A Spellbinding Free Family Event This October Half Term 🕯️Chelmsford For You is conjuring up something magical in the city centre this Halloween, The Witches of Chelmsford, in collaboration with The Essex Witch Museum.
Did you know? Many of the major witch trials in Essex took place right here in Chelmsford, outside what is now Shire Hall. This October, step back into Chelmsford’s bewitching past and uncover the fascinating stories behind it.
🧙 Witchy Daytime Family Fun
From Monday 27 October to Sunday 2 November, explore Chelmsford and take part in the city centre Witch Trail:
✨ Pick up or download your very own Witches of Chelmsford Spellbook
✨ Track down witchy inflatables and window murals hidden around the city
✨ Discover the history behind these mysterious objects and their connection to witches
✨ Complete the trail to reveal the magical spell word and claim your exclusive Witches of Chelmsford stickers 🪄
📖 Spellbooks will be available from the Essex Witch Museum Pop-Up in Shire Hall during the event, or downloadable from Monday 20 October.
🧙 Alongside the trail, enjoy a programme of FREE magical hands-on activities to entertain and educate the whole family, view these below with full information at www.chelmsfordforyou.co.uk/the-witches-of-chelmsford
✨Essex Witches Museum Pop-up inside Shire Hall
📅 Monday 27 October – Sunday 2 November
⌚ 10am-4pm
📍 High Street (Outside Barclays)
🎟️ Drop In - No Booking Needed
✨The Melting Pot - Art Exhibition
📅 Monday 27 October – Sunday 2 November
⌚ 10am-4pm
📍 Meadows Shopping Centre
🎟️ Drop In - No Booking Needed
✨ Cauldron Colouring Competition at Toast
📅 Monday 27 October – Sunday 2 November
⌚ Open Daily 8am-5pm
📍 Toast
🎟️ Drop In - No Booking Needed
✨Chelmsford Science Festival: 360 Space dome - Bizarre Moon
📅 Monday 27 & Tuesday 28 October
⌚ 10am-5pm
📍 High Street (Outside Barclays)
🎟️ Drop In - No Booking Needed
✨ VR Experience: Little Witch Academy
📅 Monday 27 & Tuesday 28 October
⌚ 10am-5pm
📍 High Street (Outside Barclays)
🎟️ Drop In - No Booking Needed
✨ Chelmsford Science Festival: Surprising Science Show
📅 Monday 27 October
⌚ Showtimes: 10.30am, 12pm, 2pm, 3.30pm
📍 High Street (Outside Barclays)
🎟️ Drop In - No Booking Needed
✨ Witches’ Slime & Potion Lab
📅 Tuesday 28 October
⌚ Drop In Sessions – 10am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4pm
📍 High Street (Outside Barclays)
🎟️ Drop In - No Booking Needed
✨ Magic Potion Bath Bomb Making
📅 Wednesday 29 October
⌚ 10am, 11am, 12pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm
📍 Meadows Shopping Centre (Central Atrium)
🎟️ Sold Out
✨ Craft Your Own Witchy Trick-or-Treat Bag
📅 Thursday 30 October
⌚ Drop In Sessions – 10am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4pm
📍 John Lewis, Bond Street
🎟️ Drop In - No Booking Needed
✨ Mini Levitating Broomstick Workshop
📅 Friday 31 October
⌚ Drop In Sessions – 10am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4pm
📍 Patch, Gray Yard, Springfield Rd
🎟️ Drop In - No Booking Needed
✨ Witch Trial Woodblock Printing & Herbal Bundel Crafting
📅 Saturday 1 November
⌚ Drop In Sessions – 10am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4pm
📍 Shire Hall
🎟️ Drop In - No Booking Needed
✨ Witch & Wizard Face Painting
📅 Saturday 1 November
⌚ 10am – 4pm (The queue will close at 3:30pm)
📍High Chelmer Shopping Centre
🎟️ Drop In - No Booking Needed
✨ Charm Bracelet Workshop
📅 Sunday 2 November
⌚ Drop In Sessions – 10am-12:30pm & 1:30pm-4pm
📍 High Chelmer Shopping Centre
🎟️ Drop In - No Booking Needed
🌙 Evening Experiences… The Darker Side
✨ Witches Brew Beer Tasting
📅 Tuesday 28 October
⌚ 7pm
📍 Radio City Social
🔞 18+ only
🎟️ Booking Required
✨ Gossip: Film Screening and Q&A Session
📅 Thursday 30 October
⌚ 6:15pm Screening & 9pm Screening
📍 Voodoo Keller Bar
🔞 18+ only
🎟️ Sold Out
Those activities that require booking can be done so at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/chelmsford-for-you-53836545163?msockid=3342cf4c6df86d9a38b6da356c676cb0
We are proud to be teaming up with the Essex Witch Museum to bring you the Witches of Chelmsford. They are working to collate and preserve the history of the witch trials held in Essex between 1560 and 1735
Their mission is to:
✨ Reform the lost history of the Essex Witch Trials
✨ Give voices to those who are persecuted and ‘othered’ by society
✨ Create a fun, safe, and equitable space for the community
✨ Offer an interactive museum which caters for different learning styles
✨ Inspire visitors to learn from the past, and build a more understanding and equitable society
Event Venue
Chelmsford High Street, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
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