✨️ Northampton Diwali Festival of Lights 2026
Time: 10:00 - 20:00
TIMES
▪️Stalls open at 10am
▪️Entertainment from 12pm
▪️Parade starts at 6pm
🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
Join the celebrations with cultural food and drink, community stalls, live stage entertainment, henna painting, arts and crafts, saree dressing and the spectacular Diwali lantern procession and magical parade, featuring breathtaking giant puppets including Harminder the elephant
🕐 1PM - 8PM
Visitors can enjoy henna painting, saree dressing and stalls, along with cultural food and drink and live stage entertainment from 12pm – 8pm.
🕕 6PM - PARADE
At 6pm, the enchanting, breathtaking light parade will make its way through the town centre and finish at the Market Square, followed by more celebrations.
We look forward to welcoming you to this magical event, organised by the IHWO Northampton and supported by the Town Council, West Northamptonshire Council and Northampton Town Centre BID alongside University of Northampton Grosvenor Shopping Northampton Inspiration Arts Inspiration 107.8 FM Stage Right Productions Royal & Derngate and Northampton College.
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15 other events on this day
🪓 NEW! Bermuda Blades Axe Throwing - Perfect Aquatics, Henlow
Time: 09:00 - 20:00
ℹ️ ABOUT
🤑 EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT CODE: WUB15
Use WUB15 at checkout to save 15% off your booking. This offer is exclusive to Whatsup Bedfordshire only.
🪓 Axe Throwing Ages 12+
(Best For Groups of 1-3)
▪️For 2 people: £30.00
▪️For 3 people: £42.00
▪️For 4 people: £50.00
🪓 Axe Throwing Ages 12+
60 Minute Sessions - Private Lane
(Best For Groups of 4-6)
▪️For 2 people: £50.00
▪️For 3 people: £65.00
▪️For 4 people: £78.00
▪️For 5 people: £90.00
▪️For 6 people: £99.00
⚙️ Junior & Family Friendly Axe Throwing Ages 8+ (Self-Supervised) 30 Minute Sessions - Private Lane - Soft Bristle
▪️ £20.00 for up to 6 guests
▪️ £40.00 for up to 12 guests
⚙️ Junior & Family Friendly Axe Throwing Ages 8+ (Self-Supervised) 60 Minute Sessions - Private Lane - Soft Bristle
▪️ £30.00 for up to 6 guests
▪️ £60.00 for up to 12 guests
🎟 BOOKING
Book on Bermuda Blades Website via the event link and don't forget to add you discount code WUB15 at checkout!
❓️FAQ'S
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email: throw@bermudablades.com
🚘 Car Boot Sale at Milton Ernest Garden Centre 2026
Time: 09:00 - 12:00
😀 BUYERS ENTRY: Free
(No buyers before 9am please)
ℹ️ NOTE TO SELLERS:
For sellers setting up takes place from 8am on our front lawn area and it is £8 for a car or £12 for a van. On arrival stallholders will set up on our front lawn area and we will collect your payment early on in the day.
✅️ HOW TO BOOK A PITCH....
Please arrive no earlier than 8am as the centre gates will not be open until then.
Bookings are taken on a first come first served basis by email only, providing your name, phone number, registration number and whether you have a car or van.
📧 Booking Email: Click here
🌸 THE GARDEN CENTRE
After checking the bargains at the car boot sale, why not have a browse in the garden centre and grab some brekky or lunch. A great Saturday morning.
🗓 2026 CAR BOOT SALE DATES:
▪️Saturday 7th March 2026
▪️Saturday 4th April 2026
▪️Saturday 2nd May 2026
▪️Saturday 6th June 2026
▪️Saturday 4th July 2026
▪️Saturday 1st August 2026
▪️Saturday 5th September 2026
▪️Saturday 3rd October 2026
▪️Saturday 31st October 2026
🎃 The Patch 2026 - Leon Recreational Ground, Bletchley
Time: 11:00 - 15:00
🤩 FREE TO DO
✨️ Pick & decorate pumpkins
✨️ Fancy dress competition
✨️ Face painting
✨️ Music & games
✨️ Go karts
✨️ Games, crafts, activities
🍔 FOOD & DRINK
Street food, drinks & treats
✅️ FREE ENTRY
With our one-day pop-up pumpkin patch.
All FREE to do and no booking / tickets required
🧛♂️ The Big Halloween Family Fun Day 2026! The Crown, Flitwick
Time: 13:00
🧛♂️ WHAT TO EXPECT
Think everything Halloween - Monster DJ, Apple Bobbing, Paint a Pumpkin, Potion Making, Spooky Crafts, Ghoulish Mocktail Making....facepainting.....Halloween Party Food available plus endless fun and games! Plus Photo Opportunities with some characters!
✅️ FREE ENTRY
Free event so please add to the diary and come and join us for some Family Halloween Fun!!
🪓 NEW! Bermuda Blades Axe Throwing - Perfect Aquatics, Henlow
Time: 09:00 - 20:00
ℹ️ ABOUT
🤑 EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT CODE: WUB15
Use WUB15 at checkout to save 15% off your booking. This offer is exclusive to Whatsup Bedfordshire only.
🪓 Axe Throwing Ages 12+
(Best For Groups of 1-3)
▪️For 2 people: £30.00
▪️For 3 people: £42.00
▪️For 4 people: £50.00
🪓 Axe Throwing Ages 12+
60 Minute Sessions - Private Lane
(Best For Groups of 4-6)
▪️For 2 people: £50.00
▪️For 3 people: £65.00
▪️For 4 people: £78.00
▪️For 5 people: £90.00
▪️For 6 people: £99.00
⚙️ Junior & Family Friendly Axe Throwing Ages 8+ (Self-Supervised) 30 Minute Sessions - Private Lane - Soft Bristle
▪️ £20.00 for up to 6 guests
▪️ £40.00 for up to 12 guests
⚙️ Junior & Family Friendly Axe Throwing Ages 8+ (Self-Supervised) 60 Minute Sessions - Private Lane - Soft Bristle
▪️ £30.00 for up to 6 guests
▪️ £60.00 for up to 12 guests
🎟 BOOKING
Book on Bermuda Blades Website via the event link and don't forget to add you discount code WUB15 at checkout!
❓️FAQ'S
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email: throw@bermudablades.com
🚂 👻 Halloween Ghost Train 2026 - Rushden Historical Transport Society
Time: 14:30 - 18:15
🗓 2026 DATES & TIMES
▪️Friday 30th October Times:
4pm, 4.45pm, 5.30pm, 6.15pm, 7pm, 7.45pm
▪️Saturday 31st October Times:
2.30pm, 3.15pm, 4pm, 4.45pm, 5.30pm, 6.15pm
👻 EVENT DETAILS
Refreshments available for purchase and sweets given to children on the train.
Please dress up if you can. This is a suitable for all ages but for our younger riders, we advise to choose an earlier train before it's dark for a little less spook.
😌 SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER 2026
AUTISM & SENSORY FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN GHOST TRAIN - 1PM
For a relaxed and sensory-friendly version of our Halloween Ghost Train.
This will be a quieter, less spooky experience than our usual Halloween Train, designed to be a little more comfortable for families who may prefer a calmer atmosphere.
To help families feel more comfortable, the train will not be fully booked, allowing everyone a little more space. If the event proves popular, we may be able to add additional trains.
WHAT TO EXPECT
🍬 Sweets will be given to children on the train
☕ Refreshments will be available to purchase
🎃 Dressing up is encouraged, but completely optional!
Please make sure to choose the autism and sensory friendly option.
If there is anything you would like us to be aware of to help make your visit more comfortable, please let us know in the questionnaire when booking or email administrator@rhts.co.uk
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult: £6.47
▪️Child: £3.23
🎪 CIRQUOISE HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR 2026 - Frosts Garden Centre
Time: 10:00 - 19:00
🗓 2026 DATES:
Saturday 24th October - Sunday 1st November 2026
🤹♂️ DETAILS:
Frosts welcome back the brilliant Cirquoise spooktacular circus show to Woburn Sands this autumn. This child friendly show is an actioned pack one hour of circus shenanigans and incredible acts from around the world.
Be amazed, breathtaking, incredible lighting and fabulous costumes.
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️£9.99 per person
▪️Children under 18 months go free
ℹ️ ENQUIRIES
📧 Email: events@bluediamond.gg
☎️ Phone: 07474613613
🧛♀️ Howl-O-Ween Half-Term 2026 - Stowe House, Buckinghamshire
Time: 10:30 - 15:00
🗓 2026 DATES & TIMES
▪️19 October - 1 November
▪️10:30am - 3:00pm
👣 EVENT DETAILS
Follow our mischievous Pug in a Pickle trail through the historic State Rooms, solve the Halloween treasure hunt and get creative with spooky make-and-take crafts to bring home.
ℹ️ BOOKING INFORMATION
All activities are included with admission, and under-5s visit free.
Pre-book your admission tickets and you will also have the option to reserve parking directly at Stowe House.
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult: £9.50
▪️National Trust Member Adult: £7.50
▪️Child (age 6-16): £3.00
▪️Historic Houses: Free with valid membership
▪️Essential carer: Free with a paying adult
▪️Pre-booked Group Adult: £7.50
🎆 Danish Camp Fireworks 2026
Time: 18:00
🕕 TIMES
▪️Music & food from 6pm
▪️Fireworks at 7:30pm
FOOD INCLUDED IN THE TICKET PRICE - CHOOSE FROM:
🍛 Meat or vegetarian chilli with rice
🌭 Giant hot dog with a little pot of beans
Please let the organisers know your food choice and any allergies or special dietary requirements when booking.
⚠️ There will be no tickets available on the night, so make sure you book early!
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adults £24
▪️Children £12
▪️Food included with every ticket!
🎃 Pumkin Pick & Goats 2026 - Herrings Green Activity Farm, Wilstead
Time: 10:30
🗓 2026 DATES
▪️October 24th, 25th, 27th, 29th & 31st
🎃 PUMPKIN PICK SESSION TIMES
▪️10.30 & 2.00
✨️ EVENT DETAILS
Forget your usual pumpkin picking this Halloween… ours comes with goats!
Head into our pumpkin field for a Halloween experience with a difference, where choosing your perfect pumpkin is only part of the fun.
Expect plenty of goat mischief, funny moments and fantastic photo opportunities along the way!
Then it’s time to explore the pumpkin field and pick your very own pumpkin to take home ready to carve for Halloween.
The Pumpkin Pick & Goats experience lasts approximately 20 minutes – but your visit doesn’t end there.
🐐 WHAT YOUR TICKET INCLUDES
Your ticket includes full-day admission to the Farm and Bird of Prey Centre, so you can turn your pumpkin-picking adventure into a whole day out. Enjoy some brilliantly different Halloween photo opportunities. Explore the Farm & Bird of Prey Centre for the rest of the day.
Places for each session are limited and must be pre-booked.
Pumpkins. Goats. Mischief. Halloween. What more could you want?
🎟 TICKET COST:
▪️Adult £19.00
▪️Child (2-15 years) £14.50
😱 The Howl 2026 - Mead Open Farm, Leighton Buzzard
Time: 18:00 - 23:00
🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Friday 9th - Saturday 10th October
▪️Friday 16th - Sunday 18th October
▪️Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th October
▪️Tuesday 27th - Saturday 31st October
⏰️ TIMES
Gates open at 6pm with the haunts opening at 6.30pm. Site closes at 11pm.
🤡 WHAT TO EXPECT
If you love your Halloween events bigger, bolder and packed with thrills, The Howl at Mead Open Farm is one to get in the diary. Expect a full evening of scares, entertainment and an electric atmosphere as the farm transforms into a scream park experience for thrill-seekers aged 12+.
HAUNTS
😱 EVENT INFORMATION:
Perfect for horror fans, adrenaline seekers and anyone wanting a seriously memorable night out in Bedfordshire this spooky season.
▪️ All tickets include entrance into The Howl
▪️ Free car parking
▪️ Access to indoor and outdoor food & drink areas
▪️ Live action horror mazes and immersive scenery
▪️ Street theatre, live music and DJ's throughout the night
⚠️ GOOD TO KNOW
▪️ No one under the age of 12 will be allowed entrance onto the site or on any of the attractions.
▪️ Cashless site - all payments are to be made by card only.
🎟 TICKET COST: From £29.00
ℹ️ Carers information.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
📧 Email: info@thehowl.co.uk
🎃 Halloween Crafts & Pumpkins at the British Schools Museum, Hitchin - British School Museum
Time: 10:00
🗓 2026 DATES
24th October - 31st October 2026
▪️TIMES: 10am, 1pm
👀 WHAT TO EXPECT
Carve or decorate your own pumpkin, tour our haunted Headmaster's House, and take part in spooOOOooky crafts for kids...
Join us this Halloween Half Term 2026 for the only indoor Pumpkin Patch in Hitchin. With pumpkin carving* (or decorating for younger kids), halloweeny crafts, and a haunted Headmaster's house!
With various levels of entry, choose between crafts, with a tour of our Haunted Headmaster's House, add pumpkin carving/decorating or even add a personalised tour of the Museum from our Museum team!
*Subject to pumpkin availability
🎟 TICKET COST: From £7.50 per child
🍳 Breakfast Club - Meppershall Social Club
Time: 09:00 - 12:00
🗓 2026 DATES
▪️Starting Saturday 10th October 2026
▪️Every Saturday & Sunday
▪️9am–12pm
☕️ WHAT FOOD?
Come and kick-start your weekend with all your breakfast favourites!
✨️ Cooked breakfasts
✨️ Bacon baps
✨️ Coffee
✨️ Cakes & pastries…and plenty more!
(Eat in or takeaway)
🧛♂️ Monster Halloween Party 2026 - Toddington Social Club
Time: 15:00 - 17:00 Price: £5.00
🕷 WHAT TO EXPECT
🎃 Monster/Halloween Themed Party Games
Including wicked themed props
🪩 Devilishly Good Kids’ Disco
Including smoke, bubble or snow machine
🎵 Monstrous Pop & Halloween Songs
Including disco dancing sections
🎤 Terror-ific Live Children’s Entertainer
🎁 Ghoulish Prizes
Plus consolation sweets, stickers, certificates, invites & more!
🎨 Face Painting Included
🏆 Prize for the Best Costume!
🎟 TICKET COST: £5 per child
Our Halloween tickets are available to all (Non-members included)!
This is a family event and tickets are required for each child.Tickets are £5 and are available behind the bar. If you are a non-member, please just pop in and purchase so your children can enjoy the event too! Limited tickets available.
ℹ️ CONTACT DETAILS
☎️ Phone: 01525 872301
🧛♂️ Family Halloween Party & Adult Only Party Later On - Flitwick Cricket Club
Time: 18:00 - 01:00
🕕 TIMES
Children from 6pm: Free
Adults only party from 9.30pm - 1am: £10
🎶 EVENT DETAILS
Flitwick Cricket Club are looking forward to welcoming some spooktacular costumes and dance moves!
🚗 Free parking
🕺🏻 Monsterous music
🍕 Buffet
🧛🏻♀️ Best costume competition
🧠 Party games
🍺 Bar
🎟 BOOK Via the event link
▪️£10pp (children under 13 are free)
👻 Ghost Walk & Supper Soiree 2026 - Dunstable
Time: 18:30 Price: £15.00
▪️AGE: 18+
😱 EVENT DETAILS
Join the Town Mayor of Dunstable, Cllr Richard Attwell, for a spooky evening of history, mystery and great company, all in support of the Mayor's chosen charities, Tibbs Dementia Foundation and the Luton and Dunstable Prostate Cancer Support Group.
Whether you're a history enthusiast, ghost hunter or simply looking for a fun evening out, this is an event not to be missed.
Fancy dress is optional, but there will be a prize for the best dressed!
📍 MEETING POINT
Meet at Priory House before setting off on a fascinating Ghost Walk led by the Dunstable Town Guides, uncovering chilling tales, local legends and the town's hidden spooky history.
🍽️ BUFFET
After the walk, enjoy a delicious buffet supper and refreshments at the Kohl Lounge, Old Palace Lodge.
🎟 TICKET COST: £15.00
👻 Book your place via the event link and help support two fantastic local charities while enjoying a hauntingly good night!