With the schools back and the nights drawing in, it is time to start making plans for the autumn season. There's no better place to start than with the spookiest night of the year: Halloween.

Several events have already been announced for the Halloween season. Even though the fearful night is still several weeks away, these spooktacular experiences should be booked soon to avoid missing out. 

1. Botanical Pumpkin workshop

East Anglian Daily Times: A botanical pumpkin event is coming to Suffolk this autumnA botanical pumpkin event is coming to Suffolk this autumn (Image: Liz Mobbs)

Where: The Southwold Flower Company, Reydon

The Southwold Flower Company is known across East Anglia for their pick-your-own flowers, creative workshops and flower arrangements for weddings and events. 

Now it has launched its own pop-in botanical pumpkin workshops, in which visitors to the site in Reydon will use pressed flowers to make their pumpkins beautiful rather than horrifying, as is the Halloween tradition. 

2. Scaresville: The Haunted Village 

East Anglian Daily Times: Kentwell Hall is hosting a Scaresville event this yearKentwell Hall is hosting a Scaresville event this year (Image: Google)

Where: Kentwell Hall, Long Melford

You can be a part of the Halloween day celebration, when there are ghost tours arranged and ghost films shown at the spooky site of historic Kentwell Hall in Long Melford.

Occasionally you may also come across a film crew shooting at the hall. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe is one of the most famous movies shot at this Suffolk landmark.

3. Carnival of Screams

East Anglian Daily Times: The Kaminski Carnival is making the Languard Fort its home for the autumn seasonThe Kaminski Carnival is making the Languard Fort its home for the autumn season (Image: Languard Fort)

Where: Landguard Fort, Felixstowe

On the evenings of Friday, October 27 and Saturday, October 28, out-of-hours visitors should prepare to scream as live actors and special effects twist the historic landmark at one of the most haunted places in Britain into a thing of nightmares...

The Kaminski Carnival has named Landguard Fort as its out-of-season home, so visitors should expect twisted magic, death-defying acrobats and clowns who are a little different to usual.

4. Halloween Afternoon Tea

East Anglian Daily Times: This spooky afternoon tea has arrived at the Suffolk Food Hall This spooky afternoon tea has arrived at the Suffolk Food Hall (Image: Suffolk Food Hall)

Where: Suffolk Food Hall, near Ipswich

After a huge success last year, the food hall has decided to bring back its spooky shortbread fingers and coffin-shaped cakes. 

The Halloween afternoon tea will be held on Wednesday, September 25, Thursday, September 26 and Friday, September 27. 

5. Pumpkin picking 

Where: Hollow Trees Farm, Siam Hall Spooky Pumpkins, Rougham Estate, Midnyx's Pumpkin Patch, Woodbridge Pumpkin Patch

With Halloween just over a month away, farms are getting ready to open up their pumpkin patches once again.

Several patches have announced that they will soon be opening and, with an influx expected during the October half-term holiday, people interested are recommended to go sooner rather than later.