The festivities, which will take place during half-term from October 24 to October 31, will also feature a Halloween trail through shops and a special event in Holland Park.
On October 31, from 4pm to 7pm, Holland Park will transform into a theatrical playground, featuring unusual characters, installations, games, and entertainment.
Play day brings spooky fun to Design Museum (Image: Matthew Kaltenborn)
Visitors will have the chance to cast spells with a talking frog, spin the Turntable Trick-or-Treat game, and join the Day of the Dead-inspired Skeleton Serenade parade.
This will include a 9ft dancing skeleton puppet and a mariachi band.
Other activities in the park will involve jugglers, magicians, glow-in-the-dark hula hooping, a bubble professor, and performances from Wolfman and his band, the Howling Stones.
Costumed dog parade to raise funds for Dogs Trust in Kensington (Image: Fable & Mirth) Beyond the park, a Halloween-themed dog parade, hosted by independent design boutique Fable & Mirth, will feature dogs and their owners parading in Halloween costumes along Kensington Church Walk.
Proceeds from the parade will be donated to Dogs Trust.
The Milestone Hotel will be offering Halloween-themed afternoon tea and cocktails throughout October, while Sambourne House will host its Haunted event on October 31, featuring a night of Victorian intrigue and drama.
The Milestone Hotel serves up Halloween-themed afternoon tea and cocktails (Image: The Milestone Hotel) Visitors will be taken on an after-hours tour of the house by a guide dressed as Mrs Marion Sambourne, who will share stories about society and the lives and secrets of the Sambournes.
Leighton House will host an interactive crime mystery puzzle on October 25, where children and their adults will work together to discover who stole Leighton’s painting.
Holland Park becomes a Playful Park of Peculiar this Halloween night (Image: Playful Park of Peculiar) The Kensington Vintage Flea Market, taking place on Saturday, October 25, will be full of Halloween dress-up inspiration, along with family-friendly workshops and entertainment.
Hyde Park’s Halloween Discovery Days will run from October 28 to October 30, featuring ‘feely boxes’ in the Witches’ Den, a nature trail, bat discovery sessions, and ghostly stories throughout the day.
Design Museum hosts play day with Halloween-themed family activities (Image: Matthew Kaltenborn)
The Design Museum will also be joining in the Halloween festivities with family-friendly activities, staff dress-up, themed café treats, and carved pumpkins on display.
Kensington’s new late-night club, Gallery, will hold a Halloween costume contest and themed pre-parties leading up to and through the weekend of October 31.