Tricks, treats and a family fun day: Halloween in Sale October half-term
There's lots of Halloween fun to be had in Sale over October half-term.
Local businesses are inviting families to take part in the "spooktacular” (sorry, I hate it too) fun.
Think pumpkin carving workshops, family-friendly spooky films, ghost trains and a Halloween trail.
Check out our top picks for keeping the family entertained this Halloween:
🎃 Pumpkin Carving with Mind Over Matter
🗓️ Sunday 19 October, 5-7.30pm
📍Gail's, 16 School Road, Sale M33 7XP
🎟️ £20 per person
Includes pumpkin, carving equipment and a drink.
There’s loads of spooky fun to be had for Halloween in Sale over October half term, including:
🍿 US Four Halloween Movie Nights
🗓️ Various dates (see below)
🎟️ FREE entry (booking essential)
Join US Four Coffee House and Bar in Brooklands for a series of spooky Halloween movie nights. Three screens, free entry.
22 October - Gnome Alone from 4pm
23 October - Monster House from 4pm
26 October - Hocus Pocus from 2pm
28 October - The Nightmare Before Christmas from 2pm
29 October - Corpse Bride from 2pm
30 October - Hocus Pocus from 2pm
👉 Booking is essential - call them on 0161 962 4314 or message them directly.
🚂 Walton Park ‘ghost’ train rides
📆 Saturday 25 October from 4pm-8pm (fairground from 1pm)
📍 Walton Park, Walton Road, Sale M33 4AT
On Saturday 25 October, Walton Park’s usual railway will enjoy a Halloween makeover thanks to Friends of Walton Park and the Sale Area Model Engineering Society.
The ghost train runs from 4pm and is suitable for young children. A bouncy castle and refreshments will also be available. Don’t forget to take a torch!
Nearby Walton Perk will be open on the canal from 8.30am-8pm.
🧙♀️ Halloween Night Party
🗓️ Saturday 25 October, 7pm-late
📍 Ashton on Mersey Cricket Club
🎟️ Adults £10 | Children £5 | Family ticket £25 (2 adults and 2 children)
Expect fancy dress, plus a DJ, karaoke and Halloween games. Food will be available to purchase on the night
👻 Halloween Family Fun Day & Trail
🗓️ Saturday 25 October
📍 Stanley Square, Sale
🎟️ FREE
The Mad Professor Halloween Trail
25 October-01 November, 10am-4pm
Pick up a free trail map from Bean & Brush Art Cafe and help find all the ingredients for the professor's invisibility potion.
Frankie & Skegor Mad Professor Magic Bubble Show
Saturday 25 October, 2pm-2.30pm
Join wacky scientists Frankie and Skewer and their magic bubble show.
Mad Professor Art Workshops
Saturday 25 October, 1-1.45pm and 2.45-3.45pm
FREE (must reserve a place for your child)
Join Our Kids Social for a spooky afternoon full of creativity – children can create and make their own Mad Professor.
Raid boxes of recycled delights and art supplies and come up with your own creation that will spook all your friends this Halloween.
Local artist Nazli Brennan will also be creating a spooky Professor’s laboratory collage for a community wall display, 2.30pm – 3.30pm.
These sessions will run in Market Walk opposite Specsavers in Stanley Square.
Age 4+ - all children must be accompanied by an adult.
🎨 Kidz Kreationz Halloween Half Term Art Sessions
🗓️ 25 and 28 October, from 2-3.30pm
📍 Park Avenue, Sale
🎟️ £15.50 per child (includes all materials and equipment)
Join Kidz Kreationz for fun art activities this half term. All ages from 4+ welcome.
To book, message 07989 205435 or DM via Instagram, @kidzkreationz.
🤣 ComedySportz Halloween Spooktacular
🗓️ Saturday 25 October from 6.30pm
📍 Waterside, Waterside Plaza, Sale, M33 7ZF
🎟️ £9 adults | £7 concessions
There will be some frightfully funny shenanigans with ComedySportz at Waterside Arts in Sale this Halloween. This award-winning comedy show returns this October with more ghoulish gags and games to get you screaming with laughter.
The group has been entertaining audiences of all ages at Waterside Arts since 2010. In a regular ComedySportz match, two teams of top comic minds compete for laughs with quick-witted sketches, jokes and songs inspired by audience suggestions. There’s a referee on hand to ensure a good clean match with penalties for bad behaviour and bad jokes, with plenty of fun for everyone.
🎃 Pumpkin carving
🗓️ 27-30 October, afternoons from 3pm
📍 Cups Cake & More
🎟️ £15 per child
Ticket price includes a pumpkin, a drink and a cake per child.
To secure your place please book via the shop or drop Sam (owner) a message on 07979 755686.
📍 Cups Cake & More, 41 Green Lane, Sale M33 5PN
🎃 Pumpkin & Petals Workshop from The Outhouse Florist
🗓️ Tuesday 28 October, 6-8pm
📍 Sale Sports Club, Rookwood Clarendon Crescent, Sale M33 2DE
🎟️ £40 per person (adults only)
Join The Outhouse Florist for a fun, creative evening turning pumpkins into floral arrangements. No experience required, all supplies provided.
To book, DM @theouthouseflorist or WhatsApp 07518 605189.
👻 Halloween Party
🗓️ Thursday 30 October, 5.30-7.30pm
📍 Let Loose Play Centre, Stanley Square
🎟️Adults £3.95 | 0-3 months FREE | 4-11 months £3.75 | 1-2 years £9.95 | 3+ £14.95
Join Let Loose Sale for a night of fun and mad science with the one and only Dr. Hallow!
🎃 Paint a Pumpkin
🗓️ Friday 31 October 2025
📍 The Royle Tearoom, 135 Northenden Road, Sale Moor, M33 3HF
Children can paint a pumpkin, make pizza and enjoy hot chocolate and cookies.
This event was very popular last year, so pop into the tearoom ASAP to book your space(s).
Not visited The Royle Tearoom yet? Take a look inside.
👻 Spooky Con
🗓️ Saturday 01 November
📍 Stanley Square, Sale
🎟️ FREE
From the organisers of Sale Comic Con, ‘Spooky Con’ is a Halloween-themed pop culture celebration packed with ghoulish fun for all ages.
Spooky Con artwork: Rick Eades
