17/10/2026
AS WELL AS ENJOYING TIME IN NATURE HERES A FEW ORGANISED ACTIVITIES TO EXPLORE FOR YOUR HALF TERM IN RIPON
What’s on from 24 to 31 Oct. Prices are approx, per person.
FOUNTAINS BY FLOODLIGHT
Until Fri 30 Oct, 5pm to 9pm | Fountains Abbey
Glowing ruins, live choir and new projections on the abbey. Book a time slot.
£12 adult / £6 child (5 to 17) / under 5s free
PIKACHU ART ADVENTURE + STORIES OF COLOUR & LIGHT TRAIL
Daily to 1 Nov, 9:30am to 4:30pm | Fountains Abbey
Normal entry: £21 adult / £10.50 child. Free for NT members.
FRIGHTWATER VALLEY: MOVIE MAYHEM
24 to 31 Oct, 10:30am to 5pm | Lightwater Valley, North Stainley
From ~£22 online
SIR SQUASHALOT’S PUMPKIN TRAIL
23 to 30 Oct | Ripon city centre | FREE
Collect a trail sheet from the Ripon BID office, 8 Westgate. Finish at the Pop-Up Pumpkin Patch on Fri 30 Oct.
WINDOW WANDERLAND
Sat 24 Oct, 5:30pm to 9pm | around Ripon | FREE
Illuminated windows to 30 Oct, plus a Spooky Windows competition.
RIPON MUSEUMS HALF TERM (no booking needed)
Tue 27: Terrifying Transportation, Prison & Police Museum, 11am to 2pm
Tue 27 to Thu 29: Spooky Shortbread baking, Workhouse Museum, 10:30am to 3pm
Wed 28: Monster Mask Making, Workhouse, 10:30am to 12:30pm and 1pm to 3pm, £2 per child
Thu 29: Halloween Ghost Hunt, Workhouse, 11am to 12pm and 1:30pm to 2:30pm, £2 per child
Museum entry is extra, or free with an annual pass.
Autumn craft workshop: Mon 26, 11am to 3pm, Fountains Abbey (normal entry)
Pumpkin Carving: Tue 27, The South Lodge, 61 Harrogate Rd, £10
Kids Halloween Flower Workshop: Wed 28, 1pm to 2:30pm, BUD Floral Designs, Allhallowgate, £35
Little Shop of Horrors: Wed 28, 7:30pm, Ripon Arts Hub, £18
Also open: Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park, Grewelthorpe, Tue to Sun until 1 Nov (pre-book online).
(Details checked 17 Oct. Please confirm times and tickets before you travel.)
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