Wizarding Wildlife School!

A Halloween-themed Wizarding Wildlife School at Blackpool Zoo where children enjoy magical creature classes, trails and activities, with an optional paid VIP experience.

From 24th October to 1st November 2026, young visitors can enrol at the Wizarding Wildlife School and take part in magical wildlife classes such as Department of Creature Care, Professor Pong's Poo School and Academy of Aquatic Magic. Children collect a wildlife wizard study log, earn professor seals by completing lessons and graduate as official Wizarding Wildlife Scholars. The visit also includes the Dinosaur Graveyard, Talking Trees Trail, seasonal skeleton displays and Wildermere Express rides (additional charges apply). An optional VIP Experience, starting each day at 10.30am, adds priority registration, a Wildermere Express journey, pumpkin decorating in Pumpkin Hollow, face painting and a graduate keepsake for children aged 5 and over.