Halloween & Half Term Events in West Kent

Get ready for some eerie excitement and Halloween horrors in West Kent! From spooky festivals and pumpkin patches to children’s Halloween trails and family-friendly activities, there’s plenty to enjoy this season. Whether you’re in Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells, or Tonbridge, our guide to the best Halloween events will help you find the perfect way to celebrate. Discover what’s happening near you and make this Halloween a hauntingly good time for all ages!

Click here for East, North and South Kent highlights. Or see our full round-up for Halloween events in Kent here, and for Trails here.
See also our full round-up of Best Pumpkin Picking In Kent 2024, with events, carving fun and pumpkin-picking tips. Plus, don’t miss October Half-Term In Kent Events with our highlights.

Plus don’t miss the many Bonfire & Fireworks Night In Kent events!

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Halloween & Half Term Events in West Kent 2024

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👻 Trails

Updated 27th October 2024

👻 On the pumpkin trail at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve and Jeffery Harrison Visitor Centre, little ones can find clues and solve the puzzle to win a Kent Wildlife Trust prize bundle. When? 5th October to 3rd November 2024, 10am to 3pm. Price? Read More

🎃 A great variety of pumpkins and squashes is available at this pumpkin patch event at the Spadework charity PYO pumpkin events. On selected dates, you can also PYO pumpkins by torchlight.  When? PYO Pumpkins from the 7th to the 31st of October, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm, Sunday 10 am to 4pm. PYO Pumpkins by Torchlight on 25th, 26th, 28th and 29th October 2024, 6pm to 10pm. Price? Read More

🎃 For this October Half-term and Halloween in Sevenoaks in Kent include the Pumpkin Festival at Riverhill Himalayan Gardens. The gardens are extending their season this year, so win sweet treats on their Pumpkin Hunt, enjoy carving activities (you can take your pumpkin or buy one there), and even a spot Yeti!  When? From the 12th of October to the 3rd of November 2024 – Wednesday to Sunday from 10am to 4pm. Price?  Read More

🎃 This year Bewl Waters in Tunbridge Wells Halloween fun includes Zombie Laser Tag, a survival game. Venture into the eerie woods and watch out for the lurking zombie at Challenge Laser. Will you be the last survivor, or will you get zapped and join the undead with your very own zombie mask? Plus soft play at Bewl Water has received a Halloween makeover for the October half-term for little ones to run off all that excess energy! When? From the 19th of October to Sunday 3rd of November – Laser Tag Wednesday to Sunday: Sessions from 10am to 4pm, Soft Play, Daily. Price? Read More

🎃 At the Four Winds Farm, you can find a wide variety of colours and types of pumpkins. At the farm in Tunbridge Wells, you will find plenty of fun for the whole family – there’s also a scarecrow hunt and face painting. When? 19th, 20th, and 26th to 31st October 2024 – one-hour sessions on the hour: 10am to 3pm.  Price? £2 per vehicle Booking fees apply. Pumpkins: From £2.50-£15. Must pre-book.  Read More

👻 Also, as part of the Bewl Water’s Halloween celebrations in Tunbridge Wells, their woodland friends have a brand-new Halloween Trail. They need your help to complete the adventure! Head down to the Waterfront Café this October half-term to grab your map and sticker pack. Six Halloween pumpkins are hiding with our woodland friends – can you uncover them all as you navigate the enchanting forest? When? From 19th October to the 3rd November 2024,  pick up trail from Waterfront Café – opening hours 9.30am to 4pm. Price? Read More

🎃 Halloween in Tonbridge includes the Pumpkin Patch Parade at Tonbridge Old Fire Station. When little ones have made their way through the twists and turns of the parade, they encounter six friendly Halloween doors. What happens when they ring the doorbell? Is anyone home at this trick-or-treating event? Just pick up one of the activity sheets and have fun. When? 24th October to 2nd November 2024, 9am to 4pm. Price? FREE. Read More

🎃 For the October half-term in Tonbridge in Kent events include meeting Tabby The Tonbridge Witch at the Tonbridge Old Fire Station. Tabby has forgotten the ingredients for her best potion and needs the help of her new friend to craft it. Take pictures with Tabby, one of the friendliest witches you’ll ever meet – but she’s a little scatterbrained! When? 25th to 27th, and 31st October and 1st to 2nd November 2024, bookable time slots between 11am to 5.40pm. Price? Read More

🎃 Get into the spooky season with Autumnal displays over the October half-term, and explore the dark side of Mrs Wolfe’s recipe book. Recipes that provide cures and remedies for everyday problems often use bizarre and frightening ingredients. Learn about the superstitious beliefs that the Georgians held about miracle cures. Potions Or Remedies at Quebec House, in Sevenoaks. When? 26th and 27th October 2024, 11am to 3.30pm. Price? Read More

🎃 At the Pumpkin Festival at Lower Ladysden Farm in Cranbrook, Tunbridge Wells you can pick your own at this family-run farm. Also, enjoy the atmospheric lights around the field and take in the spooky atmosphere of using only torch light at their Pumpkin Nights. There are loads of varieties of pumpkins, squashes and gourds in all different shapes, sizes and colours. When? October Weekends and half term, bookable sessions, 9am to 4pm. Pumpkin Nights: 18th and 19th October October, 6pm-9pm. Price? Pick Your Own: Entry: £3 Under 3 years: Free, Pumpkins: From 50 pence. Pumpkin Night: £5. Time: Read More

🎃  The Children’s Halloween Disco at Reuthe’s Lost Gardens of Sevenoaks is back for its fourth year. Dressed up in their spookiest outfits little ones can enjoy spooky music and ghoulish party games. When? 26th and 31st October 2024, 3pm to 6pm. Price? Read More

🎃  Halloween in Tonbridge includes The Great Plague Halloween Half-Term fun at Penshurst Place and Gardens. The wizard in the village casts a curse on the residents to infect them with the Plague as he didn’t get an invite to the Princess’s christening. At the storytelling sessions, get involved to help heal the village from this dreadful disease! Learn more about the Plague and how it swept medieval Europe with code cracker trail in the castle and ground, before heading to The Old Coach House for some fun Halloween crafts! Plus a garden trail to enjoy. When? Crafts: 26th October to 3rd November: 11am-3.30pm. Storytelling: 28th October to 1st November: 11am, 12Noon, 2pm and 3pm. Garden Trail: 26th October to 3rd November: 10am-5pm. Price? Read More

🎃 At Hever Castle in Sevenoaks there are hands-on Halloween crafts to unleash little ones’ creativity with spooky-themed sessions. Plus, in the grounds amongst the spooky pumpkins, a Halloween-themed word puzzle where they might encounter Dr. Frankenstein himself and more of Halloween’s most infamous characters. There are also hands-on Halloween crafts to unleash your creativity with spooky-themed sessions. When? 26th October to 3rd November 2024, 10.30am to 4.30pm. Price? Read More

👻 At The Great Plague Halloween Half-Term fun at Penshurst Place and Gardens in Tonbridge, the wizard in the village casts a curse on the residents to infect them with the Plague as he didn’t get an invite to the Princess’s christening. At the storytelling sessions, get involved to help heal the village from this dreadful disease! Learn more about the Plague and how it swept medieval Europe with code cracker trail in the castle and ground, before heading to The Old Coach House for some fun Halloween crafts! Plus a garden trail to enjoy. When? Garden Trail: 26th October to 3rd November, 10am to 5pm. For prices and for more activities Read More

👻 Answer the riddles to restart the clock and free the creatures of the castle from the Halloween curse in The Curse of the Clocktower Trail at Scotney Castle in Tunbridge Wells. Hunt for the mystery device at the front of the mansion once you solved all the clues, enter the secret code to crack the curse and restart the clock. When? From the 26th of October to the 3rd of November 2024, 10am to 5pm. Price? Read More

🎃 👻 At the Halloween Magic at Lullingstone Castle in Sevenoaksenjoy pumpkin carving, spooky garden tours, and take part in Halloween tricks in eerie torchlight. New for this year is a pumpkin trail When? On the 27th of October 2024, 11am to 6pm. Price? Read More

🎃 👻  Dress up in your scariest outfit and enjoy spooky music and ghoulish party games, meet alpacas and enjoy lots more spooktacular fun. The Halloween After Dark Party at Reuthe’s Lost Gardens of Sevenoaks includes entry to its Spooktacular Halloween Trail. When? 28th October 5pm to 8pm. Price? Read More

🎃 For Halloween in Kent events in 2024, little ones can head to the Salomons Estate for workshops and fun activities. The Salomons’ School of Spellcraft & Sorcery in Tunbridge Wells features workshops in Enchanted Arts & Crafts, a Wand and Spell Class, a Spooky Choir Class and Broomstick Racing. The event ends with a magical performance in Merlin’s famous Potions Class, a graduation where each child receives a certificate in their spine-chilling craft, with dances to finish!  When? 29th to 31st of October 2024, 1 hour sessions at 10am, 1pm and 4pm. Price? Read More

🎃  At the Sevenoaks Haunted History Tours at Hever Castle in Kent follow your guides for an after dark tour where you may meet some of the castle’s former owners, and hear about their gruesome demise. When? From the 29th to the 31st of October 2024, 5.50pm, 6.20pm, 6.50pm, 7.20pm and 7.50pm Price?Read More

🎃 Halloween Events In Kent 2024 include the annual Dr. Frankenslime’s Trick or Treat Express at Spa Valley Railway in Tunbridge Wells Radtastic Theatre, which brings you slapstick comedy, magic and mayhem. The mad doctor will show you a trick or two and how to make his famous, glow-in-the-dark slime on this spooktacular train adventure!  When? On the 30th and 31st of October and the 2nd and 3rd of November 2024, 3.15pm, 5.15pm and 7pm. Price? Read More

🎃 At the Wizards & Witches, Trails & Treats! at Lullingstone Country Park in Sevenoaks. Little ones can join the Lullingstone Witches for spooky crafting and a treat bag, and have their face painted. When? 31st October 2024, 10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, and 2.15pm – 1 hour sessions. Price? Read More

🎃 Head for some Halloween Family Fun at Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve where you can enjoy autumnal wildlife craft activities, a spooky game and learn about bats, spiders and owls and lots more!  When? 31st October 2024, sessions at 9.30am and 11am – 1 hour 30 minutes. Price? Read More

🎃 For Halloween events in Kent, there is The Wiggly Wild Halloween Show at Lullingstone Country Park in Sevenoaks. Join in the hands-on Wiggly Wild experience with Giant Stick Insects, a Tailless Whip Scorpion, Fire Bellied Toad, Giant Hissing Cockroaches, a Giant African Land Snail and more. When? 1st of November 2024, 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3pm – 1 hour sessions. Price? Read More

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