Halloween

I’m making a Halloween boo basket this year and Sainsbury’s has everything I need

How to make a Halloween boo basket with treats and gifts

The pumpkins are in store now - and the most you'll pay is 59p

Sainsbury's will sell you a pumpkin for 50p this year - here's how

Port Solent Halloween Kids Club on Thursday, October 30.

Spine-tingling Halloween events announced for all ages

Nora, 5 and Lilia, 8 from Gosport, enjoy Portsmouth Pumpkin Patch.

Families enjoy a fun filled day at the free Portsmouth Pumpkin Patch

Devils Dyke. Picture: Jamie Fielding

Thirteen spookiest spots in the South Downs this Halloween

Keydell Nurseries in Hordean have set up Halloween walkthrough for 2026

Pictured: A look inside of the Halloween set up on Tuesday 13th October 2026

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Terrifying sneak peek inside Halloween walk garden centre

The best pumpkin patches in the Portsmouth area

The best pumpkin patches to visit near Portsmouth this month

The scene is set for Portsmouth Pumpkin Patch as it gets ready to welcome guest for the first time on Saturday, October 17.

Excitement as Portsmouth Pumpkin Patch gets ready to open

Sainsbury's has everything from Halloween treats and party food to decorations and baking kits for spooky season - and there's up to 25% off with Nectar. Stock image.

Sainsbury's Halloween offers worth knowing about with up to 25% off

Immersive zombie infection experience for two - do you have what it takes to survive?

Do you have what it takes to survive a zombie apocalypse?

The event will allow people to paint their own pumpkins

Fareham Shopping Centre hosts free Halloween fun day

After battling his own mental health Liam McErlean (24) from Ireland Way in Waterlooville, has created a light show for Halloween whilst raising money for Men's Minds Matter charity.

Picture: Sarah Standing (061025-970)

Creepy light show returns to raise money for charity

Bursting with Autumn colours, Queen Elizabeth Country Park has it all with woods to explore, a park, an assault course, bike trails, a cafe and even a dog wash for your four-legged friends. And Butser Hill is always worth the climb for its stunning views across both the South Downs on one side and the Solent on the other side. Picture: Sam Moore

Warning from QE Country Park as scam event advertised

With Thriller returning to the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 100, Michael Jackson made history as the first musician with Top 10 hits across six decades.

Michael Jackson makes history as Thriller re-entered Billboard Charts

Pompey and Birmingham City fans have been reacting to yesterday’s events at St Andrews. Pic: Dennis Goodwin/ProSportsImages

Questions on Eisners and Mousinho calls as Birmingham laugh at Pompey

Portsmouth Halloween reader pictures 2025

52 spectacularly spooky Halloween pictures shared by readers
Spectacularly spooky Halloween costumes have been on display over this past week with our community taking part events, parties and - of course - some trick or treating.
Kelly Brown

Halloween at Hovertravel

Hovertravel Team Gets Creative for Halloween

Pompey fanatic John Portsmouth Football Club Westwood who owns the Petersfield Bookshop pictured during Halloween 2024.

Explore Petersfield Bookshop’s spine-chilling Halloween walk

Cousins Esme Beaton, 5, and Mia Connet, 14, help bring the spooky to Spookesbury.

23 spectacular pictures as families enjoy a hair-raising day out

Parapsychology covers a wide area of study, mostly relating to human experiences of unexplained phenomena

What is parapsychology - the real-life study of paranormal phenomena

The Trick or Treat Map offers parents peace of mind, making Halloween safer for kids

Trick or Treat Map is making Halloween safer for kids

We double dare you to add some of the tracks from our Halloween playlist this year - from haunting classics to visceral cacophonies.

13 unnerving songs we dare you to add to your Halloween playlist

Iker on the throne at Pumpkinville in Gunwharf.

Spectacular spooky pictures as families enjoy Halloween experience

Digital reporter Aimee Seddon visited Drayton Manor for the launch of its End of Day Show Spectacular and Monsters & Magic Halloween event.

This is what I thought of Drayton Manor's new End of Day Show

A woman waits outside a branch of Poundstretcher near Lewisham high street in London in 2012. The retailer is giving away free £10 vouchers to shoppers this weekend across the UK (Photo: Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Free £10 vouchers up for grabs with bargain retailer's Halloween event

The opening of Pumpkinville in Gunwharf has been delayed due to adverse weather. Customer who booked for the first day (October 24) between 10am and 12.15 have been told it will not be open.

Disappointment as opening of immersive Halloween experience postponed

With 49% of Brits unable to watch spooky films without hiding, M&M'S challenges Jedward to a haunted house screening.

Scaredy cats! Brits are scared of spooky horror films
Gen Z really are softies - when it comes to watching scary films.
Richard Jenkins

They were the spine-chilling urban legends shared across schoolyards across the world - but most of those Halloween yarns turn out to be steeped in moral panics or irresponsible pet owners.

The truth behind some of our favourite Schoolyard horror stories

Tesco has launched a 25% off Halloween sale for Clubcard members, running from October 20–26 (Photo: Pexels)

Major UK supermarket launches 25% off sale on kids' Halloween costumes

Transform your home into a spooky haunted house with Halloween decorations from Amazon

The best Halloween decorations from Amazon

These are the best Halloween costumes for kids and adults from Amazon

The best Halloween costumes for kids and adults

Rogate Pumpkin Patch in Rogate near Petersfield, has celebrated its opening weekend.

Pictured is: Annabelle Copeland (17 months old) from Southsea.

Picture: Sarah Standing (181025-5728)

16 spooktacular snaps as pumpkin patch returns -perfect for family fun

What better way to avoid the door knockers this Halloween than a trip to your local cinema to catch one of these frighteningly good releases this season?

What horror films are coming to cinemas for Halloween 2025?

I tried Greggs’ to new Halloween sweet treats - and here is what I thought

My verdict on Greggs' new Halloween treats

It's the perfect combination of horror, comedy and a touch of splatter for gore hounds, and it should be your quintessential view this Halloween season.

This Halloween horror is a perfect mix of gore and giggles this season

Explore - if you dare - some of the most haunted spots in Hampshire.

Discover - if you dare - Hampshire's most terrifyingly haunted spots

Nature charities say fake cobwebs can trap hedgehogs, birds, bats, and eve insects

The one Halloween decoration which can accidentally harm wildlife

Where in the UK should you be visiting to get the cream of the pumpkin crop ahead of Halloween 2025?

The 10 best UK pumpkin patches ahead of Halloween 2025

Dare you be an intrepid traveller this Halloween and venture on one of these 10 walks said to be "spooky"?

The 10 creepiest walks you can take this Halloween season

From creepy cottages to dark forests, I faced Alton Towers Scarefest’s scariest mazes

I braved Alton Towers’ newest scare maze - it humbled me

After battling his own mental health Liam McErlean (24) from Ireland Way in Waterlooville, has created a light show for Halloween whilst raising money for Men's Minds Matter charity.

Picture: Sarah Standing (061025-1043)

Spine-tingling snapshot of incredible Halloween light show at home

While some are readying the decorations for another Halloween, others are setting up to celebrate the pagan origins of the annual affair - Samhain.

Explainer What is Samhain, and how much has Halloween borrowed from it?

Ad Feature Launch of brand new Spookesbury Halloween experience in Hampshire

An immersive Halloween experience is taking place at Rookesbury Park

Halloween immersive event launched with frightening scare experiences

Chris Cole and Paul Fox in their Halloween costumes.

Watch: Men wearing fancy dress costumes kicked out of shopping centre

Bailey Wood has done his house up for Halloween, to raise money for Brian House Children's Hospice (inset)

My little boy builds a creepy garden every year to help sick children

JP Kennedy and Kymmi Jeffery with daughters Snow and Pebble (L-R), known as The Occult Family, holding haunted dolls inside their haunted room.

Watch: Real-life Addams family hunt ghosts and collect haunted objects

Will one of our 13 song choices make their way onto your Halloween Spotify playlist this year?

Halloween: 13 spooky songs to add to your Spotify playlist this year

What horror movie sequels are worth investing your time in this Halloween season?

What horror movie sequels are worth watching this Halloween?

Maggie Martin's converted hearse into a campervan.

Watch: Woman creates spooky campervan by converting disused hearse

What horror film is considered the 'jumpiest' to watch this Halloween, and how to handle the dreaded 'jumpscare'?

What movies have the most jumpscares to watch this Halloween?

Chime director Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

One of 2024’s scariest films is bizarrely hard to watch

Elliot Smith dressed as a Corn Maze Clown with visitors Penny Unitt and Charlie outside his Halloween house in Stafford.

Watch: Couple create spooky mazes in their home with pet cemetery

Halloween decorations could be slowing your WiFi. Photo: nalinee - stock.adobe.com

7 ways Halloween decorations could slow down your WiFi

Whiteley Shopping Centre

Whiteley to host spine chilling Halloween events this half term