It’s going to be a Spooktacular Halloween this half-term. With a variety of family events and activities across Kirklees – find out what’s happening near you.
Most of these activities are of little to no cost, where there are charges the information is displayed.
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Scarily good events at Kirklees Libraries
Library Adventures: Spooky Edition! 👻
Library Adventures is a free, year-round reading for pleasure programme for children aged 4 – 11. Your quest is to journey through the haunting Library Adventure pack. The spooky pack is full of eerie crafts, chilling reading suggestions, creepy facts, and ghoulish creative activities. You can collect spine-tingling stickers, bewitching bookmarks, haunted certificates, and more throughout the year as you visit the different themes.
When: Dates and times can be found here Locations and opening times | Kirklees Council
Where: Birkby and Fartown, Chestnut Centre, Huddersfield and Lindley Library.
Cost: Free
Storytime at Kirklees Libraries
A friendly and fun session with stories and crafts. A great interactive way to develop children’s language and social skills while meeting with other parents and carers. Suitable for babies and children under 5.
Date: Various dates and times available
Location: Various Kirklees Libraries
Cost: Free
Lego club
Get creative and build exciting things with Lego at this fun and free family drop-in session. Boxes of Lego provided. Children of all ages welcome.
Date: Saturdays, various times available
Location: Various Kirklees Libraries
Cost: Free
Visit your local library
Our libraries are open for the little ones to have fun, to learn and discover new things and we’re so excited to welcome you in!
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.
Fa-boo-lous free and low cost activities
Halloween crafts
Have some skele-fun today and make some spook-taular Halloween crafts!
Who knew you could make toilet rolls look so scary! Get out the pencils and craft box and get creative.
Spook-tacular Halloween recipes
Why not make some spook-tacular Halloween recipes today, from bloodcurdling biscuits to maggoty apples there is sure to be something for everyone. Bone appetit!
Halloween story den
Make a den and tell stories this Halloween, you could even turn out the lights… of course that’s only if the little ones aren’t afraid of the dark.
Halloween treasure hunt
A treasure hunt is a perfect way to get the kids active. We’ve put together a list of things to discover but you could make your own list of things to spot whilst you’re out and about.
- Leaf
- Feather
- Spider web
- Tree
- Bird
Put on your Halloween costumes and head to your local park!
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Skele-fun activities at Cliffe House
Pumpkin picking
Come along and enjoy a spooky Halloween special at Cliffe House, pick your own pumpkin and carve out your own spooky design.
Date: Monday 28 October at 10:00 to Friday 1 November at 15:00
Location: Cliffe House
Cost: £6.00 per person (you only need to purchase a ticket if participating in the activity)
Halloween Fun Trail
Get outdoors and enjoy our family nature trail around the ground of Cliffe House. The trail is family and buggy friendly, something the whole family can enjoy. When you have collected all the clues don’t forget to return to the food kiosk to collect your prize. (*1 prize per paid trail sheet).
Date: Monday 28 October at 10:00 to Friday 1 November at 10:00
Location: Cliffe House
Cost: £2.50 (+ Booking Fee)
Bushcraft
Book on for our fantastic instructor led Bushcraft activity. This is the perfect family activity for all to sit around a campfire toasting marshmallows, making & cooking your own garlic bread twist, all washed down with a warming hot chocolate.
Date: Monday 28 October at 10:00 to Wednesday 30 October at 14:00
Location: Cliffe House
Cost: £10.00 (+Booking Fee)
Archery
Join our activity instructors in learning how to draw the arrow, balance the bow & fire at a distance target – Challenge your family members as to who can score the greatest points. All under cover so no need to worry about damp conditions.
Dates: Tuesday 29th & Thursday 31st October 2024
Times: 10:00am – 11:00am, 11:15am – 12:15pm, 12:30pm – 1:30pm, 1:45pm – 2:45pm, 3:00pm – 4:00pm.
Location: Cliffe House
Cost: £7.00 per person + booking fee (you only need to purchase a ticket if participating in the activity)
Spooktacular events happening around Kirklees
Halloween fun at the Park Cafe
Treat your little monsters to a Halloween-themed lunch box, a trick-or-treat goodie bag, and a thrilling quiz trail around the park. To join in the fun, please book in advance, then simply pop into the café on the day to pay for and collect the quiz trail sheet. Once you’ve completed the trail, return for a scrumptious lunch and treats.
Date: 31 October 2024, 10am – 2pm
Location: The Park Conservatory Cafe, Park Avenue, Greenhead Park, Huddersfield, HD1 5PU.
Cost: £8.95 per child (includes lunch box, treat bag and quiz trail sheet)
To book: Tel: 01484 221515 Email: GHPark.conservatory@kirklees.gov.uk
Free family cycle sessions
Join fully qualified, DBS-checked cycling instructors for some fun cycling sessions this half term.
Got a bike that needs some basic TLC? Bring it down on any day and a qualified mechanic will do their best to get it back up and running. Bike maintenance service on a first-come, first-served basis, during session times.
We have balance bikes, pedal bikes and scooters available to use. Children will get a chance to learn to ride or improve their riding skills in these fun sessions, run by qualified cycling instructors.
We also have adult bikes available so grown ups can join in the fun. Non-riders welcome!
Plus.. each session will start with a chance to find out about safety around fireworks with a fantastic talk by the Slaithwaite Fire Fighters.
Dates:
Monday and Tuesday – Children aged 4-7 yrs.
Wednesday and Thursday – Children aged 8-11 yrs.
Grown ups get a chance to ride at every session!
Location: Slaithwaite Fire Station, New Street, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield HD7 5AB
Cost: Free
Free cycling lessons at New Mill Junior School!
Date: 9:30am – 11am on 28 October, and 12:30pm – 2:30pm on 1 November.
Location: New Mill Junior School
Cost: Free
To book a place email cycletogether1@gmail.com, along with the child’s name and school and date and time of the session you’d like them to attend.
Creative Kirklees
There are plenty more activities and events happening in Kirklees! Visit Creative Kirklees to find out what else is happening near you.