31 Spooky and Spirited Things to do for Halloween in London for Kids (2025)

Does London celebrate Halloween? Absolutely! It’s not as big as in America, but we still have a lot of fun celebrating Halloween every year in London.

If you’ll be here visiting and wondering what to do for Halloween in London for kids, here’s my list of the best events and activities.

Many of these things go on all month long, so you can spend the ultimate halloween in London with kids, whether you’ll be here for the trick or treating or not!

Halloween in London for Kids of All Ages

Here are my favorite ways to spend Halloween in London with kids, no matter what ages. These are all great family-friendly activities that adults will actually enjoy, too!

1. Go Trick or Treating in Your Neighborhood, or a Posher One

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Trick-or-treating in London has grown massively in popularity in the last 10 years, and most posh neighborhoods are great spots to pound the pavement with your little ones.

Hampstead, Chelsea, Camden, Notting Hill and Marylebone are all great, or if you know your neighborhood will be offering candy, stay close to home!

2. Check out Your High Street Events

Most high streets will have their own trick-or-treat trails where businesses offer buckets of candy for the wee ones. These are really fun community events, so check your local Facebook page or neighborhood app to find out what’s happening near you.

3. Go Pumpkin Picking

We’re not exactly in rural farmland here in London, but you can still pick a pumpkin! Pumpkin patches come to cool central London locations like Covent Garden, or go a bit further afield to one proper pumpkin patch. Wear your wellies!

4. Carve Your Own Pumpkin, Without the Cleanup

The worst part about creating this quintessential experience for your kids? The gloppy, slimy mess. But you can pay to have someone else clean up the stringy bits, such as at Osterley House, Stanley Arts, Class Bento, or the incredible Chelsea Physic Garden.

5. Boo at the Zoo

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Is it even Halloween if you don’t see a hippo eating a pumpkin? Trek over to Boo at the Zoo at London Zoo for Halloween treasure trails, themed eats and drinks, and see your favorite animals get in on the spooky fun.

6. Hobbleween at Hobbledown Heath

Make some spooky potions, join in on a Halloween storytime, search for treasure on the Halloween letter hunt, and get in on the spooky costume contest! Hobbledown Heath in Hounslow has so much to do and see, it’s worth the trek from Central London on the Piccadilly.

7. Sip a Spooky Afternoon Tea

London has some of the coolest themed afternoon teas, and they get even better during Halloween! Climb aboard a haunted bus afternoon tea, tuck into bat biscuits at the Great Scotland Yard Hotel, or dare to eat a “poison” apple at the Royal Lancaster.

8. Explore Haunted Hampton Court Palace

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The former home of Henry VIII is bound to have some spooky energy, given the former King’s dark deeds!

Explore this historic location during the month of October, complete with sound and light effects to add to the Halloween vibe. Don’t worry, though, this is appropriate for all ages, and you can even grab a themed treat in the cafe after your wanders.

9. Halloween Fair at Horniman Museum & Gardens

On Saturday, 28th Oct from 11am-4pm, join in the Halloween festivities at the Horniman! There will be circus performers, bubble blowing, bouncy castles and a costume parade. This event is perfect for all ages.

10. Chessington Howl-o-ween

Chessington World of Adventures offers a spooktacular Halloween event over October half term. Join in a trick-or-treat in the enchanted hollow, take part in costume contests, see spooky live shows, and so much more.

There are scarier and tamer adventures for all ages, so this short trek from London is great for the whole family.

11. Join a Family-Friendly Rave

At the Hackney Color Factory on 28th October from 14:00-16:30, dress up and get your groove on at the only family-friendly rave in London for Halloween!

There will be foam, bubbles, and balloons, as well as areas for babies and toddlers to take part in the fun. This is a one Halloween London kids event not to miss!

Halloween in London With Kids: Toddlers & Littles

Halloween in London with kids doesn’t have to mean staying home to hand out candy, even if your kids are still toddlers.

Want to get into the Halloween spirit with your little one? Here are the best Halloween London kids activities for the youngest kiddos.

12. Halloween Half Term Glow Party, Gambado

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On Friday the 20th October at 17:30, join your friends at epic soft play Gambado for a glow party with a DJ, snacks, and Halloween treats! Book ahead.

Gambado is a great soft play for little ones, but they also have lots to do (climbing frames, slides, merry-go-round) for older kids too.

13. Kidzania Festival of Fright

From 12th October to 5th November, join incredible role-play mini town Kidzania for a spooky trail through this massive play area. This option is great if you have toddlers with older siblings; both will love that there’s so much to explore for all ages.

14. Brent Cross Half Term Halloween Bash, Topsy Turvy World

Sunday the 29th October at 16:30, have some spooky soft play fun at Topsy Turvy World at Brent Cross. Glitter tattoos, treat bags, live music, and spooky fun are on the agenda.

15. Clown Town’s Epic Halloween Party, North Finchley

Join Clown Town on Friday, October 27th at 16:30 for an epic halloween bash with cool decorations, entertainment, gift bags, face painting, and more.

16. Carve Pumpkins at Curiouser in Hampstead

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Saturday, Oct 21 at 10am-12pm.

Ages 6 months to 6 years can carve pumpkins without you – the parent – having to do the cleanup! Get messy and creative, and take home your gourd-geous creation.

17. Kidspace Romford Toddler Halloween

Monday 16th October & Thursday 19th October, 11:00am – 13:00pm

Join Kidspace Romford for a Halloween-themed disco, party and soft play. Explore this massive playspace for toddler halloween fun!

18. Role2Play Walthamstow Halloween Parties

25, 26, 27 October at 3.30-5pm

Three dates are available at Role2Play for games, treat boxes, discos and best costume competitions. Book ahead.

19. Toddler Monster Mash at Kidspace Croydon

27th & 28th of October, 11am & 1pm

Ages 1-4 can do the Monster Mash at Kidspace Croydon, with lunch and a special Halloween gift. There’s an event for older kids, too!

Halloween London Kids Events: Primary Aged Children

20. Dark Arts at Harry Potter Warner Brothers Studio Tour

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From 15th September to 5th November, go back to Hogwarts from Platform 9 ¾ and explore the darker side of Hogwarts! Floating pumpkins, wand magic, dark decor and spooky sets are amped up for Halloween at Hogwarts.

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21. Tricks & Treats at the London SeaLife Aquarium

For the length of October, explore the spooky wolf fish and the haunted octopus trails of this cool aquarium. Halloween spooktacular events are included with the price of admission! Great for all ages.

22. Scared Shrekless at Shrek’s Adventure London

From October 21st to November 5th, get scared Shrekless at Shrek’s Adventure. A spooky green witch is coming to visit, and you can snap a photo with her before she flies away out of the swamp. Tricks, treats, and more included in the regular price of admission. If you’ve been wanting to visit Shrek’s Adventure, this is the perfect time to do it!

23. Brick or Treat Legoland Windsor

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From 28th September to 5th November, journey out to Windsor to tour the pumpkin-filled wonderland of Legoland! It’s full of live shows, attractions, themed Lego builds, and so much more, great for a spooktacular time for all ages!

24. Kidspace Romford The Big Mad Scientist Halloween Event

Friday 27th October | 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Join this epic playspace in Romford for Halloween games, prizes, a costume competition, food and drink. It’s mad scientist-themed, so expect some spooky science experiments, too!

25. Ghost Hunters Laser Tag at Kidspace Croydon

October 25th & 26th at 6pm

Ages 6-11 can hunt ghosts with their laser proton packs at Kidspace Croydon! Halloween gifts and snacks are provided.

Halloween in London for Kids: Teens & Tweens

25. Halloween at the Tower of London

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It’s already a spooky, super haunted location, but it gets even creepier at Halloween!

Explore the dark history and hauntings of the Tower with a Halloween ghost hunt trail and spooky themed activities all month long.

26. Halloween at the London Dungeons

From Oct 15th to 31st, step inside the infamous 50 Berkeley Square – the most haunted house in London – but at the London Dungeons! This is a limited run show that will almost surely sell out, so be sure to book ahead.

With all the spookiness of the Dungeons PLUS this incredible limited-time Halloween spooktacular, it’s an event not to miss for tweens and teens who love a little creepy in their life.

27. Wicked

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If you haven’t yet seen one of London’s longest running shows, Halloween is the time to catch up with Elphaba and Glinda.

One of the most well-known musicals in the world, it definitely lives up to the hype. It’s already got a witchy theme, so go take advantage during spooky season!

28. Halloween at Blenheim Palace

Spooky spider tunnels, fire dancers, a faceless horse rider, and scary scarecrows? It’s all here when darkness falls at Blenheim Palace, just a short tube ride from London.

There are daylight and twilight tickets available, so if you really want a spook with your teens, pick up the nighttime tickets. There’s also a spooky afternoon tea available.

29. Cir-Curse at the London Bridge Experience

If you have a very brave older teen 16+, visit this cursed location from the 20th of October until Halloween. This is already one of London’s spookiest immersive experiences, and it’s awfully frightening when the spooky circus performers haunt the tombs.

30. Learn About the Darker Side of London

My favorite London walking tour: Herstorical Tours.

If you have a teen or tween interested in the historic dark and macabre, join London entrepreneur Maria for her incredible Herstorical Tours. Friday and Saturday nights you can stroll the streets of old London and meet some of the capital’s iconic women in this immersive theatre walk.

From serial killers to witches, Maria makes history come alive with a feminist version of London’s past.

31. Visit the Old Operating Theatre

The Old Operating Theatre is one of my favorite museums in all of London. Tucked up in the eaves of old church inside historic St. Thomas’s Hospital you can visit the actual place where medical history – gory, gruesome, and groundbreaking – really happened.

Try on the bloody apron and pose for a hauntingly good photo op.