Halloween steam trains on 31 October and 1 November, Freaky Fun Fest at Mead Open Farm for £19.95, pumpkins from £1 at Ivinghoe, plus Whipsnade and Woburn.

Halloween in Leighton Buzzard is a half term affair: the big events run from Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, and Halloween itself falls on the Saturday. The town’s own fixture is the Leighton Buzzard Railway’s Halloween weekend on 31 October and 1 November, and the biggest paid event is Freaky Fun Fest at Mead Open Farm in Billington. Every detail below was read from the organiser’s own page on 3 October 2026.

The quick answer

  • In town: Halloween steam trains at Page’s Park, Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, normal fares from £9 a child and £12.70 an adult.
  • Biggest day out: Freaky Fun Fest at Mead Open Farm, 24 to 31 October, £19.95 a head, with a free pumpkin for each paying child.
  • Cheapest pumpkins: Grove Farm PYO at Ivinghoe, from £1 each, no booking and no entry fee.
  • Further out: Boo at the Zoo at Whipsnade and Halloween half term at Woburn Safari Park, both 24 October to 1 November.

There is no town council Halloween event in 2026: Leighton-Linslade Town Council’s events listing for October has only the Town Mayor’s Quiz Night. (Leighton-Linslade Town Council, events)

At a glance

Dates Event Where Price
From 1 Oct Pumpkin picking Grove Farm PYO, Ivinghoe £1 to £4 a pumpkin
Sat 24 to Sat 31 Oct Freaky Fun Fest Mead Open Farm, Billington £19.95
Sat 24 Oct to Sun 1 Nov Boo at the Zoo Whipsnade Zoo Zoo entry
Sat 24 Oct to Sun 1 Nov Halloween half term Woburn Safari Park Park entry
Sat 24 Oct to Sun 1 Nov Cirquoise Halloween circus Frosts, Woburn Sands £9.99
Mon 26 Oct, 2pm Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom Library Theatre £7.70, under-16s £6.45
Sat 31 Oct and Sun 1 Nov Halloween weekend Leighton Buzzard Railway Normal fares

Leighton Buzzard Railway: Halloween weekend

The narrow-gauge railway at Page’s Park Station, Billington Road, LU7 4TG, ends its regular season with Halloween on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November. The railway says the station “will be creepily decorated” and volunteers will be in costume, and it encourages visitors to dress up. (Leighton Buzzard Railway, Halloween)

  • At Page’s Park, children dig for buried treasure in what the railway calls “grave robbing”.
  • At Stonehenge Works, they hunt for hidden letters and unscramble them into a word to win a prize.
  • Trains: steam on both days. Saturday runs the red timetable, with departures from Page’s Park at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm. Sunday runs the blue timetable, a two-train service leaving at 10.30am, 11.40am, 12.50pm, 2pm and 3.10pm. Each trip takes about 90 minutes, including 25 minutes at Stonehenge Works. (Leighton Buzzard Railway, times and fares)
  • Fares are the normal March to November returns: £12.70 adult, £11.30 senior (60+), £9 child (2 to 17), under-2s and dogs free. Gift Aid fares are £14, £12.50 and £10. Four or more paying passengers get 10% off.

Check before you go: the timetable page still says trains are “terminating at Stonehenge Work due to track damage on Munday’s Hill”. The railway’s Steam Gala the weekend before, on 24 and 25 October, is on our October half term page.

Mead Open Farm: Freaky Fun Fest

Mead Open Farm, Stanbridge Road, Billington, LU7 9JH, runs Freaky Fun Fest from Saturday 24 October to Saturday 31 October 2026, 10am to 5pm. It is £19.95 per person; the farm says booking online saves 20%, and annual members get in free without booking. (Mead Open Farm, Freaky Fun Fest)

The ticket covers:

  • the Freaky Circus in the Big Top, with what the farm calls a new daredevil act for 2026
  • two haunted Halloween mazes
  • the pumpkin patch, with one free pumpkin for each paying or member child, subject to availability
  • the farm’s usual indoor and outdoor play, including the SkyTrail and climbing wall, and the animals

Mead’s next event is its Fireworks and Farm Fun evening on 7 November; see our fireworks page.

Grove Farm PYO: pumpkins without a ticket

Grove Farm PYO at Great Gap, Ivinghoe, LU7 9DZ, sells Halloween pumpkins “starting 1st October”, either from the stall or picked from the field with a wheelbarrow. The farm says there is “no booking system and no entry fee, just a pared back pumpkin picking experience”, with parking and a café. (Grove Farm PYO, Halloween)

Its online price list shows pumpkins at £1, £3, and £2 to £4 depending on size. Entry is 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday (closing at 6pm) and 9am to noon on Sunday (closing at 1pm). The farm asks visitors to check its site or social media for changes to opening times. (Grove Farm PYO)

Whipsnade Zoo: Boo at the Zoo

ZSL Whipsnade Zoo near Dunstable runs Boo at the Zoo from 24 October to 1 November 2026, themed this year on poisonous and venomous animals. (Whipsnade Zoo, Boo at the Zoo)

  • Halloween Storytime at 10.30am, 1.15pm and 3pm, every day except 31 October, with Makaton elements
  • Creepy Crafts in the learning hub, 10.30am to 3.30pm: make a Halloween flappy bat
  • Costume contests every day at 12.20pm, with a prize
  • Wildlife Gravestones around the zoo, 10am to 4pm
  • Ghastly Ghost Tours, which the zoo recommends for ages 7 and over “due to themes of death and gore”
  • Spooky animal talks

The spooky train ride, ceramic painting and face painting cost extra. The rest comes with a zoo ticket; the zoo has not published a separate Halloween price. Parking is free and under-3s go free.

Woburn Safari Park

Woburn Safari Park runs Halloween half term from 24 October to 1 November 2026, which it describes as “no tricks, just treats”, so it suits younger children. (Woburn Safari Park, October half term)

  • The “Ghostly” Woburn Railway: the miniature train from Bison Halt has a Halloween makeover and comes with the park ticket. It runs to the Alpaca Outpost, where hand-feeding costs £1 a pot.
  • Spooky keeper talks: collect six stamps on a card to enter a prize draw for a Safari Off Road Adventure for up to four people.
  • Madaga-scare Charity Weekend, 31 October and 1 November, for World Lemur Day, raising money for IMPACT Madagascar.

Cirquoise circus at Frosts, Woburn Sands

Frosts garden centre, Newport Road, Woburn Sands, MK17 8UE, brings back the Cirquoise Halloween Spooktacular Circus Show from Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November. It is a one-hour show for children, £9.99 a seat, under-18-months free. Frosts says details of the acts are “coming soon”. (Frosts, Cirquoise Halloween circus) Show times are on our Cirquoise page.

The Halloween film

Leighton Buzzard Library Theatre, Lake Street, LU7 1RX, screens Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (U) on Monday 26 October at 2pm. Tickets are £7.70, under-16s and concessions £6.45, plus Central Bedfordshire’s £1.25 booking fee per ticket. (Library Theatre box office)

If spooky is not the point, the Greensand Trust’s £4 Autumn Trail at Rushmere Country Park runs 23 October to 1 November. That and the rest of the week are on our half term page.

Getting there and parking

The railway is at Page’s Park Station on Billington Road, and Mead Open Farm is on Stanbridge Road, Billington. For town-centre car parks and charges, see our parking page. Roads to check before you set off are on our roadworks and travel page.

What is still to be confirmed

  • The Munday’s Hill track damage. If it is still unrepaired on 31 October, trains turn back at Stonehenge Works.
  • Cirquoise’s acts, which Frosts has not yet named.

We will recheck every event in the week before half term. Running a Halloween event in Leighton Buzzard or Linslade? Tell us and we will add it free of charge.

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