31 Days of Halloween

31 Days of Halloween runs throughout October in Lincoln, a month of family-friendly spooky fun put on by the Boo Crew. They describe it as being built on silly scares rather than jump scares or nightmares, so it's one you can bring the kids along to without worrying about anyone ending up under the covers.

The activities are the main draw: pumpkin carving, Franken-SLIME, creepy crafts, potion mixing and Trick or Treat Trails. As you go, you collect Boo Crew badges, and once you've gathered enough, you earn a 'Licence to Scare'. The whole thing winds up at the Halloween Jam-BOO-ree, where dancing like a zombie is actively encouraged.

It sits alongside Lincoln's wider autumn programme, so there's more to do around the city if you're in the mood. That includes pumpkin patches, ghost tours and Halloween trails, like the annual Pumpkin Trail around the historic Bailgate area and the Lincoln Ghost Walk. If you're planning a proper Halloween weekend, you can fit the Boo Crew's activities in with those.

Just a heads-up that the full programme for this year hasn't been officially confirmed yet, so it's worth keeping an eye on the local listings to see exactly when and where each bit kicks off. The whole thing runs from 2 October through to Halloween night on 31 October.