Halloween and October half-term don't have to cost a fortune! We've rounded up the best free and low-cost Halloween events in Northern Ireland for families in 2026 - pumpkin patches, spooky trails, play sessions and community events.
Looking for fireworks too? We've rounded up family-friendly fireworks displays across Northern Ireland in our separate Fireworks Guide.
Every county below is split into free events and low-cost events (generally £15 or less per child or person), so you can find something near you at a glance. 🏷️ What it is tells you whether you're booking pumpkin picking, a trail, a play session or a community event.
⭐ Top tip: some free events still need advance booking, so always check before you travel.
We'll keep updating this guide as more Halloween events are announced. Dates, prices and availability can change, so please check directly with the organiser before travelling.
County Antrim
Free events
Larne Halloween Hooley
- 📍 Larne Town Park
- 🗓️ 29 October 2026
- 💷 Free
- 🏷️ Community Halloween evening with fireworks
- 🎪 Halloween entertainment and family activities, with a quiet hour from 5-6pm and fireworks at 8:15pm.
- ⭐ The quiet hour makes this a good option for children who prefer a calmer Halloween.
The Junction Halloween Carnival Weekend
- 📍 The Junction, Antrim
- 🗓️ Saturday 31 October, 11am-4pm, and Sunday 1 November, 12pm-4pm
- 💷 Free entertainment, with a market of 40+ food and craft stalls
- 🏷️ Community event and Halloween market
- 🎪 Free entertainment across both days: face painting, bubble bike, street performers, live music and magic shows with FizzWizzPop.
- ⭐ Separate from The Junction's £8 pumpkin patch (24-31 October) - you can do both in one visit.
Craighall Farm Pumpkin Patch
- 📍 Craighall Farm, County Antrim
- 🗓️ 10-31 October 2026, 10am-4pm daily
- 💷 Free entry - you only pay for the pumpkins you cut
- 🏷️ Pick-your-own pumpkin patch
- 🎪 The pumpkins grow naturally in the patch, so you cut your own. There's no admission charge and no ticket - you simply pay for what you pick into an honesty box.
Carrickfergus Urban Farm Pumpkin Patch
- 📍 Carrickfergus Urban Farm, Elizabeth Avenue, Kilcreggan, Carrickfergus
- 🗓️ Saturday 31 October 2026, 10am-2pm
- 💷 Free entry - no booking required
- 🏷️ Pumpkin patch and Halloween open day
- 🎪 The farm's Halloween open day brings a pumpkin patch together with Halloween crafts, handmade treats and gift stalls, and the farm's animals are there to visit as usual.
- ⭐ The farm is free to visit any day it is open (Monday to Saturday), so you can see the animals even if you miss the pumpkin patch.
- 🔗 Details: Carrickfergus Urban Farm on Facebook
Low-cost events
Spooked Out at V36
- 📍 Valley Park, Newtownabbey
- 🗓️ 24 October 2026
- 💷 £2.50
- 🏷️ Halloween event from Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council
The Junction Pumpkin Patch
- 📍 The Junction, Antrim
- 🗓️ 24-31 October 2026
- 💷 £8
- 🏷️ Pumpkin picking
- 🎪 Grab a mini wheelbarrow, pick your pumpkin and enjoy the Halloween set-up.
- ⭐ Quiet sensory sessions run daily - ask about these if a calmer visit suits your family better.
Halloween Boogie Bash - Little Play Studio
- 📍 Little Play Studio, Glengormley
- 🗓️ 28, 30 and 31 October 2026 (Thursday 30th, 5-6:30pm)
- 💷 Ticket price not confirmed - their usual price is £9.00 per child, including one free adult
- 🏷️ Halloween play session
- 🎪 Halloween-themed play, music and games in the role play village.
- ⭐ Spaces are limited, so book ahead - further sessions are listed on 28 and 31 October.
- 🔗 Details: littleplaystudio.co.uk
- 🔗 Booking: Book a session on their website
Portrush Primary School Pumpkin Patch
- 📍 Portrush Primary School, Portrush
- 🗓️ Saturday 17 October 2026, 12-3pm
- 💷 £5 per child - pumpkin included
- 🏷️ School fundraiser (a pumpkin is included, but this is not pick-your-own)
- 🎪 Games, craft activities, storytelling sessions and face painting.
- ⭐ Booking ahead is essential - this is a school fundraiser.
- 🔗 Booking: booking details are posted on the Portrush Primary School Facebook page.
Kidz Farm HQ Pumpkin Patch
- 📍 Kidz Farm HQ, 27 Ballylig Road, Broughshane
- 🗓️ 19 October - 2 November 2026, 11am-5pm daily
- 💷 £13 per child
- 🏷️ Pumpkin picking and farm fun
- 🎪 Pumpkins at Kidz Farm's Broughshane base, with the farm's animals on hand too.
- ⭐ Tickets are sold in advance, so book before you travel.
- 🔗 Booking: booking details are posted on the Kidz Farm Facebook page.
County Armagh
Free events
Edenvilla Halloween Park Extravaganza
- 📍 Edenvilla Park, Portadown
- 🗓️ 28-30 October 2026, 10am, 12pm and 2pm sessions
- 💷 Free
- 🏷️ Spooky trail and family Halloween activities
- 🎪 Spooky trail, crafts, pumpkin carving, toasted marshmallows and storytelling.
- ⭐ Free for children aged 4-11; children must be booked in advance.
- 🔗 Booking: Book online via Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Halloween Artisan Market
- 📍 Shambles Yard, Armagh
- 🗓️ Friday 30 October 2026, 4-8pm
- 💷 Free entry - some activities or purchases may cost extra
- 🏷️ Family market with Halloween entertainment
- 🎪 Children's fancy-dress disco, face painting, crafts and hot food stalls.
- 🔗 More info: Visit Armagh
Low-cost events
Little Spooks - Navan Centre & Fort
- 📍 Navan Centre & Fort, Armagh
- 🗓️ 28-30 October 2026
- 💷 £10.50 + booking fee - under 2s free
- 🏷️ Halloween show and pumpkin patch
- ⭐ A quieter performance is available at 11am on 28 October.
- 🔗 Booking: Book online
Woodview Garden Centre
- 📍 Portadown Road, Armagh
- 💷 £8
- 🏷️ Pumpkin picking
- 🎪 Booking isn't normally needed, and the garden centre sometimes runs extra activity days with face painting, a bouncy castle and tractor rides - worth checking their page before you set off.
Belfast
Free events
Belfast City Centre Halloween Monster Trail
- 📍 Belfast city centre
- 🗓️ 26 October - 1 November 2026
- 💷 Free
- 🏷️ Self-guided city-centre trail
- 🎪 Nine monsters are hiding across the city centre, from the Fountain Bar to CastleCourt. Download the map and hunt them all down at your own pace - no set route, no time slot and no ticket.
- 📸 Photo stop: Joy's Entry, dressed for Halloween 2026 with skeletons, spiders and a giant hand.
- 🔗 Trail map: Download the monster map
Monster Mash: Halloween Special - The MAC
- 📍 The MAC, Belfast
- 🗓️ Saturday 31 October 2026, 11am-1pm
- 💷 Free - drop in, no booking
- 🏷️ Family arts morning
- 🎪 Circus performances, magical storytelling, hands-on Halloween arts and crafts and spooky face painting, for little monsters of all ages. Fancy dress encouraged.
Low-cost events
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie + Face Painting - Belfast Barge
- 📍 The Belfast Barge, 1 Lanyon Place, Belfast
- 🗓️ Saturday 31 October 2026, 11am (face painting runs to 1pm)
- 💷 £5 standard | £4 concession - under-2s free if they don't need a seat
- 🏷️ Halloween cinema and face painting
- 🎪 Cinemagic's screening of Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (U, 66 mins), with face painting straight afterwards. Concessions cover under 18s, over 65s, carers and students.
- 🔗 Booking: Book tickets
Wee'uns World Hallowe'en Sessions
- 📍 Wee'uns World, 2 Rosetta Road, Belfast
- 🗓️ 29, 30 and 31 October 2026
- 💷 From £5.95 non-walkers | £8.95-£14.95 per child - every child ticket includes one free adult
- 🏷️ Halloween play sessions and discos, with the role play village dressed for Halloween, crafts, a treat and a scavenger hunt in every session
- Parents & Tots - Saturday 31 October, 8:30-10:30am, under 4s. £8.95 tots / £5.95 non-walkers (currently fully booked, with a waiting list open)
- Spooky Discos - Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October, 11:30am and 2:30pm. £14.95 per child / £12.95 non-walkers
- SEN Spooky Disco - Thursday 29 October, 11:30am-1:30pm, quieter session capped at 12 children. From £9.95 non-walkers
- 🔗 Booking: Book on Bookwhen
County Down
Free events
Halloween at Cockle Row Cottages
- 📍 Cockle Row Cottages, Groomsport
- 🗓️ 31 October 2026, 11am-5pm
- 💷 Free
- 🎪 Free Halloween family fun at the cottages, with children's entertainment from 2pm.
Glebe Farm Shop Pumpkin Patch
- 📍 Glebe Farm Shop, Anahilt
- 🗓️ Weekends of 18-19 and 25-26 October 2026
- 💷 Free entry - just pay for your pumpkins
- 🏷️ Pumpkin picking at a farm shop
- 🎪 No booking needed and no admission charge - wander the patch, choose your pumpkins and treat yourselves in the farm shop. Parents tell us it's one of the nicest little patches around.
Haunted Harvest Trail - Bangor Castle Walled Garden
- 📍 Bangor Castle Walled Garden, Bangor
- 🗓️ Saturday 24 October 2026
- 💷 Free
- 🏷️ Halloween trail (not pumpkin picking) from Ards and North Down Borough Council
- 🎪 A free family trail through the walled garden. There are no pumpkins to pick here, but it's a lovely free Halloween wander for little ones.
Oh Crafty Days Halloween Open Event
- 📍 Oh Crafty Days, Ballynahinch
- 🗓️ Sunday 25 October 2026
- 💷 Free - donations to Cancer Fund for Children
- 🏷️ Community event
- 🎪 A Halloween graveyard, a little pumpkin patch, crafts and refreshments, all in support of Cancer Fund for Children.
Low-cost events
Flavour First Pumpkin Patch
- 📍 Donaghadee, County Down
- 🗓️ Advertised weekends 7 September to around mid-October 2026, weather permitting (10am-2pm)
- 💷 £5 per person, under 2s free; pumpkins 50p per kg
- 🏷️ Pumpkin picking
- 🎪 An early-autumn pumpkin-picking experience at the farm. Admission covers the farm experience only - pumpkins are paid for separately by weight at the Pumpkin Pay Station.
- ⭐ This patch is an early-autumn experience and is not confirmed for Halloween half-term. Check with the farm before you travel.
- 🔗 Booking: Book online
Kirkistown Primary School PTFA Pumpkin Patch
- 📍 Kirkistown Primary School, Cloughey
- 🗓️ Saturday 17 October 2026, 1-2pm quiet session, then 2-4pm
- 💷 £5 per child - pumpkin and treat bag included
- 🏷️ School fundraiser (a pumpkin is included, but this is not pick-your-own)
- ⭐ A dedicated quiet session runs beforehand if your wee one prefers a calmer pace. Tickets are sold in advance, and booking ahead is essential.
- 🔗 Tickets: Book via TicketSource
County Fermanagh
Free events
Enniskillen Halloween Unleashed
- 📍 Enniskillen, County Fermanagh
- 🗓️ 23-31 October 2026
- 💷 Free for the Fright on Forthill trail, the Halloween parade and the fireworks
- 🏷️ Town-wide Halloween festival
- 🎪 Fright on Forthill is an illuminated ghostly trail through Forthill Park, free with no booking needed (the park is open 9am-9pm), the parade takes over the streets on 29 October at 5pm and the fireworks light up the town on 30 October.
- ⭐ Other activities in the festival, including the pumpkin patch on Castle Island, ghostly boat trips and the Spooktacular 5K, are ticketed - check the programme before you travel.
- 🔗 More info: Halloween Unleashed programme
Low-cost events
Lusty Beg Halloween Activities
- 📍 Lusty Beg Island, County Fermanagh
- 🗓️ 28 October-1 November 2026
- 💷 £10 per child (includes a pumpkin), £7 per adult, or £30 for a family of four including two pumpkins
- 🏷️ Halloween activities
- 🎪 Pumpkin patch, pumpkin bowling, toasted s'mores and hot chocolate, carving or painting your own pumpkin and a self-guided spooky trail, all on the island.
- 🔗 Booking: Telephone 028 686 33300
Share Discovery Village Halloween Bop & Bounce
- 📍 Share Discovery Village, Lisnaskea
- 🗓️ 28-30 October 2026
- 💷 £2-£10 depending on ticket type
- 🏷️ Halloween party and games (not pumpkin picking)
- 🎪 Bouncy castle, face painting, balloon modelling, circus skills, games, Halloween colouring and a spooky trail around the site, with a special inclusive session at reduced music and dimmed lighting.
- 🔗 Booking: Book online
The Wicked Witch & The Cursed Forest - Marble Arch Caves
- 📍 Marble Arch Caves, Florencecourt, County Fermanagh
- 🗓️ 28-31 October 2026, 11am-3pm
- 💷 £5-£10.50 per ticket
- 🏷️ Guided outdoor Halloween adventure
- 🎪 Follow clues through the forest to uncover the Wicked Witch's secrets - suitable for children aged 5 and over, with a quieter session at 11am.
- 🔗 Details & booking: Fermanagh Lakelands event listing
County Londonderry
Free events
Derry Halloween 2026
- 📍 Derry/Londonderry
- 🗓️ 28 October - 1 November 2026
- 💷 Free activities throughout the festival
- 🏷️ City-wide Halloween festival
- 🎪 One of Northern Ireland's biggest Halloween celebrations, and you can experience loads of it without spending a penny: The Awakening, street entertainment, illuminations, the Halloween Carnival Parade and pyrotechnics.
- ⭐ You don't have to book an expensive experience - exploring the city and enjoying the free programme makes a brilliant Halloween family adventure.
Maghera Halloween Hooley
- 📍 Maghera Leisure Centre, County Londonderry
- 🗓️ 31 October 2026, 3pm-6pm
- 💷 Free
- 🎪 A free afternoon of Halloween entertainment for children: rides, soft play, magic, face painting and a bouncy castle.
- 🎆 Fireworks at 6:30pm at St Patrick's College Playing Fields.
Low-cost events
Hallowee'uns - The Jungle NI
- 📍 Moneymore, County Londonderry
- 🗓️ 17, 18, 24, 25 and 28-31 October 2026
- 💷 Children £14 | Adults £10
- 🏷️ Halloween experience with a pumpkin patch and family Halloween activities
- 🔗 Booking: Book online
Grange Water Open Farm
- 📍 Magherafelt, County Londonderry
- 🗓️ 18-31 October 2026
- 💷 £10.50
- 🏷️ Pumpkin picking and farm fun
- 🎪 Thousands of pumpkins and gourds to choose from alongside the farm's usual activities.
- ⭐ Tickets must be booked in advance this year, so book early.
- 🔗 Booking: Book online
Heather Hill Farm
- 📍 Between Claudy and Feeny, County Londonderry
- 💷 £13.50
- 🏷️ Pumpkin picking and Halloween fun at a family-run farm
- 🎪 Tickets are released online, so keep an eye on their page for this year's dates.
- 🔗 Booking: Book online
County Tyrone
Free events
Clogher Valley Pumpkin Patch
- 📍 Augher
- 🗓️ Weekends through October 2026, 10am-4pm
- 💷 Free entry and free parking - you simply pay for any pumpkins you choose
- 🏷️ Pumpkin picking
- 🎪 A home-grown pumpkin patch with lovely autumn photo opportunities. No booking needed.
- ☕ Arty's coffee cart and accessible toilets are on site.
- 🎃 Pumpkins approximately £1-£8.
Omagh Halloween
- 📍 Omagh Town Centre
- 🗓️ 31 October 2026, from 6pm
- 💷 Free
- 🎪 A free Halloween evening with family entertainment, arts, crafts and Halloween activities.
Coalisland Halloween
- 📍 Brackaville GFC, Coalisland
- 🗓️ 31 October 2026
- 💷 Free
- 🎪 A big free community celebration with gaming buses, face painting, characters, live music and fireworks at 8:45pm.
- ⭐ Some free activities, including roller disco sessions, may require advance booking.
Low-cost events
Wee Adventurers Play Hub - Halloween Play
- 📍 Cookstown
- 💷 £7.50 for children aged 1+ | adults free
- 🏷️ Halloween play session
- 🎪 Our normal Play Hub sessions continue over Halloween with seasonal extras: the Creepy Café, a balloon arch for Halloween photos, all the usual Play Hub fun and dressing up welcome. Grown-ups can grab a coffee while the wee ones play.
- 🔗 Booking: Book a Play Hub session
Ballytrea Primary School Pumpkin Patch
- 📍 Tamlaght Equestrian Centre, County Tyrone
- 🗓️ Saturday 17 October 2026
- 💷 £10 per child
- 🏷️ School fundraiser - pumpkin picking
- ⭐ Booking is open online and tickets are going fast, so don't leave it late.
- 🔗 Booking: the booking link is on the Ballytrea Primary School and Tamlaght Equestrian Centre Facebook pages.
Omagh County Primary School PTFA Pumpkin Patch
- 📍 Omagh County Primary School, Omagh
- 🗓️ Saturday 24 October 2026
- 💷 Price not confirmed - see the ticket page
- 🏷️ School fundraiser - pumpkin patch
- ⭐ Tickets are booked online in advance.
- 🔗 Tickets: Book on Eventbrite
New Horizons Garden Centre Pumpkin Patch & Scarecrow Trail
- 📍 New Horizons Garden Centre, 5c Derry Road, Strabane
- 🗓️ 21-30 October 2026, weekdays 9am-4pm; Sunday 25 October, 12-3pm
- 💷 £1.50 per person - pumpkins cost extra
- 🏷️ Pumpkin patch and photo trail
- 🎪 Aimed at children aged around 0-6, with a scarecrow trail and photo spots.
- 📞 028 71 88 3114
Spout Farm Halloween
- 📍 Spout Farm, 28 Spout Road, Strabane
- 🗓️ 17, 18, 24 and 25 October 2026
- 💷 Price not confirmed - check their page
- 🏷️ Pumpkin patch and farm activities
- 🎪 Spooky arts and crafts, marshmallow toasting, and the chance to meet and feed the farm animals, plus all the usual Little Farmers activities.
- 🔗 Booking: Book a session
Fulton's Pumpkin Patch
- 📍 Artigarvan, near Strabane
- 🗓️ 17-31 October 2026
- 💷 £7.50 per person
- 🏷️ Pumpkin picking and spook trail
- 🎪 Pick-your-own pumpkins, a maize field, animals, photo opportunities and a haunted trail that's better suited to older children, at a dairy farm in the foothills of the Sperrins.
- ⭐ Booking is online in advance.
- 🔗 Booking: Book on Eventbrite
An Creagán
- 📍 Tyrone
- 🗓️ Friday 23 October 6-8pm; Saturday 24 October 1-3pm and 5-7pm; Monday 26 October 1-3pm; Tuesday 27 October 1-3pm
- 💷 Children £12.95 - adults £6.95 (includes hot drink and treat, pumpkin not included) - under 1s free
- 🏷️ Halloween farm fun
- 🎪 Pumpkin patch, pumpkin carving, Halloween arts and crafts, traditional Halloween games, campfire marshmallow toasting and Winnie Witch's hot chocolate.
- ⭐ Booking essential.
- 🔗 Booking: Book online
Looking for more Halloween events?
This guide is specifically about keeping Halloween free or affordable, but there are lots more Halloween experiences happening across Northern Ireland.
Check our Family Events in Northern Ireland for more Halloween events, pumpkin patches and October half-term activities, or browse our Family Days Out in Northern Ireland for indoor and outdoor attractions, free days out, farms, parks, soft play and lots more.
We'll keep adding more
Halloween programmes are still being announced, so bookmark this page and check back. We'll continue adding newly confirmed free and low-cost Halloween events across Northern Ireland as councils, attractions and community groups release their 2026 programmes.
Know about a brilliant free or affordable Halloween event we've missed? Let Wee Adventurers know so we can add it and help more families enjoy Halloween without breaking the bank.
Last updated: October 2026
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