-term (Monday 26 to Friday 30 October for Liverpool schools). Here’s our pick of pumpkin patches, spooky trails, Halloween parties and shows for families across Liverpool, Southport and Wirral, with dates, times and prices in one place.
🔄 We update this page as new events are announced. Spotted one we’ve missed? Tell us.
🎃 Pumpkin picking near Liverpool
Most pumpkin farms sell out at weekends in half-term, so book ahead where you can and wear wellies.
Pumpkin picking at Rainfords Farm, Catchdale Moss
When: From Sat 26 September 2026 and throughout October
Where: Catchdale Moss Lane, Eccleston, St Helens (WA10 5QG)
Price: Free entry and free parking, pumpkins from £1.25, priced by size. No booking, just turn up.
Ages: All ages
A simple, budget-friendly pumpkin patch: wander the field, pick your pumpkins and pay per pumpkin.
Pumpkin Festival at Farmer Ted’s
When: Fri 2 October to Sun 1 November 2026
Where: Farmer Ted’s Adventure Park, Downholland, near Ormskirk (L39), about 25 minutes from Liverpool city centre
Price: From £12 per person, family ticket (2 adults + 2 children) from £41.50. Online booking only. Pumpkins bought separately on site.
Ages: All ages
A pumpkin village with thousands of pumpkins, a Jurassic Halloween trail with animatronic dinosaurs, a spooky maize maze treasure hunt, marshmallow toasting, Sorcery School sessions, fancy dress and ghost stories, plus all the usual farm animals and play areas.
Birchall’s Farm Pumpkin Patch
When: Sat 3 to Sat 31 October 2026
Where: Reeds Lane, Rainford (WA11 7JP)
Price: See their Facebook page for prices and opening times
Ages: All ages
Family-run pumpkin patch just outside Liverpool: check their page for the latest opening days before you travel.
Gordale Pumpkin Patch Trail, Wirral
When: Sat 17 to Sat 31 October 2026, 9am to 5pm daily
Where: Gordale Garden Centre, Chester High Road, Burton, Wirral, CH64 8TF
Price: £5 per child, pumpkin included. No booking needed
Find the letters hidden by Halloween characters, solve the word and pick a pumpkin to take home.
The Pumpkin Patch, Hightown
When: Daily until Sat 31 October 2026
Where: Orrell Hill Lane, Hightown, L38 5DA
Price: Free entry, pay for your pumpkins
A local pumpkin patch. Check their Facebook page for opening times.
Church View Farm pumpkin picking, Lydiate
When: Sat 3 to Sat 31 October 2026
Where: Church View Farm, Lydiate (near Maghull)
Price: Free entry: pay for the pumpkins you pick
Ages: All ages
A friendly pumpkin patch between Liverpool and Southport. Opening days can change with the weather, so check their Facebook page before you go.
Great Pumpkin Adventure at Windmill Animal Farm, Burscough
When: Daily from Sat 10 October 2026, 10am to 5pm. Heebie Jeebie Shows at 1.30pm and 3.30pm on 10, 11, 17 and 18 October and every day of half-term
Where: Windmill Animal Farm, Fish Lane, Burscough, L40 1UQ
Price: See the farm’s website
A new indoor pumpkin adventure at the animal farm, handy if the weather turns. Dates have been listed by local family guides but not yet on the farm’s own site, so check before you set off.
👻 Halloween events by date
On now: all October
Sorceress of Speke Hall
When: Mon 12 October to Sun 8 November 2026, 10am to 4.30pm
Where: Speke Hall (National Trust), The Walk, Speke, Liverpool
Price: Free activity: normal Speke Hall admission applies (free for National Trust members). No booking needed.
Ages: All ages
A drop-in Halloween adventure through the house: a sorceress and her Monster Mice have taken over the library, a bedroom and the kitchen, which has become a spell-making room. Some displays are on the first floor.
Little Liverpool Halloween at the Museum of Liverpool
When: Tue 20 to Sat 31 October 2026
Where: Museum of Liverpool, Pier Head, Liverpool
Price: £2 per child
Ages: Babies to 6 years
The museum’s play gallery for little ones gets a Halloween makeover, with gentle, not-scary spooky play. A good rainy-day option in town.
This weekend: 10 and 11 October
Pumpkin Express, West Lancashire Light Railway
When: Sun 11 October 2026, 11.30am to 4.30pm
Where: Station Road, Hesketh Bank, PR4 6SP
Price: Adult £7, child £6, family £18. Pay on the day or book online
Steam and diesel train rides, and every child ticket comes with a free pumpkin.
Stranger Folk app quest at Speke Hall
When: Sat 10 October to Thu 12 November 2026, 10am to 4pm
Where: Speke Hall (National Trust), The Walk, L24 1XD
Price: App free. Grounds: adult £13, child £6.50, family £32.50 (free for National Trust members)
A folklore digital adventure around the grounds, played on one phone.
Next week: 17 to 23 October
Tottersghoul at Otterspool Adventure
When: Mon 19 to Fri 23 October 2026
Where: Otterspool Adventure, Otterspool Drive, L17 5AL
Price: See the Otterspool Adventure website
A toddler-friendly Halloween, ahead of the bigger Ottersghoul at half term.
Half-term weekend: 24 and 25 October
Spooky Welly Walk in Sefton Park
When: Sat 24 October 2026: gates open 10.45am, finishes 4.30pm
Where: Sefton Park, Liverpool: starts at the Obelisk (“The Needle”) near the Aigburth Drive entrance
Price: £8 per person or £30 family ticket (2 adults + 2 children). Under-2s free but need a ticket. Book in advance, no tickets on the day.
Ages: All ages: best for 3 to 8s
A two-mile, not-too-scary Halloween walk around the park raising money for Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation. Expect creepy crafts, slime-making, storytelling, mask-making, fairground fun and dinosaurs along the way. Fancy dress encouraged, and wellies!
Ottersghoul at Otterspool Adventure
When: Sat 24 to Sat 31 October 2026, 10am to 5pm (last entry 4.15pm)
Where: Otterspool Adventure, 37 Otterspool Drive, Liverpool L17 5AL
Price: Book online: check the website for prices (tickets sell out every year). Extras such as Trick or Treat Street and marshmallow toasting cost more.
Ages: All ages
Otterspool Adventure’s Halloween takeover: Jack’s Halloween Spectacular live show, a twice-daily Pumpkin Parade, a ghost train and a potion-making station for little witches and wizards, plus the usual go-karts, soft play and adventure golf.
Little Scarelings at Dobbies Liverpool
When: Sat 24, Sun 25 and Thu 29 to Sat 31 October 2026
Where: Dobbies Garden Centre, Liverpool
Price: Around £15 per child, £7.50 per adult. Book online
Ages: Best for younger children
A gentle Halloween experience for little ones at the garden centre, with activities and a treat to take home. Sessions are timed, so book ahead.
Halloween at Calderstones: Storybarn, pumpkin carving & Monster’s Ball
When: Sun 25 to Sat 31 October 2026 (different activities on different days)
Where: The Reader at Calderstones Park, Liverpool L18
Price: Around £5 to £15 depending on the session. Book online
Ages: Most sessions best for 4 to 9s; Monster’s Ball for all ages
Spooky story sessions in the Storybarn, pumpkin carving workshops and a Monster’s Ball party on Halloween. Please check the Reader’s website for exact times. Sessions are small and book up.
Samhain Céilí Halloween party
When: Sun 25 October 2026, 4pm to 7pm
Where: Liverpool Irish Centre, 6 Boundary Lane, L6 5JG
Price: Free, just turn up
A Halloween céilí with fancy dress prizes and gift bags for the first 50 children.
Scarecrow Festival at Rufford Old Hall
When: Fri 23 October to Sun 8 November 2026, 10.30am to 4pm (closed Wednesdays and Thursdays)
Where: Rufford Old Hall (National Trust), West Lancashire, L40 1SG
Price: Included with normal admission (free for National Trust members)
A scarecrow trail around the gardens on the theme of pop stars and music legends.
Halloween Family Day at Aintree Racecourse
When: Sun 25 October 2026: gates 10.40am, pony races from 11.45am, last race 4.10pm
Where: Aintree Racecourse, Ormskirk Road, L9
Price: Under 18s go free with a paying adult (Grandstand & Paddock); adult tickets on the racecourse website
Ages: All ages
A Halloween race day with crafts, face painting, circus skills, bouncy castles, a spookiest-dressed competition and a K-Pop Demon Hunters tribute act with a meet and greet.
PumpkinFest Liverpool
When: Sat 24 October 2026, sessions 10am to 12pm, 1pm to 3pm and 4pm to 6pm
Where: Fletcher’s Garden, Allerton Manor Golf Club, L18 3JT
Price: From £11; collections for 3 from £39.99 to £59.99
Ages: Families
Kids become Pumpkin Collectors, meet six Guardians and join in with games and singing, with prizes for the best costumes.
Half-term week: 26 to 30 October
Day of the Dead dance workshop at World Museum
When: Wed 28 October 2026
Where: World Museum, William Brown Street, Liverpool
Price: Free
Ages: All ages
Learn traditional Mexican Day of the Dead dances in a free family workshop, a colourful alternative to trick-or-treating. Check the museum website for times.
Halloween Party with Jumping Jacks at the Palm House
When: Thu 29 October 2026 to 11am to 1pm (under 5s) and 2pm to 4pm (primary school age)
Where: Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool L17 1AP
Price: £12.50 + booking fee: book online
Ages: Under 5s (morning) and primary age (afternoon). Adults must stay with children.
A fancy-dress Halloween party under the glass: special guests, a mini monster disco, sing-alongs, bubbles and prize giveaways, with a costume competition for kids and grown-ups. Raises money for the Palm House charity.
Spooky Sudley at Sudley House
When: Fri 30 to Sat 31 October 2026
Where: Sudley House, Mossley Hill Road, Liverpool L18
Price: Free
Ages: All ages
The historic house gets a spooky makeover with family crafts, face painting and object handling. Free, relaxed and easy to combine with a walk in nearby parks.
Children’s drama workshops at Shakespeare North
When: Thu 29 October (Shakespeare From Scratch, ages 8 to 13) and Fri 30 October 2026 (Shakespeare’s Monsters)
Where: Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
Price: See the theatre’s website
Make a whole play in a day, or explore Shakespeare’s monsters in a drama session.
Halloween at Knowsley Safari
When: Sat 24 October to Sun 1 November 2026, normal opening hours
Where: Knowsley Safari, Prescot, L34 4AN
Price: Included in admission. Book online by 11 October with code SPOOKY50 for half-price kids tickets (one per full-paying adult)
Ages: All ages
A Halloween foot safari trail with code-cracking stamps, trick-or-treat challenges, crafts in the tipi and a sweet treat at the end.
Mischief Night at Bowring Park, Huyton
When: Fri 30 October 2026, 5pm to 9pm
Where: Bowring Park & Golf Course, Huyton
Price: Not stated yet; rides and food likely extra, so check with the organiser
Ages: All ages
A Halloween evening with fairground rides, an obstacle course, fire-breathing, games, pumpkin decorating, live music, market stalls and food. Wrap up warm.
Halloween weekend: 31 October and 1 November
Liverpool ONE Halloween Party
When: Sat 31 October 2026, 11am to 4pm
Where: Liverpool ONE, city centre
Price: Free, no booking needed
Ages: All ages
A free Halloween party hosted by radio presenter Leanne Campbell, with drumming workshops, face painting, zombie dance workshops, street performers and spooky characters. Come in fancy dress: the costume competition winner gets £200 to spend at Liverpool ONE, with prizes for runners-up.
Halloween at Norris Green Park
When: Sat 31 October 2026, 10.30am to 1.30pm
Where: Norris Green Park and community hub, Norris Green, Liverpool
Price: Free, just turn up on the day
Ages: All ages
A Halloween treasure hunt around the park and spooky crafts in the community hub, run by the Friends of Norris Green Park.
Halloween in Concert
When: Sat 31 October 2026: doors 6.30pm, show 7.30pm
Where: The Auditorium, M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool Waterfront
Price: Tickets via the venue website
Ages: Family show: under 14s must be with an adult
A live Halloween music show with spooky singalong hits (Monster Mash, Thriller and more), big stage visuals and a costume contest with prizes. A good one for older kids.
Trampoween Party at Liverpool Trampoline, Hunts Cross
When: Sun 1 November 2026, 4pm to 6pm
Where: Liverpool Trampoline Gymnastics Academy, Gaskill Road, Hunts Cross, L24 9GR
Price: £12.50 booked in advance, £15 on the door if places are left
Ages: All ages
A Halloween bouncing party with games, prizes, fancy dress and a special guest appearance. Places are limited, so book by emailing or calling the club.
Hocus Pocus Family Halloween Spectacular, The Grand, Southport
When: Sun 1 November 2026: 11am to 2pm or 3pm to 6pm
Where: The Grand, Lord Street, Southport
Price: £10 per person
Ages: Family event
A live show from the Sanderson Sisters with games and fancy dress, the day after Halloween.
Further afield: Southport and Wirral
Halloween half term at Eureka! Science + Discovery
When: October half term 2026: check the website for dates
Where: Eureka! Science + Discovery, Seacombe, Wirral (next to the Seacombe ferry terminal)
Price: Normal admission: tickets work as an annual pass
Ages: All ages, with a dedicated under-7s area
Eureka! usually runs a Halloween-themed programme over half term with hands-on workshops, crafts and story time. A great one for curious kids, and you can arrive by Mersey Ferry.
Halloween in Concert, Floral Pavilion
When: Tue 27 October 2026
Where: Floral Pavilion Theatre, New Brighton, Wirral
Price: From around £35: tickets via the theatre website
Ages: Family show
A live Halloween music show with spooky singalong favourites, a half-term alternative if you can’t make the Liverpool date.
Halloween Half Term at Port Sunlight Village
When: Thu 29 to Fri 30 October 2026
Where: Port Sunlight Village, Wirral CH62
Price: Around £6 to £8 per child: check the website
Ages: All ages
Spooky half-term family activities in the historic village, with plenty of green space for a walk afterwards. Check the village website for session times.
SMEC Ghost Train, Southport
When: Fri 30 to Sat 31 October 2026, 4pm to 8pm
Where: Southport Model Engineering Club, Rotten Row (next to Victoria Park), Southport PR8 2DA
Price: £8 per person; £5 for under-3s or under 90cm. Book online: limited spaces.
Ages: Ages 3+ (under 1.2m must ride with an adult)
A miniature steam and diesel train ride through haunted tunnels and ghostly stations with spooky lighting. Family-friendly with no jump scares. Each ride lasts about 6–8 minutes.
Halloween Bash at Southport Market
When: Sat 31 October 2026
Where: Southport Market, King Street, Southport
Price: Around £15 adult, £10 child: check the website
Ages: Family event
A Halloween party in the food hall market. Fancy dress very welcome. Check the market’s website for times and tickets.
💛 Free Halloween ideas
- Pumpkin picking at Rainfords Farm, Catchdale Moss
- Samhain Céilí Halloween party
- Day of the Dead dance workshop at World Museum
- Spooky Sudley at Sudley House
- Liverpool ONE Halloween Party
- The Pumpkin Patch, Hightown
- Church View Farm pumpkin picking, Lydiate
- Pumpkin carving at home, then a walk to spot carved pumpkins in your street
- A leaf-kicking walk in a park near you, with a spooky scavenger hunt (a spider web, a black feather, an acorn “witch hat”)
✅ Tips for Halloween with little ones
- Book early: half-term weekends and Halloween itself sell out fast, especially pumpkin farms and indoor shows.
- Costumes: look for the CE or UKCA mark, keep them away from candles and pumpkin lanterns, and use LED tea lights in your own pumpkins.
- Be seen: it’s dark by about 5pm after the clocks go back on 25 October, so add a torch, glow stick or reflective band for trick or treating.
- Trick or treat kindly: stick to houses with a pumpkin or decorations outside, and stay with younger children.
- Allergies: check sweets before little ones tuck in, and carry a non-food treat option if your child has allergies.
- Not too scary: many events have a toddler-friendly daytime session; check the ages before booking.
Planning beyond Halloween? See our Bonfire Night 2026 guide, this weekend’s picks and half-term holiday clubs.