Behind the Scenes!
Wed 25 Nov
|Riverside
Join us at Dark Cornwall Studio on 25 November for Behind the Scenes. For venue owners planning Halloween experiences, we’ll share how we attracted visitors, lessons learned and ideas for 2027.


Time & Location
25 Nov 2026, 10:00 – 12:00
Riverside, Riverside, Perranarworthal, Truro TR3 7NY, UK
About the event
Join us at Dark Cornwall Studio on 25 November for Behind the Scenes: The Perils and Potential of Running a Halloween Experience. Aimed at venue owners, this informal session explores how we brought visitors through the gates over two autumn half-terms, the lessons we learned and ideas to take into your own planning for 2027.
For two years running, we have delivered one of Cornwall’s most attended autumn half-term events. It has been an amazing ride, with plenty of creative challenges, practical lessons and unexpected moments along the way.
On 25 November, we’re opening Dark Cornwall Studio to a small group of venue owners for an honest look at how we brought these experiences to life. We’ll share what worked, what proved difficult and what we would do differently, alongside a discussion about attracting visitors and making seasonal programming commercially viable.
We’ll follow the whole journey: developing the creative concept,…
