It's one of our very favourite days of the year — and this year it turns eight. AARVEN, Hiro + Wolf and businesses right across Margate and Cliftonville are joining forces once again for our annual Spooky Saturday Halloween treat trail.
🎃 Saturday 31st October · 1pm to 4pm 🎃
Get the little ones into their Halloween best and follow the treat trail around town, collecting goodies from dozens of taking-part shops, cafés and businesses along the way. Last year we had over 60 treat stops and raised more than £1,200 and this year is set to be bigger still.
All proceeds go to building the Margate RNLI's new lifeboat station. After nearly 50 years, Margate's much-loved station, right next to the Turner Contemporary, has reached the end of its working life, and the RNLI is building a modern replacement to keep our volunteer crews saving lives off the Kent coast for generations to come. Every penny we raise from this event goes directly to that appeal.
How it works
- Wristbands are £5 per child, available now from AARVEN on King Street
- Follow the treat trail map around Margate & Cliftonville, 1–4pm
- Collect treats from 60+ taking-part stops across town
- Numbers are limited — we sold out last year, so don't leave it too late!
And at 4pm… the dog parade 🐾
To round off the afternoon, our much-loved Halloween dog costume parade returns at 4pm, hosted alongside our sister brand Hiro + Wolf. Expect tiny pumpkins, caped crusaders and a whole lot of very good boys and girls in fancy dress. This year's parade will gather at [LOCATION TBC — central Margate]. All welcome, whether you're strutting or just there to coo.
Taking part this year
A huge thank you to the businesses making it all possible, click our interactive map or see the full list below:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1Alnzgve_nSZmw7zzb12XO1aHGPJsphk&usp=sharing
AARVEN
A Stroke of Luck
Angela's Ices
Asobi
August
Bar Bohemia
Bugsy's Bowling
Big Shot
Cafe del Margs
Cantina Coruso
Cafe Bo
Cinque Port
Crab Museum
Curve
Covet
Doubloons
Don't Blink
Drops
FAT Bagels
Future Love
GB Pizza
Ghost Papa
Greedy Cow
Harbour and Tide
High Dive
High Tide Social Cafe
Howiya
Job Muscroft Gallery
Kill Me Now
Kloak
Lafayettes
Les Animaux at No.3
Little Fish Cafe
Little Swift
Lilies
LJW Antiques
Lulu's Gelato
Margate Bookshop
Margate Caves
Margaux
Margo of Margate
Mr B's Sweets and Gifts
Number 32
On a Whim
Opal
Pilgrims Hospice
Palms Pizzeria
Papillon Interiors
Pearl
Sete
Silly
Slab
Smith & Sun
Store Collective
Sub Rosa
Sunshine Tattoo
Tap Room Cliftonville
Thao Thao
The Last Light
The Pickled Fox
The Store Kitchen
Visitors Information
Waste Will Save Us
Xylo
Your Best Life
Zoe Murphy
…and many more to come!
Are you a local business who'd like to join the trail? Email amy@aarven.com or reach out on instagram to be added to the map.
AARVEN · 34 King Street, Margate · in aid of the Margate RNLI new lifeboat station
