If you're looking for something to do in this October in Basingstoke, you've come to the right place. From clubs, classes, events and local companies, you will be spoilt for choice. All places recommended are within 30 minutes drive from Festival Place.
I'm going to update this as new events roll in, so please do check back now and again for more ideas!
***Don't forget to check out the websites / social media pages of the events below to stay up to date with the latest information***
Open Everyday
Winchester Science Centre
❓ Science Spooktacular - trick or treat trail, mini monster disco and much more
📍 Telegraph Way, Winchester, SO21 1HZ
⏰ 9.30am - 5pm
💰 £13.75 Adult / Child £13.75 / Under 3 Free - Advanced Ticket Price
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Hunkydory Play Space
❓ Role Play Cafe Halloween Fun - Messy play, Halloween crafts, pumpkin hunt inc in role play ticket
📍 23b High St, Alton GU34 1AW
⏰ 9.30am - 2.30pm Monday - Friday
⏰ 9.30am - 4.30pm Saturdays
💰 £8.95 per child / £1.95 per adult / Babies free
👨👩👧👦7 years and under
Army Flying Museum - PAY ONCE GO ALL YEAR!
❓ Halloween Crafts
📍 Stockbridge SO20 8FB
⏰ 10am-12.30pm - WEEKDAY activities
💰 £16 - 16+ / Child 5-15 - £9.50 / Under 5s Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Pets at Home
❓ My Pet Pals Workshops - meet the animals (Paw patrol themed)
📍 Hatch Warren Retail Park, Wallop Dr, Basingstoke RG22 4TT
⏰ 1pm - 1.45pm
💰 FREE
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
The Vyne National Trust
❓ Witches recipe Halloween trail
📍 The Vyne RG24 9HL
⏰ 10am - 3pm
💰 £15.40 Adult / £7.50 Child +£2 per trail with sweet prize incl
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Wellington Country Park
❓ Hallo'welly'ween - Magic show, dance party, not so spooky tent, pumpkin patch, pop up play village, Junk Jodie recycled crafts, Halloween train and more
📍 Reading RG7 1SP
⏰ 9.30am - 4.30pm
💰 £18.95 adult / Under 2s Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Milestones Museum
❓ Halloween Trail
📍 Basingstoke Leisure Park, RG22 6PG
⏰ 9.30am - 4.30pm
💰 £18.50 2 years - adult / £13 child / Under 5s Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Festival Place
❓The Dragons Lair - Dragon Egg Hunt
📍 Customer Lounge, Festival Place. Upstairs opposite Starbucks.
⏰ Festival Place opening hours
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Oakley Hall Hotel
❓Spooky scavenger hunt with treat at the end
📍 Oakley Hall Hotel RG23 7EL
⏰ Anytime during the day
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
4 Kingdoms
❓Halloween Week Spooktacular: trick or treat, Ghost Train Ride, Spooky Maze, Pumpkin Catapults
📍RG19 8JY
⏰ 10am-4.30pm
💰 Aged 2-Adult £15.95 / 1 year £4.95 / Under 1s Free - pre-booked prices
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Rotherwick Patch
❓Pumpkin picking
📍Frog Lane RG27 9BE
⏰ 10am-5pm
💰 Free entry / £5 per car / Pay for your pumpkins
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Westgreen House
❓Half Term Magic and Mystery
📍Hook RG27 8JB
⏰ 11am-4.30pm
💰 £10 adult and £5 child and under 3s Free for garden entry and NT members free / £5 Children's Halloween Trail / Car parking £5
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
SATURDAY 21st OCTOBER
Basingstoke Discovery Centre
❓ Story time and colouring activity
📍 Festival Place, behind Poundland
⏰ 10.30am-11am
💰 £2 per child
👨👩👧👦 5-8 years
SUNDAY 22nd OCTOBER
Basingstoke Craft Market
❓ Facepainting, children's craft table, pumpkin hunt
📍 Old Basing Village Hall
⏰ 2pm-5pm
💰 £1 entry, children are free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
No need to book, just turn up!
Makerspace
❓Halloween open day - design a laser cut pumpkin
📍 65 New Road, Top of Town
⏰ 1pm-4pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 Aged 8-14 years
MONDAY 23rd OCTOBER
Tots Play
❓ Halloween Spooktacular - Family Tots
📍 Sherfield Park Community Centre RG27 0FP
⏰ 10am
💰 £9 per child
👨👩👧👦 2 months - 2 years 6 months
The Lights Andover
❓ Three Little Pigs
📍 Andover, SP10 1AH
⏰ 11.30am
💰 £13 per seat
👨👩👧👦 From 2 years
TUESDAY 24th OCTOBER
Whitchurch Silk Mill
❓ Make your own pine cone owl or spider
📍 Whitchurch Silk mill, 28 Winchester Street , RG28 7AL
⏰ 11am-3pm
💰 £10 adult / Child £5 / Under 5s Free for entrance + £3 per child for craft activity
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Army Flying Museum - PAY ONCE GO ALL YEAR!
❓ Halloween Crafts and Meet the Critter Clan
📍 Stockbridge SO20 8FB
⏰ 10am-2pm
💰 £16 - 16+ / Child 5-15 - £9.50 / Under 5s Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Pop up and play ltd
❓Maeve's Mini Town Stay and Play - Spooky Halloween
📍 East Oakley Village Hall, RG23 7JJ
⏰ 10am
💰 £10 walker / £8 crawler
👨👩👧👦 Crawling to 7 years
Love Basingstoke
❓See scents fizzing bath potion making
📍 Cross Street, Top of Town Basingstoke
⏰ 11am-3pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 Anyone welcome
Love Basingstoke
❓Outdoor Planitarium - 360 degree short film
📍 Market Place, Top of Town Basingstoke
⏰ 11am-3pm, running every 20 minutes
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 Anyone welcome
Love Basingstoke
❓Interactive Storytelling with Routine Riots - Grotty Greta and The Naughty Magic Shoes
📍 Cross Street, Top of Town Basingstoke
⏰ 11am / 12pm / 1pm / 2pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 Anyone welcome
JV Bouncy Castles
❓Halloween Bouncy Castle and Soft Play
📍 Aldworth School, RG22 6HA
⏰ 9.15am / 10.55am / 12.35pm / 2.15pm (SEN) / 3.55pm
💰 £10 per person
👨👩👧👦 Up to 12 years
WEDNESDAY 25TH OCTOBER
Whitchurch Silk Mill
❓ Weave an Autumn or Halloween Scene
📍 Whitchurch Silk mill, 28 Winchester Street , RG28 7AL
⏰ 11am-3pm
💰 £10 adult / Child £5 / Under 5s Free for entrance + £3 per child for craft activity
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Pop up and play ltd
❓ Maeve's Mini Town Stay and Play - Spooky Halloween
📍 Chineham Village Hall, RG24 8YE
⏰ 10am-11am and 11.15am-12.15am
💰 £10 walker / £8 crawler
👨👩👧👦 Crawling to 7 years
Love Basingstoke
❓Outside puzzle potion trail with Felicity Featherstone
📍 Triumphant Gates, London Street
⏰ 11am / 12.30pm / 2pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 Under 8 or anyone older with a sense of humour
Love Basingstoke
❓Junk Jodie - Recycled crafts
📍 London Street, Top of Town
⏰ 11am-3pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
The Malls Shopping Centre
❓Jack O Lantern Workshop
📍 The Malls Shopping Centre (near Primark)
⏰ 11am-4pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
No need to book just turn up
Tots Play
❓ Halloween Spooktacular - Social Tots
📍 Chineham Village Hall, RG24 8YE
⏰ 9.45am
💰 £9 per child
👨👩👧👦 8 months - 2.5 years
The Lights Andover
❓ Three Little Pigs
📍 Andover, SP10 1AH
⏰ 2pm
💰 £12 adult / £10 child
👨👩👧👦 From 5 years
Kala The Arts
❓ Bollywood and Odissi / Wear a Sari
📍 Next to Costa and Goldsmiths, upstairs festival place
⏰ 11am / 12pm / 2pm / 3pm
💰 FREE
👨👩👧👦 Suitable for families
Kala The Arts
❓ Lantern making workshop
📍 Next to Costa and Goldsmiths, upstairs festival place
⏰ 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm
💰 FREE
👨👩👧👦 Suitable for families
Kala The Arts
❓ Diwali Stories - Traditional and Contemporary
📍 Next to Costa and Goldsmiths, upstairs festival place
⏰ 2pm / 2.30pm / 3pm / 3.30pm
💰 FREE
👨👩👧👦 Suitable for aged 4+
No need to book
Little Play Lounge
❓ Pumpkin picking, hay bales, scarecrow props, sit on farm machinery, themed games
📍 RG7 4JD
⏰ See website for times
💰 Under 6m FREE / over 5s and adults £5 / child 4 and under £5
👨👩👧👦 Suitable for under 5s
THURSDAY 26TH OCTOBER
Whitchurch Silk Mill
❓ Weave a pumpkin basket
📍 Whitchurch Silk mill, 28 Winchester Street , RG28 7AL
⏰ 11am-3pm
💰 £10 adult / Child £5 / Under 5s Free for entrance + £3 per child for craft activity
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Pop up and play ltd
❓ Maeve's Mini Town Stay and Play - Spooky Halloween
📍 Oakridge Hall for All, RG21 5RG
⏰ 10am-11am
💰 £10 walker / £8 crawler
👨👩👧👦 Crawling to 7 years
Love Basingstoke
❓Light themed storytelling - puppets / drama / music and audience participation
📍 Market Place, Top of Town
⏰ 11am-3pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Love Basingstoke
❓Create tree hanging witches, ghosts and spooky witches
📍 Market Place, Top of Town
⏰ 11am-3pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Proteus Creation Space
❓Giggle! Wiggle! Pop!
📍 Proteus creation space RG21 3DH
⏰ 1.30pm for 2pm show
💰 £10 adult / £8 child + booking fees
👨👩👧👦 Children aged 4+ and accompanied adults
The Anvil
❓The Sooty Show
📍 The Haymarket, RG21 7NW
⏰ 11am and 2.30pm
💰 £21 adult / Under 16s £18 / Under 18 - call for details
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Kala The Arts
❓ Make a Rangoli Map of Basingstoke
📍 Outside Willis Museum, Top of Town
⏰ 11am
💰 FREE
👨👩👧👦 Suitable for Families
Kala The Arts
❓ Creative Movement Workshop
📍 Next to Costa and Goldsmiths, upstairs festival place
⏰ 10am
💰 FREE
👨👩👧👦 7-13 years
Viables Community Centre
❓ Spooky Trail
📍 Harrow Way RG22 4BJ
⏰ 1pm - 3pm
💰 £1.50 per child
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Just turn up between 1pm and 3pm
FRIDAY 27th OCTOBER
Pop and Play Ltd
❓ Maeve's Mini Town Stay and Play - Spooky Halloween
📍 Sherfield Park Community Centre, RG27 0FP
⏰ 10am-11am
💰 £10 walker / £8 crawler
👨👩👧👦 Crawling to 7 years
Love Basingstoke
❓Creation Station slim making workshop
📍 Market Place, Top of Town
⏰ 11am - 3pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Check availability and book - very popular!
Love Basingstoke
❓Face painting
📍 Market Place, Top of Town
⏰ 11am - 3pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Basingstoke Voluntry Action
❓Halloween Pumpkin Trail with sweet treat
📍 The Orchard, White Heart Lane RG21 4AF
⏰ 11am - 2pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Festival Place
❓The Dragons Lair - Tails of wonder, craft a dragon.
📍 Porchester Square RG21 7LE
⏰ 11am-4pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Atmosphere Trampoline Park
❓Halloween Spooktacular Bounce
📍 RG24 8PD
⏰ 9.30am - 11am - Aged 5 and under, siblings up to 7 years
⏰ 1pm-2pm - Aged 5 and under, siblings up to 17yrs
⏰ 6pm-7.30pm - Aged 4 and over
💰£8.95 1 adult and 1 child (9.30am)
💰£8.95 1 adult and 1 child (1pm)
💰 £13.50 incl unlimited slush (6pm)
Westside Community Centre
❓ Family Halloween Party
📍 Ridgeway Community Centre Buckskin,
⏰ 3pm-5pm
💰 £4 per child / £1 per adult
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Basingstoke Doscovery Centre
❓ Creative writing workshop with Zohar Nabi
📍 Festival Place, behind Poundland
⏰ 2pm
💰 FREE
👨👩👧👦 7-14 years
SATURDAY 28th OCTOBER
Basingstoke Community Radio
❓ Meet Head DJ, look around the studio, Pumpkin colouring, games, crafts, face painting and trick or treat for those in costume
📍 The Clock Tower, Chineham Shopping Centre.
⏰ 1pm-4pm
💰 Free event but small charges for activities may apply
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
No need to book - adjust turn up
Festival Place
❓The Dragons Lair - Tails of wonder, craft a dragon.
📍 Porchester Square RG21 7LE
⏰ 11am-4pm
💰 Free
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Basingstoke and District Model Engineering Society
❓Halloween Public Minature Train Ride
📍 Viables Craft Centre, RG22 4BJ
⏰ 2pm-8pm
💰 £2 per ride
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
No need to book
Tots Play
❓ Halloween Spooktacular - Family Tots
📍 Chineham Village Hall, RG24 8YE
⏰ 10am
💰 £9 per child
👨👩👧👦 2 months - 2.5 years
Basingstoke Doscovery Centre
❓ Creative writing workshop with Jo Clark
📍 Festival Place, behind Poundland
⏰ 2pm
💰 FREE
👨👩👧👦 8-12 years
Flip Out Basingstoke
❓ After Dark Monster Bash
📍 Festival Place, opposite Tesco outside
⏰ 6pm-8pm
💰 £18.95 standard ticket / £2 Spectator
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
SUNDAY 29th OCTOBER
The Wote Street Club
❓ Halloween Party - DJ Buffet Games Fancy Dress
📍 2 Seal Road, RG21 7NG
⏰ 12pm-3pm
💰 £3 per child
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Sycamore Community Halls
❓ Halloween Party
📍 RG23 8AB
⏰ 2.30pm-4.30pm
💰 £3 per child
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
Flip Out Basingstoke
❓ Monster Hunt, crafts, games
📍 Festival Place, opposite Tesco outside
⏰ 12pm / 2pm / 4pm / 6pm
💰 £18.95 standard ticket
👨👩👧👦 All ages welcome
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