Exciting Halloween events happening in Kent!

As we are approaching the globally renowned Autumnal day that is Halloween, Community Ad has provided a frightfully dangerous amount of creepy events in Kent that you can attend this week and over the weekend.

Some of these events are not be for the faint-hearted but if you’re a fan of everything scary, make sure you attend some of these horrifying nights!

 

For the kids 

Simple Simon’s Spook Halloween Adventure

26 October, 2017 at the Margate Winter Gardens at 2.30pm (doors open at 2.00pm)

Simple Simon’s Spooky Halloween Adventure is a FUNtastic show starring children’s favourite Simple Simon!

This time, it’s his ‘Spooky Halloween Adventure’: full of Thrills and Spills as Simon, his pet cat Tommy, and Fairy Moonbeam battle Wicked Witch Wilhelma, her Horrible Henchman Grot and their Ghosts and Ghouls to save the day for children everywhere!

This Panto Style show is packed with Songs, Comedy, and lots of Joining In, especially the popular ‘Stage Spots’: where lucky children from the audience are selected at random to take part in games and songs to win small prizes. All in all, a wonderful, interactive afternoon of live theatre for all the family.

A Local Production

 

Spooky storytime at Waterstones- Westwood Cross Shopping Centre,

29^th October 11am-12noon

Join Waterstones for their spooky story time on Sunday 29th October from 11am-12 noon. There will be gluten-free and vegan spooky snacks toooooooo!
Perfect for your scary little monsters aged 3-6 years.

Halloween Disco at Jungle Jim’s in Quex Park

29 & 31st October 2017

TIME:
5.30pm – 7.30pm

PRICING:
£10 per child

DETAIL:
Spooktastic Fancy Dress Halloween Disco Parties- Join Jungle Jim’s for Ghoulish Games, Scary Disco Dancing and Trick or Treating. Ticket price is inclusive of Party Food Box.
Fancy Dress for adults is optional.
These events always sell out early so get your tickets early.

LOCATION:
Jungle Jims.

CONTACT DETIALS:
01843 846305 or [email protected]

 

Halloween Half-Term fun at the Hop Farm

24th-29^th October 10:00-16:00

Treat the kids to a spook-tastic feast of fun for the half term holidays!  Dress up in your best Halloween fancy dress and come and join in! Here’s just some of the fun that’s in store:

• Indoor Halloween Entertainment
• Pumpkin Carving
• Best-Dressed Competition
• Ghoulish Face Painting
• Zombie Shoot Out & Competition
• 4D Cinema
• Creepy Story Telling
• Magic Show
• Monster Mash Disco
• Magic Castle
• Animal Farm

(the above are subject to change)

A fantastic day out for all the family and ideal for kids who want to join in the Halloween spirit over half term. And look out for some extra special treats that you’ll find on arrival!

 

Wacky Witches and Wizards at Half Term

24th-29th October at Leeds Castle

This Halloween Half Term find Leed’s Castle’s wacky witches and wizards around the Castle grounds and listen to their spooky tales although beware, they often get themselves in a monster muddle. Their silly sorcerers are making big mistakes, note them on your trail card to be rewarded with a chocolate prize. A spooky quest is available in the Woodland Walk for younger visitors (small additional charge applies).

Find characters hiding across the estate, lookout for Vinnie the Vampire, Gloria the Ghost and Frank Frankenstein amongst others! Dance in the outdoor children’s ‘Monster Mash Ball’ and join the daily fancy dress competition with prizes for the best costume. There will be lots of ghoulish games and frightening fun to be had at Leeds Castle this half term.

Timetable:
11am to 1pm – Muddled-up Stories
11.30am to 12pm – Games and Dancing in the ‘Monster Mash Ball’
1pm to 1.30pm – Games and Dancing in the ‘Monster Mash Ball’
2pm to 4pm – Muddled-up Stories
2pm – Falconry Display
2.30pm – Fancy Dress Competition
3pm to 3.30pm – Games and Dancing in the ‘Monster Mash Ball’

Book Online

 

Hocus Pocus Open Air Cinema at Bettershanger Park

Join Betteshanger Park this Halloween for a spooky film night under the stars. As darkness descends on the Park on 28th October they’ll be firing up the big screen to show cult family favourite, Hocus Pocus (1993).

Starring Bette Midler (Winnie), Kathy Najimy (Mary) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Sarah), the comedy horror follows a villainous trio of witch sisters who are resurrected after three centuries by Max, a Halloween-hating teenager. Max must risk his life to protect his sister and put an end to their reign of terror with the help of a friendly zombie and an immortal black cat.

Betteshanger offers idyllic surroundings for Open Air Cinema. Set in the heart of the Park, both the cinema screen and natural auditorium are entirely uncovered – a perfect way to enjoy evenings in the great outdoors.

The fun doesn’t stop with the movie, there will also be local food and drinks in the festival village tipis.

Pack a comfy chair, a warm blanket and a hamper. Sit back, popcorn in hand; relax and enjoy an alternative cinema experience under the stars.

Doors: 6pm
Film: 7pm

Book online

 

Haunted Castle

DATE: Sat 24th – Sun 29 Oct 2017 

TIME: 10am-4pm

LOCATION: Dover Castle

SUITABLE FOR: Families

Feeling brave enough to take on Kent’s most haunted castle?

Prepare to be scared this autumn half term as a frighteningly fun day out awaits you. Are you brave enough to enter the tunnel of terror or say boo to a ghost or two?

Have a go at creating creepy crafts, and see if you can scare us enough to win a prize for the best children’s Halloween costume, bestowed on the most spine tingling attire each day.  Tickets are available to purchase on the day.

More information here 

 

SPOOK ACADEMY AT CANTERBURY TALES

Dates

24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 Oct at 12:00 PM

Tickets

£12 children, £6 adults, £30 family (2+2)

Learn how to scare grown-ups silly in ‘Ghoul School’, meet Professor Sprig and learn the cures for disgusting diseases, write your own spell and conjure a potion! After all your lessons, take your graduation photo and complete Spook Academy!

Times: 12-4pm weekends, daily throughout half term

Venue: Canterbury Tales, St Margaret’s Street, Canterbury CT1 2TG

Tickets: £12 children, £6 adults, £30 family (2+2)

Book: canterburytales.org.uk

Full details visit website

 

 

Wyevale Half term Halloween Party 2017 Willesborough @ Wyevale Garden Centre Willesborough

25 Oct 2017 – 29 Oct 2017 from 10am Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday

Wyevale Garden Centre Willesborough, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0NE

Grab your little ghouls tickets to one of the hottest halloween parties for children in Ashford  and party away at Wyevale Garden Centre to celebrate all things spooky and fun for Halloween 2017.

This halloween party lasts for around 90 minutes and will be great fun. The children will enjoy a spooky halloween trail, chocolate dipped apples, a hot or cold tea and more fangtastic fun activities. The party is designed for children from 3 year old to 8 years old.

Times, dates and availibility differs for each Wyevale venue so please check the website and choose to book your tickets for your preferred halloween event then just head down to Wyevale on the day to let the little terrors be entertained and burn off some energy before you check out the latest goodies for yourself at Wyevale Garden Centre Willesborough, Hythe Road

 

The King’s Hall Halloween Disco

Saturday 28 Oct 7pm-11pm

Prepare yourself for spooky shenanigans at The King’s Hall Halloween disco. Don your scariest outfits and practice your best ‘Thriller’ moves for a phantomtastic night featuring gory props, costume competitions and a zombie DJ!

Please note no clown costumes admitted!

Enchanted Garden at the Chathams Dockyard

Saturday 24th – Saturday 28th October 2017

Step in to The Historic Dockyard Chatham’s Enchanted Garden this October half term, for a week full of magic, myths and captivating fun!

The magnificent grounds of the Commissioners House will be transformed in to an Enchanted Garden from 21st to 29th October 2017 with pumpkin carving taking place in none other than the overgrown greenhouse! Why make a mess at home when you can carve your pumpkin in between the greenery and grapevines whilst looking out across the Enchanted Garden.

Are you able to find all the fairies in the trail? Don’t miss out on storytelling sessions or unique craft sessions! With all this hands-on fun, there is plenty to keep children of all ages entertained within their world of myths and magic. All included in your annual ticket which lets you explore the Historic Dockyard, including the 3 historic warships and 10 museum galleries, there is something to enchant everyone at The Historic Dockyard Chatham this October Half-Term.

Halloween Spooktacular

24th October – 31st October at Kent Life

A spooky week full of family fun and games.

Come along and join in with the family friendly Halloween events as Kent Life is transformed for the spooky season.

There’s pumpkin carving, creepy cuddle corner, spooky farm rides and a daily fancy dress competitions. Are you brave enough to come along and trick or treat in our historic houses? You never know who’s lurking behind the doors!

There will also be fantastic shows in their Big Top – you can see “Mr Boo at the Circus!” on Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd, and then again from Saturday 28th – Tuesday 31st October inclusive.

New for 2017, from Monday 23rd – Friday 27th – you can experience “Nightmare on Panto Street”. A fast moving show starring some of pantomimes most feared villains! There’s plenty of audience participation too.

Shows in the Big Top are at 11.30am, 1pm & 3pm.

 

Kent Life After Dark

25th October at Kent Life

Come along and join Kent Life after dark!

Come along and join Kent Life after dark to explore the spooky sights that Kent Life has to offer. Venture on a spooky guided tour if you dare or visit the Ugly Bug Ball. Take a ride on our Land Train and hear a ghostly tale or two. For more information on their day time Halloween activities please click here.

(Please note the guided tours are suitable for under 8’s between 6pm and 7pm and 8+ between 7pm and 8pm)

 

The Little Monster Hunt at Bluewater shopping centre

24th-31st October

Twelve spooky little monsters, including Frankenstein, Dracula and The Mummy, will be on the loose in Bluewater in the run up to Halloween.

Guests can take part for free by picking up a map from the concierge desk outside M&S on the lower mall, and will receive a prize when they complete the hunt.

 

 

Children’s Halloween disco’s at Whitstable Castle

31st October 6:00pm-7:00pm

Whitstable Castle have 2 Children’s discos taking place on 31st October.  Unfortunately the earlier disco (4.00 – 5.30 pm) is now sold out.  There are still tickets available for the later disco (6.00 – 7.30 pm) and this has now been opened up to the younger age group.

 

Scarecrow Trail at Whistable Castle

24th- 28th October

 

Broadstairs Halloween Trail

27th October 2017

A trail around the businesses in Broadstairs for children 2 – 11 years dressed in a Halloween costume. Those taking part must have a pre-purchased token costing £2 per child. These will be on sale from 29th September at Expressions and Malcolms in the High Street and the Bottleneck in Charlotte Street. You are advised to purchase your tokens as soon as they go on sale as numbers are limited and this event always sells out well in advance.

2.30 – 4.30pm

 

Halloween at Belmont

Date: 29/10/17 12:00:00 to 15:00

Details:

Celebrate your Halloween at Belmont where there will be lots of tricks and treats for all the family. Children can reveal their inner artist with pumpkin carving and creepy craft making with ‘Creative Mash Ups’. There will also be a spooky trail around the gardens for everyone to enjoy.

The tearoom will be open from 12.00pm for soup, homemade cakes and treats.

£5.00 per child, £1.00 per adult (all materials included).

 

Halloween Party

29 Oct 2017 at Broadstairs Pavilion

Children’s Halloween Party for chlldren up to 11 years. Party Games and Music.

Tickets will be on sale from 29th September at Expressions and Malcolms in the High Street, and the Bottleneck in Charlotte Street.

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Children and adults must have tickets to be admitted

This is a very popular event and usually sells out in advance so you are advised to purchase tickets as soon as they go on sale

 

Harry Potter themed games weekend at the Ramsgate Micro Museum

27, 28 and 29^th October

Come and join Harry and his friends on the games that will be loaded onto the Micro Museum’s classic consoles. Enjoy magical adventures or test your hand – and your broomstick- at playing Quidditch. For more information visit www.themicromuseum.org

 

Frankenscape Escape room at CTRL ALT ESC in Margate

28^th and 31^st October 4pm-10pm

Brand new Escape Room experience! CTRL ALT ESC use technology based games to bring a new dimension to escape games – NO PADLOCKS!

CTRL ALT ESC have teamed up with Community Ad for a competition giveaway where you and seven others can win a free game the days of Sunday to Thursday. The booking has to be valid until the end of 2017. All you have to do is go to Community Ads Facebook page, find where the competition giveaway is (from our posts) and comment what your favourite thing to do in Thanet is. Winners selected at random.

 

Scream & Scream Again

Tue 10th Oct 2017 to Sat 2nd Dec 2017 – All Day at Maidstone Museum

The Golden Age of British Horror – Original International Movie Posters.

The 1950s to 1970s saw a dramatic change in British horror. Referred to as horror’s golden age, the period saw actors such as Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing become household names, while the British horror film studios became a major influence worldwide.

From the early gothic style to the infiltration of pop culture in the 1970s, this exhibition takes a look at films from this period and how they were marketed through a collection of rare original lobby cards and posters from around the world. A selection of the museum’s own weird and macabre objects are also on display.

Aberystwyth Arts Centre Touring exhibitions, curated by Abertoir Horror Festival

For more information click here 

 

Ghost Tour for Kids

Thu 9th Nov 2017 – 17:00 – 19:00 at Maidstone Museum

Special Events

Dare you leave your parents behind and follow the storyteller to explore the museum’s creepy rooms? Finish by icing your own gingerbread ghost!

Arrive early for free entry to the Scream exhibition from 16:00 – 17:00 (for child and a parent).

Suitable for ages 7-11 years.

For more information click here 

 

Halloween Events for Adults

 

Halloween Disco at Leas Cliff Hall

Saturday 28^th October at 8pm

The best 70s, 80s and 90s hits from 8pm

 

Totally Wired 12th Annual Halloween Party at Dreamland, Margate

Saturday 28^th October at 9pm

Saturday 28th October 2017 marks Totally Wired’s 12th annual Halloween Party in Margate. With over 450 events on Margate Seafront Totally Wired know how to throw a party. Every year since they started in Margate our Halloween Parties have sold out and since losing ‘The Bit On The Side’ a few years back it was always inevitable this day would come.

 

House Of Clubs U.V Halloween party at Solar bar, Margate

October 27^th at 8pm

House of Clubs is the 1^st to host an event at Solar bar, a new name to Margate. This Halloween this is a must to check out!
Solar have some of your favourite DJ’s and live percussion to frame a great Halloween night out. Free shot on entry for anyone in fancy dress!

 

QuExtreme Terror 2017

Friday 27 – Sunday 29 October 2017 at Quex Park, Birchington

Quex Park in association with Nail in the Coffin productions presents a QuExtreme Terror for the 2nd year running!

Within the eerie surroundings of Quex Park’s Forest Areas, Maize Field and Woodland Trails, Quex Park invite you to join them on a spine-chilling adventure like no other.

The team have built on the success of last year and constructed three thrilling scares: Harvest 2 – The Reaping, Contagion 2 – Sanctuary & Brand New for 2017- The Forest of Fools.

If you are looking for an action packed night, filled with fun & fear this Halloween… then look no further- join them for the ultimate Scare Park experience!!

The QuExtreme Mazes for 2017

Harvest II – The Reaping

Those infamous scarecrow serial killers, The Raven Family are back again patrolling their cornfield. With all hallows eve fast approaching, there has been a increase in disappearances close to their land. Yet with the disappearances and reports of blood curdling screams from their property, the authorities can find nothing!  Is there any truth behind the folk law stories of the Raven family? Are you brave enough to trespass on their land to prove your bravery!

Forest of Fools

It’s a forest, it’s dark, it’s noisy…..and there’s a bucketload of Psychopath Clowns in there….What more do you need to know? Enjoy it whilst you can!!!!

Contagion 2 – Sanctuary

Civilisation has descended into chaos, safety from the undead is paramount and the only Secure Zones are ruled by crazed gangs. However a rumour has been circulated by small groups of survivor that a government has reformed and is offering SANCTUARY to the living! Could the rumours really be true?  QuExtreme have found you and your party transport to this secret and secure base. Is this nightmare finally over? Sanctuary is within touching distant, what could possibly go wrong……..?

 

Kent-aminated at Kent Life

27th October – 31st October

Will you survive the apocalypse?

The Zombie Apocalypse is upon us, the once beautiful sites of Kent Life have been ‘Kent-aminated’. The familiar buildings have fallen into disarray, the Big Top transformed into a medical tent to cope with the ever growing numbers of casualties, whilst members of staff fight to defend the historic houses from ruin and provide a place of safety for the people of Kent. You along with your fellow survivors must gather at the Registration Point to be processed before being guided through Kent Life to the Safe Zone, the only way to survive the outbreak. Will you make it out alive?

The first guide will be available at Registration Point F at 7pm with guides leaving every 15 minutes. The last guide will leave for the safe zone at 9pm. Guides must leave on time for safe passage so please ensure to arrive promptly 10 minutes before your time slot, with your registration documents. There is a licensed bar available at the Safe Zone for those who make it to purchase refreshments!

Over 16’s only please.

 

 

Screamland at Dreamland in Margate

Thursday 26th, Friday 27th, Saturday 28th and Tuesday 31st October 2017
6pm – 11pm each night (no access to the event after 9pm, no re-admittance)

SCREAMLAND is back! A plethora of scares await as the multi award winning attraction returns to the home of Halloween – Dreamland Margate. With a whopping six mazes, the ultimate choice for a frightful time in Kent and the dark side of Dreamland will emerge for six terrifying nights this October.

Be immersed in a frightening world of exhilarating mazes and sideshows at the amusement park, which are set to thrill and haunt the darkestsoul. Screamland is upping the fear factor for 2017 with all-new mazes and disorientating experiences involving vision-blocking hoods and areas that will have visitors crawling through.

Daredevil visitors who are looking for even more frights can book a live and spooky séance at the park, which will be taking place in the Victorian folly building. Tickets to the séance will be bookable on each night at an additional cost.

There will be street performers, live music and DJs on the Scenic Stage – including Radio 1’s Rock Show presenter Daniel P Carter, Rockaoke, and more to be announced. Prepare for all the fun of the scare at Kent’s biggest Halloween attraction. With the best actors and top scare creators working across the production, get set to experience all the fun of the scare this October!

About the mazes

The Brotherhood – Scare Factor 5/5

Seeing is not always believing. Little is known about the eerie order of monks who once resided on the site of Dreamland – long before the days of Circus Tycoon, Lord Sanger. Some, however, still practice the archaic rituals and rights passed down through centuries. Screamland will take you on a journey filled with fire and brimstone and initiate you into The Brotherhood.

The Legend of Crank Jack – Scare Factor 3/5

The urban myth of ‘Crank Jack’ is well renowned in the area of Thanet, His eerie rhyme should never be said out loud when turning the handle of a ‘Jack in the box’. Dare to say it and face the horrific consequences that await you. Legend says that once he lures his pray into his wacky world, they will become lost forever! Locals have been known to disappear from the Margate area, never to be seen again. People say they wander haunted and lost within his ‘Jack in the Box’. Who is Crank Jack and where does he hide? Will you come face to face with him and find yourself trapped in his twisted maze? Or will you be the first to survive?

The Final Cut Presents: They Came From Outer Space – The Last

Screening – Scare factor 3/5

Step into the movies as you take the starring role in a science fiction screamer! Collect your ticket for Horrorwood Picture House and pass through the silver screen. Become part of the action in an alien adventure as the final cut takes on a whole new dimension in its last ever show. Have you got what it takes to be part of this alarming alien encounter?

Dead and Breakfast: Under New Management – Scare factor 4/5

Last year, Fag Ash Lil moved her murderous boyfriend, Jack Mudget, into her decrepit seaside hotel. One year on and all is not sweet in paradise. Margate’s worst ever accommodation is under new management – but something sinister still lies within…where is Lil? Sharpen your senses and check into the Dead and Breakfast…

Festino’s Festival of Freaks – Scare factor 4/5

Infamous showman Alonzo Festino has fallen on hard times. Killer clowns have overrun his fun house and he has been forced to hit the road – travelling from town to town with his band of freaks and the twisted ringmaster is back at Screamland! Enter the freak show and come face to face with your worst nightmares. Leaving the freak show is not so easy, so prepare to be disturbed – this one is guaranteed to wipe the smile off your face!

Punchinello’s Revenge – Scare factor 3/5

Punch is out for revenge; anyone that has crossed him is destined for a life of endless torture and entrapment for all eternity in the hall of mirrors. Run, scream, try to escape, that’s the way to do it.

Other

The Prop Store (included with Screamland ticket)

Delve into the dark world of Dreamland’s secret prop store. Creep through the store as you discover the park’s mysterious history, where all is not as it seems…

Séance (additional cost, limited, bookable on the night)

Seeking even more scares? Join in for a live séance in their spooky Victorian folly. Set at the back of the park, there are lots of rumours about this original building from the 1800s.

Get Spooked

There’s also fun to be had at Dreamland this October half term with Get Spooked – Halloween-themed family entertainment and activities for the younger ones.

For more information and to buy tickets click on the below image