Halloween in Staffordshire
You'll have a hair-raising Halloween in Staffordshire this year, with everything from spine-tingling scare mazes to spooktacular circuses to choose from.
Here are five fang-tastic, family-friendly days out for Halloween 2024...
Five things to do for Halloween in Staffordshire
Tackle the brand new Amigos in the Afterlife or COMPOUND, the terrifying live-action scare maze, as Scarefest returns to Alton Towers Resort, with four other creepy experiences, or take the family to the Halloween Spooktacular, before enjoying the legendary rides and coasters in the dark.
The Halloween Spooktacular brings family fun to Drayton Manor Resort, with Trick or Treat with Sir Topham Hatt, the animal themed hay bale trail, the Carnival of Spooks walkthrough,and live shows from Rory and Lory.
Roll up roll up for the death-defying stunts, skeletons and vampires of Gandey's Circus at The Trentham Estate, and enjoy spectacular fire shows, live music, fun fair, and tackle the pumpkin trail at Trentham's Halloween Festival.
Visit the largest patch in Staffordshire at Lower Drayton Farm and find your perfect pumpkin, before creating your devilish design in the indoor carving barn, taking a fun trailer ride, meeting the farm animals, and tackling the huge indoor and outdoor play areas.
Halloween just got a whole lot cooler at the Snowdome. There are two brand new events to get your heart racing - Spooks & Slide ice-skating, and the Treats & Chills snow fun park. A thrilling and spooky adventure - guaranteed!
More things to do for Halloween in Staffordshire
Brave the nightmarish Screamfest, or the spooky roaming characters, live entertainment, and pumpkin picking at Pumpkin Village, new for 2024 at the National Forest Adventure Farm.
The Pumpkin Patch at World of Wedgwood is about painting your pumpkin instead of carving it, while there's a Halloween trail, ghost train and haunted woods at Statfold, as well as the Spooky Skate Retro Roller Disco.
And there's thousands of pumpkins of all shapes, sizes and colours waiting to be picked across the county - find out more in our blog, 'The Best Pumpkin Patches in Staffordshire 2024'.
Things to do for half term in Staffordshire
If you're looking for other activities for half term, you'll find a full round-up of the best half term events in Staffordshire on our Half Term page.
And you can send the season out with a bang this year at dazzling fireworks displays in Staffordshire, at Alton Towers Resort, Weston Park, the Staffordshire County Showground, and many more.
Check our Bonfires & Fireworks page for more details.