Spooky Spectacular
Fire station open day
Join Kent Fire and Rescue Service at the Historic Dockyard in Chatham, where we're turning the No.5 slip into an exciting, family friendly, spooky-themed adventure!
Families, Community
Look forward to ....
a fantastic range of activities, including meeting firefighters, climbing aboard a fire engine, have fun with The Byrnes Family safety show, following an activity trail, and discovering many ways to keep your family and home safe — all with a spooky twist. We'll be accompanied by our friends from other emergency services, including the Police, Ambulance Service, RNLI, Environment Agency, Coastguard, 4x4 Rescue, and many others.
There will also be a spectacular light and sound show and some fun surprises, as well as a chance to join in our fancy dress and pumpkin carving competition.
Tickets
Tickets to the Spooky Spectacular are free but must be booked in advance.
There will be limited tickets available to ensure the safety of everyone so please make sure you book early to avoid disappointment. Please remember you'll need to book a free tickets for each member of your family via our dedicated link.
If you later find you can't attend ... please let us know so that we can re-offer the ticket(s)
Special educational needs and disabilities?
We will open early from 2-3pm for any families that have children with additional needs, allowing a quieter, less crowded experience. Simply book your tickets for the SEND hour from 2 - 3pm.
On the day ...
Food and drink - you are welcome to bring your own food and drink to the event, but please be aware there will be limited space for sitting to eat
Photography - there may be a photographer on site so please let a KFRS member know when you arrive at the registration desk if you don't want to be photographed
An outside event - the venue is covered, but is open to the elements. Please dress appropriately for the weather.
Toilet facilities are available.
Fancy dress competition
Calling all monsters, witches, ghosts and ghouls
We are looking for the spookiest, craziest, creepiest fancy dress worn to the event and the ones we like most will win a fantastic prize.
It’s really easy to enter – here’s how:
- Take a picture of your child in Halloween themed fancy dress – either at home (before you come to the Spooky Spectacular event) or at the Spooky Spectacular amongst any of our great activities.
- The person in fancy dress should be 11-years-old or under
- The costume must following the guidance around taste and decency:
- No blood
- No imitation body parts
- No imitation weapons (think about the impact on small children)
- No inflatable costumes or anything that restricts movement (this may prevent your child from being able to participate in some of our activities)
- No blood
- Share it online to any of your social media channels (Facebook, X and Instagram) and tag @kentfirerescue
- A winner will be picked from the entries received by 31 October 2024.
- The winner will be contacted via the social media channel the photo was posted to. They will receive a family ticket (two adults and two children inclusive) to The Historic Dockyard, Chatham and a private tour of a local fire station.
Pumpkin carving competition
We would love to see some of your brilliantly carved pumpkins and use them as part of a huge display for our event. The winners of the best carved pumpkin could win a fantastic prize. Here’s what you need to do:
- The pumpkin should have been designed and carved by a person 16-years-old or under – parents should assist young children.
- It must be hollowed out to allow for it to be included in our huge pumpkin display at Spooky Spectacular
- You must bring the pumpkin to Spooky Spectacular
- We will take the name, age and contact details of the child and then display the pumpkin as part of our brilliant pumpkin exhibition (we will also light the pumpkin)
- At the end of our two day event judges will decide which is the winning pumpkin.
- The winner will be contacted using the contact details. They will receive a family ticket (two adults and two children inclusive) to The Historic Dockyard, Chatham and a private tour of a local fire station.
- All pumpkins will not be returned – please take photos of it with your child before the event.
- See some hints and tips about carving a pumpkin safely
Food bank donations
Kent Fire and Rescue Service is committed to ensuring all our events are FREE of charge for the communities we serve. This October we have invited our friends at Medway and Swale Foodbanks to Spooky Spectacular, in the hope we can all help in generating donations to support their work. If you can, please consider giving a donation to support. They will be present at the event and would be grateful for any donations - no matter how big or small. Both food banks provide food and toiletries for people who find themselves in need. They rely on supporters for financial donations to help with operational costs.
For more information about their work, please visit: Medway Foodbank | Helping Local People in Crisis and Swale Foodbank | Helping Local People in Crisis )
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