Get ready for a hauntingly exciting schedule of events this Halloween!
Fang-tastic events at Kirklees Museums and Galleries
Love Exploring @ Oakwell Hall
Download the free Love Exploring App and get ready for a Spooky Augmented Reality Walk! Search for scary skeletons, mix with mummies and zone in on zombies! These creepy characters love to come out during spooky season but don’t worry, they prefer dancing to scaring! Watch them bust some breaking moves!
Date: 26.10.2024 – 3.11.2024
Location: Oakwell Hall
Cost: Free
Spooky Barn at Oakwell Hall
Join us in Oakwell’s Spooky Barn to make halloween inspired crafts, enjoy our games and story books and test yourself in our creepy challenge!
Tickets needed for children aged 3-16, accompanying adults do not require a ticket.
Quieter sessions are: Wednesday 30th October at 10am & Thursday 31st October at 2pm. These will have lower levels of background music and less sensory distraction.
Date: 29.10.2024 – 31.10.2024
Location: Oakwell Hall
Cost: £5 per child
Children’s Prize Trails at Bagshaw museum
Fun and exciting trails, during opening hours, drop in from 12:00 pm on weekends!
Date: Several dates and times available
Location: Bagshaw Museum
Cost: £1
Oakwell Explorers
Enjoy an Autumn adventure with an Oakwell Explorer Club Pack! Bursting with goodies and ideas to help you explore the great outdoors, activity sheets and guide to our spooky trail! £5 per membership includes your explorer backpack and seasonal explorer guide. Already a member? Seasonal activity sheets are available for £1.
Date: 26.10.2024 – 3.11.2024
Location: Oakwell Hall
Cost: £5
Fabulous Fungi Walk at Oakwell Hall
Have some fun on our fungi walk! Join the Country Park team to discover the fascinating fungi that is lurking in the woodland floor.
Date: Fri 1. Nov 2024 at 10:00 – 12:00
Location: Oakwell Hall
Cost: £2 or £1 for Explorer Club members.
Visit your local museum
Entry to all our museums and galleries is free! Donations are welcome.