Pictures of Hexham Spook Night costumes through the years

Spook Night in Hexham will take place on Saturday, October 26 and feature a mixture of fairground rides, low-cost activities such as Skeletons in the Abbey, face painting in the Forum Cinema Café and Halloween-inspired dance routines at the bandstand from Studio K.

Sandra, Callum and Kita Kenny frighten the residents of Hexham in 2013 (Image: Kate Miller) We looked back at some of the fantastic outfits that have been displayed at the event through the years.

The centre of town will be transformed from Beaumont Street into the Abbey Grounds from 2pm-9pm. Nearly 30 rides and stalls will be in town this year.

Winners of the under 8's fancy dress competition Amelia Dalton, Archie Turnbull and Ayala Santamarina Price at Hexham Spook Night in 2013 (Image: Kate Miller) Other activities include Scaredy Cat Crafts and Story Times at Hexham Library, a witch’s den and lantern-making at the Queen’s Hall and Spooky Stories at Cogito Books.

Sophie Pesarra with Alana and Rowan Pesarra-Parker in 2013 (Image: Kate Miller) Hexham Spook Night’s fancy dress competitions are free to enter and include categories for the under 6s, 6-9 years old, 10-16 years old, adults and best-dressed family. The family competition involves total voucher prizes of £200. 

Jo Marrington transforms into the good witch of Hexham in 2008 (Image: Kate Wood) In 2014, Bonnie Lister was photographed having fun amongst the autumn leaves in the town's Sele Park on Spook Night.

Bonnie Lister having fun amongst the autumn leaves (Image: Kate Buckingham) Archie Harrison in 2014 dressed as a skeletal cowboy.

Archie Harrison in 2014 dressed as a skeletal cowboy (Image: Kate Buckingham) This year, Hexham Old Gaol will be running a Skull Trail and the Forum Cinema is screening The Witches (PG), Beetlejuice (12A) and Young Frankenstein (12A); Hidden Horrors Walking Tours are offering an hour-long tour through Hexham’s gruesome past at 1pm; and Hexham’s Project Escape offers spooky escape rooms such as Sherlocked: The Case of the Hexham Heads and The Cursed Attic. Hexham Community Centre is hosting Pumpkin Carving and a Halloween Arty Party.

Melissa Kelly, Emily Clarke, Lucie Mather and Elle Carson as Zombie school girls came third in the over-8's fancy dress competition in 2014 (Image: Kate Buckingham) Timings, locations and booking information for all of the above will be available on the Visit Hexham website leading up to the event. Advance booking is advised for ticketed events.

Jack Siddle in 2012 (Image: Yvonne Davies) Spook Night is organised by M&C Funfairs with Hexham Community Partnership on behalf of Hexham Town Council.