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We try to find as many fun things to do around Halloween as possible and each year our list of places to visit gets bigger and bigger. The North West definitely gets in to the spooky spirit with so many Manchester Halloween events to enjoy. If you are looking for family fun this Halloween then you need to check out our ever growing list which I will keep updated.
Halloween Events In Manchester
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Halloween in the City, Manchester City Centre from October 25th 2023
Mark the arrival of Halloween with a host of monstrously good events across Manchester city centre.
Featuring a giant rooftop monster invasion, Monsters Rock! Music Festival with spooky DJs, live performances, gruesome games and competitions, plus carnival rides, fancy-dress and Walk the Plank’s legendary monster procession.
Join in! Dress up! Party on!
Check out Halloween in the City for more information
MCR Monsters
Look up! Look out! Beware! Giant inflatable monsters have taken over the city’s streets and rooftops.
Keep an eye out for the full list of monsters and share your pics with #MCRMonsters.
Check out Halloween in the City for more information
Monsters Rock Music Festival
A monster music festival takes over the city with spooky DJs, live performances, gruesome games, competitions, carnival rides and monster portaloos.
Saturday 28th October, 10am-7pm
Sunday 29th October, 10am-5pm
Check out Halloween in the City for more information
Team Trick v Team Treat Challenge
Are you Team Trick or Team Treat? Come to Halloween in the City in your best fancy dress outfit, pick a side and take part in a host of gruesome games to win points for your team.
Head to the Main Stage in Exchange Square at 4pm each day to see which team is crowned the winner.
Saturday 28th October, 10am-7pm
Sunday 29th October, 10am-5pm
Check out Halloween in the City for more information
Monster’s Rock! Party Procession, Manchester Arndale & Market Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester M1 1PT
An unmissable roaming performance from Walk the Plank, expect a crazy procession of monster puppets, giant skeletons, stilt walkers and five-piece band.
28 Oct 2023 - 29 Oct 2023
Check out Halloween in the City for more information
Carnival of Monsters, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Greater Manchester M2 7LF
Run for the hills! A Carnival of Monsters tumbles onto St Ann’s Square – a family-friendly freakshow with roaming circus performers, sideshow stalls, hula hooping workshops and a hall of mirrors.
28 Oct - 29 Oct 2023
Check out Halloween in the City for more information
Gandeys Halloween Spooktacular Family Event, The Trafford Centre M17 8EH from 13 - 31 October 2023
With an international cast of over 30, Gandeys returns to the Trafford Centre this Halloween to wow audiences in a production staged in Gandeys Big Top of Dreams
It’s even bigger! Even more spectacular! A specially selected international cast of skeletons, vampires, Jack o’lanterns and not forgetting Circus Artistes, have been brought together for this year’s sensational extravaganza. From the thrill acts to the big production numbers Gandeys are famous for, it’s all here and you will be on the edge of your seat with excitement, rolling in the aisles with laughter, and hiding under your coats from the spooky thrills.
Prices start at just £9.99 making it an affordable family day out! Buy tickets online
Ascarium, Sealife Centre, The Trafford Centre M17 8EH from 23rd September - 31st October 2023
Follow an immersive trail to help the Sea Witch keep her fellow sea creatures safe and look after the ocean. Complete the ‘spook-splash-tastic’ challenges to join Serafina’s army of Sea Defenders.
Help the Sea Witch save the seas and discover the amazing tricks of sea creatures and earn yourself some Halloween Treats. Enjoy cool photo opportunities and visit the pumpkin patch.
Have lots of fun on the activity trail and face the challenges throughout the aquarium. Take part in visual games and activities, make your own spooky shark hat and if that's not enough make sure you pick up your reward for completion.
Tickets for Ascarium are included in the entry cost for Sealife
Brick Or Treat at Legoland Discovery Centre, Trafford Centre, M17 8EH from 23rd September - 31st October 2023
Brick or Treat returns to Legoland Discovery Centre with lots of Spook-Tacular activities for all the family.
Watch the LEGO 4D Movie ‘The Great Monster Chase’, build your own LEGO pumpkin and help us make a spooky monster garden. Take part in the ‘Scarevenger’ hunt in a haunted Miniland. What will you find?
Meet and greet with our character mascots – Scarecrow and Lord Vampyre. Bring your best monster moves and join them for a Halloween dance party
Spin our spooky wheel of fortune; will you get a trick or a treat? Photo opportunities for the whole family
Brick or Treat Monster Party activities take place on weekends and in school holidays from 23rd to 31st October.
Brick or Treat tickets are included in the entry cost for Legoland Discovery Centre.
Wizard's Gathering at the Old Hall, Tatton Park, WA16 6QN from Thursday 26th - Sunday 29th October 2023
Step into an enchanting realm of the Hidden Kingdoms and join us for an unforgettable family-friendly adventure like no other – The Troll King awaits your presence at the Wizard’s Gathering at the Old Hall this Halloween!
Early Bird discounted ticket: £16 per person (until 22 September), Standard tickets £18 per person
Pre-booked tickets online include your parkland entry for free.
Our Kids Social Halloween Silent Disco, Tatton Park WA16 6QN - Saturday 28 October 2023
Dare to dip into the bubbling cauldron of dance? With Halloween classics from Ghostbusters to the Time Warp - try your luck and see what Halloween tunes the cauldron dictates! You are bound to leave in a spine-chillingly fiendish mood and ready for the 31st!
With two music channels to choose we guarantee a monstrous time for families this Halloween!
Adult and Child tickets are £6.50 - (Parkland entry is not included)
Halloween Quarry Bank Mill Trail, Quarry Bank Mill, SK9 4HP from Saturday 21st - Sunday 29th October
At Quarry Bank Mill this October half term young visitors can enjoy our CSI Quarry Bank trail. Young Thomas Priestley has lost his finger. Can you help us to investigate what happened?
Entry is free for National Trust members. Book online
Craft Activity, Quarry Bank Mill, SK9 4HP
from Saturday 23 - Sunday 29 October
In the learning space on the third floor of the mill children can get creative and make their own bouncy spider to take home.
Entry is free for National Trust members. Book online
Creepy Crawlies Workshop, Lyme Park, SK12 2NR from Thursday 26th - Friday 27th October 2023
How slimy is a snail? Are tarantulas terrifying? Do cockroaches give you the creeps? Get up-close and hands-on with a unique Animal Explorer workshop.
Join ZooLab to get up close and hands on with invertebrates. Little ones will be amazed and inspired to explore the big subjects of biodiversity and the environment.
A childs ticket costs £10 which includes an adult ticket
Scare Skate, The Cathedral Gardens, Manchester M4 3BG
Strap on your boots for this year’s Scare Skate! Join in the spooky skating extravaganza and get ready for a frightfully delightful Halloween experience at the ice rink.
Book your slot online but be quick as tickets sell fast especially those leading up to Halloween.
Lil' Monster's Ball at Hard Rock Cafe Manchester, M4 2BS from 28th October - 29th October 2023 (29th SOLD OUT)
There’s a fa-boo-lous feast for families at Hard Rock Cafe Manchester this Halloween, with the return of the hugely popular Lil' Monster’s Ball - guaranteed to raise the spirits.
Parents and their little monsters can head on over to the restaurant on Saturday 28th October between 8:30am and 10:30am to feast on the all-American breakfast buffet and later enjoy fiendishly fun family entertainment including face-painting, ghoulish games and more. Creepy costumes are advised!
Book Online - Adult tickets are £16.95 and children tickets (ages 3-16) are just £11.95, this includes the breakfast buffet and fun-filled entertainment - kids under the age of two go free.
Halloween At Seven Sisters Farm Ice Cream, WA16 9ER selected dates from 21st October - 29th October 2023
Enjoy the Maize Maze where some of the festival staff and visitors have got lost in the maze - Can you help find them and find your way out?
There are 7 scarecrows hidden in the maze – each one has a name on which you fill into the spaces on the puzzle card to complete the challenge
The maze takes about 1 hr and over halloween you can enjoy the Live Boo Crew too.
Book online - Adults £6.50 - 12+ / children £5.50 3 - 11 year
Night Maze At Seven Sisters Farm Ice Cream, WA16 9ER selected dates from 27th October - 89th October 2023
Dare you walk the maze by night ? Night mazes include live scarecrows and it's also a chance to see the farm lit at its spookiest. There's a live DJ both nights
Friday 27th October & Saturday 28th October. 6-8pm family hours and 8 -10pm on the super spooky hours
Last entry to the maze 9.30 pm
Book online Adults £8.50 12+ / children £7.50
Totally Gruesome, Walkden M28 3ZH from 20th October - 31st October 2023
Totally Gruesome is an indoor family-friendly Halloween attraction. Suitable for all ages, Totally Gruesome is fun and spooky, but not scary. Enjoy an hour of themed rooms, find the answer to the puzzle and move on to the next... It's super fun without having anyone jumping out at you!
Book online and choose from two trails.
Pumpkins After Dark, Cockfields Farm Park OL6 8AR from Wednesday 25th October - Saturday 28th October 2023
Pumpkins After Dark is an enchanting evening where live music, tantalizing Gin creations , mouthwatering food, marshmallow toasting. pumpkin picking, animal interactions, and a carving competition come together to create a truly magical experience.
Limited tickets on sale now with Adult and Child's tickets priced at £15 each
Halloween Special, Smithills Open Farm BL1 7NS from Saturday 21st through to Sunday 29th October 2023
Head to Smithills Open Farm for a Halloween Special. A spooky sweet hunt, farm staff in fancy dress and a farm decorated for Halloween. Join in with their Children’s fancy dress competition for the chance to win.
All activities for the Halloween Special are suitable for children of all ages and is included in Farm Admission.
Tickets MUST be booked online
Halloween Fright Night, Smithills Open Farm BL1 7NS For one SPOOKY night only – Saturday 28th October, from 6pm onwards
Ghoooulish guided tours, including, Haunted tractor rides, Spooky woodland walk, Zombie Barns
Not for the faint-hearted. Suitable for children over 6 years old.
£15 per person and tickets MUST be booked online
Halloween Ghost Trains, East Lancashire Railway BL9 0EY from Thursday 26th October - Saturday 28th October 2023
There's spooky fun this Halloween at The East Lanchasire Railway. Take a walk through the Haunted House over the ghoulishly decorated footbridge at Bury and meet with the friendly fiends of the ELR Monster Squad like Bob the Zombie and Count Brian the Vampire.
Hop on board for an 80-minute steam train ride from Bury to Rawtenstall and back with spooky entertainment and music along the route. There's a goody bag for every child full of tricks and treats.
For more details and to book tickets head to East Lancashire Railway
Carn-Evil, Bury Transport Museum BL9 0EY from Thursday 26th October - Saturday 28th October 2023
Buckle up and boogie over to the Boo-ry Transport Museum for the Carn-Evil. There will be a host of theme park rides that are sure to put the fear of fun into you!
Alongside the rides there will also be a spooktacular show, filled with even more colourful characters, taking place at regular intervals and including a disco, magic show and fancy dress competition with prizes! Your ticket gets you access to all the attractions at the museum, and it’s all family friendly, with rides for all ages.
Open from 4pm until 9pm, you can go before or after your Halloween train experience, it’s entirely up to you and whatever fits in with your evening and train departure time.
For more details and to book tickets head to East Lancashire Railway
The Wizarding Adventure, East Lancashire Railway BL9 0EY from Friday 27th October 2023
It’s time to sign up to our spellbinding school of sorcery as you take a wacky and wonderful whistle stop tour of the Wizard Academy and learn to become a master of mystery and magic.
Hop on board a return trip from Bury to Rawtenstall hauled by a genuine steam (and spell) powered train and enjoy a hour and a half wizarding experience with the region’s most pre-eminent enchanters.
There will also be plenty of photo opportunities.
For more details and to book tickets head to East Lancashire Railway
Are you planning to visit Manchester this Halloween? Which one of these Halloween events in Manchester are you looking forward to the most?
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