Looking for some fun Halloween Events around Sydney that you can take your kids to? It‘s spooky and it’s scary, and it’s a whole lot of fun! There are lots of spook-tacular Halloween events happening on Sydney’s North Shore (and beyond!), where you can enjoy frights and delights plus some fun tricks and delicious treats.
If you’re ready to get your scare on, use the Quicklinks to take a peek below at these fabulous Sydney Halloween events for kids:
- Luna Park: Halloscream, Milsons Point
- Halloween at Wildflower Gardens, St Ives
- Halloween Hunt, Turramurra
- Halloween Sunset Skate, Lane Cove
- Halloween Cinema Under the Stars, Mosman
- Fright Spectacular, Hornsby Mall
- The Nicho Halloween Festival, Balmain
- Halloween High Tea, Sir Stamford
- Halloween Kids Disco, Castle Hill
- Miminvovo Halloween Spooky Selfie Experience, Rosebery
- Ghostly Garden Tours, Botanic Garden
- Little Park of Horrors, Centennial Park
- Halloween Rocks Party, Penrith
Best Halloween Events for kids on Sydney’s North Shore
Halloscream, Luna Park
Halloscream at Luna Park is for the older kids!
Sydney’s biggest Halloween festival returns, step into a wonderful world of frights and join us on a terrifying adventure at the iconic Luna Park Sydney.
For the first time, Sydney’s Immersive Big Top is transformed into an eerie immersive horror experience… do you dare to enter? A brand new immersive light and sound horror attraction opens inside Sonic Neon, don’t let the flashing lights fool you, there’s a scare around every corner!
A Halloscream ticket provides entry into Halloscream from 6pm on your nominated event night.
- When: Friday 25 – Thursday 31 October, 6pm-10pm
- Where: Luna Park, Milsons Point
- Suitable for: 14 years +
- Cost: From $100 per person, tickets include unlimited rides
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Fright Spectacular, Hornsby Mall
Hornsby Mall has everything you need this Halloween, so come dressed in your Halloween costume to win prizes! There are prizes for Best Costume and Best Dancer! There will be a DJ playing all of your favourite songs, food trucks, and then Trick or Treat around the shops, with handouts of lollies! Event Cinema Hornsby will also be screening a late-evening Halloween-themed movie to end the night. The markets and trick-or-treat activities run from 5 to 9 p.m., and the movie will follow.
- When: Thursday 31 October, 5-9pm
- Where: Hornsby Mall
- Cost: $5
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Halloween at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden
Join Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden for a week of Halloween fun! Nature Play is turning spooky with Halloween themes Monday to Friday from 10am – 11.30am
- Frightful Delightful (4-6yrs) – Monday and Friday
- What’s in the Witch’s Kitchen? (1-5yrs) – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The Wildflower Garden will be open until 8pm on Thursday 31 October, with the return of our Halloween Trick or Treat Trail. They will also be hosting a pumpkin painting workshop run by one of our experienced rangers and all children will take home a mini painted pumpkin.
Can’t make it on Thursday? Halloween activities will continue through the weekend with the Halloween Trick or Treat Trail open daily until Sunday plus a spooky night walk after the Garden has closed on Saturday night. Bookings are required for all activities.
- When: 28 – 31 October
- Where: Wildflower Gardens, St Ives
- Cost: $5-$20
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Halloween Hunt, Turramurra
Ray White UNS would love to see you at their free family community event for their annual Halloween Hunt. There will be plenty of prizes to be won, lots of treats to be found and even some goodies for the adults. Dress to impress in your best costume, and bring your own bucket. With prizes and a guessing competition – don’t miss out.
- When: Sunday 13 October, 9am
- Where: Balmaringa Reserve, South Turramurra
- Suitable for: All ages
- Cost: Free
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Halloween Sunset Skate, Lane Cove
Roll into the school holidays and get your spookiest costume ready for our Halloween Sunset Skate Party on Thursday October 3 & 10 from 5-8pm. With DJ Jonah bringing the best beats to keep you rolling and Sunset Diner serving up delicious burgers and drinks! Skate hire available on site.
- When: Thursday 3 & 10 October, 5pm-8pm
- Where: The Canopy, Lane Cove
- Cost: $10 per 1 hour session
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Halloween Cinema Under the Stars, Mosman
Dress up in your Halloween best and gather your family and friends for a magical evening and a world of wonder and nostalgia with an outdoor screening of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Experience the heartwarming adventure of Elliott and his extraterrestrial friend like never before, under the stars. Make sure to arrive early so you don’t miss out on a Magician with a Spooky Twist pre-screening show.
- When: Saturday 26 October, 7pm
- Where: Mosman Square Seniors Centre, Mosman
- Cost: Free
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Best Halloween Events for kids around Sydney
Little Park of Horrors, Centennial Park
Head to the Little Park of Horrors at Centennial Park Venue on Sunday, October 27. Enjoy some good old-fashioned Halloween fun: spooky stories, ghoulish games, creepy crawlers, and crafts await you. Be sure to dress up in your Halloween-inspired outfit. And, of course, there will be a treat at the end!
Children will enjoy trick-or-treating, spooky activities and meet some unique Australian animals.
- When: Sunday 27 October, 9am-4pm
- Where: Grand Drive, Centennial Park
- Suited for: 4-10 years
- Cost: Starts at $20
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The Nicho Halloween Festival 2024
Join us as we celebrate the 35th year of the iconic Nicholson Street Public School Halloween Festival on Saturday 26 October.
This year’s haunted celebration features new eerie games and activities, a bewitching performance by local legends The Grateful Dads, the spellbinding Wizarding World for all Harry Potter fans, inflatables that will make your skin crawl, deliciously creepy culinary treats, surprise-filled Tombola Jars, a Box Maze packed with hair-raising jump scares, and a Silent Auction where you can claim your ghostly prizes long after the witching hour. Pre-buy your attraction tokens to use on games, food and drink all day and save!
Come dressed in your favourite Halloween costume and enjoy the fun. We can’t wait to celebrate the spooky season with you at Nicholson Street Public School Balmain East…if you dare!
- When: Saturday 26 October, 1pm-6pm
- Where: Nicholson Street Public School, Nicholson Street, Balmain East
- Suited for:
- Cost: Gold coin donation
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Ghostly Garden Tour, Botanic Garden
In a rare opportunity to come within the Botanic Garden Gates after hours, you’ll journey along shadowy tree-lined paths, creep past gloomy ponds and tiptoe through eerie grottos. You’ll hear spooky and kooky stories of the Garden’s past — tales of people long since dead — as bats flit above your head and night creatures stare from the treetops on this unforgettable tour of the ‘ghostly garden’.
Please note: Bring your own torch. This tour covers uneven terrain, so be sure to wear comfortable enclosed walking shoes. A reasonable level of mobility is required.
- When: 4 October, 7pm-8.30pm
- Where: Meet at Woolloomooloo Gate, Royal Botanic Garden Sydney
- Cost: $45 Adult, $20 Child
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Halloween Kids Disco, Castle Hill
Join Castle Hill RSL this spooky season for one crazy night of dancing, dining, lollies & more! Watch out for the larger-than-life witches who will hand out one free lolly bag to each child.
Enjoy a free kids’ disco hosted by Lil Raver, free face painting, and lunch and dinner specials, including eyeball pasta, spiderweb pizza, and monster burgers.
- When: Thursday 31 October, 5pm-8pm
- Where: Castle Hill RSL, 77 Castle St, Castle Hill
- Cost: Free
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Halloween High Tea, Sir Stamford
Brace yourself for a spine-chilling and spooky experience! The one and only high tea venue in Sydney is now hosting a Spooky Fun Halloween High Tea Buffet. Join us for an afternoon filled with eerie delights and terrifyingly tasty treats at one of the best Halloween events in Sydney.
You might even meet our resident ghost! Don’t miss this unique chance to enjoy a bone-chilling high tea experience and possibly encounter the original spook. This is the perfect Halloween high tea in Sydney for families and friends.
- When: Saturday 26 October, 11.30am-2pm
- Where: Sir Stamford
- Suitable for: All ages
- Cost: Adult: $99, Child (6-12 years): $69, Child (1-5 years): Free
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Halloween Rocks Party, Penrith
Celebrate Halloween at the Museum of Fire! More details to be announced.
- When: Sat 26 October, 9.30am-4.30pm
- Where: Museum Of Fire, Museum Drive, Penrith
- Cost: Free
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