Fright Fiesta
Fright Fiesta is one of the most popular events of the year at Gulliver's Valley, a lively, festival-style atmosphere brimming with colour, costumes, and music.
There are two events specifically for half-term week - daring adventurers can step onto ‘Ghouliver’s Travelator’ for a spooky, immersive journey across a Halloween landscape before arriving at Midnight Manor Hotel, and if guests book online and buy the Trick or Treat bucket add-on, they can take the exhilarating Trick or Treat Trail experience!
More details of Fright Fiesta at Gulliver's Valley can be found here. It runs until November 1.
Witches and Wizards Halloween Trail
Visitors from October 24 to November 1 can look out for spellbinding creatures and characters lurking along the Witches and Wizards Magical Trail at the Tropical Butterfly House.
The Crafty Cauldron is a magical new addition at the family-run attraction in North Anston.
Read more about the Halloween events at The Tropical Butterfly House.
Wicked Week
Through half term, Magna's spooky inflatable spectacular is back, as glowing pumpkins, ghouls, and ghosts illuminate the historic walkways of the adventure centre set in a former steelworks.
The Magna Magic Show and Fizzing Potion Mini Workshops are also taking place between October 24 and November 1.
More details about Wicked Week at Magna here.
Screams on screen
The Arc Cinema in Rotherham town centre has scheduled a number of Halloween classics and new releases to get you jumping out of your recliner seat, including The Craft, Scream, Monster House, Clayface, The Others, Dracula, Resident Evil, The Exorcist, Hocus Pocus, Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, Hotel Transylvania, Coco, The Adams Family and Practical Magic 2.
Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning is alsow showing as part of the Arc Live series.
Innovative Rotherham literacy charity and uniques visitor destintation, Grimm & Co. has a number of themed events this October half term including spooktacular storytelling activities.
Grimm & Co will be hosting the BIG Write Up to Light Up the Dark, inviting people of all ages to enter their Feastery Café and write, create and share their stories with prompts created by young people taken directly from the self-published “Journal 365.”
The town centre Emporium of Stories also includes "Ever After" - a role play area for babies and young children.
"Prost!"
This time of year is also perfect for celebrating traditional music and beer. UK Oktoberfest, the touring Bavarian-style beer festival is visiting Rotherham on October 24. The event at The Empire features a live 6-piece party brass band, traditional German beers, massive pretzels, bratwursts, and bench-dancing celebrations.
On Stage
It's also a busy time for the Civic Theatre which welcomes The Roy Orbison Story, KPOP Live The Theatre Show, Swan Lake and Ice Age Adventure Live, The Eras Experience: Taylor Swift Tribute by Xenna, The Take That Exprience and Meet The Hatter.
Wild at Wentworth
At Wentworth Woodhouse, the grade-I listed mansion in Rotherham is set to provide an impressive backdrop for WILD: The Drone Light Show. On October 31, attendees will be able to watch the animal kingdom come to life in the night sky through hundreds of synchronised drones.
Visit Rotherham has the most comprehensive events calendar for Rotherham which features the places to go and things to do.
Images: Gulliver's
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