Halloween in Gloucestershire

Enjoy Halloween in Gloucestershire 2011 with the very best guide to where and when the spooky action is taking place in Cheltenham, the Cotswolds, the Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Stroud and Tewkesbury.

This Halloween, Gloucestershire will be taken over with an assortment of spooky celebrations – offering the perfect chance for children and big kids everywhere to get in on the spooky October action in 2011.

From ghosts and witches to devils and vampires, whether you will be dressing-up in scary fancy dress, carefully carving pumpkins, bobbing for apples or trick or treating in aid of the annual celebration, make sure you check out SoGlos.com’s guide to the spooky events taking place in Gloucestershire.

There are a number of special Halloween events scheduled to take place across Gloucestershire in 2011, here are some of our favourites:

Halloween events in Cheltenham 2011

Saturday 22 to Monday 31 October 2011

Halloween at Primrose Vale - As well as having a bumper crop of pumpkins to pick from and carve, Primrose Vale is hosting a Halloween Hunt for Gloucestershire families throughout the October half term. For more information call (01452) 863359 or visit primrosevale.com.

Monday 24 and Monday 31 October 2011

Prestbury Ghost Walks – Hear spooky tales and explore the village’s haunted haunts on one of two organised walks.

Thursday 27 October 2011

Cheltenham Ghost Walk – This popular annual event will give those who dare the chance to take a scary stroll around the town.

Sunday 30 October 2011

Halloween Happenings at Sudeley Castle – Sudeley Castle is expected to be a frightfully popular venue for another year running, with a day of spooky happenings.

Saturday 29 October 2011

Halloween Ball at Cheltenham Town Football Club – Grown-ups are sure to enjoy the chance to don fancy dress and have a spooky boogie on the dancefloor.

Halloween events in the Cotswolds 2011

Saturday 22 to Monday 31 October 2011

Howl-o-ween at Cotswold Wildlife Park - A pumpkin trail, spooky train ride, Howl-o-ween feeds and pumpkin carving competition await those who dare to visit Cotswold Wildlife Park this Halloween half-term. For more information call (01993) 823006 or visit cotswoldwildlifepark.co.uk.

Saturday 22 to Sunday 30 October 2011

Halloween Trail at Lodge Park – Take part in the annual trail at the National Trust property, with prizes up for grabs for those who dare.

Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 October 2011

Half Term Halloween Baking Classes – Children will love the chance to bake Halloween cupcakes and decorate them with pumpkins and spiders’ webs.

Saturday 29 October 2011

Pumpkin trail at Hidcote Manor Garden – Hidcote’s pumpkin trail promises to provide an ideal Halloween activity for children.

Sunday 30 October 2011

Hallowe'en Happenings at Snowshill Manor – Follow the spooky trail looking for facts and watch out for the creepy characters along the way.

Halloween events in the Forest of Dean 2011

Creative Children's Activities at Taurus Crafts - Enjoy a jam-packed week of school holiday fun, including the chance to carve a pumpkin, make Halloween lanterns and more. For more information call (01594) 844841 or visit tauruscrafts.co.uk.

Saturday 22 to Sunday 30 October 2011

Halloween at Perrygrove Railway – Take a spooky steam train ride and lookout for pumpkins along the way.

Halloween at Clearwell Caves – The Forest of Dean attraction will be inviting little ones to spot all the spiders hidden by the Spider Witch and her friends.

Halloween Pumpkin Trail at Puzzlewood – Find the pumpkins along the trail, with sculpture artist Ed Elliot’s Halloween work also on show over the half-term.

Halloween events in Gloucester 2011

Saturday 29 October 2011

Gloucester Zombie Walk - Prepare to be spooked, as Gloucester city centre is taken over by hundreds of zombies for a special Halloween event organised by Cafe Rene. For more information call (01452) 309340 or visit caferene.co.uk directly.

Renegade Cirque du Macabre at Cafe Rene - Promising one of Gloucestershire’s biggest and best Halloween highlights, Café Rene will be hosting the Renegade Cirque du Macabre circus of horrors and delights. For more information call (01452) 309340 or visit caferene.co.uk directly.

Saturday 22 to Monday 31 October 2011

Frightmare at Over Farm in Gloucester – There’s a week-long chance for the whole family to be scared witness at this annual attraction.

Wednesday 26 October 2011

Halloween workshop at Nature in Art – Make a trick or treating bag and bendable mummy for Halloween at popular Gloucester venue Nature in Art.

Friday 28 October 2011

Halloween Party at Wotton Hall Club – Raise funds for Sue Ryder, enjoy music and party games at this Halloween event in Barnwood.

Monday 31 October 2011

Halloween Paranormal Overnight Investigation in Gloucester – Join the Gloucester Active Paranormal Society for a ghostly night of entertainment in a historic Gloucester venue.

Halloween events in Stroud 2011

Thursday 27 October 2011

An Evening of Ghost Stories at Newark Park – Take a spooky tour of the the National Trust property complete with ghostly readings and mulled wine.

Sunday 30 October 2011

Hallowe’en Fun with Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust – Carve a pumpkin before parading through the woods in this anticipated Halloween event.

Halloween Mutt Strutt in Stroud – Join fellow dog walkers for a stroll over Rodborough Common, complete with fancy dress, in aid of the RSPCA.

Halloween events in Tewkesbury 2011

Details coming soon. Be first to know by registering for SoGlos.com’s fantastic free weekly email newsletter.

To get your event included in Gloucestershire's most popular Halloween guide, please complete the request an event listing form.

SoGlos.com