October half term is nearly here. And if you’re thinking what am I gonna do with the kids?! Well, here is what’s on around Slough, Windsor and the surrounding town – free activities to paid ones, train themed activities, crafty ones and spooooky events. Have fun planning half term!
Free or Small Charge Activities
★ FREE Dionysus Ensemble Children’s Performance at St Marys Church, Slough Fri 24 Oct 4pm-4.45pm
★ FREE Halloween Monster Invasion in Uxbridge 24 Oct – 3 Nov (spot the giant inflatables) https://loveuxbridge.co.uk/events/monster-invasion-this-halloween
★ Halloween at The Lexicon Bracknell 24 Oct – 2 Nov – Free Pumpkin Trail, Lexicon Express (£1), pumpkin patch and on selected dates there is free face-painting https://www.thelexiconbracknell.com/events/halloween-2025
★ FREE pop-up Pumpkin Pavilion at One Maidenhead, 25 – 26 Oct 12-4pm, with free pumpkin spice and matcha lattes on Saturday and free pumpkins on Sunday https://www.windsor.gov.uk/whats-on/pumpkin-pavilion-p2703301
★ FREE Diwali Parade Sat 25 Oct, through Slough High Street and performance in Queensmere Observatory https://sloughexplorer.org/whatson/diwali-parade/
★ Reading Museum Family Activities 25 Oct – 1 Nov from FREE to £2.50, including Rat and Bat trail and activity, Penguins Digi Workshop and Railway 200 Big Draw https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/family-fun-reading-museum
★ Eton College Museums – FREE halloween crafting workshops Sun 26 Oct and 2 Nov
★ Halloween Family Art Camp at Slough Museum with Antz Kidz, 27 – 31 Oct £2pp https://antzkidz.co.uk/product/october-half-term-family-camp/
★ Making Magic FREE Half Term activities at Slough Libraries 27 – 31 Oct, see leaflet
★ Explore Day at Curve Venue Slough – Weds 29 Oct | £4 kids workshops – Arts & Crafts, DJ Skills, Drumming, Singing, Stop Motion Animation, Digital Animation and Bhangra BollyFit Jam Dance. Book a slot
★ The Comet FREE VR Experience, Curve Venue Slough, Thurs 30 Oct https://curvevenue.uk/events/the-comet-vr-experience
★ Queensmere Observatory, Slough Thurs 30 Oct 11am – 4pm, FREE Kids Halloween Mask making workshop https://artclassesgroup.com/2025/10/kids-halloween-mask-workshop-slough/
★ FREE Pumpkin Carving at Nicholsons Shopping Centre, Maidenhead Thurs 30 Oct 11am – 2pm
★ Reading Biscuit Factory Pumpkin Carving Thurs 30 Oct – £3.50 https://www.readingbiscuitfactory.co.uk/movie/pumpkin-carving
★ Halloween £6 art workshop at Norden Farm, Maidenhead 30 Oct https://norden.farm/events/arts-and-crafts-session
★ Windsor Royal Shopping Pumpkin Party Fri 31 Oct
https://windsorroyal.co.uk/events/event/pumpkin-party-2
★ Two Rivers Pumpkin Patch, Staines Fri 31 Oct – do the trail and pick up a FREE pumpkin https://www.tworiversstaines.com/the-pumpkin-patch-is-back/
★ Elmsleigh Shopping Centre Staines, FREE For the Love of Witches and Wizards, Fri 31 Oct 11am – 4pm https://elmsleigh.co.uk/events/84058/all-for-the-love-of-witches-and-wizards
Halloween Trails
★ Binfield Scarecrow Hunt (10 Year Anniversary) 25 Oct – 2 Nov https://www.binfieldevents.com/scarecrows
★ Black Park Halloween Trail 27 Oct – 31 Oct https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-black-park-halloween-trail-2025-tickets-1753986233039
★ Braywick Nature Centre, The Night Forest 27 – 30 Oct Night time story-telling around a campfire and pumpkin carving
★ Marlow Bottom Scarecrow Trail 26 Oct – 2 Nov https://www.mymarlow.co.uk/2025/09/marlow-bottom-scarecrow-trail-is-back-for-2025/
★ Jennetts Park PTA Scarecrow Trail, Bracknell 23 Oct – 2 Nov https://www.jennetts.bonitas.org.uk/pta-scarecrow-trail-2025/
★ Halloween Daytime Trail, West Green House, Basingstoke 29 Oct – 2 Nov https://www.westgreenhouse.co.uk/events/halloween/
Halloween Parties/Afternoon Tea
★ Teddys Playtown “Make Your Own Slime” Party, Slough Thurs 30 Oct
https://teddysplaytown.co.uk/classes-events/
★ Royal Berkshire, Ascot – Halloween Afternoon Tea & Trail 26 Oct – 2 Nov https://www.exclusive.co.uk/royal-berkshire/highlights/halloween-afternoon-tea/ Book one adult, one child goes free
★ Cantley House Halloween Afternoon Tea & Trail, Wokingham 27 Oct – 29 Oct https://www.cantleyhotel.co.uk/events/halloween-afternoon-tea.html
★ Kids Halloween Party at The Old Court, Windsor Fri 31 Oct https://tickets.oldcourt.org/sales/events/kids-halloween-party
★ Skate & Rave, Slough Ice Arena Fri 24 Oct https://sloughexplorer.org/whatson/skate-rave-under-18s-october-half-term/
★ Kids Halloween Party at Stoke Park Trust, Slough, Thurs 30 Oct https://sloughexplorer.org/whatson/halloween-party/
★ FREE Kids Halloween Party at Burnham Park Hall – Fri 31 Oct https://sloughexplorer.org/whatson/free-halloween-party/
★ Children’s Halloween Disco Party at Wexham Park Golf Centre Wed 29 Oct https://www.wexhamparkgolfcentre.co.uk/dont-miss-out-on-the-spooky-fun/
★ Stand Out For Autism Spooktacular Sensory Halloween Party, Windsor 31 Oct https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stand-out-for-autism-spooktacular-sensory-halloween-party-tickets-1741441140329
Train things
★ Slough Model Railway Exhibition, Burnham Park Hall 25 and 26 Oct https://www.swrs.co.uk/swrsweb/html/exhibition.html
★ Ruislip Lido Railway running daily 25 Oct – 2 Nov https://www.ruisliplidorailway.org/timetable
★ Ickenham Miniature Railway running day Sat 1st Nov https://www.idsme.co.uk/IMR/IMRWelcome.php
★ Prospect Railway Miniature Railway running day Sun 2nd Nov https://www.rsme.uk/rsme-railways
Half Term Shows
★ Jonny Rocks Halloween Show, Braywick Leisure Centre, Maidenhead, 25 Oct book tickets
★ Cinderella Ice Cream Seller (family musical), Norden Farm Maidenhead, Tues 28 Oct https://norden.farm/events/cinderella-ice-cream-seller
★ The Great Baldini Family Magic Show, Norden Farm Maidenhead, Weds 29 Oct https://norden.farm/events/the-great-baldini-the-family-magic-show
★ Grandad Anansi, Curve Venue Slough, Tues 28 Oct https://curvevenue.uk/events/grandad-anansi
★ Natural History Museum presents Dinosaurs Live, Reading Hexagon Tues 28 Oct https://whatsonreading.com/dinos
★ Groove on to the Moon, Curve Venue Slough, Thurs 30 Oct https://curvevenue.uk/events/groove-onto-the-moon
★ WiFi Wars, Norden Farm Maidenhead, Thurs 30 Oct https://norden.farm/events/wifi-wars-96
★ KPop Demon Hunters Movie Sing-A-Long in cinemas 31 Oct – 2 Nov
Halloween Themed Days Out
★ Legoland Windsor, Brick or Treat now to 1 Nov https://www.legoland.co.uk/explore/special-events/brick-or-treat/
★ Hobbleween at Hobbledown Heath, Hounslow 25 Oct – 2 Nov https://www.hobbledown.com/hounslow/whats-on/hobbleween-at-hobbledown-heath/
★ Wizard of Odds at Odds Farm 25 Oct – 2 Nov https://www.oddsfarm.co.uk/october-half-term/
★ HalloWellyWeen, Wellington Country Park 25 Oct – 31 Nov https://wellingtoncountrypark.co.uk/whats-on/hallowellyween/
★ Pumpkin Hunt at Carnival Golf & Game, High Wycombe 25 Oct – 2 Nov
★ Pumpkin-Fest at The Walled Garden, West Wycombe https://www.westwycombewalledgarden.com/ticketed-events/pumpkin-fest-2025
★ Chiltern Open Air Museum, Halloween Spectacular 31 Oct https://www.coam.org.uk/events/halloween-spectacular-2025
Pumpkin Picking
★ Hobbledown Heath Pumpkin Patch now until 2 Nov https://www.hobbledown.com/hounslow/whats-on/hobbledown-heaths-new-pumpkin-patch/
★ Copas Farm – Iver and Cookham https://www.thefruitfields.co.uk
★ Berkshire Farm Girl PYO Pumpkins and Maize Maze, Newbury https://berkshirefarmgirl.co.uk/
★ High Lodge Farm Pumpkin Picking and Spooky Trail, Abingdon https://www.highlodgefarm.com/halloween
★ Wasing PYO, West Berkshire 17-31 Oct https://www.wasing.co.uk/pumpkins
★ Odds Farm Pumpkin Festival, Bucks now – 2 Nov https://www.oddsfarm.co.uk/events/
★ Crockford Bridge, Surrey Pumpkin Festival 25 Oct – 2 Nov https://www.crockfordbridgefarm.co.uk/Pumpkin-Festival
★ Garsons PYO, Surrey – Pumpkin Parade https://www.garsons.co.uk/pyo-farm/pumpkin-parade
★ Farmer Pauls, Aylesbury https://www.farmerpaul.co.uk/pumpkins
★ Tulleys Farm, Surrey https://www.pumpkinfarm.co.uk
★ Millets Farm, Oxfordshire https://milletsfarmcentre.com/halloween-spook-tacular
★ Secretts, Surrey https://www.secretts.co.uk/pumpkin-week/
★ Peterley Manor Farm, Great Missenden https://peterleymanorfarm.co.uk/pumpkins/
★ Priory Farm Estate, Surrey https://prioryfarm.co.uk/discovery-land/halloween/
More events may be announced through the month – do follow my Instagram page @themummystylist where I’ll share on stories.
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Have a great October half term!
Sabrina x
