I am still going to be adding to this list as the month goes on so keep coming back to see what’s new. If you know of anything going on that isn’t on the list please feel free to add it to the comments below. Thank you!
As with every month the Libraries hold several ongoing FREE events. Well worth checking out if you have little ones that enjoy craft or LEGO.
Things to do with kids all weekend 22nd and 23rd October
Things to do with kids in Herts
- Pumpkin Festival at Willows Farm
- Wolf Awareness Weekend at Paradise Wildlife Park
- East Herts Minature Railway Public Running
- Free Family Golf Sessions at Stevenage Golf Centre
Things to do with kids in Beds
- Boo at the Zoo at Whipsnade Zoo
- Freaky Funfest at Mead Open Farm
- The House of H.O.C.U.S at Willgton Frosts
Things to do with kids in Bucks
- Horrible Halloween at Waddesdon Manor
- Pumpkin Scooping at Halloween Circus at Woburn Sands Frosts
- Family Exporers: Autumn Leaves and Halloween at Stowe
- Halloween Trail at Stowe
- Halloween Festival at Odds Farm Park
Saturday 22nd October
Things to do with kids in Herts
- Meet Queen Boudicca at Verulamium Museum
- Childrens Craft Activities at Chesham Museum
- Welwyn Track Party
- Family Fun, Inn on the Park
Things to do with kids in Beds
- Family Fun Time at Luton Libraries
Things to do with kids in Bucks
- Magical Marionette Mice at The Roald Dahl Museum
- Get Crafty at Wycombe Museum
- Urb Farm Harvest Festival, Milton Keynes
Sunday 23rd October
Things to do with kids in Herts
- A Walk in the Woods at Sherrards Park Wood
- The Freemen of the Borough of Dacorum Great Sheep Drive, Hemel
Things to do with kids in Beds
- Playgym at Harlequin Gym, Leighton Buzzard
- Public Running, Bedford Model Engineering Society
- Feed the Birds at Rushmere Park
- Welly Walk at Moggerhanger
Things to do with kids in Bucks
- Chillsome Chocolate Bars at The Roald Dahl Museum
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Things to do with kids all weekend 29th and 30th October
Things to do with kids in Herts
- Pumpkin Festival at Willows Activity Farm
- East Herts Minature Railway Public Running
- Halloween Hoots at Hatfield Park Farm
- Carve your own pumpkin at Standalone Farm
- Halloween Special Event, Audley End Miniature Railway
Things to do with kids in Beds
- Boo at the Zoo in Whipsnade Zoo
- Freaky Funfest at Mead Open Farm
- Ghosts, Ghouls and Goings on at Wrest Park
- The House of H.O.C.U.S at Willgton Frosts
Things to do with kids in Bucks
- Horrible Halloween at Waddesdon Manor
- Pumpkin Scooping at Halloween Circus at Woburn Sands Frosts
- Family Exporers: Autumn Leaves and Halloween at Stowe
- Halloween Trail at Stowe
- Fiendish Steam and Scream at Chinnor Railway
- Halloween at Cliveden
- Carriage Rides at Woburn Abbey
- Halloween Festival at Odds Farm Park
Saturday 29th October
Things to do with kids in Herts
- Hellish Halloween for Children at The Lodge, Sandy
- Happy Halloween Shows & Family Fun at Letchworth
- HalloweenFest, Hatfield
- Pumpkin Festival, St Albans
- Halloween Party, Batchwood Golf Course
- Halloween by Riverside
- Peppa Pigs Surprise at The Alban Arena
- Family Halloween Disco, Hemel Hempstead
- Halloween Party, Stortfold
- Fire and Fright Night, Ardeley
Things to do with kids in Beds
- Autumn Crafts at Putnoe Library
- Bedford Together Day at Bedford Library
- Broomstick making at Dunstable Downs
- Family Fun Time at Luton Libraries
- Something Scary at The Swiss Garden
- Halloween Spooky Spectacular, Bedford Square Houghton Regis
- Room on the Broom Family Spooktacular, Martha’s Vintage Tea Room, Shefford
- Halloween Party, Dunstable
- Autumn Crafts and Open Farm, Animal Edge, Bedford
- Halloween Spooky Spectacular, Houghton Regis
- Pumpkin Festival, Clophill
- NCT Halloween Party, Leighton Buzzard
- Halloween Eventing with Owls, Bedford
- Childrens Cupcake Class, Dunstable
- Childrens Book Festival, Bedford
- Puffy Ghosts at Dunstable Library
- Magical Masks at Barton Library
- Halloween Pumpkins at Biggleswade Library
- Halloween Craft at Houghton Regis Library
- Halloween Crafts at Sandy Library
- Scarecrow Faces Craft at Kempston Library
- Autumn Crafts at Putnoe Library
- Lucky Dip Crafts at Wootton Library
Things to do with kids in Bucks
- Get Crafty at Wycombe Museum
- Kids Spooky Mini Disco at Crowne Plaza Marlow
- Stowe House Christmas Gift Fayre
- Winnie the Witches Halloween Party, Aylesbury
- Celebrate Diwali at Aylesbury Lending Library
- Spooky Story Time at Marlow Library
Sunday 30th October
Things to do with kids in Herts
- Sunday Stories at Verulamuim Museum
- Diwali at Bhaktivedanta Manor
- Halloween Hoots at Hatfield Park Farm
- Fireworks in Bushey
- Free Halloween Party, Hemel
- Spooktacular Kids Halloween Party, Watford
- Children’s Halloween Party, Stevenage
- Halloween Party, St Albans
- Epping Half Term Fun Day and Fayre
- Halloween Party, Hemel Hempstead
Things to do with kids in Beds
- The Bravest Mouse at Stockwood Discovery Centre
- Halloween Time Travelling Expedition at Dunstable Downs
- Give Nature at Home at The Lodge, Sandy
- Pop Up Board Game Cafe, Bedford
- Meet the Gruffalo at Woburn Safari Park
- Pop up Board Games, Sharnbrook
Things to do with kids in Bucks
- Grand High Witch Statues at The Roald Dahl Museum
- A Big Buganza Day Out at Wycombe Museum
- Ride the Ghost Train, Milton Keynes
Hi Helen,
Musical Monkeys will be holding their ‘Halloween Boo Party’ on Friday 28th October at 10am-11.30am Eaton Bray Village Hall
We have face painting and a professional photographer To take their scary pictures!
Thank for your blog, it’s awesome xxx
Thanks Julia I have added it to the half term blog and linked it to your Facebook page. If you have another link for it let me know 🙂 xx
21st October
As it’s Rett Awareness month it’s fitting Esmesallstars has a fun quiz night at St Anne’s Hall Wendover £12 with fish and chips, local beers wines etc along with Raffle
We also have a web raffle offering signed rugby shirt England, Jimmy Choo bag and a 32″ Tv 📺
All are available on http://www.facebook.com/esmesallstars contact us on twitter @esmesallstars or esmesallstars@yahoo.com
Please help
Hi Helen
Just to let you know Groove is in the Heart presents a Frightfully Fantastic Halloween Spooktacular – an afternoon of Clubbing with the Kids 2-4pm on Saturday 29th October.
@St Michael’s Mount Community Centre, St Michael’s Road, Hitchin SG4 0QY
Featuring DJ Hybrd
Halloween Fancy Dress optional but not necessary!
Classic Club Anthems with a Halloween twist, Children’s Craft activities, Chill out room, Treats, Neon Face Paint & More!
Adults £3
Children £5 includes – Drink, Tattoo, Glowstick, Craft Activities
Baby/Non-walker FREE
Tickets exclusively from Rosita Lollipop, Paynes Park, Hitchin or by Post for details please email clubbingwiththekids@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter @GrooveiitHeart for more information
Messy Play Sessions at Newton Keys Community Centre, St Helena Avenue, Newton Leys, Milton Keynes, MK35FJ.
Launch Party Sunday 9th October – 2-3pm
Halloween Party Saturday 29th October – 9:30 – 10:30
Search messymonstersmk for the Facebook page to keep updated
Looking for a child-friendly, low noise fireworks display? Try Harwood Hill School in Welwyn Garden City (Harwood Close, AL8 7AG
TWO spectacular fireworks displays set to music
• Child-friendly show at 6.30pm – all zoom, no boom.
• Main display at 7pm
Join us for delicious BBQ food, toffee apples, hot and cold drinks, and a great family atmosphere
Entry on the night:
Adult £6.00, Child £3.50 (3 yrs & under: FREE)
Hi Helen
Please could you help us promote our Get on the Redways Autumn Challenge, set in Campbell Park, Milton Keynes.
This FREE activity is a smart phone based treasure hunt game. To play, just download the ‘Mobile Adventures’ App from the app store or I-tunes and then enter the code 669017711863 .
The app will guide game players to locations in Campbell Park, when there the game unlocks fun challenges and quizes for the family to try to earn points. The 3 highest scoring families by the end of Noevember will win £100 of vouchers.
There is a lot of free fun to be had, the game is open to anyone but was designed to be played with families with children in school years 3 to 6.
This game is being run as a pilot by the MK Physical Activity Alliance, please contact LEAP for any further information on 01296 585215.