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From ghostly tales and gothic theatre to pumpkin picking and family-friendly adventures, there’s plenty happening across the Midlands this Halloween. We’ve rounded up some frightfully good ways to celebrate the spooky season...
PYO Pumpkins - Lower Drayton Farm, near Penkridge, until 31 October
Pull on your wellies and head into the fields at Lower Drayton Farm to find a pumpkin ready for Halloween.
From traditional orange favourites to unusual shapes and colours, there’s plenty to choose from. An undercover carving barn, Pumpkin Village and autumnal photo opportunities add to the seasonal fun, with the Pumpkin Café providing a place to refuel.
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After-dark Tours - The Commandery, Worcester, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 & 29 October
Discover a different side to one of Worcester’s oldest buildings as The Commandery opens its doors for an evening of haunted history.
Guides share accounts of unusual sightings and unexplained occurrences, giving the building’s past a suitably spooky twist. Tours take place at 6.30pm and 8pm and are suitable for visitors aged 14-plus.
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The Void - Lichfield Garrick, 14 October and The Rep, Birmingham, 27 - 28 October
A distress call draws space ranger Flint to an ageing research vessel eight million miles from Earth - but what awaits him on board is far more sinister than a routine rescue mission...
Ryan Simons’ sci-fi horror brings a missing crew, a failing ship and an uncontrollable deadly force to the stage. Illusions and atmospheric projections help create a disturbing vision of the future.
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The Nag’s Head - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury, 14 October; Stafford Gatehouse Theatre, 27 October; Telford Theatre, 28 October; Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 30 October
Three estranged siblings inherit their father’s struggling pub, along with a mysterious painting that he had good reason to keep hidden.
Make It Beautiful Theatre Company mixes comedy and horror in a tale of family tensions and supernatural trouble. Featuring original music from folk duo Good Habits and real paranormal accounts, the production celebrates rural pub culture while exploring what might be lurking in the shadows...
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A spooky half term - Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, 17 - 31 October
Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery has plenty to keep young visitors occupied this spooky season, starting with its Myths, Legends & Magic Trail.
Running from 17 to 31 October, the trail invites children to follow clues and discover magical stories among the museum’s collections. Drop-in activities on 30 & 31 October include potion mixing, spell writing and Halloween crafts.
Older visitors can book a Museum Ghost Tour on 30 or 31 October, venturing into cellars and former prison cells usually closed to the public.
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Ghost, Gore & Folklore Tours - Royal Shakespeare Theatre & Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 18 & 25 October and 1 November
Discover the spooky secrets of the Royal Shakespeare Company on a guided tour exploring theatre superstitions, supernatural sightings and the stories surrounding its historic home.
Visiting either the Royal Shakespeare Theatre or Swan Theatre, or both, the tour takes guests into areas usually closed to the public to reveal how the company creates its gory and ghostly stage effects. The experience lasts an hour and is fully wheelchair accessible.
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Statfold Scream Park - Statfold Country Park, near Tamworth, 22 - 24 & 29 - 31 October
Four scare attractions await visitors brave enough to enter Statfold Scream Park, including returning favourites End of the Line and The Offering, plus two new mazes for 2026.
Live actors, special effects and theatrical storytelling provide the frights, with roaming characters, live entertainment and street food adding to the atmosphere outside the attractions.
Suitable for ages 14-plus, with under-18s accompanied by an adult. Attractions feature darkness, loud noises, smoke effects, strobe lighting and confined spaces.
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There’s A Monster In Your Show - Halesowen Town Hall, 31 October - 1 November and Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 12 November
Tom Fletcher’s Who’s In Your Book? adventures make the journey from bookshelf to stage in this interactive musical for younger audiences.
Little Monster is joined by Dragon, Alien and Unicorn for 50 minutes of songs, comedy and playful chaos, with the friends discovering the pleasures of reading and spending time together along the way.
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Half-term at Thinktank - Thinktank Science Museum, Birmingham, 24 October - 1 November
Science and spooky seasonal fun come together at Thinktank this October half term, with a programme of workshops, demonstrations and hands-on activities.
Young visitors can try Wizard Bubble Shields, explore coding and AI with Lego, and meet the Science Magician. The Magic Mayhem Science Show adds Halloween-themed experiments, while the Spooky Cinema programme includes Hocus Pocus and E.T., alongside films for older audiences such as Alien and Blade Runner: The Final Cut.
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Halloween Nights - Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, 24 & 29 - 31 October
Black Country Living Museum’s historic streets take on an eerie atmosphere as Halloween Nights return for four evenings of family fun.
Explore the site after dark, meet mischievous characters and enjoy trick-or-treating and ghostly encounters. New supernatural experiences draw on the museum’s 1940s to 1960s high street, while spooky stories reveal another side to the region’s industrial past.
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CBSO: Halloween Spooktacular - Symphony Hall, Birmingham, 25 October
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra invites witches, wizards and tiny trick-or-treaters to an afternoon of spooky music at Symphony Hall.
The programme includes themes from Ghostbusters and Jaws, Golden from KPop Demon Hunters, and atmospheric works by composers including Mussorgsky and Saint-Saëns. There’s also an hour of free craft activities before the performance.
Fancy dress is encouraged. Suitable for children aged six-plus; the concert is BSL interpreted.
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Halloween in Concert - Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, 26 October; Lichfield Garrick, 31 October
A cast of singers and a live band bring a collection of Halloween favourites to the stage in this concert show.
Expect songs including Monster Mash, The Time Warp, Highway To Hell and Thriller, alongside hits such as Running Up That Hill and Bat Out Of Hell. Visual effects and choreography complete an evening designed to get the whole family into the Halloween spirit.
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Ghosts, Pumpkins & Tudor Tales - Sudeley Castle & Gardens, Winchcombe, 26 October - 1 November
Sudeley Castle combines centuries of history with Halloween fun as families follow a pumpkin trail through its grounds and historic rooms.
Look out for ghost statues inspired by the castle’s legends, with a sweet reward for those who find them all. Ghostly talks, Tudor characters and tales from a Wise Woman introduce strange remedies and old superstitions, while additional owl experiences take place in the Castle Coach House.
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Halloween at Lunt Roman Fort - Lunt Roman Fort, Baginton, 26 - 28 October
Explore the spooky side of Roman Britain with two experiences at Lunt Roman Fort.
The Roman Ghost Adventure is designed for children aged six to 10 and their accompanying adults, combining a guided walk through Baginton with storytelling and interactive activities at the fort.
For visitors aged 10-plus, Ghosts, Blood & Battle offers a twilight tour of the fort and village, with accounts of reported hauntings and a visit to Baginton Castle, weather permitting.
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The Little Shop Of Horrors - Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, 27 - 31 October
An affectionate send-up of 1950s sci-fi films, The Little Shop Of Horrors brings its macabre musical comedy to Coventry for Halloween week.
One of off-Broadway’s longest-running shows, the musical also found a wider audience through its 1986 film adaptation, featuring Steve Martin as a memorably sadistic dentist. This stage production offers another chance to experience its blend of laughs and horror.
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Paranormal Activity - The Alexandra, Birmingham, 27 - 31 October; Wolverhampton Grand Theatre, 9 - 13 February 2027
James and Lou move from Chicago to London in the hope of leaving their past behind. Unfortunately, the trouble following them isn’t tied to a particular address...
Inspired by the horror film franchise, this stage production tells a new story within the same unsettling world. Following its successful West End run, the show reaches Birmingham just in time for Halloween, with James Bye heading the cast.
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Spine Tingling Tales - Rugeley Rose Theatre, 28 October
Storyteller Maria Credali invites grown-ups to settle in for an evening of supernatural stories gathered from around the world.
Ghosts, demons and witches feature in tales that combine suspense with dark humour. Parts of the performance take place in darkness, with sudden shocks adding to the unsettling atmosphere.
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The Haunted Hall: A Candlelit Ghost Tour - Aston Hall, Birmingham, 28 - 30 October
Step inside Aston Hall after dark for a guided exploration of the Jacobean mansion’s ghost stories, legends and superstitions.
LED candlelight sets the scene as guides share tales of former residents and unexplained happenings. The tours last 45 minutes and are suitable for visitors aged 16-plus. Advance booking is essential, and the café will be open for refreshments.
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Scary Tales: Witches on Trial - West Midlands Police Museum, Birmingham, 28 - 30 October
Have the grown-ups been hiding a witchy secret? Young visitors are invited to help find out in this interactive event at the West Midlands Police Museum.
Children become witnesses and members of the jury as parents and grandparents face a playful courtroom investigation. Odd habits and mysterious potions could all count as evidence in a family experience combining storytelling, humour and audience participation.
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An Evening with Jack the Ripper - Albany Theatre, Coventry, 29 October; Palace Theatre, Redditch, 14 November
Producer and broadcaster Steve Morgan examines the Whitechapel murders and the unanswered questions surrounding one of history’s most notorious killers.
Drawing on the Ripper walks he has led through London’s East End, Steve brings the story to the stage, exploring the competing theories about the killer’s identity, motives and ability to evade capture.
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The Haunted Bride - The Brewhouse Arts Centre, Burton-upon-Trent, 29 October
A honeymoon in Italy takes a disturbing turn in Rumpus Theatre Company’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ To Be Read At Dusk.
Thomas Manning is looking forward to married life, but his bride Clara is troubled by a recurring dream of a mysterious face. In the shadowy surroundings of their Italian palazzo, her fears grow increasingly difficult to dismiss...
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One Man Poe - The Hub at St Mary’s, Lichfield, 29 October
Two lesser-known works by Edgar Allan Poe provide the material for this new double bill of gothic storytelling.
The Business Man introduces a dubious entrepreneur with presidential ambitions in a darkly comic satire. The mood turns gruesome in The Case Of M. Valdemar, when a mesmerist’s attempt to hypnotise a patient at the moment of death produces horrifying results.
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Ghost & Scream Trains - Severn Valley Railway, Kidderminster, 29 - 31 October
Severn Valley Railway offers two ways to experience a spooky journey through the night this Halloween.
Families can board the Ghost Train for haunted stations, creepy characters and jump scares, with a Halloween goodie bag for young passengers. The adults-only Scream Train turns up the intensity with darker encounters for visitors aged 18-plus.
Entertainment at Kidderminster Station helps set the scene before passengers take their seats.
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The Listener - Greyfriars House & Garden, Worcester, 30 October and Stourbridge Town Hall, 31 October
A writer finds an affordable room in a quiet London street and signs the lease without asking too many questions. Before long, relief gives way to the disturbing suspicion that the room’s low rent comes at a cost...
Richard Usher reads Algernon Blackwood’s 1907 tale in NeuNoir’s intimate production, which explores loneliness and isolation through the lodger’s increasingly anxious diary entries.
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Being Frank - The Blue Orange Theatre, Birmingham, 30 October - 7 November
Research assistant Frank is under pressure to deliver a breakthrough in reanimation. His solution is to persuade an old friend to help fake the results - a decision that soon causes considerably more problems than it solves.
A loan shark, a mysterious femme fatale and an electrical storm complicate matters in this horror farce about a scientific project going spectacularly off course. Suitable for ages 16-plus.
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Folk Horror - Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham, 30 October
Britain’s rural past casts a long and troubling shadow in this anthology from Don’t Go Into The Cellar.
Written and performed by Jonathan Goodwin, the production explores the strange influence of old agricultural beliefs on modern life. Fans of The Wicker Man and Witchfinder General should find plenty to unsettle them.
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Children’s Halloween Concert - St Alkmund’s Church, Shrewsbury, 30 October
Young musicians take their turn in the spotlight at St Alkmund’s free Halloween concert.
Performers of any age and ability are welcome to contribute a piece, provided they sign up in advance. Prizes for the best smile, best bow and most scary add to the fun at this 1pm half-term event.
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Nightmare Island - Alderford Lake, Whitchurch, 30 October - 1 November
Alderford Lake’s Nightmare Island sends visitors into dark woodland before challenging them to cross the water and confront the island’s unnerving inhabitants.
The 30-minute outdoor route features live scare actors, pulley bridges and a final escape by boat. Expect strobe lighting, confined spaces and uneven paths.
Recommended for ages 16-plus, with under-18s accompanied by an adult. Wear suitable outdoor clothing and footwear; the attraction is not wheelchair accessible.
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Halloween Disco - Telford Ice Rink, 30 October
Swap the dancefloor for the ice as Telford Ice Rink hosts an evening of Halloween skating.
Spooky decorations, themed music and seasonal entertainment set the scene, with visitors encouraged to arrive in fancy dress. The session runs from 6.15pm to 9.15pm and welcomes skaters of all ages.
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Skydance Halloween Ceilidh and Live Aerial Night - CircusMASH, Kings Heath, Birmingham, 30 October
An aerial showcase provides the opening entertainment before visitors take to the floor for Halloween ceilidh dancing at CircusMASH.
Experienced callers guide the dances, making the evening suitable for beginners as well as regular ceilidh-goers. Come with friends or join in solo, and dress for the occasion - there’s a prize for the best costume.
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Toto The Ninja Cat And The Great Snake Escape - Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry, 31 October - 1 November
Dermot O’Leary’s adventurous feline makes her way to the stage in Little Angel Theatre’s adaptation of his bestselling children’s book.
Almost completely blind but equipped with remarkable ninja skills, Toto joins her brother Silver on a mission to stop an escaped King Cobra causing chaos in London. Courage and quick thinking will be needed if the pair are to save the day...
Suitable for children aged five-plus.
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