Looking for kid-friendly Halloween events around Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter? We’ve scared up the best Halloween fun for families with a massive list of Halloween events, from costume workshops and trick-or-treat trails to spooky discos and family festivals.
This year, Halloween falls on Saturday 31 October 2026, a great date for families since it lands on a weekend. The events below are based on last year’s dates and details while venues confirm their 2026 line-ups closer to the day, so it’s worth checking each listing’s website before you head out. We’ll update this page with confirmed 2026 dates as they’re announced.
If you’re planning some at-home fun too, don’t miss our guide to 20 Ways to Celebrate Halloween, with more ideas on costumes, movies, books, games and music.
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Kids Halloween Discos
Halloween Kids Disco Fundraiser
Join Swansea Caves Junior Rugby League Football Club for an evening filled with music, dancing, games, prizes, and plenty of Halloween magic. Dress up in your favourite Halloween costume and show off your best spooky moves on the dance floor.
Date: Saturday 24 October 2026
Time: 4.30pm – 6pm (4 – 9 years), 6.30 – 8pm (10+ years)
Location: Swansea Sports club
Age Group: 4+ years
Cost: Ticketed – check website for prices
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Kids’ Halloween Disco at Mayfield West Bowling Club
Dress in your spookiest, silliest, or sparkliest costume and hit the dance floor for a night of wicked fun. Spooky tunes, games, treats, prizes. The bistro opens from 5 with dinner specials perfect for the whole family!
Date: Saturday 24 October 2026
Time: 5pm – 8pm
Location: Mayfield West Bowling Club, 4 Norris Avenue, Mayfield West
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Free entry
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Huntlee Halloween
A kids disco by Vesta Entertainment with prizes for Best Costume and Best Dance Moves.
Date: Saturday 31 October 2026
Time: 5pm – 7.30pm
Location: Katherine’s Landing District Park, Huntlee
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Free entry
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Halloween Boogie Bash – The Place Charlestown
Dress up in your favourite spooky outfit and dance the night away at The Place Charlestown’s free Halloween Boogie Bash. This all-ages, accessibility-friendly community disco features a live DJ playing popular songs and Halloween favourites, a free photobooth, sweet treats and a candy raffle. Chillout rooms with lower-volume activities will also be available for anyone who needs a break from the main disco.
Date: Saturday 31 October 2026
Time: 7pm–9pm
Location: The Place Charlestown Community Centre, Charlestown
Age Group: All ages and abilities
Cost: Free, bookings essential
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Trick-or-Treat Trails & Scavenger Hunts
Trick or Treat at Charlestown Square
Kids can trick or treat their way around 20 participating stores at Charlestown Square, collecting stamps and finishing with a Halloween lolly bag and a $10 Yo-Chi voucher, which covers the cost of the ticket. Book ahead as spots are limited, and note that every child needs an adult with them.
Date: Saturday 31 October 2026
Time: 9.30am – 3pm (check-in sessions every 15 minutes)
Location: Food Court, Charlestown Square, 30 Pearson Street, Charlestown
Age Group: 4 to 12 years
Cost: $10 per ticket (includes a $10 Yo-Chi voucher)
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Trick or Treat! at Glendale City Centre
Come dressed as your favourite character for tasty treat hunting, face painting and magic tricks. Snap and share a photo of your trick-or-treating experience for a chance to win a family night out valued at $300.
Date: 2026 date TBC
Time: 10am – 2pm
Location: Glendale City Centre, Glendale
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Free
Costume Workshops & Craft
Halloween at Bunnings Cessnock, Heatherbrae & Wallsend
Head to Bunnings this Halloween for family fun! Enjoy kids’ activities, entertainment, and more. Dress up in your favourite costume and celebrate Halloween with Bunnings.
Date: Thursday 29 October 2026
Time: 5pm – 7pm (Cessnock), 5.30pm – 7.30pm (Heatherbrae, Wallsend)
Location: Bunnings Cessnock, Heatherbrae, and Wallsend
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Free, bookings essential
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Family Festivals & Big Days Out
Weird is Wonderful Halloween Twilight Markets
The Valley Brewhouse is getting into the Halloween spirit early with a spooky maze for the kids to explore and free candy for little ones, alongside the Weird is Wonderful Twilight Markets and their quirky, creative stalls. It’s an easy afternoon outing if you’re in the Hunter Valley, with the markets keeping the grown-ups busy while the kids tackle the maze.
Date: Sunday 11 October 2026
Time: 2 – 5pm
Location: The Valley Brewhouse, 247 Wine Country Drive, Nulkaba
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Free entry
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Halloween Family Fest
Halloween Family Fest is at Griffiths Park in Stockton across two weekends. Kids can trick-or-treat through themed trail stations, take on the inflatable Monsteropolis playground, ride the Little Spooks Carnival, and watch Ghostbusters at the outdoor cinema. Entry includes the Monster Mash Disco, Critter’s Corner and photo ops, with rides and workshops priced separately.
Date: 24 to 25 October and 30 October to 1 November.
Time: Varies depending on day.
Location: Griffiths Park, Stockton
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Ticketed
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Halloween Street Eats – Chisholm
Dress up in your favourite Halloween costume and head to Whitewater Park for a spooky edition of Maitland’s popular Street Eats. Grab dinner from the food trucks while a DJ provides the music, and kids can enjoy free Halloween face painting and trick-or-treating with lollies throughout the evening. Bring a picnic rug and settle in for a relaxed Halloween night with the family.
Date: Friday 30 October 2026
Time: 5pm–8pm
Location: Whitewater Park, Chisholm
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Free entry
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Wallsend Frights: A Ghastly Haunting
Join Curious Legends for frighteningly fun Halloween festivities. This free family-friendly event Wallsend Frights promises to be a night you won’t forget. This year’s Ghastly Haunting will see a revival of most of their old spooks, crafting, quests, face painting, plus more giant puppets and roving performers for entertainment. Bring the family around and dress to distress! Expect fun, spooky thrills and roving characters.
Date: Saturday 31 October 2026
Time: 4pm – 8pm
Location: Wallsend Park (near Wallsend Village)
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Free tickets but need to register. Limited tickets.
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Halloween at Fort Scratchley
Come and spend Halloween at Fort Scratchley. Celebrate Halloween by dressing up as your favourite spooky character and celebrate at Fort Scratchley in a safe, family friendly atmosphere. There will be spooky tours of Fort Scratchley’s tunnels with lots of surprises.
Date: Saturday 31 October 2026
Time: 3pm – 8pm
Location: Fort Scratchley, Newcastle
Age Group: All ages
Cost: $10 for adults, $5 for kids. Family $30 (2 Adults + 2 children under 12)
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Huntlee Halloween
Let the GHOUL times roll! Wear your most SPOOK-tacular costumes and join Huntlee if you dare, for a FANG-tastic evening. GHOULS & BOO-ys will just want to have fun at our kids disco by Vesta Entertainment. Trick or treat yourself to dinner to die for at a fabulous line up of food trucks. It’s going to be a night to BOO-gie and have a SKELE-ton of fun!
Date: Saturday 31 October 2026
Time: 5pm – 7:30pm
Location: Katherine’s Landing District Park, Huntlee
Age Group: All ages
Cost: Free entry
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HalloWEENIE at 4 Pines at the Farm
Dog lovers can keep the Halloween fun going into November with HalloWEENIE at 4 Pines at the Farm in the Hunter Valley. Presented by Wiener Crew Rescue and Hunter Valley Longdogs, the event is a family-friendly Halloween event with adult tickets priced at $10 and children aged 0–17 free, with donations also accepted.
Date: Sunday 1 November
Time: 10am to 3pm
Location: 4 Pines at the Farm + Barrel Bistro, Hunter Valley
Cost: Adults $10; children 0–17 free / donation
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Halloween Movie Events
After Hours Halloween Movie & Trick or Treat Hunt – Raymond Terrace Library
Dress up in your Halloween costume and head to Raymond Terrace Library for an after-hours family Halloween event. Families can watch A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (G) and take part in a Trick or Treat Treasure Hunt around the library. Refreshments are also included, making it an easy and free Halloween outing for families.
Date: Friday 30 October 2026
Time: 5pm–7pm
Location: Raymond Terrace Library, Port Stephens
Age Group: Families; children under 12 must be supervised
Cost: Free but bookings required
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Hocus Pocus Halloween Screening
Celebrate Halloween with a special screening of the family favourite Hocus Pocus at Performance Arts Culture Cessnock.
Date: Saturday 31 October 2026
Time: 10am–11:30am
Location: PACC, 198–202 Vincent Street, Cessnock
Age Group: Families
Cost: $5 per person or $18 for a family of four
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Halloween Activities & Spooky Experiences
Festival October Drag Music Bingo – Dolly Parton & Halloween
Newcastle Pride is hosting a family-friendly afternoon of Drag Music Bingo at Carrington Bowling Club, with one half devoted to Dolly Parton and the other to a Halloween / Rocky Horror theme. Costumes are encouraged, with prizes for the best dressed, plus music bingo, laughs and prizes throughout the afternoon.
Date: Sunday 18 October 2026
Time: 12pm–3pm; doors from 11:30am
Location: Carrington Bowling Club, 1C Cowper Street North, Carrington
Age Group: Family friendly
Cost: $20 per person and bookings required
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Lake Macquarie’s Hidden Stories: Myths, Legends & Unexplained Tales
Discover a spookier side of Lake Macquarie at this special Halloween presentation at Windale Hub. Emily and Tom from Oh My Folklore will share strange and fascinating local stories, from ghostly encounters and buried treasure to forgotten legends and unexplained tales that have been passed down through generations.
Date: Saturday 31 October 2026
Time: 12:30pm–1:30pm
Location: Windale Hub, 20 Lake Street, Windale
Age Group: Aimed at adults; individual discretion for children over 10 years.
Cost: Free but bookings required
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Halloween Morpeth Ghost & Heritage Tour
Step into the shadows of historic Morpeth this Halloween and discover the stories that still linger after dark. Wander through one of NSW’s oldest townships as ghostly tales, local legends, historic buildings and fascinating stories from Morpeth’s past are uncovered.
Date: Saturday 31 October 2026
Time: 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Location: 123 Swan Street, Morpeth
Age Group: 15+ years
Cost: Ticketed – check website for prices
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All-Abilities & Sensory-Friendly
Halloween Boogie Bash – The Place Charlestown
Dress up in your favourite spooky outfit and dance the night away at The Place Charlestown’s free Halloween Boogie Bash. This all-ages, accessibility-friendly community disco features a live DJ playing popular songs and Halloween favourites, a free photobooth, sweet treats and a candy raffle. Chillout rooms with lower-volume activities will also be available for anyone who needs a break from the main disco.
Date: Saturday 31 October 2026
Time: 7pm–9pm
Location: The Place Charlestown Community Centre, Charlestown
Age Group: All ages and abilities
Cost: Free, bookings essential
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Frequently Asked Questions
Halloween falls on Saturday 31 October 2026.
Yes, we’ll be adding more events as they get confirmed closer to Halloween.
Yes, several of the events above are free entry, including the discos, plus the trick-or-treat trails at local shopping centres
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