Pumpkin picking is open at The Patch MK and Lillingstone. Gulliver's Fright Fiesta starts on 10 October, and centre:mk runs a free kids' club on Halloween.

Halloween in Milton Keynes starts today, Saturday 3 October, when the two big pumpkin farms on the edge of the city open their fields. Gulliver’s Land begins its Fright Fiesta on Saturday 10 October, and half term week, 26 to 30 October, brings Bletchley Park’s code trail and a week of spooky crafts at Milton Keynes Museum. The Parks Trust’s two ghost walks have already sold out.

Halloween itself falls on Saturday 31 October, the Saturday at the end of half term. Everything below is taken from each organiser’s own website, read on 3 October 2026, and linked so you can check before you set off.

The quick answer

  • Pumpkin picking: The Patch MK, off Stratford Road (MK19 6DG), and Lillingstone Pick Your Own near Buckingham (MK18 5AF) both open on 3 October. Both need tickets booked in advance.
  • Theme park: Fright Fiesta at Gulliver’s Land, 10 October to 1 November, tickets from £19.
  • Half term: Halloween at Boo-letchley Park, 26 to 31 October, is included in a normal admission ticket.
  • After dark: The Patch’s evening sessions and Lillingstone’s Twilight Nights run 6pm or 6.30pm to 10pm on selected nights.
  • Lantern trail: Land of Lights at Gulliver’s opens on 17 October and adds a trick or treat upgrade for 24 to 31 October.

Updated 4 October: centre:mk has published its Halloween kids club, free, 11am to 4pm on Saturday 31 October.

The Patch MK: pumpkin days and After Dark nights

The Patch MK is a working family farm at Mount Mill Farm, Stratford Road, MK19 6DG, over the county line in Northamptonshire and, in its own words, minutes from Milton Keynes. It opens to the public only for its events, and says its fields carry over 600,000 pumpkins and squash in more than 90 varieties. (The Patch MK)

Daytime pumpkin picking, 10am to 5pm:

  • Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October
  • Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October
  • Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October
  • Every day from Friday 23 to Saturday 31 October, except that on Friday 23 October it opens at 10.30am and closes at 3.30pm

The Patch After Dark, 6.30pm to 10pm: Saturday 10 October; Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October; Friday 23, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October; and Wednesday 28, Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October. (The Patch MK, opening times)

The evenings add fire and LED shows, a Halloween walk-through haunt, a licensed bar and live music every night. The farm has published its 2026 line-up: Beulah on 10, 24 and 29 October, The New Classics on the 16th, Damn The Bear on the 17th and 25th, and Dirty Lotus on the 23rd, 28th and 30th, subject to change. The children’s play equipment is closed in the evenings. (The Patch MK, Nights at The Patch)

Prices are only shown on the booking system, so check the date you want there. The farm recommends booking because walk-up entry is not guaranteed, and says its pumpkin events have sold out every year since it opened in 2019. Parking is free.

Lillingstone: weekends, then all of half term

Lillingstone Pick Your Own is at Stockholt Farm, Lillingstone Dayrell, near Buckingham, MK18 5AF, which the farm describes as between Milton Keynes, Buckingham and Northampton. Its pumpkin patch has over 50 varieties of pumpkins and gourds. (Lillingstone Pick Your Own)

Daytime, 10am to 4.30pm: the weekends of 3 and 4, 10 and 11, 17 and 18, and 24 and 25 October, then every day of half term from Monday 26 to Saturday 31 October. There is a SEND morning on Monday 26 October, 10am to noon.

Some days carry extra entertainment and cost a little more: a Pumpkin Circus on 10 and 11 October, Halloween performers on the 17th and 24th, roaming characters on the 18th, 25th and 30th, and a spooky science show from Einstein’s Entertainers on the 28th and 29th.

Twilight Nights, 6pm to 10pm: Saturday 17, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October, and Friday 30 October, with torchlit pumpkin picking, live music and fire shows. Booking is essential for every session, and there is on-site parking. (Lillingstone, pumpkin picking)

Gulliver’s Land: Fright Fiesta, 10 October to 1 November

The theme park in Newlands runs Fright Fiesta from Saturday 10 October to Sunday 1 November. It is pitched at families rather than at scaring anyone: a fancy dress street parade, a Haunted Mansion, character meet and greets and the park’s rides. Tickets start at £19, and Gulliver’s says booking early gets the lowest price. (Gulliver’s Land, Fright Fiesta)

Children under 90cm go free and parking is free. The park is at Livingstone Drive, Newlands, MK15 0DT, signed from junction 14 of the M1. (Gulliver’s Land, getting here) The week after, on Saturday 7 November, Gulliver’s stays open late for a fireworks display: see our fireworks page.

Land of Lights: opens 17 October, Halloween week 24 to 31 October

The Land of Lights lantern trail returns to Gulliver’s in Milton Keynes for the winter, opening on Saturday 17 October. In October it is open on the evenings of 17 and 18 October and then every evening from 24 to 31 October. Entry runs to 8.15pm with last entry at 6.45pm; gates open at 6pm on the 17th, 18th and 24th and at 5pm from 25 October. Dogs are welcome on its dog-friendly nights, 18, 25 and 28 October. (Land of Lights, opening times)

For Halloween week, 24 to 31 October, you can add a trick or treat bucket to your ticket, from £4.95 a person, then find the spooks along the route and trade for treats. Early bird tickets are on sale; the prices are on the booking page. Every open night to February is on our Land of Lights page. (Land of Lights, Halloween)

Bletchley Park: a code trail, 26 to 31 October

Halloween at Boo-letchley Park runs from Monday 26 to Saturday 31 October, 9.30am to 5pm. Families follow cryptic clues around the site and crack codes and puzzles to find things that have “disappeared”. It is included with admission. (Bletchley Park, Halloween · Bletchley Park, plan a visit)

Milton Keynes Museum: open every day of half term

The museum in Wolverton, normally open Wednesday to Sunday, opens every day from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October, 10.30am to 4.30pm, with Halloween crafts to take home, and invites children to come in costume. (Milton Keynes Museum, October half term)

For grown-ups, Legends and Lanterns on Friday 30 October, 6pm to 9pm, is an after-hours evening of local folklore. It is for over 18s only, tickets are £20 including food, and annual tickets are not valid. (Milton Keynes Museum, Legends and Lanterns)

Smaller and free-ish things

  • Stony Stratford Story Stroll: Halloween Howls, Sunday 25 October, 4.30pm. A spooky story walk with Red Phoenix Storytelling, leaving from the corner of the High Street and Church Street beside St Giles Church. £3. (Stony Stratford Town Council)

  • Parks Trust Halloween Ghost Walks, £3 each: Great Linford Manor Park on Wednesday 14 October and Loughton Valley Park on Thursday 29 October, both at 6pm. Both are sold out. The trust says they are not recommended for under 5s. (The Parks Trust, Great Linford · Loughton Valley)

  • Bright Ideas Kids Club: Spooky Pom Pom Mobiles, Saturday 31 October, 11am to 4pm, at Door 1 of centre:mk, outside the M&S Food Hall. Children make spooky pom pom and ghost mobiles. Free; children must be accompanied throughout. (centre:mk)

Just outside MK: Mead Open Farm

Mead Open Farm at Billington, near Leighton Buzzard (LU7 9JH), runs Freaky Fun Fest from Saturday 24 to Saturday 31 October, 10am to 5pm: two haunted mazes, the Freaky Circus with a new daredevil act, a trick-or-treat game round the farm, and a free pumpkin from the patch. Tickets are £19.95 a person, and annual members do not need to book. (Mead Open Farm, Freaky Fun Fest)

Not confirmed yet

  • Bletchley’s pumpkin patch. Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Town Council names “The Pumpkin Patch” among the events it hosts, but its events page listed no 2026 date when we checked on 3 October. (Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Town Council, events) It was still undated when we checked again on 4 October.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I go pumpkin picking near Milton Keynes?

The Patch MK at Mount Mill Farm, Stratford Road, MK19 6DG, and Lillingstone Pick Your Own near Buckingham, MK18 5AF, both open from 3 October on weekends and then daily through half term. Mead Open Farm near Leighton Buzzard gives every paying child a pumpkin during Freaky Fun Fest, 24 to 31 October. Book all three in advance.

Is there anything free for Halloween in Milton Keynes?

One thing: centre:mk’s Bright Ideas Kids Club on Halloween itself, Saturday 31 October, 11am to 4pm, is free. The Stony Stratford Story Stroll on 25 October costs £3, and the Parks Trust ghost walks, also £3, are sold out. Bletchley Park’s trail and the Milton Keynes Museum crafts are included in a normal admission ticket.

When is October half term in Milton Keynes?

Monday 26 to Friday 30 October 2026, on Milton Keynes City Council’s calendar. Halloween is the Saturday after, 31 October.

Getting there and parking

The two pumpkin farms and Gulliver’s all have free parking on site, and the farms are only realistic by car. If you are heading into Central Milton Keynes for the theatre or the shops over half term, the bays are charged 7am to 6pm every day, Sundays included: our parking page has the tariffs. Check our roadworks page before setting off, and our October half term page for everything else on that week.

Send us your Halloween event

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