Free and cheap October half-term activities across Norfolk

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 17:32 · Archive

Norfolk offers free and affordable half-term activities including riverside festivals, fireworks displays and pumpkin patches.

Norfolk is offering families numerous free and low-cost activities during the October half-term break. A new festival will invite local people to explore Norwich's rivers through live music, wildlife walks, storytelling, film screenings and other activities. Events take place across venues including Wensum Park, Dragon Hall, the Lion's Den, City Hall, Riverside Walk and Sweet Briar Marshes. Highlights include Folk on the Water, where Norwich folk duo Lassie will perform from a canoe with audiences following along the riverbank, plus interactive storytelling sessions for children and an archive film trail exploring the city's relationship with its waterways.

Great Yarmouth's Big Wednesdays returns at the end of October with a triple fireworks display fired simultaneously from the beach, beginning at 6.30pm. Families can watch from anywhere along the seafront. Further up the coast, Hemsby will host its first drone light show on Tuesday, October 27, starting at 8pm, featuring 200 drones creating illuminated shapes above the beach.

Pumpkin patches are also available for picking, with thousands of home-grown pumpkins and gourds available at attractions including Wroxham Barns, making autumn activities among Norfolk's most affordable options. These events run daily during half-term until October 31.

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• Free and cheap October half-term days out families won't want to miss in NorfolkThere are plenty of ways for families to make the most of the October half-term break across Norfolk. Here are seven free or cheap things you can do or see in 2026.Eastern Daily Press · 21 Oct, 17:00
• Free and cheap October half-term days out families won't want to miss in NorfolkThere are plenty of ways for families to make the most of the October half-term break across Norfolk. Here are seven free or cheap things you can do or see in 2026.Norwich Evening News · 21 Oct, 17:00

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