Halloween Spooktacular 2026
Get ready for a frightfully fun time at our 2026 Halloween Spooktacular event! With free activities for all ages, it’s the perfect way to celebrate Halloween with the whole family. From pumpkin carving to spooky trails, our markets are getting spooky transformation.
Castleford Spooktacular
This spooky season, Halloween will be coming to life with more thrills than ever. Sink your fangs into pumpkin decorating and get up close with creepy crawlies. You can even face your fears in the haunted house.
Crazy Golf
Castleford
24 – 28 October
Get ready for a wild round of fun crazy golf - perfect for everyone aged 4 and up! With putters in all sizes, it’s free to play and suitable for the whole family.
Important: Children under 16 must be always accompanied by an adult on the course.
Saturday 24 October 10am – 3pm
Monday 26 October 10am – 3pm
Tuesday 27 October 10am – 3pm
Wednesday 28 October 10am – 1pm
Pumpkin Trail
Castleford
26 Oct – 31 October
Join the Pumpkin Trail. Start at the market and follow the map to find hidden pumpkin pictures in businesses around Castleford. Find them all and return to the market to win a sweet treat and stickers!
Arriva Halloween Bus
Castleford
29 October
The Arriva Halloween bus will be parking up in Henry Moore Square to share its offer of free bus travel for kids this half term. Hop on board for:
Halloween slime making lab
face painting
spooky treasure hunt (this is just around the bus)
best Halloween costume competition at 12:30pm
special appearances from The Joker and Harley Quinn
free giveaways
Balloon modelling and magic demonstrations
Castleford
29 and 30 October
Thursday 29 October 10am – 3pm
Friday 30 October 10am – 3pm
Halloween Spooktacular
Castleford Market and Henry Moore Square
31 October
A spooktacular treat for all the ghosts and ghouls! We'll transform Castleford into an eerie wonderland. Get your fangs out, your costumes on and join us for spooky fun in the markets and town centre, including:
fun house
roaming street entertainers
Halloween themed DJ in Henry Moore Square
lion learners creepy crawly workshop in the entrance to the market – 11am – 2pm
face-painting in the market – 10am – 3pm
Pumpkin Patch
Castleford Market
31 October
Join us at the Pumpkin Patch where kids can pick their own pumpkin and decorate it. Get a photo with our seasonal scarecrow and wheelbarrow displays.
Activities include:
pick-your-own pumpkin from the patch
decoration stations
photo ops with themed props
take home your creation and a treat!
Pumpkin decorating is open to children aged 3–16, but everyone is welcome to enjoy the fun. Children must always be supervised.
More Markets Magic
Spooktacular Markets
Pumpkin Trail
Our other district markets are getting spooky! Join the Pumpkin Trail and hunt for hidden pumpkin pictures around each market. Find them all to win a sweet treat and stickers!
Pontefract – Saturday 31 October, 10am until 3pm
Wakefield - Saturday 31 October, 10am until 3pm
Ossett – Friday 30 October, 10am until 3pm
South Elmsall - Saturday 31 October, 10am until 3pm
No booking required, just turn up and join the trail! Our Spooktacular Markets promise a hauntingly good time for all.
Halloween Spooktacular events are funded by the Pride in Place Fund and Wakefield District Markets.