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How To Survive October Half Term In Buckinghamshire (Without Losing The Plot)

2026-09-16T16:17:08Z

October half term is coming, which means two things: the leaves are turning gloriously golden, and the kids are about five minutes away from announcing that they’re bored.

Fear not. Buckinghamshire is rather handy when it comes to keeping little people entertained, even when the weather is doing its best to derail your plans. From muddy woodland adventures and pumpkin-filled activities to farms, family-friendly days out and plenty of things to do when the heavens inevitably open, there’s a lot more on offer than another trip to the soft play.

So, whether you’ve got energetic toddlers, hard-to-impress tweens or a whole gang of small people who need wearing out before bedtime, we’ve rounded up the best things to do in Buckinghamshire this October half term.

Consider this your survival guide. You’re welcome.

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Art

Twits And Tricks

Twits And Tricks Promotional Image
Past Event

Visitors to the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden are in for a ‘disgusterous’ half term this October as the leisure attraction celebrates one of Roald Dahl’s best-loved books, The Twits (Saturday 24 October - Sunday 1 November)

📅 Saturday 24th October
🕰️ 10am - 4:30pm
📍 The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre
💷 £10
🔗 Find Out More

Children's Holiday Printmaking Workshop: Inky Animals

Children's Holiday Printmaking Workshop: Inky Animals Promotional Image
Past Event

In this hands-on workshop, children will create playful prints of their favourite animals or own pets using funky foam and lino techniques

📅 Monday 26th October
🕰️ 10am - 12:30pm
📍 Queens Park Arts Centre and Limelight Theatre
💷 £18
🔗 Discover More

Forest Phantom Family Painting Workshop

Forest Phantom Family Painting Workshop Promotional Image
Past Event

Step into a magical woodland this Halloween as we paint Forest Phantom — an adorable little ghost floating through an enchanted forest, surrounded by glowing lanterns, autumn leaves and twinkling lights

📅 Monday 26th October
🕰️ 3pm - 5pm
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
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Half-term Printmaking Workshop: Inky Animals At Queens Park Arts Centre

Half-term Printmaking Workshop: Inky Animals At Queens Park Arts Centre Promotional Image
Past Event

In this hands-on workshop, children will create playful prints of their favourite animals or own pets using funky foam and lino techniques

📅 Monday 26th October
📍 Queens Park Arts Centre and Limelight TheatreQueens ParkAylesburyHP21 7RTGet directions
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Owl Post Family Painting Workshop

Owl Post Family Painting Workshop Promotional Image
Past Event

Join us for a magical Halloween family painting workshop as we create Owl Post — an enchanting snowy owl clutching a mysterious letter beneath a sparkling night sky

📅 Monday 26th October
🕰️ 9:30am - 11:30am
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
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Spiders And Webs @ Discover Bucks Museum

Spiders And Webs @ Discover Bucks Museum Promotional Image
Past Event

Make a colourful yarn-wrapped spider and weave a hanging web.

📅 Monday 26th October
🕰️ 10am - 3pm
📍 Discover Bucks Museum
🔗 Find Out More

Teens Holiday Workshop: Text & Pattern Printing

Teens Holiday Workshop: Text & Pattern Printing Promotional Image
Past Event

Discover the creative art of lino printing in this hands-on workshop

📅 Monday 26th October
🕰️ 1:30pm - 4pm
📍 Queens Park Arts Centre and Limelight Theatre
💷 £18
🔗 See More Info

Ghouls And Ghosts @ Discover Bucks Museum

Ghouls And Ghosts @ Discover Bucks Museum Promotional Image
Past Event

Make a 3d haunted scene for a moveable ghost to fly through

📅 Tuesday 27th October
🕰️ 10am - 3pm
📍 Discover Bucks Museum
🔗 Discover More

Haunted House Family Workshop 9:30am

Haunted House Family Workshop 9:30am Promotional Image
Past Event

Join Toni at 9:30am on Tuesday 27th October for our spook-tacular Haunted House Family Craft Workshop at The Walled Garden, Chorley Road, West Wycombe, HP14 3AP

📅 Tuesday 27th October
🕰️ 9:30am - 12pm
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
🔗 Find Out More

Museum Makers - Haunted Museum

Museum Makers - Haunted Museum Promotional Image
Past Event

Get creative with local award-winning illustrator Elly Bazigos and create a spooky haunted museum!

📅 Tuesday 27th October
🕰️ 10am - 11:30am
📍 Amersham Museum
💷 £12
🔗 Learn More

Fairy Cottage Family Workshop 3pm

Fairy Cottage Family Workshop 3pm Promotional Image
Past Event

Join The Easely Does It team at 3pm on Wednesday 28th October for our enchanting Fairy & Gnome Cottage Family Craft Workshopat The Walled Garden, Chorley Road, High Wycombe, HP14 3AP

📅 Wednesday 28th October
🕰️ 3pm - 5pm
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
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Little Boo Family Painting Workshop 9:30am

Little Boo Family Painting Workshop 9:30am Promotional Image
Past Event

Meet Little Boo—the happiest little ghost you’ll ever paint! Dressed in a magical witch’s hat and carrying a smiling pumpkin lantern, Little Boo is ready for a fun-filled Halloween adventure beneath the moonlit sky, with a curious black cat peeking out from behind the trees

📅 Wednesday 28th October
🕰️ 9:30am - 12pm
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
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Witch Bottles

Witch Bottles Promotional Image
Past Event

Discover the spooky story of witch bottles! Inspired by the 16th and 17th-century Bellarmine jugs, learn how these bearded jugs were once believed to protect people from witchcraft

📅 Wednesday 28th October
🕰️ 11:30am - 3pm
📍 Amersham Museum
💷 £3
🔗 Discover More

Children's Holiday Pottery Workshop: Mad Hatter Rabbits

Children's Holiday Pottery Workshop: Mad Hatter Rabbits Promotional Image
Past Event

We will use air-hardening clay so you can take your creations with you at the end and paint them at home

📅 Thursday 29th October
🕰️ 10am - 12:30pm
📍 Queens Park Arts Centre and Limelight Theatre
💷 £15
🔗 See More Info

Children's Holiday Pottery Workshop: Pumpkins

Children's Holiday Pottery Workshop: Pumpkins Promotional Image
Past Event

We will use air-hardening clay so you can take your creations with you at the end and paint them at home

📅 Thursday 29th October
🕰️ 1:30pm - 4pm
📍 Queens Park Arts Centre and Limelight Theatre
💷 £18
🔗 Discover More

Make Your Own Mini Witch Family Workshop 9:30am

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Past Event

Looking for a fun Halloween family activity in Buckinghamshire this October half term?

📅 Thursday 29th October
🕰️ 9:30am - 12pm
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
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Pumpkin Paint Morning

Pumpkin Paint Morning Promotional Image
Past Event

Join us for a cosy morning of pumpkin painting, coffee and creativity at The Patch in High Wycombe!

📅 Thursday 29th October
🕰️ 10am - 12pm
📍 The Patch/Old Library
💷 £15
🔗 Discover More

Children's Holiday Pottery Workshop: Capybaras

Children's Holiday Pottery Workshop: Capybaras Promotional Image
Past Event

Join tutor Emma Bowden to make wonderful clay sculptures.

📅 Friday 30th October
🕰️ 10am - 12:30pm
📍 Queens Park Arts Centre and Limelight Theatre
💷 £18
🔗 Learn More

Pumpkin-fest

Pumpkin-fest Promotional Image
Past Event

Step into a pumpkin patch paradise this October at The Walled Garden!

📅 Friday 30th October (+8 more dates)
🕰️ Various Times
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
🔗 Find Out More

Pumpkin-fest At The Walled Garden

Pumpkin-fest At The Walled Garden Promotional Image
Past Event

Step into a pumpkin patch paradise this October at The Walled Garden!

📅 Friday 30th October
📍 The Walled Garden
🔗 Discover More

Spooky Science @ Discover Bucks Museum

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Past Event

Our popular Spooky Science workshop is returning for 2026! Join us for some spooky science: make a bubbling witches brew, create ogre slime and more!

📅 Friday 30th October
🕰️ 10am - 3:30pm
📍 Discover Bucks Museum
🔗 Learn More

Winnie Whiskers Family Watercolour Workshop 3pm

Winnie Whiskers Family Watercolour Workshop 3pm Promotional Image
Past Event

Join us for a magical family watercolour workshop as we paint Winnie Whiskers—an adorable little woodland mouse wearing a floppy witch’s hat and holding her mini broom

📅 Friday 30th October
🕰️ 3pm - 5pm
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
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October Half Term Pumpkin Festival

October Half Term Pumpkin Festival Promotional Image
Past Event

Join us for a fun half term adventure where you can enjoy the daily live character show ‘Monster Mash Bash’ in our Show Barn and exceptional Bubbleology outdoor displays

📅 Sunday 1st November
🕰️ 10am - 5:30pm
📍 Odds Farm Park
💷 £21
🔗 Learn More

Try Something New This Sunday – Painting Club At B’Hive

Try Something New This Sunday – Painting Club At B’Hive Promotional Image
Past Event

🎨 How about doing something a little different this Sunday morning?

📅 Sunday 1st November
🕰️ 10:30am - 12:30pm
📍 B’Hive Cafe
💷 £10
🔗 See More Info

Music

Adam Sweet Band

Adam Sweet Band Promotional Image
Past Event

Since being crowned Introducing Stage winners at The Great British Rock and Blues Festival in 2023 the Adam Sweet Band have been rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the tightest units on the circuit

📅 Friday 23rd October
📍 The Stables, Milton Keynes
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The Searchers And Hollies Experience

The Searchers And Hollies Experience Promotional Image
Past Event

The Searchers & Hollies Experience -The Best of Both Worlds has been earning rave reviews for 15 years` and brings to the stage the iconic magical hits of two of the biggest bands in the 60s and 70s era and features an incredible back catalogue of over 30 hit songs

📅 Saturday 24th October
🕰️ 7:30pm - 10pm
📍 Norman Bragg Studio, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
💷 £31
🔗 Find Out More

Habib Koite & Sura Susso: Manding Melody

Habib Koite & Sura Susso: Manding Melody Promotional Image
Past Event

African Night Fever is excited to present a new collaboration between Mali’s legendary guitarist, singer and composer Habib Koité, and charismatic Gambian kora maestro Sura Susso

📅 Wednesday 28th October
📍 The Stables, Milton Keynes
🔗 Find Out More

Solstice

Solstice Promotional Image
Past Event

Voted Best Band in Prog magazine’s latest annual Prog Awards, Solstice have been riding a wave an exuberant wave of positivity in the latest chapter of a story that began in the early eighties Neo-prog scene at London’s Marquee club

📅 Saturday 31st October
📍 The Stables, Milton Keynes
🔗 Find Out More

Hothouse Flowers: The Greatest Hits Tour

Hothouse Flowers: The Greatest Hits Tour Promotional Image
Past Event

Something amazing happens when Hothouse Flowers step onto the stage – something that has been shaped by more than 30 years of singing and playing all over the world, yet no two shows have ever been the same! There is a sense of musical adventure, an impulse to reach new heights and depths in music where the unspoken aim is that the band and the audience become one and the world becomes a different place for a while

📅 Monday 2nd November
📍 The Stables, Milton Keynes
🔗 Find Out More

Stranger Folk At Cliveden

Stranger Folk At Cliveden Promotional Image
Past Event

From Saturday 3 October to Sunday 8 November 2026, head to Cliveden and download the Stranger Folk app and begin an immersive adventure inspired by British folklore

📅 Monday 2nd November
🕰️ 9:30am - 5pm
📍 Cliveden National Trust
🔗 Discover More

Outdoor

Holiday Activity Days For 12 To 16 Year Olds

Holiday Activity Days For 12 To 16 Year Olds Promotional Image
Past Event

Based on our ever popular Holiday Activity Days, we have created a new program suitable for those aged 12 plus

📅 Thursday 29th October
📍 Longridge Activity CentreQuarrywood RoadMarlowSL7 1REGet directions
🔗 Find Out More

Action4youth | The Caldecotte Xperience | Holiday Camp Adventure Days

Action4youth | The Caldecotte Xperience | Holiday Camp Adventure Days Promotional Image
Past Event

Join us for big adventure, fresh air, and brilliant memories- with flexible multi-date booking

📅 Friday 30th October
📍 Caldecotte XperienceGeorge Amey CentreSimpson, Milton KeynesMK6 3AGGet directions
🔗 Discover More

Howl-O-Ween Half-Term At Stowe House

Howl-O-Ween Half-Term At Stowe House Promotional Image
Past Event

Calling all little monsters, curious creatures and adventurous pups! Join us for a frightfully fun family day out at Stowe House this October half-term

📅 Saturday 31st October
🕰️ 10:30am - 3pm
📍 Stowe House
🔗 Find Out More

Halloween Potion Hunt At Go Ape

Halloween Potion Hunt At Go Ape Promotional Image
Past Event

Looking for a fun outdoor activity this Halloween with your family? Take on the Halloween Potion Hunt, a 'spell-tacular' addition to Go Ape Wendover's Treetop Adventures, high in the Chiltern Hills

📅 Sunday 1st November
📍 Go Ape Wendover
💷 £29
🔗 See More Info

October Half Term At Go Ape Black Park

October Half Term At Go Ape Black Park Promotional Image
Past Event

Looking for things to do this October Half Term in Buckinghamshire? Get outdoors and head to Go Ape Black Park for an unforgettable autumn adventure

📅 Sunday 1st November
📍 Go Ape Black Park
💷 £37
🔗 Learn More

October Half Term At Go Ape Wendover

October Half Term At Go Ape Wendover Promotional Image
Past Event

Looking for things to do this October Half Term in the Chilterns? Get outdoors and head to Go Ape Wendover for an unforgettable autumn adventure

📅 Sunday 1st November
📍 Go Ape Wendover
💷 £37
🔗 Find Out More

Theatre

CBeebies House Party Live!

CBeebies House Party Live! Promotional Image
Past Event

A family fun-packed stage show with sensational songs, stupendous surprises and mega moments

📅 Saturday 24th October
🕰️ 11am - 12:30pm
📍 Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
💷 £13
🔗 Learn More

Chesham October Holiday Club

Chesham October Holiday Club Promotional Image
Past Event

Join us for 1, 2, or all 3 days of our fun-filled October Half Term Performing Arts Holiday Club in Chesham!

📅 Thursday 29th October
📍 Newtown SchoolBerkhampstead RoadCheshamHP5 3ATGet directions
🔗 Find Out More

Junior Farmers- Bird Feeder Making

Junior Farmers- Bird Feeder Making Promotional Image
Past Event

Give you're little one the best time with our 90 minute messy play session plus make your own bird feeder to take home, using local tallow, bird feed & pumpkin seeds

📅 Thursday 29th October
🕰️ 10am - 1pm
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
🔗 Learn More

The Witch Who Couldn't Sleep

The Witch Who Couldn't Sleep Promotional Image
Past Event

There’s always so much to do and so much fun to be had

📅 Friday 30th October
🕰️ 2:30pm - 3:30pm
📍 Norman Bragg Studio, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
💷 £16
🔗 Find Out More

Funny Beeseness Wycombe: Brian Conley

Funny Beeseness Wycombe: Brian Conley Promotional Image
Past Event

Comedy and TV legend BRIAN CONLEY headlines our first special Funny Beeseness show at the Old Town Hall!

📅 Saturday 31st October
📍 Wycombe Swan
🔗 Discover More

Matilda The Musical

Matilda The Musical Promotional Image
Past Event

Matilda The Musical, the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company is inspired by the beloved book by Roald Dahl

📅 Monday 2nd November
📍 Milton Keynes Theatre
🔗 See More Info

Workshop

Halloween Slime Lab

Halloween Slime Lab Promotional Image
Past Event

Get ready to mix, squish and create at our Halloween Slime Lab!

📅 Tuesday 27th October
🕰️ 11am - 2pm
📍 Stowe House
🔗 See More Info

Magic Potion Family Workshop 3pm

Magic Potion Family Workshop 3pm Promotional Image
Past Event

Looking for magical Halloween family activities in Buckinghamshire this October half term?

📅 Tuesday 27th October
🕰️ 3pm - 5pm
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
🔗 Find Out More

Potion Making Family Workshop 3pm

Potion Making Family Workshop 3pm Promotional Image
Past Event

Join Scilla for a spellbinding Halloween Magic Potion Workshop, where children and adults will step into a world of witches, wizards, dragons and magical creatures to create their very own magical potion bottle

📅 Thursday 29th October
🕰️ 3pm - 5pm
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
🔗 Discover More

October Half Term At Milton Keynes Museum

October Half Term At Milton Keynes Museum Promotional Image
Past Event

Looking for ways to keep the kids entertained this half term? Head to Milton Keynes Museum for a week full of hands-on

📅 Friday 30th October
📍 Milton Keynes MuseumMcConnell DriveWolvertonMK12 5ELGet directions
🔗 Discover More

Plush Pumpkins Family Painting Workshop 9:30am

Plush Pumpkins Family Painting Workshop 9:30am Promotional Image
Past Event

Join Toni for a cosy and creative Family Plush Pumpkin Workshop, where children and adults can work together to create beautiful handcrafted fabric pumpkins using a stunning selection of luxurious fabrics, including soft velvets, cosy bouclés and rich autumn textures

📅 Friday 30th October
🕰️ 9:30am - 12:30pm
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
🔗 Learn More

Drop In Chess Club | Wycombe Library

Drop In Chess Club | Wycombe Library Promotional Image
Past Event

Drop-in for Chess Club! Come along and learn the basics or practice your skills

📅 Monday 2nd November
📍 High Wycombe Library
🔗 Find Out More

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Fireworks

Stokenchurch Primary School PTA Fireworks

Stokenchurch Primary School PTA Fireworks Promotional Image
Past Event

Join us for Stokenchurch Primary Schools annual Fireworks Extravaganza

📅 Friday 30th October
🕰️ From 7pm
📍 Stokenchurch Primary School and Nursery
🔗 Discover More

Buckingham Bonfire & Fireworks

Buckingham Bonfire & Fireworks Promotional Image
Past Event

Join us on Saturday 31st October at Bourton Park, Buckingham for a fantastic evening of fireworks! The event starts at 6pm, with the fireworks at 7pm

📅 Saturday 31st October
🕰️ 6pm - 9pm
📍 Bourton Park, Buckingham
🔗 Learn More

High Wycombe Cricket Club Fireworks Night

High Wycombe Cricket Club Fireworks Night Promotional Image
Past Event

Light up your night with an unforgettable Fireworks Spectacular on Saturday 31st October! Gather family and friends for an evening of entertainment, food, and fun that everyone will love

📅 Saturday 31st October
🕰️ From 5pm
📍 High Wycombe Cricket Club
💷 £10
🔗 Discover More

Gerrards Cross Family Fireworks

Gerrards Cross Family Fireworks Promotional Image
Past Event

This long-standing tradition is the perfect way to kick off the season with family and friends. Expect a night filled with spectacular fireworks, delicious food, lively music, and a fully stocked bar.

📅 Sunday 1st November
🕰️ From 3:30pm
📍 GXCA, Gerrards Cross
💷 £10
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Olney Fireworks

Olney Fireworks Promotional Image
Past Event

The impressive display is staged by an award winning company and there are food and drink stalls and the fair.

📅 Sunday 1st November
🕰️ From 4:30pm
📍 Recreation Ground, Olney
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Food and drink

Spooks & Spirits – Halloween Ghost Tour

Spooks & Spirits – Halloween Ghost Tour Promotional Image
Past Event

Join us and renowned paranormal expert Ashley Darkwood for a spine-tingling ghost tour through the historic streets of Old Amersham

📅 Friday 23rd October
🕰️ 6pm - 9:45pm
📍 The Saracen’s Head, Amersham
💷 £18
🔗 Discover More

Halloween Outdoor Cinema Night At The Black Horse

Halloween Outdoor Cinema Night At The Black Horse Promotional Image
Past Event

Halloween cinema at The Black Horse! Choose Hotel Transylvania for kids or Paranormal Activity for adults!

📅 Thursday 29th October
📍 The Black Horse PubChesham, England
🔗 Discover More

Junior Farmers The Halloween Hunt

Junior Farmers The Halloween Hunt Promotional Image
Past Event

Plus a Halloween themed treasure hunt, can you find everything on the hunt to get a treat? S'mores station open for everyone to enjoy

📅 Saturday 31st October & Friday 30th October
🕰️ 10am - 1pm
📍 The Walled Garden, High Wycombe
🔗 Discover More

Halloween Extravaganza

Halloween Extravaganza Promotional Image
Past Event

2 hour Piggy Pet & Play experience starting at 10am or 12pm

📅 Sunday 1st November
🕰️ 10am - 12pm
📍 Kew Little Pigs Farm, Old Amersham High Street, HP7 0HR
💷 £30
🔗 Learn More

Little Monsters Breakfast Banquet At The Ivy Marlow Brasserie

Little Monsters Breakfast Banquet At The Ivy Marlow Brasserie Promotional Image
Past Event

This Halloween, The Ivy Marlow Brasserie is getting into the spooky spirit with a week of wickedly tempting treats, from an eye-catching limited-edition cocktail and dessert to a frightfully fun Little Monsters Breakfast Banquet

📅 Sunday 1st November
🕰️ 9am - 11:30am
📍 66-68 High St, Marlow SL7 1AH
💷 £28
🔗 Discover More

History and heritage

Terrific Tuesday: Tudors

Terrific Tuesday: Tudors Promotional Image
Past Event

Make the most of October Half Term with Terrific Tuesday at Chiltern Open Air Museum, a fun-filled day of hands-on activities for children and families

📅 Tuesday 27th October
🕰️ 11am - 3:30pm
📍 Chiltern Open Air Museum
💷 £17
🔗 Find Out More

Clay Monster @ Discover Bucks Museum

Clay Monster @ Discover Bucks Museum Promotional Image
Past Event

Sculpt yourself a terrifying (or not so terrifying) Halloween monster.

📅 Wednesday 28th October
🕰️ 10am - 3pm
📍 Discover Bucks Museum
🔗 Find Out More

Halloween Spectacular

Halloween Spectacular Promotional Image
Past Event

Get ready for a night of frightful family fun as the Halloween Spectacular returns to Chiltern Open Air Museum on Friday 30 October, from 5pm–9pm

📅 Friday 30th October
🕰️ 5pm - 9pm
📍 Chiltern Open Air Museum
💷 £17
🔗 Discover More

Creepy Doll Hunt @ Discover Bucks Museum

Creepy Doll Hunt @ Discover Bucks Museum Promotional Image
Past Event

Visit the museum after dark this Halloween for our Creepy Doll Hunt: explore one of the oldest buildings in Aylesbury by only torchlight and discover the haunted dolls hidden throughout the museum

📅 Saturday 31st October
🕰️ 6:30pm - 8:30pm
📍 Discover Bucks Museum
🔗 Find Out More

Halloween Pumpkin Trail

Halloween Pumpkin Trail Promotional Image
Past Event

Can you find all the pumpkins hidden around the museum? Spell out the spooky word to earn a trick or treat!

📅 Sunday 1st November
🕰️ 11:30am - 4pm
📍 Amersham Museum
💷 £1
🔗 See More Info

Other Events

Aylesbury Halloween Fun!

Aylesbury Halloween Fun! Promotional Image
Past Event

Get Ready for a Wickedly Wonderful Day of Halloween Fun on Thursday 29 October!

📅 Thursday 29th October
🕰️ 11am - 3pm
📍 Aylesbury
💷 Free
🔗 Find Out More

Halloween Disco

Halloween Disco Promotional Image
Past Event

Join us for a spooktacular Halloween Disco with ghoulish fun, drinks and dancing for all the family!

📅 Friday 30th October
🕰️ 5pm - 10:30pm
📍 The Crown, Penn
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Princes Risborough Halloween Trail

Princes Risborough Halloween Trail Promotional Image
Past Event

Little witch Willow was getting ready to cast her most important Halloween spell

📅 Saturday 31st October
🕰️ 10am - 1pm
📍 High Street, Princes Risborough, HP27 0AE
🔗 Learn More

Halloween Trail: Willow The Witch’s Wicked Quest

Halloween Trail: Willow The Witch’s Wicked Quest Promotional Image
Past Event

Deep in the enchanted gardens of Ascott Forest, Willow the Witch was busy brewing up a powerful magic spell… But OH NO! Something went terribly wrong! Instead of creating the magic she intended, Willow accidentally turned her poor cat, Jinx, completely green!

📅 Sunday 1st November
🕰️ 11:30am - 4pm
📍 Ascott House and Gardens - National Trust
💷 £4
🔗 Learn More

Sports

Newport Pagnell Tennis Club October Half Term Camp

Newport Pagnell Tennis Club October Half Term Camp Promotional Image
Past Event

Join us this October half term for a tennis camp aimed at children aged 4 to 14 years old

📅 Thursday 29th October
📍 Newport Pagnell Tennis ClubWillen RoadNewport PagnellMK16 0DEGet directions
🔗 Learn More

Fun Fest Marlow – Bourne End October Half Term

Fun Fest Marlow – Bourne End October Half Term Promotional Image
Past Event

Fun Fest Marlow is a holiday club which provides high quality, summer camp style childcare for children from 3 years old, offering them a choice from a menu of exciting activities every morning and afternoon.

📅 Friday 30th October
🕰️ 8am - 6pm
🔗 Find Out More

October Half Term Camp

October Half Term Camp Promotional Image
Past Event

We run a fun half term camp from 10am to 3pm for children aged 3 to 14 years to have fun, play tennis and pickleball

📅 Friday 30th October
📍 Gerrards Cross Lawn Tennis ClubBull LaneGerrards CrossSL9 8RNGet directions
🔗 Learn More

Literature

Halloween Trail

Halloween Trail Promotional Image
Past Event

Little witch Willow was getting ready to cast her most important Halloween spell

📅 Saturday 31st October & Saturday 31st October
📍 High Street
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Meet The Ghosts Of Milton's Cottage Halloween Late Night!

Meet The Ghosts Of Milton's Cottage Halloween Late Night! Promotional Image
Past Event

Ghost writers, plague zombies and vengeful demons are just some of the supernatural spirits at Milton’s Cottage this Halloween

📅 Saturday 31st October
🕰️ 7:30pm - 11pm
📍 Milton's Cottage
💷 £10
🔗 Discover More

Adventure

Mr Worzel's Adventure Trail And Pumpkin Patch At Hartwell Nurseries

Mr Worzel's Adventure Trail And Pumpkin Patch At Hartwell Nurseries Promotional Image
Past Event

Join Hartwell Nurseries for a ghoulishly good time this October with fang-tastic Halloween fun for the whole family

📅 Saturday 31st October
🕰️ 9am - 4am
📍 Hartwell Nurseries
💷 £4
🔗 See More Info

Comedy

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine Promotional Image
Past Event

To solve this problem, he invents a machine that magically brings dreams to life, featuring dinosaurs, robots, car chases, the world's largest blanket, and much more! This award-winning interactive show is filled with sketches, slapstick, and silliness, ensuring maximum fun for the whole family

📅 Monday 26th October
🕰️ 11am - 12pm
📍 Norman Bragg Studio, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
💷 £16
🔗 Find Out More

Daytime

October Family Fun Day

October Family Fun Day Promotional Image
Past Event

Connect with nature by exploring the site whilst having fun with your family!

📅 Tuesday 27th October
📍 Iver Environment CentreIverSL0 0EBGet directions
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Exhibition

The Rothschild Story

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Past Event

New for 2026, discover The Rothschild Story – a display bringing the family's complex history and family tree to life

📅 Monday 2nd November
📍 Waddesdon Manor
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Fashion

Stargazing Experience: Wonders Of The Night Sky

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Past Event

Join UK Astronomy for a family-friendly evening of cosmic discovery and adventure

📅 Friday 23rd October
📍 Ascott Estate OfficeAscott HouseWingLU7 0PSGet directions
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Movie

Spooktacular Screening: Coco (2017)

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Past Event

Looking for a fun, family-friendly half-term activity? Join us on Sunday 1st November for a spooktacular screening of Disney Pixar’s Coco!

📅 Sunday 1st November
🕰️ 1pm - 3:45pm
📍 Brushwood Suite, Wades Centre, Stratton Road
💷 £1
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So there you have it: proof that October half term doesn’t have to mean seven days of hearing “I’m bored” on repeat.

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