What to watch on CBBC this Halloween 2026

All treats, no tricks! Check out this spooktacular selection of the most terrifying TV shows on CBBC and BBC iPlayer.

Get ready for spooky season with this epic collection of the creepiest shows on CBBC. From fearsome flying fruit bats on Deadly 60 to unmasking petrifying posers with Scooby-Doo and the gang, these episodes are sure to get you in the Halloween spirit.

Dive into our bubbling cauldron of CBBC tricks and treats full of spine-tingling Halloween favourites from the likes of:

🎃 You can find the entire collection of spooky specials on CBBC and BBC iPlayer.

Steve Backshall and the Deadly 60 crew are pretty used to hanging around with some of the world's deadliest creatures by now. Every series is packed full of creepy crawlies and blood-curdling beasts, but we think you'll love these episodes especially.

🦇 Bat Spectacular: Watch as Steve explores the treetops of Zambia and witnesses the world's largest aerial migration of fruit bats.

🐍 Bears and Vipers in Slovenia: Steve goes in search of one of Europe’s most venomous snakes: the nose-horned viper.

Want exciting games, quizzes and clips from Deadly 60? Check out the CBBC page! 

"Stupid deaths, stupid deaths, they’re funny cos they’re true!"

Join Death himself for a rundown of history's creepiest moments, including Tudor ghostly goings on and a Viking tutorial on how to terrify your enemies. He'll be joined by some rather creepy characters too, to sing about his favourite scary subjects.

👻 Scary Special: Watch the stupid deaths scary special!

🎶 Sing along to Death's Favourite Things song.

💀 Play Death's Stupid Deaths quiz to see if you know your history

🏆 Test your knowledge on grim, gory and ghoulish stupid deaths in this quiz.

💥 Explore more queasy quizzes and gruesome games

Hop into the Mystery Machine and join Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang for epic adventures this Halloween. When monsters and crooks get up to no good, they're ready to solve the mystery! 

🔍 Watch What's New Scooby-Doo? on CBBC and BBC iPlayer.

🐾 Test your knowledge on all things Scooby-Doo in this fun quiz.

🦴 Join Scooby and the gang for fun quizzes and episodes... a mystery awaits

Join super teenage spy Lady Grace Cavendish and her friends at Queen Elizabeth's royal court to solve mysteries, keep secrets and protect the monarchy.

👑 Catch up with The Lady Grace Mysteries on CBBC and BBC iPlayer.

🏰 Are you a superfan? Take the quiz! 

⭐ Personality quiz! Who are you in the Queen's royal court?

📖 Tudor Girl: Try these royally fun puzzles

Join the heroes as they quest on Spookyween to stop whatever is menacing the pumpkin patch and find that a headless skeleton is using pumpkins as a head! 

🎃 Super Happy Magic Forest: Watch The Spookyween Witch episode on CBBC and BBC iPlayer.

🍄 Hey, quester! A new quiz adventure awaits on the Super Happy Magic Forest page

Get some serious Halloween costume inspiration from Blue Peter! Watch as eleven-year-old Karis Musongole, who played young Elphaba in Wicked, flies into the studio for some Halloween fun and shows the team how to make creepy (but tasty!) witches’ fingers.

🔮 Check out how you can get the Elphaba look at home with this make-up transformation.

✨ Watch the Halloween special of Blue Peter on CBBC and BBC iPlayer.

Check out Blue Peter on CBBC for games, quizzes and clips

Check out this animated comedy where three monster loving kids live with their monster hunting grandpa. What could go wrong?

🤖 Watch all of Monster Loving Maniacs on CBBC and BBC iPlayer.

Being a teenager is hard enough. Being a Wolfblood teenager is ten times more complicated!

📺 Watch series one to five of Wolfblood on CBBC and BBC iPlayer.

🎨 Try giving yourself a Wolfblood makeover with this epic Wolfblood make-Up tutorial.

🎃 Create your own Wolfblood wolf pumpkin with this carving template.

🐺 Join in with the magic and mystery of Wolfblood on the CBBC website. 

Halloween is an annual celebration of all things scary, spooky and mysterious. The name Halloween comes from All Hallows’ Eve, the day before All Hallows’ Day (or All Saints’ Day), which is a Christian holiday.

Find frightfully fun games, spooky quizzes, DIY decorations, Halloween costumes and food on the CBBC website.