October Half Term & Halloween Events

Info: Join the Spooktacular Halloween Party where children can enjoy a disco and party games.

Date: Sunday 27th October 2024

Address: The Allendale, Hanham Road, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, BH21 1AS

Booking: The Allendale

Info: The Halloween Disco hosted by Get Up and Groove will be jam packed with games, epic dance competitions and tons of disco fun!

Date: Thursday 31st October 2024

Address: Littledown Centre, Chaseside, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 7DX

Booking: BH Live Active

Info: Visit the Wimborne miniature railway to ride the rails in your favourite Halloween costume!

Date: Saturday 26th October 2024

Address: Wimborne DSME, Merley Park Road, Broadstone, Dorset, BH21 3DA

Website: Wimborne DSME

Info: Book a session and enjoy competitions and spooky character visits.

Dates: Saturday 26th October - Sunday 3rd November 2024

Address: High Score Arcades, Dolphin Centre, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1SS

Website: High Score Arcades

Info: Visit the museum during half term and take part in Halloween crafts and trails.

Dates: Saturday 26th October - Sunday 3rd November 2024

Address: Russell-Cotes Museum, East Cliff Promenade, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 3AA

Website: Russell-Cotes Museum

Info: Dare to take a scary train ride through the trees. And kids get dressed up will receive sweets!

Date: Wednesday 30th October 2024

Address: Littledown Miniature Railway, Littledown Park, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 7DX

Facebook: Littledown Miniature Railway

Info: The Farmer Palmer team and farm park will have a spooky makeover and there’s going to be plenty of addition fun with “Soak-a-Spook” tractor rides, pumpkin picking, witches races, spooky maize maze and dance time!

Dates: Saturday 26th – Thursday 31st October 2024

Address: Farmer Palmers, Wareham Road, Organford, Dorset, BH16 6EU

Website: Farmer Palmers

Info: Choose from a ‘Not so Scary Halloween’ party with Donald and Goofy or ‘Bibbidy Bitsy BOO’ with the Glass Slipper Princess. Parties include meet & greet, music, dancing, role play and much more.

Dates: Monday 28th, Wednesday 30th & Thursday 31st October 2024

Address: Itsy Bitsyccino, Westover Retail Park, Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 3JS

Website: Itsy Bitsyccino

Info: Choose from a Trick or Treat party with disco or Phaser Night with spooky themed laser games and digiwall fun.

Dates: Friday 25th & Wednesday 30th October 2024 

Address: Lemur Landings, Tower Park, Yarrow Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 4NY

Website: Lemur Landings

Info: Meet slithering snakes, terrifying tarantulas and other creepy crawlies up close. Booking essential.

Date: Thursday 31st October & Friday 1st November 2024

Address: Avon Heath Country Park, Brocks Pine, St Leonards, BH24 2DH

Facebook: Avon Heath Country Park

Info: The activity trail includes pumpkin smash archery, tower climbing, bushcraft, spooky crafts and more!

Date: Sunday 27th October 2024

Address: Avon Tyrell Outdoor Centre, Bransgore, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 8EE

Website: Avon Tyrell Outdoor Centre

Info: Join family and friends at a brand new illuminated trail, filled with lots of hidden surprises and spellbinding twists. Additional activities through half term include themed crafts and activities.

Dates: Friday 25th October - Sunday 3rd November 2024

Address: Moors Valley Country Park, Horton Road, Ashley Heath, BH24 2ET

Website: Forestry England

Info: Outalimits brings you one of the biggest and best Halloween parties with a disco, party dances, best costume competition, prizes and giveaways!

Dates: Various dates

Locations: Poole, Bournemouth, Corfe Mullen & Verwood

Facebook: Outalimits Discos

Info: Look out for ghosts and ghouls on a woodland walk and don’t forget to look in the trees. Additional activities during half term include making Halloween costumes, bubble workshops and the Treehouse Theatre.

Dates: Thursday 24th October – Sunday 3rd November 2024

Address: Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1BU

Website: Red House Museum

Info: Activities for all ages and a scariest costume competition!

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Date: Thursday 31st October 2024

Address: Winterbourne Kingston Hub, Broad Close, Winterborne Kingston, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 9BL

Facebook: Winterbourne Kingston Hub

Info: There will be music, games, prizes for best dressed and plenty of delicious snacks.

Date: Saturday 26th October 2024

Address: Charlton Marshall Village Hall, Green Close, Charlton Marshall, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 9PF

Tickets: Eventbrite

Info: Pamper & Play will be hosting their first Halloween party with slime messy play, games, pumpkin hunt and time in the role play area.

Date: Wednesday 30th & Thursday 31st October 2024

Address: Pamper & Play, The Grainstore, Shaftesbury Lane, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7EG

Facebook: Pamper & Play

Info: An evening full of soft play fun and disco music plus kids will receive a Halloween goodie bag.

Date: Thursday 31st October 2024

Address: Crazy Monsters, Sunrise Business Park, Higher Shaftesbury Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 8ST

Website: Crazy Monsters

Info: Lo’s Coffee Shop are hosting an event with a guided spooky trail, disco, themed food and drink and competitions.

Date: Thursday 31st October 2024

Address: Lo’s Coffee Shop, R Lukins Fitness, Stud Farm, Pimperne, Dorset, DT11 8XA

Facebook: Lo’s Coffee Shop

Info: Have a spooky walk around the Blue Pool and participate in arts & crafts, pumpkin carving and bushcraft sessions.

Date: Saturday 26th – Thursday 31st October 2024

Address: The Blue Pool, Furzebrook Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5AR

Website: The Blue Pool

Info: The team have created an array of activities that are perfect for all ages which includes a ghost hunt, vampire photobooth, potion school, pumpkin golf, games, crafts and more!

Dates: Saturday 26th October – Sunday 3rd November 2024

Address: Nothe Fort, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 8UF

Website: Nothe Fort

Info: The 40th Anniversary weekend will have plenty for families to enjoy with a craft fair, exhibitions, talks, scavenger hunt, children’s activities, cream teas and more.

Date: Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th October 2024

Address: Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6LL

Website: Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre

Info: There’s lots of eerie fun happening in Weymouth with an interactive Zombie treasure hunt with live action characters, a free treasure hunt, a frightful parade and more!

Dates: Saturday 26th October – Sunday 3rd November 2024

Location: Weymouth Town

Website: We Are Weymouth

Info: Join Wednesday for a spooky fun filled afternoon with stories, games, craft activities, photo opportunities, goody bags, stickers and more.

Date: Thursday 31st October 2024

Address: The Crafty Cuppa, 46 High East Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1HU

Booking: Ticket Source

Info: Children will have unlimited access to 8 large bouncy castes plus there’s a designated under 5’s soft play zone.

Date: Monday 28th – Thursday 31st October 2024

Address: Redlands Sports Hall, Dorchester Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 5AW

Facebook: Bouncy Castle Kingdom

Info: Step back in time to 1580, and meet the Martyn family of Athelhampton at this living history event. Discover secret passageways, Tudor food, play games and much more.

Dates: Monday 28th October – Friday 1st November 2024

Address: Athelhampton House, Athelhampton Road, Puddletown, Dorset, DT2 7LG

Website: Athelhampton

Info: Spook-tacular events include a ghost trail, spooky crafts, circus skills workshop, entertainment and a ghoulish gathering!

Date: Monday 28th – Thursday 31st October 2024

Address: Brewery Square, 3 Copper St, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1GH

Website: Brewery Square

Info: The doors of the museum will open in the evening. There’s going to be lots of frightful fun and activities including freaky face painting, spooky stories, creepy crafts, torchlight tours and more!

Date: Thursday 31st October 2024

Address: Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3QA

Website: Lyme Regis Museum

Info: Explore the gardens, learn facts about autumn and nature, and complete the Halloween themed quiz along the way.

Dates: Saturday 19th October – Sunday 3rd November 2024

Address: The Walled Garden, Station Road, Moreton, Dorset, DT2 8RH

Website: The Walled Garden

Info: Discover the mad professor skeletons and crazy aliens around the Swannery. Hidden within the grounds will be a secret word carved in the Pumpkins, follow the trail to uncover the secret word. Also within the Swannery Classroom is an extra activity, book with Professor Lee from Mini Professors for a spooky science workshop. Hands on experiments, potions and explosions!

Dates: Saturday 26th October – Sunday 3rd November 2024

Address: Abbotsbury Swannery, New Barn Road, Abbotsbury, Weymouth, Dorset, DT3 4JG

Website: Abbotsbury Swannery

Info: Little Murmur is a new dance theatre show for families and schools that features groundbreaking projection, an extraordinary soundscape and a blizzard of paper and confetti.

Date: Saturday 26th October 2024

Address: Pavilion Dance South West, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 2BU

Booking: PDSW

Info: You’ll need to get ready for rib-tickling laughter and bags of audience participation as you join the intrepid explorers on the Halloween Adventure of a lifetime!

Date: Monday 28th October 2024

Address: Tivoli Theatre, 19 West Borough, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1LT

Website: Tivoli Wimborne

Info: A wildly imaginative retelling of the well-known fairy tale with original live music.

Date: Saturday 2nd November 2024

Address: Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR

Website: Bridport Arts Centre