Last updated: 20 September 2026.
Halloween falls on a Saturday in 2026, but Sheffield’s programme stretches from 20 October into the first day of November. There are free city-centre activities and family trails before the final weekend, then concerts, theatre, drag, live music and club nights on 30 and 31 October.
The useful approach is to choose the kind of night you actually want. A family afternoon, a dressed-up gig and a 4am club crawl are three different plans; trying to turn them into one is how an exciting weekend becomes an expensive queue.
Halloween 2026 at a glance
- Halloween: Saturday 31 October 2026.
- Wider programme: confirmed events currently run from Tuesday 20 October to Sunday 1 November.
- Free starting point: Out of this World takes over outdoor city-centre locations on Sunday 25 October.
- Busiest nights: Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October.
- Keep checking: times, age limits and ticket availability can change, so open the individual listing before setting off.
Every Halloween event we’ve listed
This list keeps itself up to date: it shows every Halloween event on Sheffield Events from today until 1 November, and new ones appear as organisers announce them. The map shows where they are, with researched ghost stories nearby in purple. For walks rather than parties, see our Sheffield ghost walks guide.
- The Patchworks Castleton Pumpkin PatchSat 10 Oct, 10:00am · The Patchworks, Castleton · £4
- The Pumpkin Patch at Cannon Hall FarmSat 10 Oct, 10:00am · Cannon Hall Farm
- Fright Fiesta at Gulliver’s ValleySat 10 Oct · Gulliver's Valley · £19
- The Pumpkin Patch at Cannon Hall FarmSun 11 Oct, 10:00am · Cannon Hall Farm · £12.95
- The Lady in the Bay Window: Monday Night TalkMon 12 Oct, 7:00pm · Sheffield Manor Lodge (Green Estate) · £10
- The Patchworks Castleton Pumpkin PatchSat 17 Oct, 10:00am · The Patchworks, Castleton · £4
- The Pumpkin Patch at Cannon Hall FarmSat 17 Oct, 10:00am · Cannon Hall Farm · £12.95
- Coco Outdoor Cinema at Wentworth WoodhouseSat 17 Oct, 12:00pm · Wentworth Woodhouse
- Hocus Pocus: Outdoor Cinema at Wentworth WoodhouseSat 17 Oct, 5:00pm · Wentworth Woodhouse · £9.75
- Burning Hell Burlesque: Halloween EditionSat 17 Oct, 6:30pm · Corporation · £22
- Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo Outdoor Cinema at Wentworth WoodhouseSun 18 Oct, 12:00pm · Wentworth Woodhouse
- Halloween Dog Tea PartySun 18 Oct, 11:00am · Cambridge Street Collective · £11.55
- Halloween in ConcertTue 20 Oct, 7:30pm · Sheffield City Hall
- Hallowearly: Open Mic Stories in a GraveyardTue 20 Oct, 7:30pm · Sheffield General Cemetery · £5
- Celluloid Screams 2026: Sheffield Horror Film FestivalThu 22 Oct · Showroom Cinema
- Pumpkin Painting at The SteamworksThu 22 Oct, 6:00pm · The Steamworks · £12.71
- The Immortal Masquerade – An Alternative Vampire SoireeFri 23 Oct, 9:00pm · Church The Temple Of Fun
- Halloween Party at Graves Park Animal FarmFri 23 Oct, 4:00pm · Graves Park Animal Farm · £5
- Uprising Halloween All Dayer 2026Sat 24 Oct, 3:00pm · Network Sheffield 14 16 Matilda Street S14qd
- Strange Sheffield Ghost Tours: Halloween SpecialSat 24 Oct, 7:30pm · Leah's Yard · £14
- Mr Fox: The Night of the Hunter’s MoonSat 24 Oct, 8:30pm · Wortley Men's Club
- The Patchworks Castleton Pumpkin PatchSat 24 Oct, 10:00am · The Patchworks, Castleton · £4
- The Pumpkin Patch at Cannon Hall FarmSat 24 Oct, 10:00am · Cannon Hall Farm · £12.95
- Pumpkin Picking at Whirlow Hall FarmSat 24 Oct, 10:00am · Whirlow Hall Farm Trust · £5
- Magical Pumpkin Adventure at Hassop Family FarmSat 24 Oct, 9:00am · Hassop Family Farm · £9.50
- Fang-tastic Halloween Festival at Matlock Farm ParkSat 24 Oct · Matlock Farm Park
- Ghoul and Ghost Trail at Elsecar Heritage CentreSat 24 Oct · Elsecar Heritage Centre
- Witches and Wizards Halloween Trail at the Tropical Butterfly HouseSat 24 Oct, 10:00am · Tropical Butterfly House, Wildlife and Falconry Centre
- Halloween at Yorkshire Wildlife ParkSat 24 Oct · Yorkshire Wildlife Park
- Halloween Week at ThornbridgeSat 24 Oct, 10:00am · Thornbridge Hall · £4
- Orchard SCARE: Creative Writing Events and Pre-Halloween PartySat 24 Oct · Orchard Square
- Powerhouse Gothic Masquerade CeilidhSun 25 Oct, 7:30pm · Crookes Social Club
- SairieSun 25 Oct, 7:45pm · Bishops' House · £14.30
- The Fairly Odd Halloween MarketSun 25 Oct, 10:30am · Trafalgar Warehouse
- Out of This World 2026Sun 25 Oct, 10:30am · Visit Sheffield
- The History of Folk HorrorMon 26 Oct, 7:00pm · Sheffield Student Union
- Freak Film Club: Horror All DayMon 26 Oct, 10:00am · Gut Level
- The Call of Cthulhu: A Cold CaseMon 26 Oct, 7:30pm · Cafe No9 · £16.50
- Boo BounceMon 26 Oct, 5:00pm · Bounce Sheffield
- Foresteers Half Term Forest SchoolMon 26 Oct, 9:00am · Foresteers · £40
- Little School of Sorcery at Haddon HallMon 26 Oct, 10:30am · Haddon Hall
- Potion Making Workshop at The Six HaltsMon 26 Oct, 5:00pm · The Six Halts
- Reel Cult Cinema presents Trick r TreatMon 26 Oct · The System
- The Pumpkin Patch at Cannon Hall FarmTue 27 Oct, 10:00am · Cannon Hall Farm · £12.95
- Foresteers Half Term Forest SchoolTue 27 Oct, 9:00am · Greenhead House Farm · £115
- Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble: Halloween Plants TourTue 27 Oct, 1:00pm · Sheffield Botanical Gardens
- Spook Show and FilmTue 27 Oct, 8:00pm · Samuel Worth Chapel, Sheffield General Cemetery · £12
- Bingo Lingo Sheffield – Halloween SpecialWed 28 Oct, 6:00pm · Sheffield Students' Union Concourse
- Strange Sheffield Ghost Tours: Halloween SpecialWed 28 Oct, 7:30pm · Leah's Yard · £14
- The Patchworks Castleton Pumpkin PatchWed 28 Oct, 10:00am · The Patchworks, Castleton · £4
- BeeArty Halloween WorkshopWed 28 Oct, 10:00am · Bradbury Makers Shed, Hillsborough Park
- The Infamous Bunting Nook Ghost Tour: Fifth Anniversary SpecialThu 29 Oct, 8:00pm · £14
- Halloween Night Market SocialThu 29 Oct, 5:00pm · Craft & Flea · £3
- Halloween Boomchikkaboom Family RaveThu 29 Oct, 10:00am · Cambridge Street Collective
- All Rise for Halloween: A Spooky Kooky Courtroom MusicalThu 29 Oct · Montgomery Theatre
- The Witching Tale, Jan Doyle Band and The Greystone SistersThu 29 Oct, 8:00pm · Samuel Worth Chapel, Sheffield General Cemetery · £14
- Halloween BingoFri 30 Oct, 7:00pm · OEC Sheffield
- The Velvet Burlesque – Cabaret Gothique Halloween Show SheffieldFri 30 Oct, 8:00pm · Sheffield Library Theatre
- Boss Beats Super Sessions SpooktacularFri 30 Oct, 8:00pm · The Three Arches
- So Fetch – 2000s Halloween Party (Sheffield)Fri 30 Oct, 11:30pm · Corporation Sheffield
Family Halloween events
Out of this World is the easiest free family starting point: science fiction, comics, gaming, magic and Halloween activities spread across Sheffield city centre from 10.30am to 5.30pm on Sunday 25 October. Because it uses several outdoor locations, dress for October rather than for the photograph you hope to take.
The Witches and Wizards Halloween Trail runs at the Tropical Butterfly House from 24 October to 1 November. It is outside central Sheffield at North Anston, so treat travel as part of the booking rather than something to solve on the morning. Sheffield Botanical Gardens has a poisonous and magical plants tour at 1pm on 27 October, while All Rise for Halloween brings a family courtroom musical to the city from 29 to 31 October.
For an evening that feels spooky without being a late night, Mystery Ensemble performs music from Tim Burton’s films at Victoria Hall on Friday 30 October. The Sheffield Events listing carries the latest doors, venue and ticket link.
Grown-up nights, drag and live music
Friday has several choices before Halloween itself. The Velvet Burlesque brings its Cabaret Gothique show to Sheffield Library Theatre from 8pm, Halloween Comedy Drag Bingo starts at 7pm, and Life Aquatic Band plays Sidney & Matilda from 7.30pm. Planet Zogg’s Halloween Ball begins at Yellow Arch Studios later that night, so check the stated finish time, admission policy and transport home before buying.
On Saturday, the Living Dead Crawl, the Halloween 80s Party, R&B and bassline nights, bingo and venue parties all compete for the same crowd. Names and themes are not substitutes for practical details: confirm the venue, age restriction, last entry and whether a ticket covers one room or several stops.
A student-friendly Halloween plan
Start with a real budget: ticket, costume, food and the journey home. Sheffield has enough happening that you do not need an expensive multi-venue pass just to feel involved. A free daytime event followed by one properly chosen night can be more fun than chasing every flyer in the group chat.
Agree a meeting point before the busiest part of the night and keep it somewhere specific, not simply “town”. Screenshot the ticket and venue address, charge your phone and check the final tram or bus before you leave. If a listing describes a secret location, make sure the organiser has actually supplied arrival instructions before travel.
Films, pumpkins and quieter choices
Not every Halloween plan needs costumes or a dance floor. Sheffield cinemas, theatres, museums and farms add screenings, trails and pumpkin sessions as October gets closer. These are often timed or capacity-limited, so book from the organiser rather than relying on an old social post. The current Welcome to Sheffield Halloween list is a useful second check alongside our live listings.
Keep the plan flexible
New events will keep appearing. Browse the October guide, search the live Sheffield calendar and use the local map to check where venues sit. Organisers can add missing confirmed dates through the free event form.