16th October 2025
Mark Barrow
Autumn in Liverpool is truly magical. As the nights draw in, Sefton Park’s trees light up in hues of amber and gold, and the crisp Mersey breeze invites you to dig out your favourite jumpers. If you’ve recently moved into a house share, it’s the perfect time to move beyond chats over a morning coffee and embrace group activities with your new housemates.
The cooler weather is perfect for planning unique outings and escaping the routine, and luckily, Liverpool’s autumn 2025 calendar is filled with events that are perfect for groups to enjoy, taking the guesswork out of planning.
Here are eight exciting activities happening this October, November, and December that you can share in your house WhatsApp group. From seriously scary Halloween attractions to Bavarian beer halls and Christmas markets, make this autumn the season your house share becomes a true friendship.
Dates: Friday 24 October – Sunday 2 November 2025 .
Time: 5pm-9pm nightly
Location: Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Exchange Flags, Liverpool ONE
Cost: Free
Liverpool’s River of Light festival returns with ten large-scale interactive artworks along a 3km trail across the Royal Albert Dock, Pier Head, Exchange Flags and Liverpool ONE. This year’s theme is “The Science of Light”.
Why it’s perfect for housemates:
This is the easiest sell you’ll ever make to your house. It’s completely free, so there’s no awkward money conversation. It takes about an hour to walk the full trail, not a massive time commitment that requires clearing everyone’s schedule. The interactive installations give you actual things to do together rather than just looking at stuff, and it’s easy to turn into a bigger evening: do the trail, then grab food or drinks after.
Quiet hours on Sunday 26 and Wednesday 29 October (4-5pm) offer a calmer experience if your house prefers avoiding crowds. Otherwise, weeknights are significantly quieter than weekends.
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Date: Sunday 19 October 2025
Time: 12pm-4pm
Location: BOXPARK Liverpool, Beaufort St, Baltic Triangle
Cost: £14 per person (includes a stein) or £120 per table of 8 (includes four jugs of Staropramen)
BOXPARK transforms into a Bavarian beer hall with live Oompah bands, DJs, stein-holding contests, pretzel-eating contests, trivia, costume competitions with prizes, and Alpine photo backdrops. In partnership with Staropramen
Why this works for housemates:
This is the kind of ridiculous group activity that becomes legendary house lore. Stein holding competitions, pretzel eating contests, and the inevitable photos of everyone in lederhosen create the kind of memories that get referenced for months. Plus, it’s structured, you have a time slot, activities are organised, and everyone knows what they’re signing up for.
The house strategy:
If you’ve got 6-8 people, book a table for £120 which includes four jugs of beer. Split between the group, it’s £15-20 per person with drinks included, better value than individual tickets. Fewer than 6? Individual tickets at £14 each still include your first stein.
Before you book:
Make it better:
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Location: Farmer Ted’s Adventure Farm, Ormskirk
Dates: Throughout October 2025
Who it’s for: Over 16s only
Cost: £34.00 entry (book in advance)
Farmageddon transforms the family-friendly farm into a fear fest featuring four ‘scare houses’ with twisted takes on classic haunted houses, alongside live music, food trucks, fairground rides and zombie paintball. The scare houses take around 2 hours to complete, with plenty on offer to make a full night of it.
Perfect for housemates because:
Nothing bonds people quite like shared terror. This isn’t a half-hearted Halloween experience, it’s a proper, full-scale scare attraction that will have you screaming, laughing, and clutching each other’s arms. The mix of intense scares and lighter activities (food trucks, rides) means even the less brave housemates have options.
Located in Ormskirk within easy distance of Liverpool with ample parking, perfect for splitting a taxi 4-6 ways, which makes it genuinely affordable.
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Newsham Scream Park: The Liverpool Alternative
Location: Newsham Park Hospital, Liverpool
Dates: Throughout October, ending Friday 31 October 2025
Cost: £35.45 pp – Save £10 pp with a group booking with 10 for the price of 8
Features four terrifying scare mazes: Victorian Psycho, Witch Hunt, Phantasma’s Hall of Freaks and Last Resort in the abandoned Victorian orphanage and asylum.
When to choose this over Farmageddon:
Pro tip: The area around Newsham Park isn’t super central. Coordinate your exit plan – book a taxi in advance or agree on a pickup location before you go in. The last thing you want after being scared witless is to be standing around trying to get an Uber.
When: 13th to 16th November 2025
What: Up to 75 beers and ciders from across the UK
Location: Liverpool Cricket Club
Cost: Paid entry (tickets cost between £7.00 to £12.35). Book tickets
Why this works for housemates:
Beer festivals are underrated as group activities. The atmosphere is casual (no pressure to stay all day), everyone can try different beers and compare notes, it’s outdoors/semi-outdoor so it works even in autumn weather, and it’s less intense than a club night but more interesting than just going to a pub.
The approach:
House activity idea: Create a shared note where everyone rates their top 3 beers. Next time you’re at the supermarket, someone can grab the house favourite.
Date: Sunday 3 November 2025
Time: 10am-4:30pm
Location: St George’s Hall
What: Nearly 100 traders with artwork, jewellery, candles, festive goodies, live music performances, and a food zone.
Cost: Free entry
Perfect for:
Why it works:
Markets are brilliant for mixed-interest houses. Some people can go full shopping mode, others can browse casually, everyone can meet up at the food zone for lunch. Live music performances throughout the day give it a great atmosphere, and St George’s Hall is stunning, even if you’re not into shopping, the building itself is worth the visit.
Dates: 15 November – 24 December 2025
Hours: 11am-10pm daily
Location: St George’s Plateau, outside St George’s Hall
Cost: Free entry (pay for food, drinks, and rides)
Wooden chalets with handcrafted gifts, mulled wine, bratwurst, crafts, and fairground rides.
Why this becomes a house tradition:
The Christmas Market runs for over 5 weeks, which means you can go multiple times without it being weird. It’s free to enter, so there’s no financial commitment to just wander around. It’s right in the city centre (literally opposite Lime Street station), making it absurdly easy to get to. And crucially, it works for basically any mood: want to Christmas shop? Great. Just want mulled wine and vibes? Also great.
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Dates: Fridays 6th, 13th, 20th December
Time: 4-8pm
What: Street performers, live music, food and drink, artisan traders
Cost: Free
Why this works:
These Friday evening markets are perfectly timed for post-work wind-down. Finish work and meet at Exchange Flags by 6pm. You’ve got live entertainment, food vendors, and it’s only 4 hours long so it doesn’t eat your whole evening. Plus, Exchange Flags is beautiful, proper historic Liverpool architecture lit up for Christmas.
Autumn 2025 in Liverpool offers something genuinely special for house shares: a calendar packed with specific, bookable events that transform “people you live with” into “friends you actually do things with.” Now is the perfect time start some new traditions that will bring your house together and create friendships that will last for years to come. So, what’s your house doing this autumn?
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