Elmer's Great North Parade, the free art trail in support of St Oswald's Hospice, arrives in Sunderland.
A trick or treat awaits you this October with WWT Washington Wetlands' Nauseating Nature trail.
Can you find all of the creepy creatures hiding around the Museum and Winter Gardens, then claim your prize.
Forest Trail for children aged 5-13. Use the app & pack to complete challenges and solve UV puzzles in the forest.
Silversmith & an artist and card designer will be demonstrating their skills in the garden.No need to pre-book.
Wisteria the witch has invited her witch friends and their pets to visit for a Halloween house party.
Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Stick Man is back!
Tickets are on sale for the TakeOff Festival, England’s leading festival of theatre for children and young people.
Make your own gorgeous Luna box with Katie's Garden, ideal for keeping your Halloween treats inside!
Help your feathered friends through the winter months by making them a bird feeder this October half term.
New action packed stage adaptation of the books, songs, puppets, laughs and more rhymes than you can shake a chime at.
A playful exploration of our five human senses through dance, movement and live music. For children aged 3-6.
Jump onto a soft cloud and feel the wind as two dancers make the space around you twist and turn. Theatre for the very young
Forest School session for preschool children with their parent/carers. Set in the wonderful woods of Dalby Forest.
Help your feathered friends through the winter months by making them a bird feeder this October half term.
Drop in for messy crafts, stories and playtime, based on a different theme from the Museum & Grounds.
It will be Lights Out at the city of lights, as Sunderland prepares to welcome this spooky festival.
Enjoy a guided tour of the night sky, view a range of constellations & galaxies. Prebooking required.
Let us help you get in the mood for Halloween at Souter Lighthouse. Carve your own pumpkin - will it be funny or scary?
FREE Kids Club event with Halloween Tricks and Treats plus FREE Candy Floss and FREE Face Painting.
Train with our team of whacky professors at the School of Silly Science. Potion making,storytelling & silliness!
Meet the owls from the North Yorkshire Moors Birds of Prey every day throughout October Half Term
Join our sweet toothed scientists as they experiment. Prebooking of these workshops is essential
Celebrate Divali! The first 100 children will receive a free flower garland. Advance booking required.
Visit Ryhope Engine Museum during their Steaming Weekends & see the huge 100 horsepower steam beam engines in action.
The streets of Durham come alive with world-class theatre, street theatre, creative play installations & more.
Part of the TakeOff Festival 2019, with captivating dancers and the chance to explore the set at the end.
Paint your own pumpkin lantern to use every year - no more wasting real pumpkins and making a mess of the kitchen!
Pumpkin Included in Entry for Every Paying Child* at Adventure Valley’s Pumpkin Festival this Half Term!
Bring the kids down to Byron Place Shopping Centre and join in with the Halloween Spooktacular.
Romanby WI Scarecrow Festival. Explore all of the scarecrows around the village. Over 100 scarecrows!
Bring your little horrors to the Halloween Spook-fest at Down at the Farm for some hair-raising half term fun.
Visit on the scariest day of all and join in the party with crafts, a Halloween trail and competitions to enter!
Design and make your own creepy Halloween hanging decoration to take home and display for all to see!
Get ready for the annual Diwali festival of light by making your own lanterns and rangoli artworks.
Get creative with Halloween themed family-friendly crafts throughout the October half-term.
Join the witch to hear some spooky stories this Halloween half term at NT Ormesby Hall, Middlesbrough.
Join the cackling witches in the marquee to brew a potion.Timed tickets can be collected from admission on the day.
Come along to the museum and meet some amazing creatures with Animal Story including a skunk, giant tortoise & snake!
Come along to our our ‘pop-up Pumpkin Patch’, in the Orchard and pick your perfect pumpkin. Then paint a spooky design!
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Spooky Halloween Fun at Head of Steam museum including a magician, arts and crafts and a mini train ride!
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Lots of fun activities & events to enjoy at Head of Steam Museum, Darlington during Halloween Half Term
Kids Creative Workshop at Colourful Chameleons in Durham - Create your own top quality Christmas tree decorations!
Use colourful glass mosaics and glass grains to create a solid glass Halloween themed decoration.
Join the cackling witches in the marquee to brew a potion.Timed tickets can be collected from admission on the day.
The most accurate tribute to girl super group Little Mix on the market. “Girl Power” is back on the agenda!
Join the spooktacular TillyToo Tales for her Halloween Family storytelling. This event is suitable for all ages.
Join us for the ever-popular spooky mask making session using items from Durham Botanic Garden.
Autumn Half Term Activity Camp including climbing, team work and outdoor activities. Extended day option available.
Join the Ugly Sisters on their Halloween trail featuring many tricks and treats plus a fancy dress competition!
Get creative and paint a self-portrait, a scene from our exhibition or anything you want onto a glass mirror.
Every school holiday, Beacon of Light run a wide range of fun sports activities for boys and girls.
Make your own gorgeous Luna box with Katie's Garden, ideal for keeping your Halloween treats inside!
During October half term holidays, prepare for lots of family fun taking place at Washington Old Hall.
Kirkleatham Owl Center will be looking to scare this half term as you hold a scary beast. Will you be brave enough?
Come along to the museum and meet some amazing creatures with Animal Story including a skunk, giant tortoise & snake!
For an October half term that is more treats than tricks, head down to Preston Park Museum for spooktacular crafts!
Jump onto a soft cloud and feel the wind as two dancers make the space around you twist and turn. Theatre for the very young
3 fun-packed, fascinating days of FREE childrens activities & workshops celebrating science!
Come along to our mummy mug painting workshop and create a spooky looking Halloween mug. Suitable for 8 years and above.
There’s so much more to do with Lego than just build and play! Learn how to make your own Lego movie.
Pop in to National Glass Centre this October half term and get creative in this free paper craft session.
Try the Mega Atlantis Inflatable assault course during the Easter holidays at the Aquatic Centre
Foundation of Light offer a wide range of disability programmes to ensure children enjoy sport & an active lifestyle.
Make your own stickers to create a contrasting Halloween themed design on a glass bottle or jar.
Foundation of Light offer a wide range of disability programmes to ensure children enjoy sport & an active lifestyle.
See nocturnal nature at its very worst during one of WWT Wetlands Nature Fright Night events!!!
Dare you enter the spookily decorated house this Halloween & go on a ghost walk through the garden at night?
For an October half term that is more treats than tricks, head down to Preston Park Museum for spooktacular crafts!
Join the spooktacular TillyToo Tales for her Halloween Family storytelling. This event is suitable for all ages.
Clap, bounce and wiggle your fingers and toes for Wheels on the Bus, Story & Rhymetime with the Mobile Library!
Come and join us to discover the spooky past of Darlington Hippodrome! Backstage tours, craft workshops & more!
It's 50 years since the first moon landings.Spot some moons on display and make a glow-in-the-dark moon picture.
Magical monsters and wonderful wizards await you at West Boldon Lodge this October half-term!
Design and paint your own pattern for your special Halloween plate to take it home for Halloween.
Every school holiday, Beacon of Light run a wide range of fun sports activities for boys and girls.
Foundation of Light offer a wide range of disability programmes to ensure children enjoy sport & an active lifestyle.
Every Easter, Summer, Christmas and Half-Term holiday, we run a wide range of fun sports activities for boys and girls.
Enjoy a family-focused tour around Durham Castle with Halloween activities, pre-booking required.
A Mackem take on the global phenomenon, battle with NERF guns in the Beacon of Light's Indoor Arena.
Join the cackling witches in the marquee to brew a potion.Timed tickets can be collected from admission on the day.
A FREE Kids Event Join us for a spooooktacular time this Halloween on Thursday 31st Oct from 10am to 3pm
Includes 2 course meal, children's entertainment & games plus a free sweet treat for all the little monsters!
Bring your bears with you and join us for an adventure deep in the forest this October half term at ARC.
Ticketed event and tickets will go on-sale from Tuesday 1 October 2019. Book early, limited tickets!
You’ll find all the ingredients for a spooky family Halloween adventure in The Gardens at Wynyard Hall!
Join Chris Connaughton for Spooky Stories and crafts. Traditional tales with a Halloween twist!
Creative preschool session. Room on the Broom story, a related ceramic piece to paint, juice and a snack.
Create a Frankenstein Bowl, sing spooky songs, enjoy an ice cream sundae and take home a trick or treat goody bag!
Will you enter the depths of Dalby to experience true ‘Fear in the forest’? Explore the spooky woodlandHalloween trail
Join a Halloween ramble at Raby Castle inspired by Julia Donaldson’s Room on the Broom book. Prebooking required.
Spook-tacular fun -travel through time on a terrifying tour of Raby Castle’s Myths, Legends and Grizzly Tales!
Pop in to National Glass Centre this October half term and get creative in this free paper craft session.
Pick up a spine chilling trail, enter our competitions and decorate a glass jar to make spooky silhouettes.
Try the Mega Atlantis Inflatable assault course during the Easter holidays at the Aquatic Centre
Join West Boldon Lodge for a one off Halloween themed session of our popular Forest Playschool programme.
A sumptuous performance with sculptural set, original score, vibrant dance, projections and puppetry.
Join Harry, Hermonie & Ginny for a Harry Potter themed afternoon of not so scary Halloween magic and chaos!
As the sun sets, dare you take a stroll through the West Boldon woodlands with our ghoulish storyteller?
Don't miss these Halloween parties with a science twist. Make gooey slime and get hands-on with science experiments.
Come along and enjoy lots of spooky fun with Halloween party games, music, dancing, food and some scary characters.
Will you enter the depths of Dalby to experience true ‘Fear in the forest’? If you dare, explore the spooky woodland,
Bring your bears with you and join us for an adventure deep in the forest this October half term at ARC.
Different outdoors activities taking place each day, including bushcraft skills, crafts and walks.
Children with autism, learning or sensory impairments and their families can take part in our quiet-time crafts.
Children's crafts 1-3pm. Come along and make a pom pom Pikachu - everyone's favourite Japanese character.
Try the Mega Atlantis Inflatable assault course during the Easter holidays at the Aquatic Centre
A fireworks spectacular over Seaham seafront with fairground rides, fire dancers, food & drink and craft stalls.
Bring your bears with you and join us for an adventure deep in the forest this October half term at ARC.
Decorate delicious toffee and chocolate apple slices with sticky sweet treats. Drop in activity.
Wrap up warm and gather round our campfire as we make tasty apple crumble and winter stew with fresh produce.
Visit Santa in his grotto and receive a special gift. You can also feed the Real Reindeer everyday.
Don’t miss the North East’s Biggest Pyromusical Fireworks Spectacular from the pyrotechnics team at Kynren
Book your tickets online now for this Fantastic Music Filled Fireworks Fundraiser Event in Durham
After three years, Auckland Castle is re-opening its doors with a day of activities and live entertainment.
Throw the dice to select the picture of an artwork currently on show in our gallery and sculpt it in clay.
Join the cackling witches in the marquee to brew a potion.Timed tickets can be collected from admission on the day.
Look out ‘cause here it comes…. Fancy dress is strongly encouraged and full audience participation essential.
Remember, remember the 3rd of November at Wynyard Hall - a Bonfire Night firework display to remember!
Visit Santa in his grotto and receive a special gift. You can also feed the Real Reindeer everyday.
From the award winning producers of Gangsta Granny, an amazing new production of David Walliams' best-selling story!
Calling all new & expectant parents - have you heard about this brand NEW event exclusively for you at Wynyard Hall
A cosy evening of Christmas Bauble painting (an Italian bisque pottery bauble!) gingerbread, hot drinks and cake!
Enjoy a guided tour of the night sky, view a range of constellations & galaxies. Prebooking required.
Discover some outstanding local stallholders at one of the finest farmers’ markets in the country!
Quiet Sunday mornings which are aimed at supporting the needs of people with autism & sensory conditions.
Immerse you into the world of Patience, Bird and Clanky Jane, with puppetry, live music and a sprinkling of water.
Enjoy a guided tour of the night sky, view a range of constellations & galaxies. Prebooking required.
Silversmith & an artist and card designer will be demonstrating their skills in the garden.No need to pre-book.
Kick start your Christmas shopping, stalls, tombola, music & a visit from Father Christmas too!
Get all of your Christmas shopping under one roof at Souter Lighthouse's annual Christmas Fair!
Join us for a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie whilst searching for the perfect stocking filler.