Events

Thursday 24th October 2024

6.30pm to 8pm

6 to 12 year olds

Join us for our spook-tacular Children’s Halloween Party 2024 at The Devil’s Porridge Museum!

Be sure to come in your Halloween costume, as there will be a Best Halloween Costume Competition for the young attendees!

Parents and / or guardians are welcome to stay and watch this party (places only need to be booked for the young people attending). The parents and / or guardians will even have the opportunity to help the young attendees with a best dressed Mummy / Daddy competition activity, if they’re brave enough…

Please be aware there may be some flashing lights at this party.

Booking is essential and places are limited. 

Tickets are £3 per child (plus a booking fee)*.

To book your place please press the book now button on the right of this page and select the workshop you would like to book.

*We are committed to keeping our activities as inclusive as possible. If you need financial support please contact:

education@devilsporridge.org.uk 

or call 01461 700021

 

We are also delighted to be working with Mostly Ghostly to host two exciting events for young people on Monday 21st October 2024, which you can learn more about by clicking here>

A huge thank you to our funders The Holywood Trust and Young Start, The National Lottery Fund for their support of our Halloween activities for 2024.

Below are some photos from last year’s Children’s Halloween Party. We hope to have more treats and fun this year!

We’re delighted to be working with Mostly Ghostly to present the following two events for young people at The Devil’s Porridge Museum as part of our Halloween activities for 2024.

A Haunting Halloween at H.M. Factory Gretna

 

Monday 21st October 2024

10am to 12pm

7 to 11 year olds.

The Devil’s Porridge Museum is delighted to be working with Mostly Ghostly to present a Halloween event aimed at children, aged 7 to 11 years old, and their families. This will be an interactive spooky storytelling session with a hint of horrid history!

Young participants will have the opportunity to create their own artwork and stories to share with the group.

Our event aims to be educational and entertaining, and will feature themes of horrid history and hauntings.

Please be aware that places only need to be booked for the young people attending this workshop, but their family is welcome to stay for the duration of this event.

Booking is essential and places are limited. 

Tickets are £3 per child (plus a booking fee)*.

To book your place please press the book now button on the right of this page and select the workshop you would like to book.

*We are committed to keeping our activities as inclusive as possible. If you need financial support please contact:

education@devilsporridge.org.uk 

or call 01461 700021

 

Teens Event – Mostly Ghostly Presents… The Dark Side of H.M. Gretna

Monday 21st October 2024

1pm to 3pm

11 to 15 year olds.

This will be an interactive storytelling session exploring the darker side of H.M. Gretna…

Discover the daily dangers faced by factory workers, enter the hidden world of the evacuee and hear the tragic story of Britain’s worst rail disaster…

Mostly Ghostly will also share some haunting tales from the surrounding areas.

Young participants will have the opportunity to view and handle objects connected with key historical events and share their views on these thought-provoking stories.

Our event aims to be educational and entertaining, and will feature themes of horrid history and hauntings.

Booking is essential and places are limited. 

Tickets are £3 per child (plus a booking fee)*.

To book your place please press the book now button on the right of this page and select the workshop you would like to book.

*We are committed to keeping our activities as inclusive as possible. If you need financial support please contact:

education@devilsporridge.org.uk 

or call 01461 700021

 

The Devil’s Porridge Museum will also be hosting a Children’s Halloween Party  on Thursday 24th October 2024 which you can learn more about by clicking here>

A huge thank you to our funders The Holywood Trust and Young Start, The National Lottery Fund for their support of our Halloween activities for 2024.