Putting the boo in peekaboo!
When I was getting upset at seeing all the back to school shop displays at the end of August I turned the corner of an aisle and came face to face with several shelves full of grimacing pumpkins and the thought of Halloween also looming on the calendar left me with a big grin on my face too.
Last year’s Halloween was definitely a cause for celebration in the Malpi household as Faith returned home from hospital following her heart operation just in time to join in the festivities but we’re definitely hoping this year’s run up to trick or treat time will be slightly less stressful.
If you’re looking for activities that are more fun than fearful, there are plenty on offer in Lincolnshire and just across the county border to keep your mini monsters amused.
As always – some events need advance booking, there are only so many pumpkins in a pumpkin patch and, of course, all live (and undead) events are subject to change so be sure to click on the links to check the details and phone/book before travelling.
Do you know of an event we’ve missed? Tell us about it in the comments or email us at hello@theminimalpi.co.uk and don’t forget to keep checking back in case we’ve found more.
And, if you’d like to find out more about the day’s Celtic roots of Samhain, pop over to Sarah’s The history behind Halloween post on her blog Kippers and Curtains.
September 29:
7pm-9pm: Ceramic Halloween Lanterns, The Little Pottery Studio, Lincoln
October 1:
7pm-9pm: Halloween Witch Gnome Ceramic Workshop, The Little Pottery Studio, Lincoln
October 6:
7pm-9pm: Pumpkin Lanterns Ceramic Workshop, The Little Pottery Studio, Lincoln
October 6-31:
Pick up a Pumpkin Festival, Maxeys Farm Shop, Kirklington, Nottinghamshire
October 7:
10.15am: Sunday Storytime – Monster Stories, Waterstones, High Street, Lincoln
October 12:
11am-8pm: Spalding Pumpkin Festival, Spalding Town Centre
October 13, 14 & 20-31:
Bell’s Pumpkin Patch, Benington, near Boston
October 13 – 31:
PYO Pumpkins, Doddington Hall, near Lincoln
October 17 – 28 (on usual open days):
Pumpkin Rolling and Halloween Trail, Easton Walled Gardens, Grantham
October 19
10am-11am: Toddler time – Funnybones, Hartsholme Country Park, near Lincoln
October 19 – November 4:
Halloween Pumpkin Festival, The Pink Pig Farm, near Scunthorpe
October 20 – 28:
Halloween Trail, Gainsborough Old Hall
Prison of Smells, Spooks and Stories, Lincoln Castle
The Burghley Halloween Trail, Burghley House, Stamford
October 20 – 29:
Halloween Pumpkin Picking, Uncle Henry’s, Grayingham, near Gainsborough
October 20 – 31:
Pumpkin Trail, The Workhouse, Southwell
Scarecrow Competition, Doddington Hall, near Lincoln
October 20 – November 4:
Halloween Monster Hunt, Rufford Abbey Country Park, Nottinghamshire
Haunted Halloween, National Civil War Centre, Newark
Uphill Lincoln Pumpkin Trail, Lincoln
October 21:
10.15am: Sunday Storytime – Room on the Broom, Waterstones, High Street, Lincoln
October 22:
9am-noon: Kids Club Halloween Session, The Little Pottery Studio, Lincoln
9.30am: Harry Potter Magical World Workshop Day, Stamford Arts Centre
10am-11am: Spooktacular Halloween Party, Age 6 months to 7 years, ARTventurers, Witham St Hughs Village Hall
October 22 – 26:
Noon-4pm: Halloween Craft Workshops, Burghley House, Stamford
October 22 – 27:
Spooky Crafts, Normanby Hall, near Scunthorpe
October 22 – 29 (except 28th):
10.30am-3pm: Halloween Spook Walk & Activities, Bransby Horses, near Lincoln
October 22 – 31
Hallowe’en Half-Term, Tattershall Castle
October 23:
10am & 1pm: Pumpkin Carving, Harstholme Country Park, near Lincoln
12.30pm-2.30pm: Half-term Halloween Cookie and Cupcake Decorating, Lucarlys Sports Bar, Cleethorpes
2pm: Pumpkin Carving, Wolds Words, Louth Library
3pm-5pm: Hero and Villain Halloween Afternoon Tea, The Secret Garden Tearooms, Elsham Hall
October 23 & 24:
10am-3pm: Land of the Dead Craft Workshop, Age 6-11, Wolds Words, The Riverhead Theatre, Louth
October 24:
10am-11.30am: Room on the Broom Event, St Giles Children’s Centre, Lincoln
11am & 1pm: Room on the Broom Storytelling, Normanby Hall, near Scunthorpe
6.30pm-8.30pm: Halloween Disco, Fun Farm, North Hykeham, Lincoln
October 24 – 27:
Doddington Hall’o’ween: Ghost Hunter, Doddington Hall, near Lincoln
October 24 – 31:
Half Term Halloween Fun, Rand Farm Park, near Wragby
October 25:
Pumpkin Children’s Party, Music with Mummy, Pavilion Bar, Saxilby
9.30am-12.30pm: Halloween House of Horrors Cupcake Workshop for Children, Age 9+, The Back Garden Bakery, Bracebridge Heath Pavilion, Lincoln
10am: Pumpkin Carving, Lincoln Arboretum
10am-11.30am: Kids Halloween Cookie Decorating, The Globe, Cleethorpes
10am-3.30pm: Ghosts and Ghouls at the Museum, Museum of Lincolnshire Life
1pm: Mask Making, Hartsholme Country Park, near Lincoln
1.30pm-4.30pm: Children’s Halloween Cupcake Decorating Workshop, Age 4+, The Back Garden Bakery, Bracebridge Heath Pavilion, Lincoln
2.30pm-3.30pm: Room on a Broom with Rhubarb Theatre, Wolds Words, Louth Library
October 25 & 26:
10.30am-2pm: Glitter Tattoos and Spooky Face Paint, Bransby Horses, near Lincoln
October 25 – 29:
Halloween Trail, Hartsholme Country Park, near Lincoln
October 26:
10.30am-noon: Halloween Slime & Pumpkin Painting Workshop, Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham
6pm-8.30pm: Halloween Roller Disco, Fun Farm, North Hykeham, near Lincoln
October 26 & 27:
5pm-7.30pm: Fright Night Spooky Walk, Tattershall Farm Park
October 26, 27 & 31:
Stamford Family Halloween Ghost Walks, age 6+, meet at Stamford Arts Centre
October 27:
9am, 10.30am, noon: Halloween Slime Workshop, The Little Pottery Studio, Lincoln
11am-3pm: Beauty and the Beast Halloween Grotto, Hildred’s Shopping Centre, Skegness
11am-4pm: Halloween Trick or Treat Day, Bransby Horses, near Lincoln
11am – 5pm: Ghostly Halloween Hall, Gunby Hall, near Spilsby
1pm-6pm: Haunting Halloween, Marshall’s Yard, Gainsborough
2pm: Crafty’s Halloween Spooktacular, The Plowright Theatre, Scunthorpe
3pm-9pm: Cleethorpes Halloween Fireworks and Funfair, Meridian Park Showground, Cleethorpes
4pm-6pm: Halloween Party, The Gamekeeper Wacky Warehouse, South Hykeham, Lincoln
6pm-8pm: Halloween Roller Disco, Cleethorpes Leisure Centre
October 27 – 28:
Halloween Trick or Treat Workshop, The Sewing Hut, Cleethorpes
October 27 – 31:
Halloween School of Witchcraft & Wizardry, Belvoir Castle, Grantham
October 27 – November 2:
Halloween Festival, White Post Farm, Farnsfield, Nottinghamshire
October 27 – November 4:
Halloween, Sundown Adventureland
October 28:
10.15am: Sunday Storytime – Winnie the Witch, Waterstones, High Street, Lincoln
11am-4pm: Halloween Children’s Activities and Family Tours, Nottingham Industrial Museum and Wollaton Hall and Deer Park
2pm, 3.30pm: Halloween Slime Workshop, The Little Pottery Studio, Lincoln
2.45pm-5.45pm: Halloween Special, Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
3.30pm – 6pm: Lab Rascals Science/Halloween Workshop, Lucarlys Sports Bar, Cleethorpes
4pm-8pm: Normanby Hall-oween Spooktacular, Normanby Hall, near Scunthorpe
5.30pm-7.30pm: Spooky Halloween Walk, Elsham Gardens and Country Park
October 29:
10am: Spooky Exotic Animal Encounter, Tattershall Farm Park
October 29-31:
Halloween Crafts and Spooky Finger Buffet, Picnic Stop, Cleethorpes
October 30:
3.30pm-6pm: Halloween Party, Holly Tree Soft Play, Washingborough, Lincoln
6.30pm-8pm: Nocton Pumpkin Trail – Kids Carving and Slime Workshop, Nocton Social Club
October 30-31:
Fuzzy Ed’s Halloween Disco, Grimsby
October 31:
noon-1.30pm & 5.30pm-7pm: Halloween Party, The Party Balloon Shop, Grantham
5.30pm-9pm: Nocton Halloween Pumpkin Trail, Nocton Social Club
6pm: Spooky Goings On, Cogglesford Watermill, Sleaford
6.30pm: Halloween Ghost Walk, meet Castle Square, Lincoln
7.15pm for 7.30pm start: Ghost Walk, start Baysgarth Museum House, Barton
November 1:
10am: Disco Toddlers Halloween Edition, Guildhall Arts Centre, Grantham
Looking for Halloween events further north? Visit Yorkshire Tots to Teens to discover Erin’s Top 12 Halloween Events in & Around West Yorkshire 2018.
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