Halloween

Hebburn Food Market

Hebburn Food Market to return this weekend for November event

Shields Gazette readers have shared some "frightfully" good costumes for Halloween 2026.

Look at these 15 frightfully good Halloween costumes from readers

Woody Woodpecker, PortAventura World's mascot, appears during the Halloween season

Ad Feature Halloween returns to PortAventura World with experiences for all ages

Dance instructor India Adams.

South Shields gym bunnies wanted to recreate 'Thriller' for charity

Come along to Market Place on Saturday, August 22.

Halloween-themed entertainment coming to South Shields Market

The Lord Nelson has a great line up of live music for the coming bank holiday weekend.

Village to hold a ‘spooky pumpkin and costume’ contest this Halloween

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

Sainsbury’s cuts Halloween pumpkins to 50p each with Nectar deal

Members of the East Boldon Scout Group.

Scout Group is bringing frights with a ‘Spooktacular Halloween’ trail

Sea Change on Ocean Road, South Shields.

Create Halloween cupcakes - and slime!

Jarrow Hall

'Jarroween' activities to try as Jarrow Hall gets spooky

Simonside Climbing Wall

South Shields youngsters invited to free half-term activities

SUPER Natural Halloween adventure at WWT Washington Wetland Centre.

Half-term Halloween fun at wetlands centre this month

Sainsbury’s Nectar shoppers can save up to 25% on Halloween treats. Stock image.

Sainsbury’s shoppers can save up to 25% on Halloween treats

Serenity Crystals and Gifts, on Fowler Street, in South Shields.

‘We’re turning three’ - Shop set to mark its birthday with a party

Unsuspecting moviegoers surprised by Rylan were given free treats and cinema tickets

Rylan has disguised himself as a sofa to surprise filmgoers

P.Louise's brilliantly spooky £45 Secrets in the Shadows Halloween palette opens to reveal 54 eyeshadows, with a clever light-up feature adding to the drama.

P.Louise goes gloriously OTT for Halloween
P.Louise has gone all out for spooky season with a huge Halloween line-up of make-up, skincare and seriously over-the-top beauty treats.
Julie Bayley

The Trimmers Arms, in South Shields.

South Shields pub hosts charity day with 12-hour dartathon

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 riverside at South Shields where a spirit is said to have been spotted in times gone by.
A character called Jack the Hammer is said to have haunted an area of South Tyneside.
It would appear by the river when someone is lost at sea, according to the report which is included in the online Paranormal Database.

13 South Tyneside ghostly tales as we count down to Halloween

Bede Family Hub

Free behaviour support workshops in Jarrow

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

Key Community is a charity that operates in South Tyneside

Key brings affordable food to South Tyneside with community bus

The Customs House, in South Shields.

Customs House set to celebrate Halloween with a classic cult-hit

The class will take place at Whiteleas Community Centre.

Frightfully fun art session in South Shields

Karleigh Wright, the owner of KW Fitness.

We’re going back to the 80s at a Hebburn gym this Halloween

Brooke Kirkley (middle) with dance students at the ACE Academy of Dance.

Dance school launches its Halloween Camp for October half term

Marsden Road Health Centre in South Shields.

Halloween craft session at Marsden Road Community Centre
Residents of South Tyneside are invited to a laid-back craft session at Marsden Road Community Centre on Thursday, October 22, where they can make spooky miniature crafts for Halloween, with all materials provided and refreshments included.
Ruby Watson

The event will be held at the Ocean Road Community Centre, on Ocean Road, in South Shields.

Halloween-themed dance fit session is set to get youngsters moving

Craft and Coffee in South Shields is hosting a series of Halloween events

Halloween charm bracelet workshop coming to South Shields

Marshall Hall Levy is located on Fowler Street in South Shields/

South Shields solicitors offer free will in Halloween promotion

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

The event will be held at the Ocean Road Community Centre, on Ocean Road, in South Shields.

South Shields community centre set to host Halloween craft sessions

The Word, in South Shields.

Families urged to get involved in some Halloween-themed party games

The Word, in South Shields.

Halloween-themed children’s dance sessions coming to South Shields

The Word, in South Shields.

Youngsters invited to get involved in Halloween-themed arts and crafts

South Shields foodbank launches 'Scare Hunger Away' appeal

Tracy Beaton, who runs Bede's Helping Hands.

Jarrow food bank appeals for Halloween sweets donations

The New Sundial is set to celebrate this year's spooky season with a screening of Beetlejuice.

Seafront pub to host a ‘frightfully fun’ family Halloween party

West Park, in South Shields.

South Shields park set to host a ‘spooktacular' Halloween event

The New Sundial is set to celebrate this year's spooky season with a screening of Beetlejuice.

South Shields seafront pub set to host a Halloween family movie night

Tony Bonner, 62, of South Shields, is now behind bars after he was caught making arrangements to watch a live stream of a 12-year-old girl being sexually abused.

TikTok stalker, sex predator & Halloween burglar - crime round-up

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

Stan's annual Halloween display was destroyed by a fire last week.

Charity fundraiser following Halloween fire reaches £16,000

These are the cheapest places to buy fuel in South Tyneside, according to PetrolPrices.com.

13 cheapest places for petrol and diesel this Halloween weekend

21 spooky photos of South Tyneside residents dressed up for Halloween

Northumbria Police have issued a warning ahead of Halloween and Bonfire Night.

Warning issued by police ahead of Halloween and Bonfire Night

These are some of South Tyneside's most haunted drinking spots.

Celebrate Halloween 2025 with South Tyneside’s 11 ‘most haunted’ pubs

Many of the props used in the annual Halloween display have been destroyed.

Arson investigation following a fire at Stan’s Halloween display

Stan's annual Halloween display has been destroyed by a fire.

Devastation as a fire rips through a popular Halloween display

Will the weather be playing tricks or giving us a treat this Halloween.

Here's your hour-by-hour Halloween forecast for trick or treaters

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

The riverside at South Shields where a spirit is said to have been spotted in times gone by.
A character called Jack the Hammer is said to have haunted an area of South Tyneside.
It would appear by the river when someone is lost at sea, according to the report which is included in the online Paranormal Database.

13 South Tyneside spooky tales to ramp up the Halloween spirit

Take a look at Stan Yanetta's 2025 Halloween display.

15 photos as Stan’s annual spooky Halloween display returns

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