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Halloween and October half term 2026 (Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November) in and around Peterborough, compiled from organisers' own published information. Dates, times and prices are as published on 19 October 2026 and we only include an event once it's confirmed for 2026. Things change, displays get cancelled in bad weather and tickets sell out, so always check with the organiser before you set off.
11 events with a published postcode are on the map; 5 more are listed below by town. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Pins use postcode centroids (postcodes.io), so they're close but not exact. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right.
Find the ghosts hiding around Burghley's Sculpture Garden, collecting clues on your trail sheet, and claim a treat at the end.
Details compiled from Visit Lincolnshire (Burghley's listing) on 19 October 2026.
A free trick or treat trail around the city centre. Pick up a map at the museum, follow it to the businesses hiding Halloween characters, solve their tricks and collect treats. Fancy dress encouraged.
Details compiled from Peterborough Positive on 19 October 2026.
A half-term quiz trail around the park: find the hidden animals, answer the questions and claim a prize at the end.
Details compiled from Nene Park Trust on 19 October 2026.
A Halloween light show performed by drones over the park, part of Nene Park's half-term programme.
Details compiled from Nene Park Trust and Discover Peterborough on 19 October 2026.
Pick a pumpkin from the patch in the forest, carve it or decorate a scarecrow, make a broomstick with Wenzel the Wizard or Whizzy the Witch, and follow the Fairytale Scarecrow Trail. Marshmallow toasting costs extra.
Details compiled from Flag Fen on 19 October 2026.
A not-too-scary Halloween courtyard with crafts, storytelling, a photo room, bug hunting, a scavenger trail and face painting, plus the usual animal feeds and the indoor Playbarn.
Details compiled from Sacrewell Farm on 19 October 2026.
Spooky stories, witch or monster masks, a pumpkin suncatcher and a mummy friend to take home, plus a trail of creatures hiding around the library. Booking recommended: book at any Peterborough library or email reading@peterboroughlimited.co.uk.
Details compiled from Peterborough Libraries on 19 October 2026.
Explore the darkened galleries by torchlight, make spooky crafts and hear ghostly stories about the Victorians and Wisbech's link to Frankenstein.
Details compiled from Wisbech & Fenland Museum on 19 October 2026.
A half term of monster training (slime science and creepy crawly care), candlelit Monster Mash evenings with hot chocolate, a costume disco and Halloween crafts.
Details compiled from Peterborough Museum on 19 October 2026.
A woodland-themed steam railway day out at Wansford with the Gruffalo.
Details compiled from Nene Valley Railway on 19 October 2026.
A relaxed, friendly-not-frightening Halloween day run by the railway's Autism Railway Crew: steam trips with Doc to Yarwell and through the tunnel, trick or treat stations, quiet spaces and fancy dress for all ages.
Details compiled from Nene Valley Railway on 19 October 2026.
Thomas gets a spooky makeover for a Halloween ride from Wansford to Yarwell and back, with a decorated platform and train and sweet giveaways. Fancy dress encouraged.
Details compiled from Nene Valley Railway on 19 October 2026.
A children's Halloween disco at the village centre.
Details compiled from the Spalding Guardian's event list on 19 October 2026.
The town council's free Halloween afternoon with a costume competition, Halloween crafts and a spooky quiz.
Details compiled from Stamford Town Council on 19 October 2026.
Fancy dress competition, party games, music, food and drink. Everyone welcome.
Details compiled from the Spalding Guardian's event list on 19 October 2026.
A family-friendly haunted house with food and drink, stalls and spooky surprises. Profits go to a fire service charity.
Details compiled from the Spalding Guardian's event list on 19 October 2026.
Running a Halloween event for families near Peterborough? Tell us about it and we'll add it for free. Tell us about it.
We'll add these if the organisers publish confirmed 2026 details: