Autumn Daze

Autumn Daze returns to Peasholm Park on Wednesday 28 October, a free one-day outdoor family festival that comes back during the October half-term. The setting is the oriental-themed park on the north side of Scarborough, all streams, waterfalls, mini bridges and mystical gardens, with the festival activities spread across the putting greens, the shelters and the woodland walkways.

The programme leans on hands-on nature work and outdoor skills. There are bushcraft demonstrations and primitive fire-starting, storytelling and marshmallow toasting, nature-craft workshops using foraged materials and a scavenger hunt for the kids to work through. Seasonal stalls sit alongside the activities, so there's plenty to drift between throughout the day.

It's a free event, and you don't need tickets or to book in advance. The main park paths are paved and wheelchair accessible, so it's easy enough to get around with a pram or a wheelchair. It runs from 10:00am to 3:00pm, and since it's outdoors, you'll want to dress for the weather.