What’s on | Autumn | Spooktacular October Half Term!
Spending October half term in Newquay this year? Prepare yourselves to get SPOOKY!
Whether you’re heading to Newquay with the kids or your friends there are plenty of BOO-tiful activities and terrifying treats for you!
Scroll down for the daily breakdown of activities!
(Thanks to Mike Searle for the brilliant banner and spooky meringue photos and to the businesses for their images!)
Halloween parade (known as the Zombie Crawl)
Family friendly Halloween parties
Quizzes
Soft play silent disco
Live music
Karaoke
Fish cooking demonstration
Whole week of activities for residents at The Esplanade Hotel
Zombie Crawl
A Halloween Parade through Newquay town centre with music, dance and fabulous costumes! Be sure to check out the whole itinerary of free workshops and activities throughout the day here!
Spooooky Stories with Clemo Books
Newquay’s bookshop, Clemo Books, is hosting a spooky story telling session from 1pm!
Dance the night away!
For the youngsters: No young ghouls left out of the fun in Newquay!
Post Zombie Crawl children’s disco at both Steam Bar and Restaurant and The Griffin Inn!
Newquay AFC are hosting their Family Halloween Party – don’t forget to wear your spookiest outfit!
For the grown-ups: Newquay’s nightlife is famed and we’re proud to have something to cater to a wide range of tastes!
Fancy “an electrifying night of rock” at a motorbike hangout spot? Project 83 have got you covered with two live bands at their event: Echoes of the Apocalypse.
More club than pub? Sailors Club are hosting Haunted Halloween and are promising that the venue will look spook-tacular!
Trenance Cottages are hosting their non-scary Halloween activities on Sunday! Head down to the beautiful gardens to take part in crafts and games for £3 per child.
The Esplanade Hotel are hosting a Halloween party from midday inclusive of spooky stories, eerie games, thrilling dances, and a feast fit for monsters for £15 per child!
Fancy some UV Family fun? Oceanside Hotel’s UV family Halloween party runs from 4 o’clock!
Sailors Club is holding a family friendly rave! Complete with light-up batons and snacks, head down for a club experience with the whole family.
The iconic Headland Hotel hosts a “Wickedly Witchy Afternoon Brew” throughout half term. Click here to book!
The Esplanade Hotel have a week of free kids activities for hotel stayers, which continues on Monday with a cardboard haunted house competition and a super cosy stargazing experience. Stay at The Esplanade Hotel this October half term to access their free activities!
How about a Tuesday morning stroll to Fistral Beach to take part in Rick Stein’s Fishy Fun session? An interactive session learning about our sea-dwelling friends!
Visit Newquay are looking for the bravest of ghost hunters to complete their free Halloween trail! Pop into the Visit Newquay office on Marcus Hill to pick up your clue sheet!
Salsa Bonita will remind you of warmer days as you dance the night away at salsa night at The Griffin Inn.
Why not spend your Wednesday visiting the Newquay Harbour and imagining the pirates and sailors of days-gone-by? Pop up and visit the Newquay Museum to find out all about the local history and of course check out the incredible new mural on Sydney Road!
Finish your Wednesday with a pub quiz at Central or, for those aspiring pop-stars among us, head to Sailors for a night of karaoke!
The spookiest day of the year!
Feeling brave? Head down Fore Street to VRcade with your team to face the Fear Escape! Remember, it’s just a game!
Thursday night is a night of quizzes in Newquay! You have the choice of the weekly Concho Lounge quiz or the Franken-Duck Quiz in Sailors.
November is the month of the Be Newquay Festival. Check out the full list of creative goings-on! 7 piece acapella group, KANA, are performing as part of the Be Newquay festival on Friday 1st. Tickets available here.
Project 83 have another awesome night of live music planned! Head down to Wesley Yard for progressive rock songs and a whole lot of fancy dress.
Fear not, there’s something for the kids too! The Fort Inn is hosting its weekly kids disco and there’s a silent disco in the Soft Play at Newquay Leisure World!
Why not wind down your brilliant half term in Newquay with a trip to Pirates Quest? This Pirate themed Adventure Golf is perfect for the family but if you fancy something spoooookier book onto their Fright Night (only for grown-ups)!
Newquay’s bookshop, Clemo Books, is hosting an event with author of The Witch’s Way Home. This is promising to be an evening of discussion and connection through sisterhood!
If you venture into the downstairs of The Griffin Inn you will find Dracula the Vampyr! The hilarious one-man version of the gothic classic with a bite comes complete with bats, garlic and gore.