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Halloween Festival at
The Helena Thompson Museum 🎃

Friday 31st October | 11am - 4:30pm | The Helena Thompson Museum

Get ready for a spook-tacular day of Halloween fun for the whole family! The Helena Thompson Museum is transforming into a haunted haven packed with crafts, pumpkin picking, face painting, and spine-tingling science workshops.

Whether you're after sensory-friendly scares for little ones with additional needs or looking for family-friendly frights, we've got something wickedly wonderful for everyone!

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What's On:
🎨 Halloween Crafts - Get creative with spooky makes
📸 Haybale Photo Opportunities - Strike a pose with our autumn props
🎃 Pumpkin Picking - Choose your perfect pumpkin
🎭 Imagination Parties - Interactive entertainment
🎨 Face Painting by Gray's Arts
🧪 Spooky Science Booth Workshops - Educational experiments with a Halloween twist

Don't miss out on Workington's most frightfully fun family event of the year!

🌟 Sensory Sessions (11am - 12:30pm)
Perfect for children with additional needs
11am - 11:45am: Sensory Spooky Science Booth Workshops
11:45am - 12:30pm: Crafts, Haybale Photos, Pumpkin Picking & Face Painting
30 tickets available
£5 cash deposit (refunded on the day)

Tickets collected from The Helena Thompson Museum - cannot be reserved.

🎃 Main Halloween Activities (12:30pm - 4:30pm):
12:30pm - 1:30pm: 60 tickets available
1:30pm - 2:30pm: 60 tickets available
2:30pm - 3:30pm: 60 tickets available
3:30pm - 4:30pm: 60 tickets available

£2.88 booking charge (fully refunded after attendance)

Please note: These tickets do not include Science Booth Workshops

Book through EventBrite. Link coming soon.

🧪 Spooky Science Booth Workshops
1pm - 2pm: 30 tickets available
2:30pm - 3:30pm: 30 tickets available

£5 cash deposit (refunded on the day)

Please note: These tickets do not include other Halloween activities

Tickets collected from The Helena Thompson Museum - cannot be reserved.

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A Walk In The Park: Scare Experience 🎃

Friday 31st October | 6pm - 10pm | Horse Close Car Park

Get ready for a spooky stroll like no other this Halloween - a tantalisingly terrifying twist on your usual walk through the forest of Hall Park... The immersive scare event will have you screaming, shrieking, and nervously giggling all at once as you tentatively explore these haunted woods after dark.

Organised by the team behind the spooktacular Scarecaster events at Muncaster Castle, expect jump-scares, startle-scares and just about every other scare! Not for the faint of heart, a creepy cast of live actors will bring a whole new level of immersion to this forest fright-fest!

What to know:
👻 Meet at 6pm at Horse Close Car Park (next to the Skate Park)
🎃 Dress for the weather – we'll be taking you on this wicked walk come rain or shine
🧟 Sensible shoes are a must due to uneven ground
💀 No props allowed but fancy dress welcome
🫣 Strictly 14+ and under 18s must be accompanied by an adult

"After the success of running scare mazes and events further afield, it's been an honour to create something closer to home.

With the support of Workington Town Council and an amazing cast we hope to scare the people of Workington and provide a great experience." Simone Heatherington, Vivid Events

Booking Information:
🎟️ 250 tickets available across 8 sessions (31 tickets per session)
⏰ Session times: 6pm | 6.30pm | 7pm | 7.30pm | 8pm | 8.30pm | 9pm | 9.30pm
📅 Book your preferred half-hour slot when purchasing tickets

There are only 250 tickets available, so what are you waiting for?!

Grab them before they vanish into the night...