October Half-Term and Halloween 👻
Welcome to our latest updated 'city centre guide' for 2025, where our attention turns to October half-term and...Halloween 🎃
We've picked out a few things that are happening across Sheffield city centre during half-term and right through until early November to help you make the most of this very 'spookily special' time of year.
Whether it's spending some quality time with the whole family, or something for the 'big kids' to enjoy, there's something for everyone to enjoy this year...with the help of Sheffield city centre.
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Fun for all the family 👻
There's plenty on offer to entertain all the family over the coming couple of weeks in Sheffield city centre.
Here are just a few of the very best 'family-friendly' things to do during half-term and to mark Halloween 🎃
Halloween Kids Disco
📅 Sunday 19 October, 10:30am-11:30am
📍 Sheffield Plate, Orchard Square
🎟️ £5
ℹ️ Sheffield Plate Events - 3 Upcoming Activities and Tickets | Eventbrite
Do you and your little ones like to do the Mash? The Monster Mash?
Then grab your ticket for the next big Halloween Disco at Sheffield Plate.
Trick or Treat Rewards
📅 Friday 24 to Friday 31 October
📍 Orchard Square
All visitors to the Square will be in with the chance to win a range of fabulous Trick or Treat prizes when they spend in venues.
From exclusive discounts, freebies and 'Golden Tickets rewards' to some eerie-sistible jokes, Orchard Square are promising to raise your spirits!
Other activities at Orchard Square include...
Waterstones are also hosting two free Winnie the Witch story time sessions on Thursday 30 October at 2pm and 3pm – with a range of frightfully good Halloween delights on offer at their café too. Full details here.
And, on Halloween itself, there will also be a whole host of activities taking place at Sheffield Plate.
For the budding young writers and spook-enthusiasts among us, enjoy a Halloween workshop for children 6 years+ in the morning, hosted by the Writer’s Workshop.
Strange Britain is also back by popular demand!
Bring along the family for an afternoon special of ghost stories.
And for the adults, join the evening session of spine-tingling ghost stories and chilling true stories al laced with a wicked sense of humour...if you dare!
Follow @orchardsquare on social media for further information and details.
🍽️ To give you all pumpkin to talk about, Sheffield Plate will be running a Kids Eat Free offer across the entire holiday week between Monday 27 October and Sunday 2 November. Kids Eat Free applies to children 12 years old and under, when purchased with an adult’s main meal from the same kitchen.
Build New Worlds with LEGO Fortnite Odyssey 🕹️
📅 Saturday 25 October to Sunday 2 November
📍 National Videogame Museum, Angel Street
🎟️ From £11 and free for Under 5's
ℹ️ Visit the National Videogame Museum website for full details
Gather your squad...for the ultimate LEGO Fortnite Odyssey adventure!
Play together on the big screen, build a giant LEGO brick village, create game-inspired art, and enjoy fun take-home activities.
Plus, with over 100 playable games to explore - from retro classics to modern favourites - there’s something for everyone.
You can also get creative this half term and make your own unique piece of videogame-inspired art, using LEGO bricks in a drop-in ink printing workshop at the National Videogame Museum.
Workshops included with admission to the museum.
Sheffield Comic Con 🦸
📅 Saturday 25 October, 10am-5pm
📍 Ponds Forge, Sheaf Street
🎟️ From £6.23
ℹ️ Sheffield Comic Con - October 2025 Tickets, Sat 25 Oct 2025 at 10:00 | Eventbrite
A great day out for families, sci-fi collectors, fans and every other kind of sci-fi and collectors fan.
Out of this World 👽
📅 Sunday 26 October, 10:30am-5:30pm
📍 Various city centre locations
🎟️ Free entry with some paid activities
ℹ️ Visit Out of this World for further details
Celebrating its tenth year, Out of this World is a free family event celebrating all things otherworldly!
Taking place in locations across the city centre, Out of this World is for anyone who enjoys sci-fi, comic books, gaming, magic, illusion, Halloween and all things spooky 👻
The event is spilt into zones including the Winter Garden, Tudor Square, Sheffield Town Hall, Millennium Square, the Peace Gardens, Barker's Pool and along Surrey Street.
Expect stalls, street entertainment, magic shows, activities and fairground rides.
Event sponsored by Tomato Energy 🍅
Sheffield Brick Festival 🧱
📅 Sunday 26 October, 10am-4pm
📍 Ponds Forge, Sheaf Street
🎟️ From £5
ℹ️ Sheffield Brick Festival October 2025 Tickets, Sun 26 Oct 2025 at 10:00 | Eventbrite
A LEGO fan event in Sheffield dedicated to all things...bricks 🧱
Pumpkin Painting Workshop 🎃
📅 Monday 27 October, 6:30pm-8:30pm
📍 Cambridge Street Collective
🎟️ £32.13
ℹ️ Pumpkin Painting Workshop Tickets, Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite
Head to British Street Food Awards' Best Food Hall 2025 (and 2024!), Cambridge Street Collective, for a fun pumpkin painting workshop with Holly Greenwood where you can let your creativity run wild!
💡 Visit the Cambridge Street Collective | Food Hall of the Year 2024 and 2025 website for further event listings.
Hungry Hedgehogs Trail 🗺️
📅 Monday 27 to Thursday 30 October, 10am-4pm
📍 Sheffield Cathedral, Church Street
🎟️ £3 per trail - no booking required
ℹ️ Hungry Hedgehogs Trail — Sheffield Cathedral
Can you help Prickles the Hedgehog?
There's a hungry hedgehog in the Sheffield Cathedral grounds, but poor Prickles can’t find any food! He needs your help to track down his favourite snacks.
Follow the trail map around the Cathedral, collect all the tasty treats for Prickles, then return your full plate to the Gift Shop to claim your spiky prize.
Halloween Fun With My Arty Party 🕷️
📅 Tuesday 28 October, 11am-3pm
📍 Light Cinema, The Moor
🎟️ Free activity
ℹ️ What's On - Sheffield - The Light
Head to the Light for some 'half term spooky family friendly fun.'
My Arty Party will be at the Light on Tuesday 28 October to show you how to make your very scary spider 🕷️
Pumpkin Painting Workshop 🎃
📅 Tuesday 28 October, 6:30pm-8:30pm
📍 Cambridge Street Collective
🎟️ £32.13
ℹ️ Pumpkin Painting Workshop Tickets, Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite
Head to British Street Food Awards' Best Food Hall 2025 (and 2024!), Cambridge Street Collective, for a fun pumpkin painting workshop with Holly Greenwood where you can let your creativity run wild!
💡 Visit the Cambridge Street Collective | Food Hall of the Year 2024 and 2025 website for further event listings.
Junior Ghost Hunt 🗺️
📅 Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 October, 5pm-9pm
📍 National Emergency Services Museum, West Bar
🎟️ £35-£45
ℹ️ Junior Ghost Hunt | 999 Museum
Aged 12 to 15 years old and want to take part in a paranormal investigation?
Thanks to Seeking Spirit Ghost Hunts, that’s possible for a limited number of people at the National Emergency Services Museum.
Tickets must be pre-booked on the museum website and are limited. Tickets are for one adult and one child aged 12 to 15 years (£35) OR one adult and two children aged 12 to 15 years (£45).
Kids Paint a Pumpkin 🎃
📅 Wednesday 29 October, 10am-11:30am
📍 Cambridge Street Collective
🎟️ £3.96
ℹ️ Kids Paint a Pumpkin Tickets, Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM | Eventbrite
Get creative with the little ones as they turn real pumpkins into colourful masterpieces!
💡 Visit the Cambridge Street Collective | Food Hall of the Year 2024 and 2025 website for further event listings.
Pumpkin Carving 🎃
📅 Wednesday 29 October, 11am-3pm
📍 Light Cinema, The Moor
🎟️ Free activity
ℹ️ What's On - Sheffield - The Light
Join the Light for some spooktacular fun this half term.
They're hosting a free pumpkin carving workshop for you - pop along and create a unique pumpkin lantern on the Wednesday before Halloween.
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📅 Wednesday 29 October, 12pm-3pm
📍 Millennium Gallery, Arundel Gate
🎟️ Free activity
ℹ️ Family Activity: Hidden Colours Oct 2025 - Sheffield Museums Trust
Get ready for a fun, hands-on activity for all ages that uncovers the secret colours and science in everyday things.
Suggested donation £3. No need to book, just drop in.
This event is in collaboration with Sheffield Hallam University.
Trick or Treat Halloween Trail on The Moor 🎃
📅 Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 October, 11am-3pm
📍 The Moor
🎟️ Free activity
ℹ️ Spooktacular Half Term Fun at The Moor Sheffield This Halloween -
Families are invited to join the spooky trail, where children can hunt for hidden Halloween stickers in the windows of retailers and eateries across The Moor.
The adventure begins at the Witches Cavern, where participants will receive a trail map filled with clues to help them track down each sticker. Once completed, the map can be returned to the Witches Cavern in exchange for some special Trick or Treat sweets.
The Trick or Treat Trail event is free to take part in, but visitors will also have the chance to make a donation to Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity, helping to support their vital work.
Heroes and Villains of the Sea 🌊
📅 Wednesday 29 October to Sunday 2 November
📍 National Emergency Services Museum
🎟️ From £5.50 and free for Under 3's
ℹ️ What's on | 999 Museum
Take part in pirate-themed crafts, activities and games in our Event Space and discover the daring world of pirates alongside the lifesaving work of the coastguard.
All activities are included with museum admission, the perfect adventure for your half-term break!
Halloween Spooky Story Time with Winnie the Witch 🧙♀️
📅 Thursday 30 October, 2pm
📍 Waterstones, Orchard Square
🎟️ Storytime is free to attend and suitable for ages 3+
ℹ️ Halloween Spooky Story time with Winnie the Witch | Events at Waterstones Bookshops
A very special story-time with a special appearance from Winnie The Witch 🧙♀️
Everyone is encouraged to come in their best spooky costumes.
Teddy Zip Line 🧸
📅 Thursday 30 October, 10am-3pm
📍 Sheffield Cathedral
🎟️ Spaces are limited - book your teddy’s flight online.
ℹ️ Teddy Zip Line — Sheffield Cathedral
Do you have a teddy who loves adventure?
Well, if you do, then join Sheffield Cathedral for their Teddy Zip Line!
All brave teddies will have a “fit to fly” health check before being waved off to the Cathedral roof and prepared for the adrenaline experience of a lifetime!
Once they’ve landed safely, your teddy will be presented with a bravery certificate. An on-site Teddy First Aid team will be ready for any bumps or bruises.
Halloween Crafting 🎨
📅 Thursday 30 October, 11am-3pm
📍 The Light Cinema
🎟️ Free activity
ℹ️ What's On - Sheffield - The Light
Join the Light's in-house artist Stephen for some seasonal crafting this half term.
This free family-friendly session will be distinctly Halloween-themed.
Sensory Play: Sea Monsters 🔱
📅 Friday 31 October
📍 National Emergency Services Museum, West Bar
🎟️ No booking needed. Session free with a museum ticket
ℹ️ Sensory play | 999 Museum
Sensory Play session, featuring singing and plenty of hands-on activities, perfect for children under 5.
Sessions run from 10:30am–12:30pm and 1pm–3pm.
Drop in at any time to join the fun!
Family Activity: Writing Wicked Secrets 📝
📅 Friday 31 October, 11am-12:15pm
📍 Sheffield Plate, Orchard Square
🎟️ £6.13-£7.21
ℹ️ Writing Wicked Secrets: Family Activity Tickets, Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite
Listen to renowned storyteller Carmel Page tell the horrifying tale of The Wickedest Girl Ever.
Then write your own 'wicked' secrets and then learn to fold them up and secure them in a self-locking letter known as a 'Brienne diamond'.
No experience needed and all materials will be provided!
This is a one-off family event as part of The Writers Workshop Weird Weekend.
🍽️ 'Kids Eat Free' offer runs during half term at Sheffield Plate, so why not stay around afterwards for a tasty family lunch? Kids Eat Free applies to children 12 years old and under, when purchased with an adult’s main meal from the same kitchen.
A few ideas for the grown ups 🧟
Halloween is not just for the young ones, it's also great fun for the grown ups 🎃
We've picked out a few spook-tacular activities you may want to check out that are running on and around Friday 31 October this year 👻
Day of the Dead Fiesta 💃
📅 Friday 31 October, 8pm-2am
📍 Cubana, Leopold Square
ℹ️ Cubana Tapas Bar and Restaurant in Sheffield - Monthly newsletter
Halloween Bottomless Party
📅 Friday 31 October, 8pm-10pm
📍 Kuckoo, Leopold Square
ℹ️ Halloween Bottomless Party in Kuckoo Sheffield - KUCKOO
Halloween Rave 🎶
📅 Friday 31 October, 10pm-5am
📍 Network, Matilda Street
ℹ️ Visit Network for details
Silversmiths Halloween Tasting Menu
📅 Friday 31 October,
📍 Silversmiths, Arundel Street
ℹ️ Silversmiths Restaurant – Situated in the heart of Sheffield City Centre. The finest British cuisine from local produce.
One-night-only...
Harry Potter tasting menu!
A feast worthy of Hogwarts 🧹
Who doesn't love a scary movie on Halloween?
Here's our pick of the some classics that are returning to the big screen this month.
🎬 Psycho (Original Theatrical Cut)
📅 Sunday 19 and Thursday 23 October
📍 The Light Cinema
ℹ️ Newly restored in stunning 4K, Psycho returns to cinemas in its original uncut form with 13 seconds of additional footage – previously removed by censors on release. Hitchcock's chilling classic can now be seen as the legendary director intended.
🎬 Halloween (4K Restoration)
📅 Friday 24, Monday 27 and Wednesday 29 October
📍 The Light Cinema
ℹ️ On Halloween night 1978, Michael Myers returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois for a night of carnage.
🎬 The Descent (20th Anniversary)
📅 Monday 27 October
📍 ODEON Luxe, Arundel Gate
ℹ️ One year after a tragic accident, six friends meet in a remote part of the Appalachians for their annual extreme outdoor adventure, in this case the exploration of a cave hidden deep in the woods. Far below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes, and there's no way out...
🎬 Film Club: The Night of the Hunter
📅 Friday 31 October
📍 Curzon Cinema, George Street
ℹ️ A religious fanatic marries a widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
🎬 The Descent (20th Anniversary)
📅 Friday 31 October to Sunday 2 November
📍 Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row
ℹ️ One year after a tragic accident, six girlfriends meet in a remote part of the Appalachians for their annual extreme outdoor adventure, in this case the exploration of a cave hidden deep in the woods. Far below the surface of the earth, disaster strikes, and there's no way out...
🎬 The Exorcist
📅 Monday 3 November
📍 ODEON Luxe, Arundel Gate
ℹ️ When a girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her daughter.
💡 Discover more about our four fantastic city centre cinemas in this specially curated guide 📖
Celluloid Screams: Sheffield Horror Film Festival 🎬
📅 Thursday 23 to Sunday 26 October 2025
📍 Showroom Cinema, Paternoster Row
🎟️ Visit Celluloid Screams: Sheffield Horror Film Festival | Showroom Cinema
A weekend-long celebration of horror, with premieres, previews, special guests and much more at Showroom Cinema.
Since 2009 Celluloid Screams has premiered high-profile films such as Paranormal Activity, Mandy, The Witch, Barbarian, The Editor, Psycho Goreman, and Titane.
It remains a showcase for emerging, international horror talents.
🎟️ Limited tickets for some screenings still available.
