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If you’re looking for some Halloween events in Dorset this October half-term, I’ve got you covered! Get ready for spooky fun, fancy dress, and themed days across the county.
Spooktacular events are happening across Dorset this Halloween, from family-friendly events at your favourite local attractions to adults-only club nights and horror events. I’ve also listed a few local pumpkin patches where you can PYO and pose for pics among the pumpkins!
I’ll try to keep this list updated with any new events, so if you find out about any more, please let me know. You can comment at the end of this page, or get in touch on my social channels.
LAST UPDATED: 30 September 2026 – partially updated with this year’s dates and details.
Happy Halloween…
Halloween Events in Weymouth & Nearby
Weymouth Spooks by the Sea Parade
Dates: 30 October 2026
Times: 5-7pm
Location: Weymouth town centre
Price: Free
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A huge Halloween parade will run throughout Weymouth town centre, full of zombies, witches, ghouls and more. The parade will start from Millennium Square (outside the Range in New Bond Street).
Trunk or Treat, Weymouth
Dates: 30 October 2026
Times: 5:30-7pm
Location: Melcombe Regis Car Park
Price: Free
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The above Halloween parade ends at Melcombe Regis Car Park for a “Trunk or Treat extravaganza”. Expect around 40 decorated cars, sweets and gifts for the kids, activities, refreshments available to purchase, and prizes for the scariest Halloween trunk!
“Ascarium” at Weymouth SEA LIFE
Dates: 3 October – 2 November 2026
Location: SEA LIFE Weymouth
Price: adult/child from £14/11 (included with your SEA LIFE admission)
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The spooky Sea Witch and Warlock are back at SEA LIFE Weymouth for 2026! Follow an immersive activity trail to help them look after her ocean home and fellow sea creatures by completing ‘spook-splash-tic’ challenges throughout the aquarium.
Make your way to the Witch’s lair where she will cast her spell to open her treasure chest, revealing a special reward!
Halloween Fun at Nothe Fort
Dates: 24 October – 1 November 2026
Location: Nothe Fort
Price: included with fort entry ticket (£11 adult / £4.50 child / under 5s free)
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During Halloween, the Nothe Fort becomes the spookiest place in Weymouth! As always, they’re running an exciting programme of family activities – including ghost tours, a wand-making workshop, pumpkin golf, creepy crafts, and more!
Brave the famous “ghost tunnels” and come face to face with the “Whistling Gunner”. Fancy dress is encouraged!
A Creepy Circus – LIVE actor Halloween Trail
Dates: 24 October 2026
Location: Weymouth Town Centre (starting at Primark, ending at Sticks and Bones)
Price: £2
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This October half term, venture through Weymouth Town Centre on a circus themed Halloween trail. You’ll encounter creepy clowns and spooky performers to solve clues and unravel riddles to escape the circus and save the town. This year, there are two trails available – the first for younger children and the second for older children and adults.
Haunted House & Spooky River Trail at Upwey Wishing Well
Dates: 24 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
Location: Upwey Wishing Well, Upwey, Weymouth
Price: £5 per child
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Dive into a spooky family adventure at The Upwey Wishing Well this half term. Young explorers get an activity sheet to guide them along the river trail and a Halloween treat upon completion. Fancy dress is optional (but welcomed!).
Ghostly Games at Abbotsbury Swannery
Dates: 24 October – 1 November 2026
Location: Abbotsbury Swannery, New Barn Rd, Weymouth
Price: Half price entry in half term (adult/child £7.50/3.75)
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This Halloween Half Term, discover a world of spooktacular fun at Abbotsbury Swannery! Six ghoulish games are hidden around the grounds. With creepy challenges, mysterious characters and Halloween fun around every corner, there’s plenty to keep little witches, wizards and explorers entertained.
Halloween Events in Dorchester & Nearby
Half term Activity Hub at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
Dates: 24 October – 1 November 2026
Location: Dorset Museum & Art Gallery, High W Street, Dorchester, DT1 1XA
Price: FREE with Museum Entry
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Not Halloween-themed, but there’s a fun activity hub in Dorchester Museum’s Learning Centre this October half term. Dressing up, creating autumn-themed art, and getting hands on with objects from the museum collection!
Halloween & Autumn Trail at Moreton Walled Garden
Dates: TBC
Location: Moreton Walled Garden, near Dorchester
Price: TBC
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Last year there was a fab Halloween Trail at the Walled Gardens. I’m still waiting to hear if it will return this October – check their website for the latest info.
Halloween Events in Swanage, Wareham, and the Isle of Purbeck
Halloween Mystery at Durlston Country Park
Dates: 1 October – 1 November 2026
Location: Durlston Country Park, Swanage
Price: £3.50 per trail pack (entrance to the country park is free)
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This October, become a detective at Durlston. Follow the clues, investigate the suspects and uncover the truth in The Great Halloween Mystery. Ages 4 to 11 (younger detectives can team up with their grown-ups).
Spooky Fun at Blue Pool
Dates: 24 – 31 October 2026
Location: The Blue Pool, Furzebrook Rd, Wareham BH20 5AR
Price: General Admission Fees Apply
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“Explore our family-friendly haunted trail, solve the Curse of the Pumpkin King and Queen, and carve your own spooky creation in the Royal Pumpkin Patch – with none of the mess at home! Meet mysterious entertainers, brush up on your circus skills and book onto spooky workshops from the Dorset Wild Ones team. Fancy dress is encouraged, with terrifying face painting available too!”
Halloween Events in Poole, Bournemouth & Ringwood
Halloween Half Term at Farmer Palmer’s
Dates: 26-31 October 2026
Location: Farmer Palmers Farm Park Ltd, Wareham Road, Poole
Price: included with park admission (from £16)
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Head to Farmer Palmer’s for spooktacular fun for little ones this Halloween Half Term! This year, expect “Soak-a-Spook” Tractor Rides, Halloween candy dash, “Snotbags Disco”, the Spooky Maize Maze, and more. Dressing up is highly encouraged!
Spooky Forest Trail at Moors Valley
Dates: 23 October – 1 November 2026
Location: Moors Valley, near Ringwood
Price: from adult £15 child £9 under 3s free
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Explore the forest at Moors Valley Country Park after dark with a special Halloween illuminated trail. Expect flickering lights, atmospheric installations and creepy characters. The darker it gets, the spookier it gets! Booking required.
Adult Halloween Events in Dorset
Nothe of the Living Dead
Dates: 30-31 October 2026
Location: Nothe Fort, Weymouth
Price: £25
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A super-scary, interactive zombie maze with live actors, jump scares, and puzzles at Weymouth’s Nothe Fort for Halloween! Described as a cross between The Walking Dead and Crystal Maze, Nothe of the Living Dead combines jump scares and challenges in an hour-long experience that sees participants take on a chilling quest. There’s an all-new theme for 2026: The Freak Circus. Roll up, roll up… if you dare!
The Fright Crawl (Halloween Bar Crawl), Bournemouth
Dates: 22-31 October 2026
Location: The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth
Price: from £15
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One wristband, 4+ of Bournemouth’s best bars, drink specials all night, and a live map that tells you where to be. Costumes non-negotiable.
Pumpkin Patches in Dorset
READ MORE: Pumpkin Patches in Dorset for Halloween 2026
- Bincombe Bumps Pumpkins, nr Weymouth: 10-11 October, 17-18 October, 24-31 October 2026
- Witchville at Fordingbridge Picking Patch: 3-4, 10-11, 17-18 and 23-31 October 2026
- Dewflock Farm, nr Dorchester: 10-11, 17-18, 24-30 October 2026
- Gulliver’s Farm, Ferndown: 7 days a week from 12 October 2026
- Gorcombe Pumpkins, Blandford Forum: Every day in October 2026
- CLICK HERE for the full list
Do you know of any more Halloween events or pumpkin patches in Dorset? Leave us a comment and we’ll add them to the list!
