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There is a lot going on this October Half Term and Halloween in Berkshire, hopefully you will find this What’s on Guide ‘October Half Term and Halloween What’s on Guide in Berkshire’ a useful resource for helping to keep the children busy during the school holidays, scroll down and take a read.
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Wasing Estate’s ever-popular Pumpkin event is back for its 3rd year this October half term from 20-29th October 2023.
Spot some hocus pocus along the woodland trail, step into a fairy-tale pumpkin carriage, pick your own pumpkins, navigate the maize maze & enjoy tasty seasonal snacks & drinks.
Location: RG7 4LY. Click here for tickets and more info.
Pumpkin Picking at The Little Play Lounge
Halloween can be scary for little ones, so we’ve got other plans…
Let your little one’s imagination run wild as they climb on some hay bales or pretend to be a farmer on a tractor. Practise their coordination with our pumpkin theme games or just have a chat to our happy scarecrows. Don’t forget to take some photos for the family album!
Click here to book your tickets.
What’s on this Half Term?
Brick or Treat, Legoland, Windsor, 28th September – 5th November 2023. Click here to buy tickets.
PYO Pumpkins at Millets Farm Centre, Oxfordshire, Opens from 30th September 2023, 1st, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 16th – 31st October 2023. Click here to book.
PYO Pumpkins, Copas Fruit Fields, Iver and Cookham, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th, 20th – 29th October 2023. The Maze Maize will be open at the Cookham site. Tickets coming soon, click here for more information.
Farmer Paul’s The Pumpkin Barn, Aylesbury, 7th, 8th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th – 27th October 2023. Click here for more details.
Garsons Farm, Garsons Esher, Pumpkin Parade. 7th – 31st October 2023. Click here to book tickets.
Wind Turbine Tours, Green Park, Reading, 8th, 21st and 25th October 2023. Free. Click here for details.
Christmas Art Competition, The Lexicon, Bracknell, 10th October – 5th November 2023. Free to enter – the closing date is 5th November 2023. Click here for information.
PYO Pumpkins and Wild Halloween Woodland Trail, Hall Court Farm, Midgham, Reading, 14th, 15th 21st – 29th October 2023. Click here for book tickets.
Bray Pumpkin Pageant, Hind’s Head, Bray. Donate to the Thames Hospice at the Hinds Head before the 14th October 2023, pick up a pumpkin on the 19th or 20th October 2023 and enter your carved pumpkin by 27th October 2023. Winners will be announced on 27th October 2023 at 6.30pm. Prizes to be won. Click here for details.
Pumpkin Festival at Willows Activity Farm, Hertfordshire, 15th, 16th, 19th – 31st October 2023. Click here to book tickets.
Halloween VR Cart Ride, Longacres Garden Centre, Bagshot, 16th – 31st October 2023. £5 per ticket. Click here for more information.
Pumpkin Patch at Cobbs Farm, Hungerford, 18th October – 29th October 2023, 10am – 4pm. Click here for details.
*Wasing Pick Your Own Pumpkins, Woodland Trail and Maize Maze, Aldermaston, 20th – 29th October 2023. Click here to book tickets.
Halloween Party, Braywick Leisure Centre, Maidenhead, 20th October 2023, 5-7pm. Click here for details.
Creepy Crawly Rainforest, The Living Rainforest, Hampstead Norreys, 20th – 30th October 2023, 9.30am – 4pm. Click here to book tickets.
Camberley’s Halloween Haunt, 20th October – 3rd November 2023. Click here for information.
Game On Event, The Lexicon, Bracknell, 20th – 29th October 2023. FREE Event (but you will need to book spaces). 10am – 6pm (2hr slots). Click here for more information.
Spectacle of Light, Welford Park, Newbury, 20th October – 12th November 2023 (Thursday – Sunday). Click here for details.
Halloween Half Term at Beale Wildlife Park, 20th – 30th October 2023, kids in fancy dress go half price. Click here for details.
Jennetts Park PTA Scarecrow Trail – Family Songs, Bracknell, 20th -28th October 2023. Click here for more information.
Pumpkin Carving, Longacres Garden Centre, Bagshot, 21st – 31st October 2023. Click here for details and to book.
Pumpkin and Farm Weekend, Row Farm, Winkfield Row, 21st and 22nd October 2023. Two hour time slots, to book tickets you will need to send a message via their Facebook page.
re:connect Autumn 2023 with re:treat, 21st – 22nd October 2023, West Berkshire. Click here for more details.
Changing of the Guard, Windsor, 21st October 2023, 11am. Click here for more information.
Maidenhead Town Show, Maidenhead, 21st October 2023, 10am – 4pm. FREE event. Click here for details.
First Days Pumpkin Trail, The Look Out, Bracknell, 21st – 29th October 2023, 10am – 2pm. Suggested £3 donation for map which can be collected from the Discovery Centre. Click here for details.
Odds Farm, Pumpkin Festival, High Wycombe 21st – 29th October 2023. Click here for more details and to book tickets.
Pumpkins at Crockford Bridge Farm, Surrey. Crockford Bridge Farm have a Pumpkin Picking, Pumpkin Festival and Pumpkin Market. Click here for find out dates, more information and to get tickets.
Secretts Pumpkin Week, Milford, Surrey, 21st – 29th October 2023. Click here for more details.
PYO Pumpkins, Rookery Farms, Newbury. 21st and 22nd October 2023. Click here for booking details.
The Moonwitch Halloween Adventure, Tumblestone Hollow, Stonor Park, 21st – 29th October 2023. Click here for details.
Halloween Fun at Bucklebury Farm, Reading, 21st – 31st October 2023. Spooky Woodland trail, pumpkin carving, scarecrow trail and more. Click here for more information.
Elemental, South Hill Park, Bracknell, 21st and 26th October 2023, Click here to book.
Hallo’Welly’ween, Wellington Country Park, Reading, 21st October – 29th October 2023. Click here for more information and to book tickets.
Binfield Scarecrow Hunt, Binfield, 21st October – 29th October 2023. The maps cost £3 each and are available from either The Foxes’ Den, Daphne’s Coffee Shop or Binfield Village Stores on the days the hunt is open. Click here for more details.
Mortimer Scarecrow Trail 2023 21st October – 29th October 2023, Mortimer Village. Click here for more information.
Air Heads, Brooklands Museum*, Weybridge. 21st October – 29th October 2023, 10am – 5pm. Family day out includes crafts, pedal planes, bus rides, costume characters and more. Click here for more information.
Open Ploughing Match, Rookery Farm, Curridge, 21st October 2023, Starts 9am. Click here for details.
Monster Mayhem Trail, Reading Museum, from 21st October 2023, £1.50 per trail. Click here for details.
London Bus Museum Transportfest, Brooklands Museum*, Weybridge. 22nd October 2023, 10am – 5pm. Click here for more information.
South Hill Park Arts Centre and Wilde Theatre Tours, South Hill Park*, Bracknell. 23rd October 2023, 10am, 11am and 12pm. Tours last 90mins. Tickets from £5pp. Click here to purchase tickets.
Fantastic Bird Feast, Reading Museum, 23rd October 2023, 10-11am, 11.15am – 12.15pm, 1-2pm and 2.15 – 3.15pm. £4pp. Click here for details.
OASIS! Presents Children’s Inclusive Halloween Daytime Disco, Stoke Park Trust, Slough, 23rd October 2023, 11am – 2pm. £3pp for 16yrs and under, adults are free. Click here for information.
Brickies Half Term Lego Fun, Brickies, Holme Grange Craft Village, Wokingham, 23rd – 30th October 2023. Click here to book.
Cantley House Hotel Afternoon Tea, Wokingham, 23rd October 2023 – 27th October 2023. Click here for details.
Create and Grow Spooky Half Term**, 23rd – 27th October 2023, 9am – 1.30pm. Paint a spooky tealight holder £6.50 and Ghost Hunt (free activity). Click here for more information.
Halloween Fun at The Square, The Square, Camberley, 23rd – 27th October 2023, 11am – 3.30pm. Click here for details.
The Terror Trail, Black Park Country Park, Slough, 23rd – 27th October 2023. Ticket from £2.73pp. Click here for details. SEND sessions are available here.
Jack and the Beans Talk, Shaw House, Newbury. 23rd October 2023, 11-11.45am. Click here for more information and to book.
Jack and the Beans Talk, Shaw House, Newbury. 23rd October 2023, 1-1.45pm. Click here for more information and to book.
Birds of Prey at Dorney, Crocus at Dorney Court, 23rd October 2023, 10am – 4pm. Free Entry, £2 to handle a bird. Click here for more information.
Little Seedlings October Holiday Club, Dobbies, Reading, 23rd October 2023, 11am. FREE event. Click here for details.
Forest Fun Halloween Club, Braywick Nature Centre, 23rd and 24th October 2023, 9am – 3pm. Click here for details.
The Boo Crew Ghostly Gathering Half Term Brick Building Workshop, The Heights Primary School, Caversham, 23rd October 2023, 2.30 – 4.30pm. Click here for details.
Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross Halloween Trail, 23rd October – 31st October 2023. Map available at Budgens (3MX) and Robyns Nest (Shinfield). Click here for more information.
Code Ninjas Open House, Newbury, 23rd – 27th October 2023, 10am – 4pm. Bring children to the studio for free in aid of GOSH. Click here for details.
FREE Season Finale, Windsor Racecourse, 23rd October 2023, Gates open 11.55am. Click here to book.
Fieldhouse Coffee and Rainbow Corner Halloween Trail, Field of Remembrance, 23rd – 31st October 2023, 9am – 4pm. £3 for activity sheets. Click here for details.
Wild Witch’s Half Term Trail, Woolley Firs Environmental Education Centre, Maidenhead, 23rd – 25th October 2023, 10am – 1pm. £5per child. Click here for details.
St Michael’s School Scarecrow Trail, Sunninghill, 23rd October – 29th October 2023. £3 for a map. Click here for more details.
Halloween Holiday Fun Sessions, Bracknell Trampoline Centre, 23rd – 27th October 2023. Click here to book.
Decorate Your Own Rocket, IKEA Reading, 23rd, 25th and 30th October 2023, 1-3pm. Free. Click here for details.
Build Your Own BYGGLEK Rocket Competition, IKEA Reading, 24th and 29th October 2023, 1-4pm. Free. Click here for details.
I believe in Unicorns Show, South Hill Park*, Bracknell. 24th October 2023, 2-3pm and 4.30 – 5.30pm. Click here to purchase tickets.
Thames River Cruise, Caversham Pier, 24th – 26th October 2023. One child goes free with a full paying adult. Click here for details.
Big Draw Marvellous Monsters, Reading Museum, 24th October 2023, 10am – 3pm. Free. Click here for details.
Pumpkin Hunt, The Herb Farm, Sonning Common, 24th – 29th October 2023. Click here for details.
Halloween Themed Sessions at Mini Food Explorers, Waltham St Lawrence, 24th October 2023, 10am – 12pm. For ages 6+. Click here for information.
Morgan and Wests Massive Magic Show for the Kids, Norden Farm, 24th October 2023, 11.30am and 2.30pm. Click here for tickets.
Joe and the Crow Autumn Half Term Trail, Nature Discovery Centre, Thatcham, 24th – 26th October 2023, 11am – 3pm. Click here for details.
Indian Arts – Pot Painting, Studio 2, South Hill Park, 24th October 2023, 2-3.15pm. For ages 7-11yrs. £3pp. Click here to book.
Arts Award in a Morning, Shaw House, Newbury. 24th October 2023, 10am – 12.30pm. £5per child. For ages7-11yrs. Click here for more information and to book.
Little Muddy Boots Half Term Activities, Fernygrove Farm, Warfield, 24th, 25th, 26th October 2023. Click here to book.
Little Muddy Boots Half Term Activities, Holme Grange Farm, Wokingham, 24th October 2023, 10 – 11.30am. Click here
to book.
Bewitching Bat Trail, Windsor Great Park, 24th – 26th October 2023, 10am – 2pm. Click here for details.
Movie in the Hall – Coco, Shaw House, Newbury. 24th October 2023, 10.30am – 12.15pm. £3 – £5pp. Click here for more information and to book.
Changing of the Guard, Windsor, 24th October 2023, 11am. Click here for more information.
The Boo Crew Ghostly Gathering Half Term Brick Building Workshop – Master Builders Club, Sonning Common Village Hall, 24th October 2023, 9.30am-11.30am. Click here for more details.
Children’s Halloween Cupcake Workshop, Pipedreams, Eton Wick, 25th October 2023, 11am, 12.15pm and 1.30pm. Click here for more details
Make and Take Monster Mobile, Reading Museum, 25th October 2023, half hour sessions between 10am and 3pm. £1pp. Click here for details.
Live Storytelling: Monster Stories, Reading Museum, 25th October 2023, 2-2.30pm and 3-3.30pm. Free. Click here for details.
Three Billy Goats Gruff, Camberley Theatre, 25th October 2023. Click here to book.
Family Activity Day, Shaw House, Newbury. 25th October 2023, 10am – 3pm. £2.50pp. Click here for more information and to book.
Ghost Town Family Trail, Newbury, 25th – 28th October 2023. Click here for more details
Monster Mash Party, Crocus at Dorney Court, 25th October 2023, 10.30am – 3pm. Click here for details and to book tickets.
Pumpkin Painting, Henry Street Garden Centre, Reading, 25th – 27th October 2023. Click here to book.
Pumpkin Picking, The Little Play Lounge, Padworth Common. 25th – 29th October 2023. Click here to book.
Wild Woodland Crown, Reading Museum, 26th October 2023, 1hr sessions between 10am and 2.15pm. £4pp. Click here for details.
Victorian Schoolroom Experience in the Gateway, Reading Museum, 26th October 2023, 11am and 2pm. £1pp. Click here for more information.
Shapes, Garden Room, South Hill Park, 26th October 2023, 11am – 12pm. for ages 4-9yrs. Free Event. Click here to book.
Parkway Pumpkin Patch, Parkway Shopping Centre, Newbury, 26th October 2023, from 10am. Click here for details.
Halloween Party at Jacksons, California Country Park, Wokingham, 26th October 2023, 4-10pm. Click here for details.
Changing of the Guard, Windsor, 26th October 2023, 11am. Click here for more information.
Walk with Ghosts 2023, Stubbings, Maidenhead, 26th October – 28th October 2023. Click here to book tickets.
Pumpkin Carving, Nicholsons Shopping Centre, Maidenhead, 26th October 2023, 10am – 3pm. Free Event. Click here for details.
Halloween Party, Teddy’s Play Town, Slough 26th October 4-6pm and 27th October 3-5pm 2023. Click here for more details and to book tickets.
Rumble Wrestling, Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park, 26th October 2023, 7-9.15pm. Click here to book.
Halloween Stay and Play, John Cumber Hall, Theale, 26th October 2023, 10.30am – 12pm and 12.30 – 2pm. Click here for details.
The Gingerbread Man and a Pot Full of Magic, Norden Farm*, 26th and 27th October 2023, 11.30am and 2.30pm. Click here for tickets.
Messy Museum Morning, Shaw House, Newbury. 27th October 2023, 10am – 1pm. £2.50pp. Click here for more information and to book.
Friday FunDay, School Green Centre, Shinfield, 27th October 2023, 10am – 1pm. Click here for details.
Hooray for Halloween, Phonics with Robot Reg, Eyot Centre, Henley, 27th October 2023, 10am. Click here for details.
Ruby’s Halloween Party, The Ruby Play Cafe, 27th October 2023, 9.30 – 11.30am, 12-2pm and 2.30 – 4.30pm. Click here for details.
Dragon Hunt, Shaw House, Newbury. 27th October 2023, 5-7pm. Free Event – bring a torch! Click here for more information and to book.
Halloween Spooktacular, Waterman’s Arms, Windsor, 27th October 2023, 6-10pm.
Family Halloween Disco, Jakes Playworld, Sandhurst, 27th October 2023, 6-9pm. Click here for details.
There’s a Monster in Your Show, South Hill Park*, Bracknell. 27th October 2023, 1.30pm and 4.30pm (shows last 55mins). Click here to purchase tickets.
Bach to Baby Concert, Reading Minster, Reading, 27th October 2023, 11-11.45am. Click here for details. Up to 2 children free.
The Spooktacular Halloween Party, Red Kangeroo, Reading, 27th October 2023, 6-8pm. Click here for details.
Little Muddy Boots Half Term Activities, Windsor Yards Shopping Centre, 27th and 28th October 2023, 10am – 3pm. Click here to book.
West Berkshire Mencap Halloween Spook-tacular, Rookwood FarmHouse, Newbury, 27th – 30th October 2023, 11am – 3pm. Spooky trail, activities and party food. Click here for details and tickets.
Open Air Cinema – Coco, Cobbs Farm*, Hungerford, 28th October 2023, Entry from 4pm. Click here to find out more.
Carved Pumpkin Display, 58 Drovers Way, RG12 9EZ, 28th – 31st October 2023. Display of 100 carved pumpkins to raise money for Sebastian’s trust.
Glow Bambino – Halloween at the Enchanted Castle, Macrae Scout Hut, Yately, 28th and 29th October 2023. Click here to book.
Changing of the Guard, Windsor, 28th October 2023, 11am. Click here for more information.
Halloween Disco, The Jelly Lounge, Windsor, 28th October 2023, 6.30-8.30pm. Click here for tickets.
Spooktacular Party Time, The Pineapple, Windsor 28th October 2023, 1-11.30pm. Click here for details.
Halloween Spooky Disco, The Jelly Lounge, Windsor, 28th October 2023, 6.30 – 8.30pm. Visit the Facebook page for more detail.
Little Scarelings, Dobbies Garden Centre, Twyford. 28th and 29th October 2023. Click here for more details.
Children’s Halloween Party, Vansittart Arms, Windsor, 28th October 2023, from 12pm. Kids eat free. Click here for details.
Twyford Bonfire and Fireworks Night, King George V Recreation Ground, Twyford. 28th October 2023, 6.30pm. Click here for more information.
Reduced Sound Firework Display, Thomley, Worminghall, Bucks, 28th October 2023, 5-8pm. Click here for tickets.
Sandhurst Fireworks, Sandhurst Memorial Ground. 28th October 2023, 5pm. Click here for more information.
Henley Spooktacular Bonfire and Fireworks, Henley Showground, 28th October 2023, 3-9pm. The UK’s Largest Low Noise Firework Display Choreographed to Music. Click here for more details.
Spooky Sparks in the Park Fireworks, Swallowfield Showground, 28th October 2023, 5.30 – 8pm. Click here for details and tickets.
Pumpkin Party, Windsor Royal Station, 28th October 2023, 10.30am – 4pm. Free Event but will need to book tickets in advance. Click here for details.
Halloween Family Fun Day, Oaken Grove Park, Maidenhead. 29th October 2023, 1-5pm. Click here for more information.
Halloween Pick and Treat Britwell, Monksfield Way Play Area, Slough, 29th October 2023, 12.30 – 2.30pm. Click here for details.
Pippi Longstocking, Newbury Library, 29th October 2023, 11.30am – 12.15pm. For ages 4-10yrs. Click here for details.
Spooktacular Treasure Hunt and Fancy Dress Competition, McDonalds The Keep, Wildridings Road, 29th October 2023, 11am – 4pm.
Pumpkin Carnival, Holme Grange Craft Village, Wokingham, 29th October 2023, 11am – 4pm. Click here for tickets.
Halloween SEN Dance Workshop, Martins Heron and the Warren Community Centre, 29th October 2023, 9.15 – 11.45am. Age 10 – 15yrs. Click here for details.
Halloween SEN Dance Workshop, Martins Heron and the Warren Community Centre, 29th October 2023, 12-3pm. Age 16yrs plus. Click here for details.
Halloween Party, The Little Gym Windsor, 29th October 2023, 9.30 – 10.30 am for 4-36mth olds, 11.30am – 12.30pm and 1.30 – 2.3-pm for 4mth – 9yr olds, 3.30 – 5pm for 3-12yr olds. Click here to book.
Halloween Spooky Social Paddle, Paddles Up Company, Bankside Odiham Colt Hill Wharf, 29th October 2023, 1.30pm. Click here for details.
Children’s Halloween Disco, Dog and Partridge, Yateley, 29th October 2023, 2-4pm. Free event. Click here for details.
Halloween Party Night, Shaw House, Newbury. 31st October 2023, 6-8.30pm. £1-6pp. Click here for more information and to book.
Pumpkin Carving, Dog and Partridge, Yateley, 31st October 2023, 3.30 -5.30pm. £5per child. Click here for details.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Wilde Theatre, South Hill Park*, Bracknell, 31st October – 4th November 2023. Click here for tickets.
Toddler Halloween Morning, Jakes Playworld, Sandhurst, 31st October 2023, 9.30am – 12pm. Visit the minifarm for free afterwards. Click here for detail.
What else could we do this Half Term?
Why not go for a family walk or visit the park?
Have a game of mini golf?
Go to the Trampoline Park, Soft Play or Role Play Centre.
Planning for Bonfire Night?
Would you like to know where the Fireworks are on Display this year? Click here for a Firework What’s on Guide.
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Visit each venue website above to find out more about ticket sales, T&Cs, parking and payment details. Check the events are still on before travelling. This post was correct to the best of my knowledge when posted on 20.09.2023. Berkshire Mummies can’t be held responsible if any of the above venues are sold out or events are cancelled. Click here to view the Berkshire Mummies disclaimer.
