🦇 Double double toil and trouble, 🕷️ Fire burn and cauldron bubble.
🦇 Witches, monsters, zombies and more, 🕷️ In York there’s Halloween fun galore!!
We’ve pulled together a list of child-friendly Halloween parties happening in York for your little ghosts, ghouls and vampires to enjoy.
Please note that some require pre-booking of tickets, so please be sure to check beforehand!
Here are the parties we are currently aware of, in date order. We are currently updating this list as we receive new info, so keep checking back!👻
The Little Gym🎃 Thursday 26th October, 1.00 – 2.30 pm and 2.30 – 4pm (2 sessions)
🧙♂️£10 per family – suitable for babies celebrating their first Hallowe’en, age 4 months and up. Open to members and non-members.
👻 Join us for a fun-filled session to get moving with your baby, get dressed up for Halloween, and enjoy time to socialise with tea, coffee & cake! Whether your little one is learning to roll, sit, stand, or crawl it’ll be so much fun! We will be running some exclusive offers on the day which are not to be missed!
📍 The Little Gym, York Community Stadium, Monks Cross Drive, YO32 9AF
Avocado Events🎃 Thursday 26th October, 9.30 – 10.45am Join us at Piglets for your choice of Hallowe’en Activities in the indoor play barn. Join either The Little Gym York for free play on their range of kids’ gym equipment, or My Baby Can Dance for a 35 minute Hallowe’en themed music, movement and dance class – with puppets and props too!
👻 Tickets are £18 per child, £10 for siblings and include FREE entry to Piglets after the event. Under 1s free. Prebooking essential – book here.
📍 Piglets Adventure Farm, Towthorpe Grange, Towthorpe Moor Lane, YO32 9ST
Acorn Rugby Club🎃 Friday 27th October, 5.30pm onwards Join us if you dare for York Acorn’s Kids’ Hallowe’en Party! Costumes encouraged. Games – Sweets – Disco. Free entry!
📍 Venue: Acorn Rugby Club, Thanet Road, Acomb
Carlton Tavern, Acomb🎃Friday 27th October 2023, 5-8pm – Halloween 2023 -Visit the witch & werewolf of West Bank Park! Goodie bag for the kids. No need to book.
📍Venue: The Carlton Tavern, 140 Acomb Road, York YO24 4HA
The Dick Turpin🎃Friday 27th October 2023, 5-7pm – Kids Halloween Fancy Dress Party – Disco – Games – Prizes – Best Dressed Costume Competition. Free Entry! Everyone welcome.
📍Venue: Dick Turpin Pub, 49 Moorcroft Road, Woodthorpe, YO24 2RQ
Dunnington Sports Club🎃Friday 27th October 2023, 6-8pm – Kids’ Halloween Party! With delicious woodfired pizzas supplied by Philly’s available from 6-9pm.
🎟 Tickets £5 per child, available in advance from Dunnington Sports Club (Tel: 01904 481039)
📍Venue: Dunnington Sports Club, YO19 5NG.
Newton on Ouse🎃Friday 27th October 2023, 6-8pm – Newton On Ouse Halloween Party! Join us for a spooky night of fun and scares! Pumpkin carving competition – Best fancy dress – Spooky walk and talk – treasure trail – games – and more!
🎟 Tickets £7 per child, Adults £3 (please try limit to 2 adults per child) plus Eventbrite booking fee. Ticketed event – tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite here. Please cancel if you cannot make it.
Price includes hotdog snack with plenty of sweets to collect on the night.
Bar will be open for adult monsters!
📍Venue: Newton On Ouse Parish Hall, Moor Lane, Newton On Ouse, YO30 2BY
🎃Friday 27th October 2023, 11am -1pm – Tots’ Club Hallowe’en Harvest, incl. Pass the Parcel, spooky tunes, crafts, food and juice, fancy dress. £6 per child
🧙♂️Saturday 28th October 2023, 3.30 – 5.30pm – “Tricks and Treats” show with Professor Dan, £10 per child (includes party food and juice)
🧟♀️Sunday 29th October 2023, 3-5pm – Hallowe’en disco and fancy dress competition, £8 (£6 with play pass).
🎃Tuesday 31st October – SEND Halloween sessions – 4-5.30pm, then 6-7pm for Applefields and older children. Fancy dress – crafts – sensory play.
📍Venue: Flying Legends, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4NX
AgilityGet ready to have a hauntingly good time at one of our fangtastic Halloween parties! Prebooking essential via the website here. Prices as per poster.
👻 28th October, 6-9pm: Halloween Spooktacular (Ages 4+) – a spooktacular adventure for all young witches, wizards, and supernatural thrill-seekers!
🎃31st October, 10-11.30am: Tiny Terrors Fancy Dress Party (Ages 0-3) – a morning of spooky fun for our littlest monsters!
🧛♂️31st October,6-8pm: Halloteen Party (Ages 12+) – a night of chilling games and eerie excitement for our teenage ghosts, witches, and wizards!
📍 Venue: Agility, London Ebor Business Park, Millfield Lane, York YO26 6QY
The Black Bull, Fulford🎃Saturday 28th October 2023, 3-5pm AND Tuesday 31st October 4-6pm – Kids’ Halloween Parties
Includes disco, food, party games, crafts and Best Fancy Dress competition.
£6.99 per child (payable in cash at the bar).
Strictly Under 12s only.
📍 Venue: The Black Bull, Hull Road, York
The Saddle Inn, Fulford🎃Saturday 28th October 2023, 2-5pm Children’s Halloween Party – Fancy dress, games and disco. £5 per child includes hot dog and fries. Tickets available at the bar.
📍 Venue: The Saddle Inn, Fulford, York YO10 4PJ
Copmanthorpe Rec🎃 Sunday 29th October, 2-4pm Kids Halloween Disco: FREE entry.
Fancy dress is a must for the kids disco! There will be Halloween themed music for kids, party lighting, and glow sticks for the spooky dancers! This is a perfect opportunity for kids and their friends to dress up together and celebrate Halloween over the weekend.
PLEASE NOTE FLASH LIGHTING WILL BE PRESENT IN THE HALL.
📍 Venue: Copmanthorpe Rec Sports Hall, Baron’s Crescent, Copmanthorpe, YO23 3YR
The Mount Pub🎃 Sunday 29th October, 1-3pm Children’s Halloween party, with disco, pumpkin carving, party bag, games and lots more! Booking essential – limited tickets available at £3 per child, ticket ONLY to ensure we have enough pumpkins and goodies for each child!
📍 Venue: The Mount Pub, 72 Blossom Street, York YO24 1AR
New Earswick Sports and Social Club🎃 Sunday 29th October, 2-5pm Family Hallowe’en Costume Party. Fancy dress family disco with DJ Geoff. Fun, games and music. Hot Dogs will be available. Prize for the best Fancy Dress!
📍 Venue: New Earswick Sports and Social Club, White Rose Avenue, YO32 4AG
🎃 Sunday 29th October, 2-5pm Kids’ Hallowe’en Party. Entry only by ticket (£3 each, limited numbers) – note that adults don’t need a ticket.
📍 The Leyes, Osbaldwick, York, YO10 3PR
The Quakerwood, Acomb🎃 Sunday 29th October, 12pm Kids’ Hallowe’en Party featuring a host of spooky fun and games, including Spider Race – Apple Bobbing – Colouring competition – Mini Disco – Best Costume – and more! £5 per child, to be booked in advance. T: 01904 782625
📍 Venue: The Quakerwood, Acomb Wood Drive, Acomb
🎃Tuesday 31st October, 10.30am Join us for a spooktacular Hallowe’en party! Lots of painty pumpkins and glittery ghosts are in store as we celebrate the spookiest time of the year. Suitable for age 6 months to 5 years. Booking essential.
📍Venue: Handley House Care Home, Green Lane, York YO30 6RG
The Ainsty🎃 Tuesday 31st October, 2-4pm Kids’ Halloween party – disco, games, and prizes for the best costume. All ages welcome.
📍 Venue: The Ainsty Pub, Boroughbridge Road, York YO26 5SQ
The Wonder Years, Wigginton🎃 Tuesday 31st October, 2-4pm Kids’ Halloween disco. £4 per ticket (available in advance from The Bungalow (The Wonder Years site at Wigginton Primary School) or Boddlers.
📍 Venue: Wigginton Recreation Hall
The Beagle – Acomb🎃 Tuesday 31st October, 5-7pm Kids’ fancy dress Halloween party, with party games, costume contest, kids’ spooky punch, and loads of sweet prizes to be won. FREE entry!
📍 Venue: The Beagle, 169 Foxwood Lane, Acomb, YO24 3PG
The Green Tree, Acomb🎃 Tuesday 31st October, 5-7pm Kids’ Halloween Disco party with games and prizes.
£5 a ticket – Includes pizza, drink, crisps & sweet bag.
Prizes for each scariest outfit boy & girl.
Tickets available behind the bar – limited numbers, please buy in advance!
📍 Venue: The Green Tree pub, Beckfield Lane, Acomb, YO26 5PJ
Elvington Village Hall🎃 Tuesday 31st October, 6-9pm Spooky Disco – free entry! Children-led stalls; hot dogs; sweet cones. Cash and card accepted. Why not drop in and out from your trick or treating in the village? Also licensed bar.
📍 Venue: Elvington Village Hall, junction of Main Street and Church Lane, Elvington
🎃 Pumpkin decorating – swap the sharp knives for felt tip pens and get pumpkin decorating!
👻 Spider web balancing game – make a large spider web on the floor (easiest on carpet) with masking tape. Toddlers have to walk on the web to collect little spiders (either draw and cut out/print off)
🎃 Playdough spiders – Playdough round body, pipe cleaners for legs and googly eyes.
⭐ Halloween crafts – Pinterest is full of baby/toddler-friendly ideas from finger paint ghosts to handprint bats, check out our York Mumbler Halloween Pinterest board for ideas and inspiration.
👻 Cotton wool ghosts – cut out a ghost shape. pop the glue on and let the little one stick cotton wool balls all over. Then make eyes/mouth out of cut out paper.
🎃 Sensory Play – make some Halloween jelly and hide some plastic Halloween toys (spiders/eyeballs) inside (obviously this is for play so close supervision is required to ensure the toys don’t become snacks!)
👻 Get the fancy dress out! There are so many gorgeous Halloween outfits for little ones. Don’t forget to take lots of photos!
⭐ Mumbler SW suggested making a bowl of custard, putting gummy worms in and getting the toddlers to search for them.
🎨 Activity Sheets! We have created a whole range of Halloween activity sheets that you can download and print for free! Check them out HERE.
For even more ideas check out the Alternatives to Trick or Treating this Halloween blog.
🎃 Don’t forget to check out all the family-friendly Halloween events happening in York listed on the York Mumbler website HERE.
🎃 👻 We hope you enjoy going to one of the spooky Halloween Parties in York this Halloween! 🎃 👻
