Geordieland Halloween Events – Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham, Tyneside, Northumberland

If your looking for an organised Halloween event this year, then one of the following local events might be just what your looking for.

• Alnwick Halloween Festival: Join in events in the town’s market place and see many other horrible scenes in and around town on the weekend of Friday the 28th October to Monday 31st October 2011 … more info
• Halloween Pumkin Carving At The Gateshead Baltic: Dress up in your best spooky costume and get carving creatively for free with a team of professional artists from Baltic. There will be lots of pumpkins available but you can also bring your own – Monday 24th & Tuesday 25th October 2011 … more info
• Gateshead Central Library: Join up with miniature witches and ghosts on a Halloween walk from Gateshead Central Library down to Gateshead Heritage @ St Mary’s for some spooky Free Halloween fun on Tuesday 11 October 9.30am … more info
• The Halloween Train, Stephenson Railway Museum, North Tyneside: Are you brave enough to board the Halloween Train and a whole day of spooky stories, creepy crafts and train rides as the Stephenson railway musuem celebrates Halloween – Sunday, 30th October 2011 … more info
• Halloween at Beamish, County Durham – If you fancy a night of ghosts and ghouls in a spooky street then head to Beamish Museum for a night of witches & bogeymen on the evenings of Friday 28th and Saturday 29th October 2011 from 6.30pm until 9.30pm … more info 
• Bishop Auckland: Ghosts and ghouls will be seen walking the streets of Bishop Auckland in Durham along with street entertainment, a face painter and even a caricaturist, in the towns annual celebration of all things spooky on Saturday, 29 October … more info
• Blyth Sports Centre: Ability 2 Play are hosting a spooky Halloween Fright Night at Friday 28th October 5pm – 8pm. Activities include fancy dress competitions, spooky fairground stalls, disco, party games, Dr Deaths Laboratory, animal antics and much more … more info
• Newcastle Racecourse on Saturday 29 October: Spooky Fireworks Halloween Spectacular 2011 Featuring an outdoor stage hosted by Metro Radio DJ’s, live entertainment, fairground rides and an amazing fireworks finale raising money for Metro Radio’s Cash for Kids Charity which helps disabled and disadvantaged children in the North East … more info
• Woodhorn QEII Country Park Halloween Events, Ashington, Northumberland: Get the whole family in the Halloween mood by exploring Woodhorn’s historic colliery buildings to find the hidden pumpkins between Saturday October 22nd & Sunday October 30th & then take a special spooky tour on Sunday 30th October 2011 … more info
• Whitley Bay Ice Hockey club are holding a Halloween fundraising event on Saturday 29th October 2011 from 7pm-11pm at the Blue Flame in Benton … more info

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