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South Wales Halloween Activities
Halloween in South Wales offers spooky fun for all ages, with ghost tours, pumpkin trails, haunted castles, and family events creating a thrilling autumn atmosphere across the region.
Halloween in South Wales is a thrilling time of year, filled with spooky fun, eerie adventures, and ghostly tales for all ages. Historic castles, country parks, and attractions across the region come alive with themed events, from haunted house tours and pumpkin trails to family-friendly fancy dress parties. Brave visitors can join ghost walks, while younger ones enjoy seasonal crafts and trick-or-treat trails. Whether you’re after frightful fun or light-hearted festivities, South Wales offers a magical mix of Halloween experiences to enjoy this autumn.
Updated for Halloween 2025
Halloween Activities in Newport & Chepstow
| Spooky Lantern Trail | Follow the spooky lantern trail to help Clive the ghost find a new home! 📅 Monday 27th October - Sunday 2nd November ◎ Riverfront, Newport 💷 FREE |
| Spooky Crafty Cinema Club (7-11 Years) | Start with a spooky craft activity inspired by Hocus Pocus, followed by a relaxed lunch break, then in the afternoon enjoy the movie. 📅 Monday 27th October ◎ Riverfront, Newport 💷 £20pp |
| Pumpkin Picking | Choose your personal pumpkin at Berry Hill Farm, with 20 varieties of pumpkins and squash available! 📅 Saturday 11th - Thursday 30th October ◎ Coedkernew, on the A48 just outside Newport 💷 £5.24/car entry |
| An Evening of Ghost Stories (Adults Only) | Enjoy a spooky, scary Halloween with an evening of ghost stories and local legends. Relax (if you can) with a complimentary hot drink, with ghoulish tales told by their storytellers. 📅 Thursday 23rd & Thursday 30th October ◎ Chepstow Castle 💷 £15pp |
Halloween Activities in Cardiff & The Vale
| Cardiff Halloween Festival | The largest Halloween festival in South Wales comes to Cardiff, with ghostly quests and live stage shows, as well as stories, pumpkins, and play zones. The magic continues with premium experiences available, plus street food, walkabout characters, and photo opportunities. 📅 Friday 25th – Saturday 31st October ◎ Alexandra Head, Cardiff Bay 💷 From £13.50pp to £15.50pp (family tickets also available) |
| Harvest of Horror (Age 12+) | An interactive horror maze once the sun has set, with live actors, a haunting pumpkin village, and three different scare zones to survive! 📅 Tuesday 28th – Saturday 31st October ◎ Clearwell Farm, Michaelston-Y-Fedw (between Cardiff & Newport) 💷 £18.86pp |
| Pumpkin Picking | An interactive horror maze once the sun has set, with live actors, a haunting pumpkin village, and three different scare zones to survive! 📅 Saturday 11th October - Saturday 1st November ◎ Clearwell Farm, Michaelston-Y-Fedw (between Cardiff & Newport) 💷 £10.48/car entry |
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Halloween Activities in Bridgend & Porthcawl
| Family Daytime Halloween | Plenty of fun with frights for all the family. Explore Beetlejuice’s Castle, see the haunted dinosaurs, pick your own pumpkin, and enjoy the crafts and activities, as well as plenty more to see and do. 📅 Saturday 18th October - Sunday 2nd November ◎ Fonmon Castle 💷 From £10pp |
| Scare Evenings | Do you dare take on The SCARE RUN with 10 terrifying zones! Halloween activities, marshmallow roasting, axe throwing, and plenty of other activities, as well as food trucks in the square. 📅 Saturday 18th October - Sunday 2nd November ◎ Fonmon Castle 💷 From £14pp |
| Pumpkin Trail | Explore Bryngarw Country Park and hunt down the giant pumpkins - complete the trail to win a small prize on the day, and be entered into a prize draw to win a Halloween hamper! 📅 Sunday 26th - Monday 27th October ◎ Bryngarw Country Park 💷 £4.50/child |
Halloween Activities in Swansea & The Gower
| Scream Time & Spooky Time | Choose your scare level at Margam Park this Halloween! Both are a 1km interactive trail, either suitable for children aged 7 and upwards, or for the full Scream Time experience from age 15+. Both trails also include the "scare village" offering tasty treats, games, and rides. 📅 Wednesday 15th October - Sunday 2nd November ◎ Margam Park, Port Talbot 💷 Spooky Time from £16.50/child and £25/adult 💷 Scare Time from £26pp |
| The Monsters Ball! | Fantastic glow and foam Halloween party for families. 📅 Saturday 25th - Friday 31st October ◎ Poundffald Farm, Three Crosses, Swansea 💷 Adults £5.19pp / Children £10.47pp |
Halloween Activities near Tenby
| Scarecrow Trail | The scarecrow trail returns to Folly Farm for October 2025 - just pick up a form and spot the scarecrows as you head around the park. There are lots of other spooky surprises too, with Meep the Sheep (costume character), Halloween themed VR ride, haunted hay bales, and Halloween-themed photo ops. 📅 Saturday 4th October - Sunday 2nd November ◎ Folly Farm 💷 Included with admission (£24.70/child and £26.60/adult) |
| Pumpkin Patch Adventure | A fun autumn adventure searching for pumpkin clues, perfect for younger kids. 📅 Saturday 25th October - Sunday 2nd November ◎ Carew Castle 💷 £2/child + normal admission |
| Tenby Ghost Walks | Join Tenby Ghost Walks for a Halloween special, voted one of the top five ghost walks in the UK - are you brave enough for this immersive journey into the haunting tales and eerie history of Tenby?! 📅 Friday 31st October ◎ Meet at The Lifeboat Tavern, Tenby 💷 Adults £10pp / Children £5pp |
Happy Halloween!
We hope you have an amazing Halloween in South Wales this year! Don't forget, if you're organising a Halloween event in South Wales and you'd like to feature it on our guide here then please get in touch. We'll start looking at Halloween 2026 during the summer, so we'll always have the latest activities and events listed for you here.
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