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School Holiday Events 2025

School Holiday Events 2025

Check out what's on throughout the school holidays in Essex with these family friendly, half term & summer holiday activities and events.

Check out what's on throughout the school holidays in Essex with these family friendly, half term & summer holiday activities and events.

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Dec 2025

Pop-up Panto: Goldilocks & the Three Bears
22 December 2025 - 23 December 2025
Halstead
Hedingham Castle

16

Feb 2026

Brightworth's School of Magic
16 February 2026 - 27 February 2026
10:30 AM - 04:00 PM
Halstead
Hedingham Castle

4

Oct 2025

Otto’s Pumpkin Patch
4 October 2025 - 31 October 2025
09:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Braintree
Otto’s Pumpkin Patch

4

Oct 2025

Hatter's Farm Pick Your Own Pumpkin
4 October 2025 - 31 October 2025
Takeley
Hatter's Farm Pumpkins

15

Oct 2025

The Village of the Cursed 2025
15 October 2025 - 1 November 2025
07:00 PM
Rayleigh
Cursed Fright Nights

17

Oct 2025

The Trail of Terror at Colchester Zoo
17 October 2025 - 18 October 2025
Colchester
Colchester Zoo

18

Oct 2025

Pumpkin Week at Hasty's
18 October 2025 - 31 October 2025
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Clacton on Sea
Hasty’s Adventure Farm

18

Oct 2025

Hatter's Farm Pumpkin Nights
18 October 2025 - 31 October 2025
04:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Takeley
Hatter's Farm Pumpkins

24

Oct 2025

The Trail of Terror at Colchester Zoo
24 October 2025 - 31 October 2025
06:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Colchester
Colchester Zoo

25

Oct 2025

Halloween Festival at Barleylands
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Billericay
Barleylands

25

Oct 2025

Day Out With Thomas 2025
25 October 2025 - 26 October 2025
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Colchester
East Anglian Railway Museum

25

Oct 2025

Halloween Spellbound Trail
25 October 2025 - 26 October 2025
10:00 AM
Braintree
Blake House Craft Centre

25

Oct 2025

Halloween Festival at Clacton Pier
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025
Clacton on Sea
Clacton Pier

25

Oct 2025

October Half Term at Hyde Hall
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Chelmsford
RHS Garden Hyde Hall

25

Oct 2025

Halloween at Mountfitchet Castle
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Stansted
Mountfitchet Castle

25

Oct 2025

Southend Halloween Parade
25 October 2025
06:30 PM - 07:45 PM
Southend on Sea
Southend on Sea Borough Council

25

Oct 2025

Halloween Festival at Old MacDonald's Farm
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Brentwood
Old MacDonald's Farm

25

Oct 2025

Spooky Nights at Barleylands
25 October 2025 - 31 October 2025
06:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Billericay
Barleylands

25

Oct 2025

Fright Week at Epping Ongar Railway
25 October 2025 - 31 October 2025
Epping
Epping Ongar Railway

25

Oct 2025

Halloween Special 2025
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025
Saffron Walden
Audley End Miniature Railway

25

Oct 2025

Halloween Spooktacular at Capel Manor Gardens
25 October 2025 - 27 October 2025
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Enfield
Capel Manor Gardens

25

Oct 2025

Shriek Week at Colchester Zoo
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025
09:30 AM - 04:00 PM
Colchester
Colchester Zoo

28

Oct 2025

Halloween 'Just Get Over It' Assault Course
28 October 2025 - 30 October 2025
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Brentwood
Nuclear Races and Wild Forest

30

Oct 2025

Pumpkin Themed Crafts at Hyde Hall
30 October 2025 - 31 October 2025
10:15 AM
Chelmsford
RHS Garden Hyde Hall

30

Oct 2025

Chigborough Farm Halloween Maze 2025
30 October 2025 - 1 November 2025
04:30 PM - 08:30 PM
Maldon
Chigborough Farm & Fisheries

31

Oct 2025

Half Term Spooky Goings On at The Museum of Power
31 October 2025
09:30 AM - 03:00 PM
Maldon
Museum of Power

1

Nov 2025

Witham Fireworks Display 2025
1 November 2025
06:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Witham
Witham Rugby Club

Otto’s Pumpkin Patch

Otto’s Pumpkin Patch
Long Green, Cressing, Braintree, Essex CM77 8DL - Map Directions
4 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 , 09:30 AM until 05:00 PM
2025-10-04 2025-10-31
Pick Your Own Perfect Pumpkin at Otto's Pumpkin Patch. Choose from a variety of pumpkins and squashes of all shapes and sizes. Booking is a must!
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Hatter's Farm Pick Your Own Pumpkin

Hatter's Farm Pumpkins
Hatter's Farm, Takeley, Essex CM22 6NP - Map Directions
4 October 2025 - 31 October 2025
2025-10-04 2025-10-31
Hatter's Farm Pick Your Own Pumpkin - Grab a wheelbarrow and venture through our picturesque pumpkin farm with over 100,000 home grown pumpkins and squash to choose from!
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The Village of the Cursed 2025

Cursed Fright Nights
Crouch Valley Showground, Off A1245, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7FQ - Map Directions
15 October 2025 - 1 November 2025 , 07:00 PM
2025-10-15 2025-11-01
Join us for The Village of the Cursed at Crouch Valley Show Ground for one of the best Scare attractions in the South East. Enter the village via the station and experience the eerie encounter awaiting you.
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The Trail of Terror at Colchester Zoo

Colchester Zoo
Maldon Road, Colchester, Essex CO3 0SL - Map Directions
17 October 2025 - 18 October 2025
2025-10-17 2025-10-18
Our Trail of Terror is packed full of scares at every turn, from rustling bushes, to masked monsters and screaming scarers! This event is not for scaredy-cats!
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Pumpkin Week at Hasty's

Hasty’s Adventure Farm
West Road, Clacton on Sea, Essex CO15 1AG - Map Directions
18 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 , 10:00 AM until 05:00 PM
2025-10-18 2025-10-31
Come and join us at Hasty’s for our famous ‘Pumpkin Week’ 18th/19th October and from 22nd - 31st October. We have a ton of family fun planned for you and the kids over Halloween 2025.
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Hatter's Farm Pumpkin Nights

Hatter's Farm Pumpkins
Hatter's Farm, Takeley, Essex CM22 6NP - Map Directions
18 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 , 04:30 PM until 08:30 PM
2025-10-18 2025-10-31
For those feeling a little braver you can visit our Pumpkin Fields at night! Grab a wheelbarrow and venture out under the moonlit sky to enjoy the most perfect pumpkin picking experience.
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The Trail of Terror at Colchester Zoo

Colchester Zoo
Maldon Road, Colchester, Essex CO3 0SL - Map Directions
24 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 , 06:30 PM until 08:30 PM
2025-10-24 2025-10-31
Our Trail of Terror is packed full of scares at every turn, from rustling bushes, to masked monsters and screaming scarers! This event is not for scaredy-cats!
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Halloween Festival at Barleylands

Barleylands
Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex CM11 2UD - Map Directions
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025 , 10:00 AM until 04:00 PM
2025-10-25 2025-11-02
A Spooktacular Day Out for the Whole Family! Get ready for frightfully good fun this October! Our Daytime Halloween Festival runs from 10am to 4pm, Saturday 25th October – Sunday 2nd November 2025.
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Day Out With Thomas 2025

East Anglian Railway Museum
Chappel Station, Wakes Colne, Colchester, Essex CO6 2DS - Map Directions
25 October 2025 - 26 October 2025 , 10:00 AM until 04:00 PM
2025-10-25 2025-10-26
Time to Party with Thomas the Tank Engine at East Anglian Railway Museum. Spend the day creating family memories and celebrating 80 years of Thomas.
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Halloween Spellbound Trail

Blake House Craft Centre
Unit 3 Blake End, Rayne, Braintree, Essex CM77 6SH - Map Directions
25 October 2025 - 26 October 2025 , 10:00 AM
2025-10-25 2025-10-26
Join us on 25th & 26th October for this year’s spookcatular Halloween event at Blake House Craft Centre, with a pumpkin hunt and a weekend of tricks and treats!
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Halloween Festival at Clacton Pier

Clacton Pier
1 North Sea, Clacton Pier, Clacton on Sea, Essex CO15 1QX - Map Directions
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025
2025-10-25 2025-11-02
Clacton Pier is gearing up for a Halloween to remember! The popular Halloween Festival is back and bigger than ever, offering a host of spine-tingling thrills and delightful chills for the whole family.
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October Half Term at Hyde Hall

RHS Garden Hyde Hall
RHS Hyde Hall, Creephedge Lane, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 8ET - Map Directions
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025 , 10:00 AM until 05:00 PM
2025-10-25 2025-11-02
Get ready for some autumn magic the whole family can get their claws into at RHS Garden Hyde Hall. This October half term, witness hauntingly good pumpkin carvings, meet creepy-crawlies with Zoolab and explore the pumpkin trail to discover...
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Halloween at Mountfitchet Castle

Mountfitchet Castle
Grove Hill, Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted, Essex CM24 8SP - Map Directions
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025 , 10:00 AM until 05:00 PM
2025-10-25 2025-11-02
Come and join us this Halloween half term for our Ghostly Gatherings trail, where you will be able to take part in our friendly ghost hunt. Arthur, our castle ghost, has written out clues for you to follow.
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Southend Halloween Parade

Southend on Sea Borough Council
Southend Seafront, Southend on Sea, Essex SS1 2EH - Map Directions
25 October 2025 , 06:30 PM until 07:45 PM
2025-10-25 2025-10-25
The Southend Halloween Parade is back for 2025! Get ready for a night of thrills and chills as the seafront comes alive with spine-tingling street performers, live music, and a carnival of creepy characters.
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Halloween Festival at Old MacDonald's Farm

Old MacDonald's Farm
Weald Road, Brentwood, Essex CM14 5AY - Map Directions
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025 , 10:00 AM until 05:00 PM
2025-10-25 2025-11-02
The Halloween Festival at Old MacDonald's Farm takes place from Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2nd November 2025.
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Spooky Nights at Barleylands

Barleylands
Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex CM11 2UD - Map Directions
25 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 , 06:00 PM until 09:00 PM
2025-10-25 2025-10-31
Our Spooky Nights family friendly Halloween event will be running over four nights, 25th, 26th, 30th & 31st October!
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Fright Week at Epping Ongar Railway

Epping Ongar Railway
North Weald Station, Station Road, North Weald Bassett, Epping, Essex CM16 6BT - Map Directions
25 October 2025 - 31 October 2025
2025-10-25 2025-10-31
Dress up in your scariest outfit and join our full size ghost train as we promise some Hallowe'en fun with the living dead! 25th, 26th, 29th, 30th and 31st October 2025.
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Halloween Special 2025

Audley End Miniature Railway
Audley End Road, Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11 4JB - Map Directions
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025
2025-10-25 2025-11-02
Climb aboard our Halloween Express for a journey deep into the spooky woods, where you’ll meet a coven of witches and some familiar Halloween characters you’ll know and love.
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Halloween Spooktacular at Capel Manor Gardens

Capel Manor Gardens
Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, Middlesex EN1 4RQ - Map Directions
25 October 2025 - 27 October 2025 , 10:00 AM until 04:00 PM
2025-10-25 2025-10-27
Get ready for our main Halloween event and a spooktacular experience at Capel Manor Gardens this October 2025! Dress up and join us for some Halloween-themed family fun.
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Shriek Week at Colchester Zoo

Colchester Zoo
Maldon Road, Colchester, Essex CO3 0SL - Map Directions
25 October 2025 - 2 November 2025 , 09:30 AM until 04:00 PM
2025-10-25 2025-11-02
This October half term, enjoy a week filled with SPOOK-TACULAR daytime activities suitable for children of all ages. Dance and sing with the Wild Vibe Crew, create magical crafts at the Witches Coven, and take part in scaring lessons...
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Halloween 'Just Get Over It' Assault Course

Nuclear Races and Wild Forest
Parsonage Farm Ongar Road, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, Essex CM15 0LA - Map Directions
28 October 2025 - 30 October 2025 , 10:30 AM until 12:00 PM
2025-10-28 2025-10-30
Are you ready to beat the wall, climb walls, swing on the mighty monkey bars, zig zag your way around the mud jump course on our Halloween 'Just Get Over It' assault course?
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Pumpkin Themed Crafts at Hyde Hall

RHS Garden Hyde Hall
RHS Hyde Hall, Creephedge Lane, Rettendon Common, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 8ET - Map Directions
30 October 2025 - 31 October 2025 , 10:15 AM
2025-10-30 2025-10-31
Join us in the Hilltop Lodge at Hyde Hall for some spooktacular crafting fun. Get creative with pumpkin-inspired activities perfect for little monsters and their grown-ups.
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Chigborough Farm Halloween Maze 2025

Chigborough Farm & Fisheries
Chigborough Farm, Chigborough Road, Maldon, Essex CM9 4RE - Map Directions
30 October 2025 - 1 November 2025 , 04:30 PM until 08:30 PM
2025-10-30 2025-11-01
The Chigborough Farm Maize Maze will be taken over for Halloween 2025 by The Mad Hatter and his dark fairy tale friends. How many dark fairytales can you identify in our six acre maize maze?
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Half Term Spooky Goings On at The Museum of Power

Museum of Power
Hatfield Road, Langford, Maldon, Essex CM9 6QA - Map Directions
31 October 2025 , 09:30 AM until 03:00 PM
2025-10-31 2025-10-31
Join us at the Museum of Power this half term for some spooky Halloween fun! The Miniature Railway will be running a night train (charge of £2 per adult and £1 per child) and the Steam Pump Tea Room open for food and refreshments.
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Witham Fireworks Display 2025

Witham Rugby Club
Witham Rugby Club, Spa Road, Witham, Essex CM8 1UN - Map Directions
1 November 2025 , 06:00 PM until 10:00 PM
2025-11-01 2025-11-01
Come and see the Firework Champions, Illusion Fireworks premier display which takes place at Witham Rugby Club, Spa Road on Saturday 1st November 2025.
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