October half term is here – and yes it is a very pumpkin-y time of year. I’ve rounded up what’s on for families in the area. I try to focus on the Slough/Windsor area, but have included places that are an easy drive away. However you choose to spend half term, I hope this helps with your planning 🙂
Free or Small Charge Activities
★ Giants at The Lexicon Bracknell 15th Oct – 9th Nov – FREE spot the giants dressed in leaves and pumpkins, including the slide in Princess Square, plus a pumpkin trail to do around the shops. Free face painting on 26/28/30 Oct.
★ Observatory, Slough Sat 24 Oct 11am – 4pm, FREE Kids Halloween crafting https://artclassesgroup.com/2026/10/kids-club-halloween-public-event/
★ Wild About Stories FREE Half Term activities at Slough libraries
★ Windsor Royal’s Pumpkin Patch Party Sat 24 Oct – FREE but accepting donations to Alexander Devine Hospice
https://windsorroyal.co.uk/events/event/windsor-royals-pumpkin-patch-party
★ Binfield Scarecrow Hunt 24 Oct – 1 Nov https://www.binfieldevents.com/scarecrows
★ Black Park Halloween Trail 24 Oct – 1 Nov FREE – book a timeslot
★ Broad Street Beats at Broad Street Mall, Reading FREE – Sat 24 Oct – live music, decorate your own trick-or-treat bag, face painting, quizzes.
★ Autumn Adventure Trail in Reading Town Centre 24 Oct – 1 Nov
★ Eton College Museums – FREE halloween crafting workshops Sun 25 Oct
★ Reading Museum Autumn-themed Family Activities 24-31 Oct from FREE to £2.50 https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/family-fun-reading-museum
★ Create and Grow Spooky Half Term, Squires Wokingham and Hare Hatch 26-30 Oct
★ Half term kids workshops at Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Tues 27 Oct block printing workshop £6 / Thurs 29 Oct Slime Potion workshop £6
★ Braywick Nature Centre, The Night Forest £9, 28 – 30 Oct Camptime story-telling and pumpkin carving
★ Two Rivers Pumpkin Patch, Staines Thurs 29 Oct 11am-3pm – face-painting plus pick up a FREE pumpkin https://www.tworiversstaines.com/the-pumpkin-patch-is-back/
★ Elmsleigh Shopping Centre Staines, FREE A Monstrous Halloween
‘Witch Wednesday’ 28 Oct / Slime Making and games Fri 30 Oct
★ Eden Mini Weekender at Eden, High Wycombe 12 – 3pm Sat 31 Oct
★ FREE Halloween Event in Uxbridge Sat 31 Oct
Pumpkin carving 11am-4pm and performers 2-4pm
Halloween Parties/Afternoon Tea
★ Jonny Rocks Halloween Party, Braywick Leisure Centre, Maidenhead, Fri 23 Oct book tickets
★ Cantley House Halloween Afternoon Tea & Trail, Wokingham 27 Oct – 30 Oct https://www.cantleyhotel.co.uk/events/halloween-afternoon-tea.html
★ Children’s Halloween Disco Party at Wexham Park Golf Centre Wed 28 Oct
★ Kids Halloween Disco, The Admiral Cunningham, Bracknell, 28 Oct – FREE entry https://www.fatsoma.com/e/jxs36url/wilson-blay-s-kids-halloween-disco
★ Teddys Playtown Strange Things Halloween Party, Slough Fri 30 / Sat 31 Oct
https://teddysplaytown.co.uk/classes-events/
★ Kids Halloween Party at Burnham Park Hall – Fri 31 Oct
★ TVAP Kids Halloween Party at Stoke Park Trust, Slough, Sat 31 Oct
Half Term Shows
★ The Princess Proms, Reading Hexagon Sat 24 Oct https://whatsonreading.com/venues/hexagon/whats-on/princess-proms
★ Dog Man: The Musical, Wycombe Swan 26-28 Oct https://trafalgartickets.com/wycombe-swan-theatre/en-GB/event/family/dog-man-the-musical-tickets
★ The Snow Queen, Theatre Royal Windsor, 27 – 31 Oct https://theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk/ballet-26/
★ The Elves and the Shoemaker
Norden Farm Maidenhead, Wed 28 Oct https://norden.farm/events/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker-26
Curve Venue Slough, Fri 30 Oct https://curvevenue.uk/events/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker
★ The Amazing Bubbleman, Curve Venue Slough, Wed 28 Oct https://curvevenue.uk/events/the-amazing-bubbleman
★ The Shivers, Curve Venue Slough, Thurs 29 Oct https://curvevenue.uk/events/the-shivers
★ Ministry of Science Live, Beck Theatre Hayes, Sat 31 Oct https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/beck-theatre/whats-on/ministry-of-science-live-1371804
Pumpkin Picking
★ Hobbledown Heath Pumpkin Patch https://www.hobbledown.com/hounslow/whats-on/hobbledown-heaths-new-pumpkin-patch/
★ Copas Farm – Iver and Cookham https://www.thefruitfields.co.uk
★ Pumpkin-Fest at The Walled Garden, West Wycombe https://www.westwycombewalledgarden.com/ticketed-events/pumpkin-fest-2025-s3b5f-95jk9-cb4am-7r33n
★ Odds Farm Pumpkin Festival, Bucks https://www.oddsfarm.co.uk/pumpkin-festival/
★ Beale Wildlife Park Pumpkin Patch 24-31 Oct https://bealepark.org.uk/pumpkin-patch-2026/
★ Wasing PYO, West Berkshire https://www.wasing.co.uk/pumpkins
★ Berkshire Farm Girl PYO Pumpkins and Maize Maze, Newbury,https://www.berkshirefarmgirl.co.uk/berkshirefarmgirlspumpkinpatch
★ Hallcourt Farm Pumpkin Picking, Midgeham https://www.hallcourt.farm/
★ High Lodge Farm Pumpkin Picking and Spooky Trail, Abingdon https://www.highlodgefarm.com/halloween
★ 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
★ Tulleys Farm, Surrey https://www.pumpkinfarm.co.uk
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Sabrina x
