FREE events / activities

Autumn Crafts

Moat House Coffee Shop, Rochester, ME1 1RF, from 24th Oct - 28th Oct. Create a beautiful leaf collage for free in a child friendly coffee shop in the heart of Rochester.

Scarecrow Trail

Lower Halstow, in association with Lower Halstow PTA, from 21st Oct - 30th Oct . Last year we parked on School Lane, by the Memorial Hall and playground, ME9 7ES. Find all the fanstatic scarecrows placed around the village.

If you enjoy the scarecrow trail and would like to donate to the school, or would like to download the map please visit THIS LINK

Monster Mash Half Term Fun

The Mall, Maidstone, ME15 6AT, from 24th - 30th Oct. The Monster Mash craft bar will be open for business for October half term, as little shoppers are welcome to visit and create all manor of spooktacular things…. All workshops will run 10.30am to 3.30pm

You might also see family friendly spooky characters around The Mall they are making appearances between 10am and 11am if you find them, they might give you a free spooky treat! Before heading off into the town.

Maidstone Scarecrow Festival

Around Maidstone town centre, including The Mall, Lockmeadow, Fremlin Walk and Royal Star Arcade. From 22nd Oct - 29th Oct You can also take part in the Maidstone Scarecrow Festival. Maidstone will be welcoming a host of colourful scarecrows to the town centre. Local schools and community groups have been busy creating scarecrows based on the themes of ‘Maidstone Faces’ or ‘Famous characters from literature’. With prizes to the best school and the best community group but we need your help to decide the winners by voting for their favourites. Which one do you think is best?

Halloween Fun

Whitefriars, Canterbury, CT1 2TF, from 25th - 29th Oct. Come and join in the Halloween fun at Whitefriars. We have a Dragon meet & greet on the 25th & 26tb October and Halloween VR ride 25th – 29th October along with FREE arts and crafts during the week. Activities will run from 11am – 4pm in Whitefriars Square. The VR ride is £2.50 per person and suitable for ages 3 and above (under 5s should sit on laps). All other activities are FREE and there is no need to book.

The Great Coastal Bird Watch

guided walks with the team from Bird Wise from 23rd - 30th Oct, at various locations, see the poster below. These places are FREE, please make sure you wear weather appropriate footwear and outer clothing.

Make your booking here.

Autumnal Art Workshops

Sun Pier House, Chatham, ME4 4HF, various dates, 20th, 26th, 28th Oct and 3rd Nov Several FREE drop in sessions at Sun Pier House for you to take part in.

Eagle Eyes trail sheet

Rochester Cathedral, ME1 1SX, from 24th - 28th Oct, from 10 - 4pm. Explore the Cathedral with our Eagle Eyes trail sheet and see what you can spot.

Message of Peace

Rochester Cathedral, ME1 1SX, from 24th - 28th Oct, from 10 - 4pm. Leave a message of peace and hope on a paper dove which will become part of a special art installation next Spring.

Medway Library activities

Medway libraries are offering a range of activities over the half term break, check out the website to find something near you.

Kent County Council Libraries

Check out your local library to see what children's activities they are planning over the half term.

PAID FOR activites / events

A Witch's Curse

Fort Amherst, ME4 4UB, from 22 - 23 Oct and 28 - 30 Oct. Are you family brave enough to break the Witch's Curse and save Halloween? Aimed at 4-12 year olds accompanying adults required, tickets are £15 each. Book tickets here

Fright at the Museum Scary Tales

The Beaney, Canterbury, CT1 2RA, from 1st Oct - 6th Nov. Trail sheets and activity are £5 per child. (please note The Beaney is closed on Mondays, except 24/10 and 31/10).

Spooktacular Day

The Barnyard, Swnaley Park BR8 7PW. From 26th Oct - 28th Oct. Create a hand puppet, make a scary mask and get 2 hours of soft play for £11 per child. Booking required

Half Term Family Fun

Woodlands Farm, Shooters Hill, Welling, DA16 3RP, on 25th, 26th and 28th Oct. Several family friendly paid for activities taking place at the farm this half term. The farm is FREE to enter, but the activities all carry a charge to help with the cost of he materials and the running of the farm. See the poster for fruther details.

Ghostly Trail

Swanley Park, BR8 7PW. From 24th Oct - 30th Oct. Complete the Ghostly trail around the park for £5 per trial sheet, receive a prize on completion.

Halloween Trail

Lullingstone Country Park, DA4 0JF, from 22nd Oct - 6th Nov. Follow the trail through the spooky woods and around the park. Trail sheets are £3 each from the Visitors Centre.

Spooky Halloween Sessions

Role Play Rascals, Faversham, ME13 8PH, from 24th - 30th Oct. 2 hours of role play fun and a Halloween scavenger hunt await, come in your favourite fancy dress and give us a good scare. £7 per child, and 1 accompanying adult free. Book your places here.

Haunted House

Riverside Country Park, ME7 2XH, from 24th Oct - 28th Oct. Search for special keys throughout the haunted house. Suggested age 7+, £3 per child.

Pumpkin Town

Betteshanger Country Park, CT14 0BF, from 15th Oct - 30th Oct. We have a traditional Pumpkin Patch where children can pick out a fabulous pumpkin whilst having photos taken amongst our Halloween characters whilst being careful to avoid the spooky creatures hidden amongst the pumpkins! Either take your pumpkin home or carve in our on-site marquee (included in ticket price). Games and amazing Instagram backdrops, Pumpkin Town is set to excite and inspire this Halloween. Tickets for all activities in Pumpkin town are £12 per child, there are reduced rates for younger children. Suitble for 8 years and under. Tickets can be booked here

The Woodland Scare trail

Betteshanger Country Park, CT14 0BF, from 15th Oct - 30th Oct. "An interactive and immersive experience awaits as you enter The Woodland at Betteshanger Country Park this Halloween. From the spooky to the supernatural…. ...to the things that go bump in the night. The eerie and the scary prowl.... ...with the beasts that howl. Lying in wait are monsters from the underworld.... ...and creatures from out of this world... Do you dare enter? N.B. The Woodland has been designed for children and early teens and contains elements that some may find scary!" Tickets are £10 per child (includes 2 accompanying adults) Tickets can be booked here

Creepy Crafting

Kent Mining Museum, Betteshanger Park, Deal, CT14 0BF, 24th - 28th Oct. Our crafternoons have gone spooky! Make lamps to help you see in the dark, craft your own bug fossils, make a hanging swarm of hornets! Suitable for participants between 4 - 11 years, activity costs £5.98 (inc. eventbirte ticket fee)

Book you places here

Spooktacular Scary Tales

Brockhill Country Park, CT21 4HL, from 24th Oct - 26th Oct. Whittle a wooden wand before setting off on a trick or treat quest across the park. Then enjoy a campfire cook up! Booking Required

Spooky Potions

Shorne Woods Country Park, DA12 3HX, from 29th Oct - 30th Oct. Make potions and a witches brew, create clay spiders and cobwebs! Children £8, Adults £2. Booking required

Half Term Trail

Shorne Woods Country Park, DA12 3HX, from 22nd Oct - 6th Nov. Collect a trail sheet from the Visitors Centre and embark on an adventure around the park. Charge apply.

Make it Groovy, Halloween

Ditton Community Centre, ME20 6AH, 20th Oct, from 9:45am - 10:45am.

East Malling Village Hall, ME19 6DD, 31st Oct from 9:45am - 10:45am.

Halloween story, craft and movement workshops suitsable for 18 months - 5 years. Children £6.90 and additional siblings are £3.50, under 12 months free. Book your places here.

Fungi, Fir Cones and Freaky Creatures

Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust, CT13 9PF, from 22nd Oct - 28th Oct. £5 for a family trail aroud the centre looking at the flora and fauna. There will be craft activities and refreshments available. Trails open from 10am - 3pm. Booking Here.

Craft Workshop: Future Superheroes

Horniman Museum, London, SE23 3PQ, from 24th Oct - 27th Oct, various sessions running from 10:30am to 3:30 pm. Create a superhero of the future this Black History Month, cutting and collaging with recycled materials. This workshop, led by artist Habiba Nabisubi, takes inspiration from traditional African artefacts in the Horniman’s collections, black comic book characters from Habiba’s personal archive, and afrofuturistic artworks from the 1960s onwards. Who will your fantastical Future Superhero be? Tickets are £5 per child, adults are free. Book tickets here

Storytelling with Mama G

Horniman Museum, London, SE23 3PQ, from 24th Oct - 27th Oct, various sessions running from 10:30am to 3:30 pm. Join pantomime dame Mama G for stories and songs with a little help from David Mckee's iconic Elmer the Patchwork Elephant. Children £5, adults £2.50. Book Tickets here

Halloween Make it! Crafts

Maidstone Museum, ME14 1LH, from 25th Oct - 27th Oct 1 hour sessions making crafts, £3 per child, suitable for 4-11 year olds. You can book your places You can book your places here.

Halloween Trail

Hall Place and Gardens, DA5 1PQ, from 1st Oct - 31st Oct. Collect a trail sheet from the cafe for £2.50, find all of the spooky characters around the garden and receive a small chocolate prize on completion. Available daily from 10am - 4pm.

An Amelia Halloween Experience

The Amelia Scott, TN1 1JN, from 28th Oct - 30th Oct. Follow the scary librarian through the Amelia for some spooky tales before bedtime.

"Join us for our inaugural Halloween experience at The Amelia Scott: 'Scary Story Time': An Evening of Terrifying Tales for Brave and Foolish Families".

Sessions are from 7:30 - 9:15pm £15 ticket per child (up to 2 adults included in this ticket). Booking required

Illustrated Scarecrow Trail

King George V Park Sittingbourne, ME10 1QX, from 24th Oct - 31st Oct. Local artist Gemma Jewiss has illustrated lots of beautiful scarecrows for you to find around the park. Collect your trail sheet from King's Cafe for £2 per child. Once completed you can claim you prize. In association with The Oak's Infant School PTA and King's Cafe.

The Spookiest Riverside

Parkside Quarter, Rochester, ME1 1PZ, from 24th Oct - 30th Oct. Can you catch all the Ghosts in the Rochester Riverisde area? Call into the Rochester Riverside marketing suite to collect your free trail sheet.

Halloween Scavenger Hunt

Whitstable Castle, CT5 2BW from 24th Oct - 27th Oct (11 - 4pm). Collect a trail sheet from the cafe and find all the spooky characters hidden around the Castle grounds, or get stuck into some spooky crafts. Trail sheets are £2 per child, carfts £1 per child.

FREE events / activities

African Drumming Workshop

Chatham Library and Community Hub, ME4 4TX, from 3 - 4pm. Booking Required or phone 01634 337799.

Diwali lamps and Garlands

Folkestone Museum, CT20 1DY from 11 - 3:30pm. Come and make some Diwali themed crafts at the Museum. Activities run downstairs in our learning space (11am-12.45pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm), are FREE and are suitable for ages 4-11, but if you’re older or younger you’ll still be more than welcome! More information

FREE events / activities

Trosley Country Park Open Day

Trosley Country Park, DA13 0SG from 10am - 4pm. Lots of free family friendly activities to get you inspired by nature. Meet the rangers, see the site vehicles, catch some bugs and explore the park.

Spooktacular Market

Lakeview Artisan Market, Great Eastnall Way, Sittingbourne, ME10 3TF, from 10am - 2pm. Free entry to this wonderful artisan market, full of great ideas for Halloween and Christmas. Come in your best fancy dress to be part fo the costume competition!

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FREE activites / events

African Drumming Workshop

Twydall Library and Community Hub, ME8 6JY, from 1 - 2pm. Make your own African drum in this craft activity. Booking Required or phone 01634 337799.

PAID FOR activities / events

Halloween Pumpkin Carving

Outside Room @ Milton Creek Country Park, ME10 2DE, from 10 am. You will be carving Halloween lanterns from pumpkins. Why not come in fancy dress. Carving kits, templates and pumpkins will be provided for a suggested donation of £5 a pumpkin. All money donated will be going to the Friend fundraising efforts to build a new Community Hub “Space in the Park”. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Booking Required

Pizza Making

Macknade Faversham, ME13 8XF, from 11 - 2:30pm. Come to Macknade's to design and make your own Halloween pizza. There will also be prizes for best costumes, Halloween activity sheets and an in-store treasure hunt. Pizza making is £5 each, suggested age 4-12 years. More Info Here

Glorious Green Men (and Women)

Rochester Cathedral, ME1 1SX, from 10:30 - 12:30pm or 1 - 3pm. Find the many green men (and women) that are hidden in the decorations around the Cathedral, then create your own paper Green person picture taking inspiration from those you have found. Learn about the Christian faiths association with the Green Man. £1 per person for this craft activity.

Autumn Wreath Making

Capstone Farm Country Park, ME7 3JE, from 10 - 12pm or 1 - 3pm. Activity is priced at £5 per person. Booking for this event can be made using the following number 01634 338191 (between 9am - 3:30pm).

Kite Making

Riverside Country Park, Rainham, ME7 2XH, from 10 - 12pm or 1 - 3pm. Come and make a kite with the park rangers. Priced at £5 per child, suitable for 5-12 year olds. Bookings can be made by contacting 01634 337432, or by speaking to staff in the visitors centre.

Creepy Crafting

Kent Mining Museum, Betteshanger Park, Deal,

Halloween Craft Sessions

Craft Brewed, Maidstone, ME14 1HP, from 10:30 - 12pm. Come along and enjoy lunch and some Halloween inspired crafts in our coffee shop in the heart of Maidstone. Tickets are £6 per child, lunch is included, suitable for 4 - 11 year olds. Pop into the shop to book your place. More Info on the event here.

FREE activities / events

River Dipping with The Green Gang

Barton Path, River Dour, CT16 from 10:30 - 12pm. Come along to the River Dour to see what amazing creatures live just below the surface. Please make sure that you bring wellies or shoes you dont mind getting wet! A change of clothes may also be advisable, please dress for the weather. Bookings made here on Event Brite in association with White Cliff Countryside Partnership

Dragon Meet and Greet

Whitefriars Shopping Centre, Canterbury, CT1 2TF. Making appearances from our Halloween themed marquee in Whitefriars Square the Dragon breathes smoke and flaps his wings, making him the UK’s most realistic walking Dragon! The Dragon, along with a keeper, will be making appearances throughout the day. We also have FREE arts & crafts

Signs of Autumn Photography Trail

Faversham Recreation Ground, ME13 8EU, with Anna Outdoors from 10:30 - 12pm or 12:30 - 2pm. Discover some signs of Autumn and help us record the wildlife of the Recreation Ground by capturing some images of plants and animals. Booking Here

Diwali lamps and Garlands

Folkestone Museum, CT20 1DY from 11 - 3:30pm. Come and make some Diwali themed crafts at the Museum. Activities run downstairs in our learning space (11am-12.45pm and 1.30pm-3.30pm), are FREE and are suitable for ages 4-11, but if you’re older or younger you’ll still be more than welcome! More information

Veteran Tree Open Day

Lullingstone Country Park, DA4 0JF, from 12 - 6:30pm. Follow the new veteran tree trail around the park and find activity stations where you could do moth catching, bug hunting, seed planting and more.

PAID FOR activities / events

Pizza Making

Macknade Faversham, ME13 8XF, from 11 - 2:30pm. Come to Macknade's to design and make your own Halloween pizza. There will also be prizes for best costumes, Halloween activity sheets and an in-store treasure hunt. Pizza making is £5 each, suggested age 4-12 years. More Info Here

Family Fun Day

Canterbury Garden Centre, CT6 7LJ, 10:30 - 4pm. Put on your favourite Halloween outfit and join in the fun at the gardens Centre. Entry to the garden centre is FREE, but you'll need some money for the activities; pumpkin carving, face painting, stupendous science fun, a halloween trail and much more. No booking necessary.

Spooky Storytime

Kent Mining Museum, Betteshanger Park, Deal, CT14 0BF, 2 - 3pm. Join us below ground in our basement for stories relating to mining, bugs and beyond. Our Ross the mouse will even star in his own coal mining adventure. £3 per child (accompanying adult goes free). Suitable for 0 - 4 year olds. Booking here.

Fire Biulding and Camp Fire Cooking

Capstone Farm Country Park, ME7 3JE, from 10 - 12pm or 1 - 3pm. Activity is priced at £5 per person. Booking for this event can be made using the following number 01634 338191 (between 9am - 3:30pm). Suggested age 5+ years

Spooky Crafts

Riverside Country Park, Rainham, ME7 2XH, from 10 - 12pm or 1 - 3pm. Come and make some spooky crafts with the park rangers. Priced at £4 per child, suggested age 5-12 year olds. Bookings can be made by contacting 01634 337432, or by speaking to staff in the visitors centre.

Sppoky Slime

Reculver Country Park, CT6 6SS with HatHats Coffee Reculver from 10am , 12pm or 2pm. Slime is back! Make a pot of Mermaid Glitter, Alien Slime, or whatever your imagination can conjure. This highly popular activity has only 20 places per session, so book quickly to secure your place. We provide all equipment, which means you can leave all the mess with us. £7.50 per child. Booking Here

FREE activites / events

Trick or Treat Scare Fest

Pentagon Shopping Centre, Chatham, ME4 4HY from 11 - 4pm. First job will be to pop to the scare zone by Wilko and create your very own Trick or Treat Goblet. Then it's time to follow the clues around the shops and fill your goblet with sweet treats and stamp your card. Once all the shops are stamped it's back to the Scare Zone for a professional photo and to take part in the Scare & Share competition Gallery. Book your FREE place

Dragon Meet and Greet

Whitefriars Shopping Centre, Canterbury, CT1 2TF. Making appearances from our Halloween themed marquee in Whitefriars Square the Dragon breathes smoke and flaps his wings, making him the UK’s most realistic walking Dragon! The Dragon, along with a keeper, will be making appearances throughout the day. We also have FREE arts & crafts

Build a Bug House

Broomhill Park, Strood, ME2 3NB, from 10:30 - 12pm. Come along and help Friends of Broomhill Park build bug houses to hide in the park. This is a lovely spot with views out over the Medway River, so bring your lunch and play in the park afterwards.

Green Gang Den Building

Gibbins Brook, TN25 6HQ from 2 - 4pm. Build your own den in the woods using the natural materials you find around you. Booking here. Please ensure you dress for the weather and have suitable footwear on.

Monster with We Are Family

Folkestone Museum, CT20 1DY, from 11 - 3:30pm. Come and create ghoulish monsters with We Are Family at Folkestone Museum. Activities will be in the learning space (11 - 12:45 pm and 1:30 - 3:30pm). Activities are FREE and suitable for 4-11, younger visitors will need parental assistance. More Information

Halloween Arts and Crafts Workshop

County Square Shopping Centre, Ashford, TN23 1YB, from 10am - 3pm. Come and make and create some spooky crafts to take home, while you shop. This event is free.

PAID FOR activities / events

Brass Rubbings

Rochester Cathedral, ME1 1SX, from 10:30 - 12:30pm. Have a go at brass rubbings around the Cathedral, £1 per participant, bring your own crayons if you have a favourite colour!

Half Term Family Fun

Tyland Barn, ME14 3BD from 10:30 - 12:30pm or 1:30 - 3:30pm. Your ticket includes a campfire session with Kent Wildlife Trust's education team and Halloween inspired craft activities, including making an autumn leaf wreath and a pinecone spider or owl to take home with you. Colouring sheets and pencils will also be available, and you can explore the grounds at Tyland Barn as you please. £10 tickets are for one child and one adult. To help with capacity, any additional adults will require their own ticket for £2. Booking Here

Pumpkin Carving

Capstone Farm Country Park, ME7 3JE, from 10 - 12pm or 1 - 3pm. Activity is priced at £6 per person. Booking for this event can be made using the following number 01634 338191 (between 9am - 3:30pm). Suggested age 5+ years

Autumn Ramble

Riverside Country Park, Rainham, ME7 2XH, from 10 - 12pm or 1 - 3pm. Come and join the rangers on an autumn ramble to find materials to create a collage. Please dress for the weather and wear suitable footwear. Priced at £2 per child, suggested age 5-12 year olds. Bookings can be made by contacting 01634 337432, or by speaking to staff in the visitors centre.

Escape the Pit

at Kent Mining Museum, Betteshanger Park, Deal, from 4 - 6pm. Work as a team of 2 -6. You’re below ground and there's been a roof fall, you and your whole team have run out of batteries in your cap lamps. You’ve got a pro miner up top guiding you back along the underground roadways but you need to work as a team to navigate the treacherous terrain in the pitch black. You’ll be provided with workwear and helmets and guided through the process. After you’ve made it safely to pit top you can sit back with a hot chocolate and marshmallows and recount your daring escape. Please note that all participating adults must have a paid for ticket. Children over 12 can participate without a participating adult but there still needs to be a parent or guardian present. Suitable for ages 8+, £12 per participant (£13.52 through eventbrites website) .Eventbrite booking page.

FREE activites / events

Halloween Spectacular

Nuffeild Medway Cafe, ME2 2SS from 9am - 12pm. Arts & crafts, messy play, hair braiding, nail painting, games and more.Fancy dress competition for the children and adults. Non-members welcome, must book in advance with the membership team. 01634 292977 / Annaliese.sissons@nuffieldhealth.com

Halloween Masks and Baskets

Folkestone Museum, CT20 1DY, from 11 - 3:30pm. Come and make a mask to scare your family and a basket to keep all your halloween treats in! Activities are FREE and run in the learning space at the museum (11 - 12:45pm and 1:30 - 3:30pm). More information

Owl Pellet Detectives

Coombe Hole and Fort Burgoyne, CT15 5LR from 1 - 3pm. Can you work out what the owls had for dinner as we dissect real owl pellets! Booking Here with Event Brite in association with White Cliffs Countryside Partnership.

Children's African Drumming

Rainham Library, ME8 7LR, from 11:30 - 12:30. Make your own African drum in this craft activitiy session. Booking Here

King's Mile Trick or Treat

Palace Street, Northgate, Orange Street and more in Canterbury city centre, 2 - 4pm. All Primary aged chidlren (or younger) are invited to put on their scariest costumes and search for shops in the King's Mile displaying trick or treat bags.

PAID FOR activities / events

Brilliant Bats

Romney Marsh Visitors Centre, TN28 8AY from 1 - 3pm. Learn more about the marvellous world of British Bats and take part in 3D modelling and decorating bats to take home using a variety of mediums, including sticks, recycled materials, glues, paints, decorative papers and fabrics! Tickets are £14 for a family with up to 3 children, or £6 per child. Booking Here

Brass Rubbings

Rochester Cathedral, ME1 1SX, from 10:30 - 12:30pm or 1 - 3pm. Have a go at Brass rubbings around the Cathedral, £1 per participant, bring your own crayons if you have a favourite colour!

Halloween Family Fun Day

Westgate Towers, Canterbury, CT1 2BZ, from 12 - 4pm. Join the team for Halloween crafts and games in your best costumes. £4 per child.

Fungi Walk

Capstone Farm Country Park, ME7 3JE, from 10 - 12pm or 1 - 3pm. Come and find soem marvellous mushrooms and terrific toadstools in the park with our rangers. Activity is priced at £5 per person. Booking for this event can be made using the following number 01634 338191 (between 9am - 3:30pm). Suggested age 5+ years

Wild Classroom Outdoor Cooking

HatHats Coffee, Reculver Country Park, CT6 6SS from 10:30am. Join Wild Classroom this autumn half term at Reculver where we will be cooking a spiced squash and charred pepper soup. This warming treat will be the perfect warmer for the shorter days ahead. As ever this is a hands-on educational workshop where the children will do all the cooking over fire! We always aim for our food to be healthy and in most cases vegetarian, and are happy to cater for any dietary requirements by emailing scott@wildclassroom.co.uk. Suggested age 4+ years, £12.50 per child. Booking Here

Sharks Teeth and Fossil Hunting

HatHats Coffee, Reculver Country Park, CT6 6SS, from 9:30am - 11:30am. Join Anna Outdoors on a natural treasure hunt with a difference! Explore Reculver’s rocky shore looking for 50 million plus year-old sharks’ fossilised teeth! All equipment provided, including sharks’ teeth to take home! £12.50 per participant. (up to 2 x accompanying adults free). suitable for 6+ years, please wear weather appropriate clothing and footwear. Booking Here.

FREE activities / events

Halloween Market

Betteshanger Country Park, CT14 0BF from 10 - 4pm Lots of tricks and treats on sale at the Betteshanger Halloween Market this Octber. More info

Queenborough Harbour Market

Queenborough Harbour, ME11 5AF from 10 - 3pm. Come and explore the town in your best Halloween fancy dress, then walk though the harbour market for games, a treasure hunt, face painting and more. Prizes for the best fancy dress!

Winter Magic Wands!

Samphire Hoe, CT17 9FL, from 2 - 3:30pm. Join Ranger Steve at Samphire Hoe and make your very own magic wand. Come in fancy dress if you wish and we will be cosy in the shelter while we work. Book tickets here

Halloween Masks and Baskets

Folkestone Museum, CT20 1DY, from 11 - 3:30pm. Come and make a mask to scare your family and a basket to keep all your halloween treats in! Activities are FREE and run in the learning space at the museum (11 - 12:45pm and 1:30 - 3:30pm). More information

Face Painting and Trick or Treating

Cathedral Quarter (Burgate and Buttermarket), Canterbury from 10 - 4pm. Head to Burgate for soem free facepainting, then visit the spoooooky stores along the Cathedral Quarter and see if you can get some treats.

Coven Street

The Maarlowe Arcade, Canterbury, from 11 - 4pm. A new coven of witches has moved into Canterbury and taken over the Marlowe Arcade! Pay them a visit and help them cast a spell or two!

Zombie Zone

Iron Bar Lane, Canterbury, from 11 - 4pm. Pop by and see the zombies as they get rounded up by the Umbrella Corporation.

Trick or Treat Scarefest

Priory Shopping Centre, Dartford, from 11 - 4pm. Join us in the Market Place at the Priory on the 29th Sept for our FREE Halloween Party. First job will be to pop to the scare zone bin The Market Place and create your very own Trick or Treat Goblet. Then It's time to follow the clues around the shops and fill your goblet with sweet treats and stamp you card. Once all the shops are stamped it's back to the Scare Zone for a professional photo and to take part in the Scare & Share competition Gallery. Book your spaces here

Spooky Garden

Community kitchen at Memorial Park, Herne Bay, CT6 5QL from 4 - 8pm (if you dare to stay 'til after dark!). Come in your fancy dress for some trick or treating, toasting marshmellows and sausage sizzling!

African Drumming Workshop

Come and make and decorate your own african drum at one of the Medway libraries below:

Cuxton Library from 10:30 - 11:30am Book your place here

Lordswood Library from 1:30 - 2:30pm Book your place here

Hempstead Library from 2 - 3pm Book your place here

Gillingham Library from 2:30 - 3:15pm Book your place here

PAID FOR activities / events

Spooky Pottery Painting

Expression Arts, Canterbury, CT1 2TJ, from 10am - 12pm. Children are welcome to book a space to enjoy Halloween Pottery Painting at our Spooky Halloween Kids Club, suitable for children 5 - 12. Children will select, design and, create a pottery piece from the selection available, pumpkins, bats, witch hats, skulls, and other spooky characters are available. Drinks and Snacks are available as part of the cost. Children might like to come in fancy dress to carry on their Halloween weekend activites. Tickets are £20 per child, parents can stay for an additional £5 each. Booking Here

Family Friendly Safari

West Blean and Thornden Woods, CT6 7NZ, from 2:30 - 4:30pm. Join rangers as you explore the woods and find out more about the animals living there, from the mighty bison to the tiny wood ant. Identify tree from their leaves and seed, get involved with some bark rubbing too. Tickets are £15 per child, accompanying adults are free. Booking Here

Halloween Family Fun Day

Westgate Towers, Canterbury, CT1 2BZ, from 12 - 4pm. Join the team for Halloween crafts and games in your best costumes. £4 per child.

Escape the Pit

at Kent Mining Museum, Betteshanger Park, Deal, from 4 - 6pm. Work as a team of 2 -6. You’re below ground and there's been a roof fall, you and your whole team have run out of batteries in your cap lamps. You’ve got a pro miner up top guiding you back along the underground roadways but you need to work as a team to navigate the treacherous terrain in the pitch black. You’ll be provided with workwear and helmets and guided through the process. After you’ve made it safely to pit top you can sit back with a hot chocolate and marshmallows and recount your daring escape. Please note that all participating adults must have a paid for ticket. Children over 12 can participate without a participating adult but there still needs to be a parent or guardian present. Suitable for ages 8+, £12 per participant (£13.52 through eventbrites website) .Eventbrite booking page.

Wild Fang Animal Handling

Horniman Museum, London, SE23 3PQ, from 10 - 3:30pm (several sessions available). "Will you be brave enough to handle some creepy critters? Take a ssselfie with a Snake? Get up close and personal with a monster frog or glow in the dark scorpion?". Tickets are £5 per child, £2.50 per adult. Book Tickets here

Halloween Party

Park Farm, Lynsted, ME9 0JH from 4 - 6pm. Lots of live music, fun, games and a BBQ in the community cherry orchard, Parking is £4 per car, no dogs.

FREE activities / events

Halloween Market

Betteshanger Country Park, CT14 0BF from 10 - 4pm Lots of tricks and treats on sale at the Betteshanger Halloween Market this Octber. More info

Challenge the Road

Bewl Water, TN3 8JH from 11 - 3pm. Come and gaze at the stunning sports cars on display. Enjoy the park and take a walk alongthe edge of the reservoir. No charge for entry, parking charges still apply.