Halloween in London for kids: 13 wicked activities for families

What is it? Things are getting spooky on High Street Ken for Halloween. The west London thoroughfare will play host to a Halloween trail between October 24-31, complete with ghoulishly themed workshops, seasonal treats and scary surprises (all appropriately family-friendly, it is half-term after all). Then, on Halloween itself, Holland Park will transform into a theatrical playground of spooky characters, immersive installations and interactive games and live entertainment between 4pm and 7pm.

Where is it? High Street Kensington.

What is it? Following a successful debut in 2024, the producers of Kew Gardens’ beloved Christmas trail have seemingly made a fixture of their Halloween trail through the iconic botanical gardens. It’s a light trail, basically, but a souped up one: we’re promised eerie illuminated trees, ghoulish installations, fire performers and more, with a troupe of actors on hand to stoke up our horrors (in a family friendly way, of course).

Where is it? Kew Gardens.

What is it? Obviously you could just go down Tesco, but there’s no more whimsical way to grab your seasonal gourd than to head to an actual farm that grows them, of which there are several easily accessible from London. The closer you get to Halloween itself, the less likely you are to be able to literally pick your own because of blah blah ground frost. But there will be a thrilling selection of pre-picked pumpkins on sale, often combined with holiday activites.

Where is it? Various - click through fior details of Time Out-recommended London patches.

What is it? The historic Conrad London St James hotel offers fun, unintimidating, customisable kids’ afternoon teas for a reasonable-for-central-London price of £29 a go. For half-term month (Oct 4-Nov 1) they’ve gone all out for a special Halloween ‘Wicked Treats’ theme, full details of which are coming soon. 

Where is it? Conrad St James.