Short answer: The Newquay Zombie Crawl is on Saturday 24 October 2026, the first day of October half term. It's free, with Halloween workshops, face painting, zombie wound make-up, pumpkin carving, storytelling and a visit from Titan the Robot, then a costume crawl around Newquay. Start time and meeting point are still to be announced.
Every October, Newquay's streets fill with zombies. The Zombie Crawl is the town's biggest Halloween tradition: free, family-friendly by day, and the best excuse in Cornwall to cover the children in fake blood.
Saturday 24 October 2026. That's the first Saturday of October half term for most Cornish schools.
Yes. The poster lists it as free.
Not announced yet. The official site, zombiecrawl.co.uk, has a map of what's on; we'll add the start time and meeting point here when they're out.
The daytime workshops are aimed at families. If you've got very young children, do the face paint and the workshops, then watch the crawl from the side rather than joining it.
Town-centre car parks will be busy on a half-term Saturday: Newquay parking with prices.
Halloween fun at Trenance Cottages on Sunday 25 October, and Earthwave's world record surf attempt on Saturday 31 October. Every date: what's on in Newquay this autumn. County-wide: Halloween in Cornwall 2026.
Dates are from Newquay BID's autumn events diary (published 11 October). Times, venues and prices are the organisers' to confirm, and we'll add them as they're announced. Spotted something we've got wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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