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Top story Halloween in Weston-super-Mare 2026: pumpkins, pier and 31 October Puxton Park's free pumpkin patch is open October weekends, Grand Pier Halloween wristbands are £12.50 from 24 October, and what is on for 31 October. · 8 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 31 Oct Puxton Park Pumpkin Patch Puxton Park · Free
  2. Wed 7 Oct Haile Selassie: The West Country Years, a talk by George Brendon 6.30pm · Weston Museum · From £5
  3. Thu 8 Oct The Selfish Giant 4.30pm · The Blakehay · From £8.20
  4. Fri 9 Oct Halloween Toddler Crafts 10.15am · Weston Museum · From £5
  5. Fri 9 Oct The Friends of The Playhouse: 35th Anniversary Performance 7.30pm · The Playhouse
  6. Sat 10 Oct Weston Card Convention 10am · The Regency Suite at The Grand Pier
  7. Sat 10 Oct Not Now Bernard 11am · Front Room Theatre
  8. Sat 10 Oct Weston-super-Mare AFC v Folkestone Invicta 3pm · The Optima Stadium
  9. Sun 11 Oct Blakehay Jazz Club 7.30pm · The Blakehay · From £15.38
  10. Wed 14 Oct Crown Ballet presents Swan Lake 7.30pm · The Playhouse
  11. 16 to 18 Oct Weston Beach Race Weston-super-Mare beach · From £30
  12. Fri 16 Oct Discos for Grown Ups 7.30pm · The Great Hall, The Grand Pier

More stories

Christmas Weston Christmas markets 2026: 21 Nov and 28-29 Nov, free eat:Weston's Christmas market is on 21 November in the Italian Gardens, Weston Museum's runs 28 and 29 November, and eat:Nailsea is 5 December. All free. · 4 min read Events What's On in North Somerset: the Super Half, Then the Beach Race Weston Super Half this Sunday, 4 October, then the Beach Race on 16 to 18 October, Remembrance on 8 November, the carnival on the 13th and Fireworks at Sea. · 9 min read Half Term October Half Term in North Somerset: 26 to 30 October North Somerset's half term is 26 to 30 October, but Clevedon School breaks up on 16 October. What's on at the Grand Pier, Tyntesfield and Weston Museum. · 6 min read Christmas Tyntesfield at Christmas 2026: Opening Days, Prices, Events Tyntesfield is open every day to New Year except 24 and 25 December, with house mini-tours on November weekdays. Prices, parking and the Christmas events. · 4 min read Remembrance Remembrance Sunday North Somerset: 8 Nov parade times Weston's 2026 parade sets off from the High Street at 10.30am on 8 November, silence at 11am in Grove Park. Times for Portishead, Nailsea and Clevedon too. · 4 min read Christmas Santa's Grotto in Weston-super-Mare 2026: Dates and Prices Grand Pier grotto 5 to 24 December at £19.95 a child; Noah's Ark's Santa's Library from 28 November at £13.95. Grinch visits, dog grotto and booking rules. · 5 min read Christmas Weston Panto 2026: Aladdin at the Playhouse, 4 to 31 Dec The Playhouse's 2026 panto is Aladdin with Michael Goble, 4 to 31 December. All 48 performance times, ticket prices from £25, and Christmas Eve shows. · 3 min read Weston-super-Mare Weston Beach Race: 16-18 Oct, gates 7.30am, £30 a day The 43rd Weston Beach Race runs 16 to 18 October with gates at 7.30am. Friday is free to watch; a Saturday or Sunday adult ticket is £30, beach parking £12. · 5 min read Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Carnival: 7pm, Friday 13 November Weston's illuminated carnival sets off at 7pm on Friday 13 November 2026, with a pre-procession at 6.20pm. The council's own carnival page still shows 2025. · 5 min read Weston-super-Mare Weston-super-Mare Fireworks 2026: 31 Oct, 7 Nov, 14 Nov Weston-super-Mare fireworks 2026: Fireworks at Sea on 14 November is free; the cricket club display on 7 November is £13 an adult and sells out early. · 8 min read Christmas Christmas lights switch-ons: Clevedon 20 Nov, Nailsea 4 Dec Clevedon switches on in Queen's Square at 6pm on Friday 20 November and Nailsea's tree lights up on 4 December. Weston and Portishead have not set dates yet. · 6 min read