🎃 Northern Ireland – Free & Low-Cost Half-Term / Halloween Events 2025

Family-friendly events across Northern Ireland during October half term. Always check the event page before travelling.

• Halloween at 2 Royal Avenue — Belfast City Centre
  Sat 25 & Sun 26 Oct 2025, 11:00–17:00
  Drop-in family activities, crafts and spooky fun in the city centre.
  Cost: FREE, no booking required
  Event page
• Belfast One Pumpkin Patch – City Hall Grounds — Belfast
  Sat 25 & Sun 26 Oct 2025, 09:30–16:00
  City-centre pumpkin patch with kids’ activities. Booking may be required.
  Cost: FREE ticketed
  Council listings · Check tickets
• Derry~Londonderry: Derry Halloween Festival — Walled City
  Tue 28 – Fri 31 Oct 2025
  Europe’s largest Halloween festival with the Awakening the Walled City trail, Little Horrors family programme, Carnival Parade & Fireworks.
  Cost: Mostly FREE to attend (some elements may be ticketed)
  What’s On · Dates & FAQs · Discover NI listing
• Mid Ulster: Halloween in Dungannon (Fireworks) — Market Square, Dungannon
  Fri 24 Oct 2025, 18:30–20:00 (Fireworks 19:45)
  Walkabout characters, samba band, DJ, face painting and fireworks.
  Cost: FREE
  Event details · Council announcement
• Footsteps in the Forest — Slieve Gullion Forest Park, Newry, Mourne & Down
  Mon 20 – Sun 26 Oct 2025, 17:00–21:00 daily
  Enchanted, family-friendly Halloween experience through the forest. Free but ticket required.
  Cost: FREE ticketed
  Free tickets info
• Discover NI: Halloween Events Round-Up — Various locations
  Throughout half term
  Regional roundup of spooky events (filter for free family activities).
  Cost: Mixed (many FREE)
  Browse listings

Tip: Many free events in NI use timed tickets for crowd control — book early where links are provided.