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For the Young and Young at Heart

Angus is bursting with pumpkins, playful scares, and magical adventures! Whether your little ones love dressing up, hunting for treats, or exploring spooky trails, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Pick up your Spook-tacular Halloween Activity Boo-kie from the information centre at Monikie Country Park to solve the puzzles hidden in the trees.

Step into a spooky storybook adventure of demons, dragons, and brave woodland mice – can you help save Dragontale Hollow? Follow the trail, brave each haunted scene, and spot all 8 shards before it’s too late!

Meet some cheeky scarecrows in the beautiful Glamis Castle gardens and grounds, let the kids bounce off some energy in the Halloween themed bouncy castle, wander through the pumpkin patch and pick out your perfect pumpkin.

This guided, interactive walking tour is packed with animal encounters, farm life stories, and photo opportunities – sprinkled with spooky decorations, seasonal fun, and a few fright-free surprises to make your visit extra memorable.

Get hands on with fun family activities at Charleton Farm. Make chocolate bark circles at the Bark & Boo Chocolate Bark Workshop, or decorate your own terracotta plant pot, perfect for planting a mini pumpkin, spooky succulent or magical herb, at the Boo-tiful Pots workshop.

Enjoy Halloween fun for little ones at Murton Farm this October, with a self led, not so frightful, trail around the nature reserve, craft workshops and a special Murton Tots session.

Follow a family trail, taking place at Historic Scotland sites across the country, to discover some of the magical and mystical creatures of Scottish folklore. Will you bump into a giant, or come face-to-face with a faery? A brilliant mix of history, puzzles, and Halloween fun!

As darkness creeps across The Den, dare to join The Spooky Stroll – a family-friendly Halloween walk packed with eerie fun, creepy surprises, and just the right amount of fright! Wander through haunted trails lit by flickering lanterns and fairy lights.

  • Saturday 18 to Sunday 26 October: Pumpkin Patch, Pathhead Farm, Kirriemuir

Nothing says autumn like a pumpkin patch! Wander through the patch to choose your ideal pumpkin, big or small, round or quirky, and enjoy activities along the way, from spooky children’s caves and bale forts to storytelling and farmyard fun.

Follow a fun Halloween trail through the woods of House of Dun – collect the trail sheet and answer the questions as you stroll through the woodland. Perfect for younger children who enjoy a little mystery without too many frights!

Enjoy a frightfully fun day out packed with spooky surprises, magical moments, and ghoulish games for the whole family. Step inside the Witches’ Potion Cabin, follow the Trick-or-Treat Trail, enter the Spooky Pumpkin Tunnel and much, much more!

Explore this free event for children and families with Halloween themed drop in activities including a scary scavenger hunt, ghoulish games, creepy crafts and for those who a really brave, a walk along the haunted street…if you dare!

For Those Who Dare

As the nights grow darker and the autumn winds whisper through the trees, Angus awakens with eerie tales, haunted trails, and spine-tingling adventures. This October, castles, farms, and ancient grounds transform into places of mystery and fright. Step carefully…you never know what’s lurking in the shadows.

Not for the faint-hearted! Dare to explore Newton Farm after dark on their terrifying harvest tour. By day the farm is peaceful, but by night, the shadows stir, the land remembers, and the past comes alive in terrifying ways. This fully immersive experience blends history, folklore, and farmyard frights with jump scares, eerie encounters, and suspense that will have you looking over your shoulder at every turn.

Prepare to be scared as gruesome legends, eerie encounters, and spine-tingling thrills unfold within the castle walls. Brave souls will embark on a spooky indoor tour through Glamis Castle’s majestic rooms, where ghostly whispers and shadowy figures await. With jump scares around every turn and stories that will send shivers down your spine, Ghosts at Glamis promises a Halloween experience like no other.

Step into the dark corridors of Kirriemuir’s most terrifying scare attraction, where the air is thick with fear and nothing is ever quite what it seems. Encounter live scare actors, twisted creatures, and the screams of those who didn’t make it out… Can you handle what waits inside Hell House, or will you be the next to disappear into the dark shadows?

Step into the shadows this Halloween for a chilling night of intrigue, deception, and revenge as Deadly Acts presents their immersive murder mystery experience: Alice with Malice. Set in the early 19th century, this dark and dramatic tale follows Alice, a woman whose dreams were shattered, her life torn apart. But now, she’s back, and someone is about to pay the price. Who stands in her way? Who will survive the night? And can you uncover the truth before it’s too late?

When night falls over the fields, the farm awakens. Where laughter once rang, now only screams. Step into the darkness…if you dare. Expect live actors, sudden scares and the eerie echoes of the farm after dark. Meet the Witch of Upper Dysart and discover your fate, and follow the spooky path through the shadows to greet the farm animals under moonlight.

Whether you’re after family-friendly fun or spine-tingling scares, you’re sure to find the perfect way to celebrate Halloween in Angus.

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