Halloween events for kids in Manchester
Halloween 2026 has finished. We list Halloween events from September: pumpkin picking, spooky trails, family-friendly scares and fancy-dress discos. Next year's dates appear here as soon as they're announced.
What's on now
What ran in 2026
These have finished. Many come back every year.
- Gandeys Halloween Spooktacular at The Trafford CentreFinished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · Gandeys Circus big top, The Trafford Centre (P7 car park)
- Hidden Horrors Trail (Alexandra Park)Finished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · Alexandra Park
- Hidden Horrors Trail (Boggart Hole Clough)Finished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · Boggart Hole Clough
- Hidden Horrors Trail (Chorlton Water Park)Finished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · Chorlton Water Park
- Hidden Horrors Trail (Cringle Park)Finished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · Cringle Park
- Hidden Horrors Trail (Crumpsall Park)Finished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · Crumpsall Park
- Hidden Horrors Trail (Debdale Park)Finished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · Debdale Park
- Hidden Horrors Trail (Fog Lane Park)Finished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · Fog Lane Park
- Hidden Horrors Trail (Heaton Park)Finished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · Heaton Park
- Hidden Horrors Trail (Platt Fields Park)Finished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · Platt Fields Park
- Hidden Horrors Trail (Wythenshawe Park)Finished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · Wythenshawe Park
- Little Monsters Halloween Breakfast Banquet at The Ivy ManchesterFinished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · The Ivy Manchester Brasserie
- Palazzo Planet Trail (Halloween half term)Finished · Sun, 1 Nov 2026 · Trafford Palazzo
- Boothstown Goes BOO!Finished · Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · Boothstown Community Centre
- Family Halloween at Central LibraryFinished · Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · Manchester Central Library
- Family Halloween Mochi Making Workshop at Trafford PalazzoFinished · Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · Trafford Palazzo
- Free Pumpkin Carving with the Park Rangers (Ladybarn Park)Finished · Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · Ladybarn Park
- Halloween in the City and MCR Monsters TrailFinished · Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · Manchester city centre (Exchange Square and Manchester Arndale)
- Haunted Half-Term: creepy craft drop-in at Old Trafford Library at LimelightFinished · Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · Old Trafford Library at Limelight
- Haunted Half-Term: creepy craft drop-in at Partington LibraryFinished · Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · Partington Library
- Haunted Pumpkin Patch TrailFinished · Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · Bean and Brush Art Cafe, Stanley Square
- Kids Halloween Party at the Old PegFinished · Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · Old Peg
- Mega Halloween Party at Aviva StudiosFinished · Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · Aviva Studios (The Warehouse)
- Walkden's Mystical HalloweenFinished · Sat, 31 Oct 2026 · Walkden Town Centre
- Eco-Makes with a Halloween Twist at Manchester MuseumFinished · Fri, 30 Oct 2026 · Manchester Museum
- Free Pumpkin Painting with the Park Rangers (Cringle Park)Finished · Fri, 30 Oct 2026 · Cringle Park
- Halloween Spooktacular at Hulme ParkFinished · Fri, 30 Oct 2026 · Hulme Park
- Monster Mash Bash Halloween Party at Oxygen MediaCityFinished · Fri, 30 Oct 2026 · Oxygen Activeplay MediaCity
- Play Streets Halloween PartyFinished · Fri, 30 Oct 2026 · The Valley Community Centre
- Free Pumpkin Carving with the Park Rangers (Barrack Park, Hulme)Finished · Thu, 29 Oct 2026 · Barrack Park, Hulme
- Free Pumpkin Carving with the Park Rangers (Boggart Hole Clough (Lakeside Café))Finished · Thu, 29 Oct 2026 · Boggart Hole Clough (Lakeside Café)
- Free Pumpkin Carving with the Park Rangers (Collyhurst Park)Finished · Thu, 29 Oct 2026 · Collyhurst Park
- Haunted Half-Term: creepy craft drop-in at Woodsend LibraryFinished · Thu, 29 Oct 2026 · Woodsend Library
- Little Terrors Trail and Crafts at The Trafford CentreFinished · Thu, 29 Oct 2026 · The Trafford Centre
- Magic Makers at Chetham's LibraryFinished · Thu, 29 Oct 2026 · Chetham's Library
- Make a Giant Haunted House at Alexandra ParkFinished · Thu, 29 Oct 2026 · Bembe Café, Alexandra Park
- Spooky KeyringsFinished · Thu, 29 Oct 2026 · Salford Museum & Art Gallery