Halloween Hallabaloo

- For London Families

Halloween is on Saturday 31 October. Here’s a selection of great ghostly gigs and frightening family fun in London this Halloween.

Kid’s Bat Scavenger Hunt (Halloween Fun at Wholefoods Market, Kensington)

Wednesday, October 28th at 4pm-6pm
Find all of the bat facts we’ve hidden around the store, and be in with a chance of winning a bag full of Halloween treats!
Pre book at the Q desk
£5 per child
The Barkers Building, London, W8 5SE Tel. 020 7368 4500.
Click here to see the website.

Kid’s Fancy Dress Competition, Halloween Fun at Wholefoods, Kensington, W8

Wednesday, October 28th at 4pm-6pm
Turn up to the store between 4pm & 6pm in your best Halloween Costume. The first 50 children to arrive in costume will receive a goody bag. The best costume will win a hamper full of Halloween fun!!
Pre book at the Q desk
£5 per child
The Barkers Building, London, W8 5SE Tel. 020 7368 4500.
Click here to see the website.

Kid’s Club Halloween Special, Halloween Fun at Wholefoods Market, Kensington (W8)

Ghostly goings on at the Soane: Myths, Masks and Magic

Thursday 29 October (whole day)
Make your own Halloween costume and listen to tales of ghostly happenings, inspired by this most atmospheric Museum.
This event is for children.
There is no admission charge.
Click here for the website.
Sir John Soane’s Museum, 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BP

Eddie Catz Family Halloween Party in Wimbledon (SW19)

Thursday 29 October 5.30pm -7.30pm
Entertainment, prizes for the best costumes, party games, a disco, witches and magic!
Suitable strictly for ages 2-11 yrs.
Tickets £13 per child / £4 per adult. Entrance is by ticket only. Child tickets include a kid’s meal & drink, all entertainment & face painting and a Halloween goodie bag! Adult ticket includes a glass of wine and entry to best fancy dress competition.
Book online or call 0845 2011268. Booking is required.
Eddie Catz Wimbledon, 42 Station Road, Merton, London SW19 2LP

Skeleton Puppets at the Soane Museum

Friday 30 October (2 x half day)
Learn how to make a simple table-top puppet. Make a Soane skeleton puppet and use it to tell a spooky story.
This event is for children.
There is no admission charge.
Click here for the website.
Sir John Soane’s Museum, 13 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3BP

Halloween Party in Islington

Friday 30th October at 3pm – 5pm.
A fun filled event with entertainment for infants, mini disco, fancy dress competition, buffet, drinks and a goodie bag for the little one to take home.
Tickets £7 per person
Contact Tina for more details – tina_hussain1@yahoo.com
St Mary’s Neighbourhood, Upper St, London N1 2TX

Eddie Catz Family Halloween Party in Putney (SW15)

Friday 30th October from 5.30pm -7.30pm
Entertainment, prizes for the best costumes, party games, a disco, witches and magic!
Suitable strictly for ages 2-11 yrs.
Tickets £13 per child / £4 per adult. Entrance is by ticket only. Child tickets include a kid’s meal & drink, all entertainment & face painting and a Halloween goodie bag! Adult ticket includes a glass of wine and entry to best fancy dress competition.
Book online or call 0845 2011268. Booking is required.
Eddie Catz Putney, 68-70 Putney High Street, 1st Floor, Putney, London SW15 1SF

Friday 30 October 2009, 11:00am – Sunday 1 November 2009, 18:00pm
Trick or treat… It’s time for apple bobbing, pumpkins, tasty slow-cooked casseroles and sweet indulgences. Come and enjoy the Slow Food Market at the Southbank Centre where we celebrate Halloween with specially selected traders offering their best produce for Halloween and the cooler months ahead.
This is a free event that is suitable for families.
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November
If you have ever wondered how broomsticks fly, why not visit our display Aeronauts Interactive this weekend and find out? As an extra bonus we are giving all children age 3 and above the opportunity prepare for Halloween by trying their hand at making their own mini broomstick complete with witch and cat to take home and keep.
Broomstick making sessions will run from 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm on both days with all materials supplied free of charge.
For further information, please telephone 020 8358 4896.
RAF Museum London, Grahame Park Way, London, NW9 5LL, london@rafmuseum.org or 020 8205 2266

Fiery costumes at the Museum of London

Saturday 31 October & Sunday 1 November at 11-11.45am, 12.30-1.15pm & 2-2.45pm
Come and make fantastic fiery costumes, inspired by our London’s Burning exhibition, then use a digital camera to create a picture together to take home. A creative workshop for families. Suitable for children aged 2 years +
This is a free family event, tickets allocated on arrival
Museum of London, 150 London Wall, London, Corporation of The City Of London EC2Y 5HN. Tel: 020 7001 9844
Click here to see the website

Spooky Tate at the Tate Britain

Saturday 31 October 2009 from 12.00–17.00
Join us on Halloween to celebrate all things spooky! Create your own trick or treat costumes. Hear the spooky stories behind the paintings. Make your own dancing skeleton puppet. Help us fill the galleries with thousands of spiders and bats.
Duveen Galleries
Free family event, no booking necessary
For ages 5 – 12
· Click here to see our Vital Stats for the Tate Britain.

Spooky Suburban Spiders at the London Transport Museum

Saturday 31 October 12.00 to 13.00 and 14.00 to 15.30 drop in
Suitable for ages 3 and above
Make a spooky spider, to hide in your garden and freak out your friends on Halloween. Eeeek!
Admission to the Museum is free to accompanied children under 16. Adults £10.00
See the website.
London Transport Museum, Covent Garden Piazza, London, WC2E 7BB.

Calling all scary mini monsters….Its time to show us your scary side, dress up in your frightening costume and come and join us in the Yurt for a spooky good time. Ghost stories, creepy tales, pumpkin lanterns and many other things will make this a Halloween to remember. Prizes will be given for best costume!
Queen Elizabeth’s Walk, Barnes, London, SW13 9WT Telephone 020 8409 4400 or e-mail info.london@wwt.org.uk.