Is there a Halloween market in Gosforth?

Gosforth's Urban Park Market has in past years run a special Halloween edition around the end of October with independent food, drink and craft stalls. Check this year's date and location before setting off, as market listings can move from year to year.

What family Halloween events are near Gosforth?

Gosforth is only minutes from Newcastle, so the big family days out are within easy reach. Around Halloween the Great North Museum: Hancock, the Life Science Centre's Halloween After Dark, and the Discovery Museum have all hosted seasonal family events. Check each venue's programme, age guidance and booking this year.

Where can I go for an autumn walk in Gosforth at Halloween?

Gosforth Central Park just off the High Street is lovely under autumn colour, and the open Town Moor is right on the doorstep for a wrap-up-warm walk. A little further south, Exhibition Park makes an easy autumn outing with its boating lake and tree-lined paths.

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Halloween in Gosforth

Spooky season in Gosforth: a Halloween-themed market, family spooktaculars minutes away in Newcastle, and an autumn stroll through the parks and the Town Moor.

Gosforth.org·16 September 2026

Gosforth does Halloween the friendly, family way, with a seasonal market on the High Street and some of the region's best spooky days out just a Metro ride into Newcastle. Dates change every year, so always check each venue for this year's programme and to book before you set off.

A Halloween market on the doorstep

Gosforth's Urban Park Market has, in past years, run a special Halloween edition around the end of October, bringing independent food, drink and craft stalls to the heart of the town. It is an easy, low-key way to soak up the seasonal mood without travelling far, and a good excuse to pick up a pumpkin and a few autumn treats. Check this year's date and location before heading down, as market listings can move from year to year. Make a morning of it with brunch at Etto on the Park, tucked behind the Gosforth Centre with a terrace overlooking Central Park.

Family Halloween nearby in Newcastle

Gosforth is only minutes from the city centre, so the big family spooktaculars are genuinely within reach. Around Halloween the Great North Museum: Hancock has hosted seasonal family events, the Life Science Centre runs its Halloween After Dark programme, and the Discovery Museum has put on Halloween parties for younger children. All three vary their programming each year, so check this year's line-up, age guidance and booking arrangements in advance. From Gosforth you can reach them quickly by Metro from Regent Centre or by bus down the Great North Road.

A pumpkin and autumn stroll in the parks

Some of the best of the season is free and outdoors. Gosforth Central Park, just off the High Street, is lovely under autumn colour, and the vast open sweep of the Town Moor is right on the doorstep for a proper wrap-up-warm walk as the leaves turn. A little further south, Exhibition Park sits between the Town Moor and the city and makes an easy autumn outing with its boating lake and tree-lined paths. Bring a flask, kick through the leaves, and let the little ones burn off some energy before the trick-or-treating starts.

For the full picture, including pumpkin patches and haunted castles further afield, see the regional round-up in Halloween across the North East.

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