Rainbow Living

09/09/2026

What we have left this season, before it all gets dark n wet for 6 months 😜

09/09/2026

Self Care September - Day 9: Aim to be good enough, rather than perfect https://actionforhappiness.org/self-care-september

09/09/2026

Wednesday Workbooks for El’s
Working Outdoors
🧠 🤔

09/09/2026

Wednesday
Voluntary Work
Colne Valley Railway
The fence is looking good 👍

09/09/2026

October Half Term/Halloween In Great Yarmouth (and the surrounding area)
Take a look below at just some of the highlights. It's going to be huge!!

Halloween Spooktacular - Hippodrome
Oct 22nd to Nov 1st
Join Jack Jay and Johnny Mac in an all new spooky adventure for all the family. Featuring a cast of awesome circus acts from all over the world.
Spooky Halloween Show for all the family.

Halloween Snail Trail - Joyland
26th, 28th, 31st Oct / 6pm until 8pm
UNLIMITED RIDES
Halloween face painting
Halloween characters
Spooky photo opportunities
Halloween music & entertainment
Fancy dress encouraged
Perfect for families with younger children

Fairground Frights - Pleasure Beach
24th, 25th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th & 31st Oct / 5:30pm – 9pm
The BIGGEST and SCARIEST Halloween event in the area.
NEW FOR 2026 – SPLINTERED (arguably the most unique new scare maze in the country this year!)
Thrilling rides after dark
Brand-new roaming characters
A NEW live show
Plenty of scares, surprises and things their not quite ready to tell you about yet.

Sea Life Ascarium: Tricks & Treats - Sea Life
3rd Oct until 1st Nov
Help our Sea Witch and Warlock look after their ocean home and fellow sea creatures by completing magical challenges throughout the aquarium.
Will you be brave enough to step up and help complete 'spook-splash-tic' challenges and fill in your activity sheet as you go?

Escape Rooms
Open throughout Half Term
2 locations on the seafront
Wizards & Potion Master & Conjured Spirits & Demons
Jekyll & the Hunt for Mr Hyde & The Lost Circus

Hirsty's Fun Park Halloween Hoot - Hemsby
17th and 18th Oct. 24th until 1st Nov
Explore the Halloween-themed maize maze
Pick your pumpkin
Enjoy freshly made Halloween treats
Choose something delicious from our food outlet
Meet the animals
Plus plenty of outdoor play and family fun!

Pleasurewood Chills - Pleasurewood Hills
24th Oct until 1st Nov
The ever-popular Shaft 13 Maze is back… and we’re introducing a new reinvented scare maze for 2026.
And there’s even more spooky stuff to come, with more announcements coming soon…
Trick or treat trails
Pumpkin carving
Face painting
Rides in the dark
Scare mazes for the brave

Big Wednesdays Fireworks - Great Yarmouth Seafront
28th Oct - 6pm
Big beach firework display.

Halloween Party - Britannia Pier
29th Oct / 6pm
Bring the whole family down to Long Johns Bar, Britannia Pier for a spooktacular evening of fun, games, and Halloween magic!

Halloween Havoc - Stadium
29th Oct - 6pm
Caravan Teams Figure of 8 Destruction Derby
The Wicked Witch vs The Wonderful Wizard
1600cc Bangers
Junior Bangers
Including Spooky Competitions
Track Walk

Kids Halloween Party - The Lacon Arms Hemsby
29th Oct - 5.30pm
Mascot madness discos
Party games and prizes
Kids’ hot buffet
Sweet treat and squash

The Addams Family Musical - Gorleston Pavilion
29th until 31st Oct
Dare to spend an evening with The Addams Family — where love is strange, dinner is dangerous, and “normal” is highly overrated.
Spooky, hilarious, and unexpectedly heartfelt — this is a night at the theatre you won’t want to miss. Snap up your tickets… if you’re brave enough.

Fabba Presents - The Ghoulish Gala - St Georges Theatre
29th Oct
​Welcome to The Ghoulish Gala, a hilarious, spine-chilling "who-done-it" brought to you by the spectacularly talented Fabba Theatre Company.​ The party is in full swing, but before anyone can even raise a glass, a shocking crime is committed:

Frights At The Museum - East Anglia Transport Museum
28th, 29th, 30th, 31st Oct / 4pm until 9pm
Heritage Tram & Trollybus Rides
Light Railway
Face Painting
Pumpkin Hunt

Boo At The Zoo - Africa Alive
24th Oct until 1st Nov
Kids Go For £1
Pick up your trail and follow the clues around Africa Alive, discovering fascinating animal facts, busting spooky myths, solving riddles and collecting stamps at our Super-Natural Discovery Zones.
Discover the creatures that come alive after dark in our Nighttime Creatures experience
Get closer to our Wickedly Wonderful Minibeasts
Meet spiders and scorpions during our Fang-tastic Minibeasts sessions
Watch cheetahs and African wild dogs unleash their inner predators during Beastly Bites
Meet some of our incredible animals during Halloween Spotlight Sessions, including the Ghosts of Madagascar and the mysterious Bat-Eared Foxes
With spooky surprises, wickedly wonderful minibeasts and plenty of wild discoveries, there’s something lurking around every corner!

GUY FAWKES FIREWORKS FESTIVAL - Stadium
1st Nov / 4pm
Bangers
‘Back To Basics’
Superstox
Hoosier Racing Tire Series Round
Spectacular Fireworks

PLEASUREWOOD HILLS FIREWORKS FINALE - Pleasurewood Hills
1st Nov / Park open from 10am
Marvel at a breathtaking firework display by Titanium, perfectly choreographed to an epic music backdrop. Keep the party vibes alive with live DJ Gary Sulter, spinning tracks to get everyone dancing under the night sky. The excitement doesn’t stop there — enjoy fire performances, dazzling entertainment, and much more, making this a spectacular way to close the season.

All events are ticketed except for the BIG WEDNESDAY FIREWORKS which is a free event. Book all events early - many will sell out!

Picture: Visit Great Yarmouth

08/09/2026

08/09/2026

Just before we open here is Hopleafs Menu for you you to peruse.

We also have a lady selling Pie but I don't have that menu yet.

08/09/2026

Tuesday
Wellness Session ☺️
St Ives Barns - Private wellness Spa

08/09/2026

It’s okay to be going places slowly. Just keep moving forward

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