Halloween Events in Suffolk 2023

Halloween Events taking place in Suffolk – Updated for 2023

Use the below to find the latest events going on in the region and a range of other things to do/places to eat in the area.

Toffee apples, lanterns, monster masks, and fairy wings; there is something decidedly exciting about Halloween – no matter how old you are.

There are lots of ways to celebrate Halloween. It’s the perfect excuse to bake some bat shaped cookies, light some orangey candles, or make some popcorn and host a horror movie night. Not to mention all the sweets that you have to buy ‘just in case we get trick-or-treaters’…

Whether you’re a gutsy horror fan with an unflinching love of all things scary, or a glitter and glue stick advocate with a flair for crafting the best fancy dress costumes, we have something for you to get involved in this Halloween…

Before you read on, you may also be interested in our What’s on in Suffolk guide or browse our other upcoming event guides below:

Halloween at Easton Farm Park 2023

Easton Farm Park, Pound Corner, Easton, Suffolk, IP13 0EQ

Halloween has arrived at the farm, and with it comes Easton Farm Park’s very own Harry Potter Panto!

See Harry and friends in a new, yet perhaps more farcical adventure in an outrageously funny pantomime show that will entertain the whole family. Meet all your favourite Wizarding World characters in this hilarious take on Harry Potter at Easton Farm Park this Halloween.

But that’s not all, you’ll also be able to have a go at picking and decorating your very own pumpkin from Easton Farm Park’s pumpkin patch and explore the spooky maze in a tricky and fun family adventure.

Date: October 22nd – 29th 2023

Time: 10am – 5pm

Tickets: Adult £14.00 | Child £14.00 |  2 and under FREE

KIDS HALLOWEEN PARTY | STONHAM BARNS PARK

Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6AT

Bring the kids along to Stonham Barns Park this October where we will be hosting 2 Kids Halloween Parties for them to have some spooky fun.

Situated in the Barn there will be craft activities, games, a colouring competition, a fancy-dress competition, and lots more.

Date: Thursday 26th October 2023

Morning Times: 10am – noon (option 1) or 10am – 1pm (option 2)

Afternoon Times: 2pm – 4pm (option 1) or 2pm – 5pm (option 2)

Tickets: (Option 1) 2 hours of activities £6.00 | (Option 2) 3 hours includes Halloween cartoons and party box meal £12.00.

Ghost Stories by M R James | Otley Hall

Otley Hall, Otley, Ipswich,

M R James wrote many of his best tales to read aloud to friends by candlelight in Kings College, Cambridge in the early 20th century; since early in the 21st, Robert Lloyd Parry of Nunkie Theatre Company has been keeping the flame lit.

Dates: 5th and 7th November 2023

Times: 19:30  20:45

Tickets: £25.00

The Ungodly | The Red Rose Chain

The Avenue Theatre, Gippeswyk Ave, Ipswich, IP2 9AF

Mistley 1645. The darkest truths can only be the work of Satan.

The Ungodly is a new play by critically acclaimed playwright Joanna Carrick (Put Out The Lights, Fallen in Love & Progress).

Set on the Stour estuary in Mistley, East Anglia, The Ungodly explores the events which led to the terrifying witch hunts led by Mathew Hopkins, Witchfinder General in 1645.

The play is inspired by new evidence suggesting that Hopkins’ own family tragedies were a catalyst for his reign of terror. It explores the reality of good people being drawn into a movement which persuades them to do terrible things and draws parallels with the polarised world we live in today.

Age guidance: 12+

Please note that this play includes references to baby mortality

Dates: Tuesday 24th October – Saturday 11th November 2023

Time: 7:30pm

Tickets: Full price: £28 | Over 65s: £25 | Student concession: £12 | Disabled concession/carer: £12 | Benefit/Tax credit concession: £12

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SCARESVILLE | KENTWELL HALL

High Street, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9BA

Scaresville will return this October with all its signature screaming and associated laughter.

Be prepared for an evening of adventure. As you cross over into a twilight world, where reality and imagination merge, you will encounter thrills, spills, scares and dares, as you traverse the woods, buildings, and parkland of Scaresville.

The live action immersive experience will once again provide a unique experience not matched anywhere else in this mortal realm.

Dates: Nightly from Wednesday 11th & Thursday 12th (preview nights) and then from  Friday 13th !!  daily to Sunday 22nd October plus Friday 27th, Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th October 2023.

Tickets: £24.95 – £39.95

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Halloweenies!

Spooky half-term halloween fun for your little monsters!

Dates: 22 Oct – 29 Oct

Times:  10:30 – 16:00

Tickets: Child 8-15 years £18.00 | Child 4-7 years £15.90 | Child 2-3 years £7.25 | Child under 1 years FREE |Adult £20.80 | Senior £19.85

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Spooky Events at The Hold

The Hold – Ipswich home of Suffolk Archives, 131 Fore Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1LR

Talk: Supernatural Suffolk

The historic County of Suffolk abounds with supernatural stories of spectral sailors, witches in league with the devil, a fire breathing dragon, headless horsemen and other unexplained phenomena stretching back over the centuries. This illustrated talk by Stephen Poulter takes you on a tour of the towns, villages, deserted beaches and lonely heaths where these strange occurrences and hauntings are supposed to have happened according to local folklore.  It’s just the thing for Friday 13th!

Dates: Fri 13th October 2023

Times: 2pm-3pm | 7pm – 8pm

Book tickets

 

Let’s Get Crafty – Halloween

Suffolk Archives at The Hold, Ipswich, IP4 1LR

Come along to The Hold during the half-term to enjoy some family friendly spooky crafty fun!

Suitable for children aged 5-11 years old.

Children must be accompanied by an appropriate adult at all times.

Dates: Tue 24th October 2023 – Thu 26th October 2023

Times: 10:30am – 12:30pm

Book tickets

 

Ghost Stories Late

The Hold – Ipswich home of Suffolk Archives, 131 Fore Street, IP4 1LR

Enter if you dare and join us for an adults only night of spooky Suffolk ghost stories. 👻

Including a screening of the 1968 BBC production of Whistle and I’ll Come to You by MR James. Mr James lived in Suffolk for many years and his famous ghost stories were often inspired by the mysterious Suffolk landscape and local myths and legends.

Cafe and bar available.

Suitable for adults 18+

Date: Thu 26th October 2023

Time: 7pm – 10pm

Book tickets

Ickworth Light Nights 2023 (Weekends)

Ickworth House, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5QE

Experience a garden that glows with our Light Nights winter trail.

Spend an evening wandering through paths lit up, lined by willow woven animal sculptures, and be transported into a Victorian-esque gothic Stumpery before marvelling at this Italianate palace transformed by light.

Showcasing this home of great art, this year is the first we are lighting the front of the Rotunda for all to admire the building’s impressive façade and the North Lawn and vast Cedar meadow it overlooks.

Dates: 10th – 27th November (Fri, Sat & Sun)

Times: 6:30pm – 8:15pm

Tickets: Adults £12.50 | Child 5-17 years old inclusive £10.50

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