How to get cheap tickets for Alton Towers Oktoberfest, Scarefest and Christmas events

Alton Towers Resort has announced that its much-loved festive events are returning this Autumn, complete with live entertainment, fun and thrills for all the family. And, if you book your tickets in advance, you can get a much better deal than leaving it nearer to the day.

Back for its third year this September, guests will get to kick off the season with the return of family-friendly festival Oktoberfest.

Then, as the night’s draw in, the Resort will undergo an impressive transformation to celebrate 15 years of its popular Scarefest , followed by the ‘biggest and most sensational’ fireworks display in November.

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The festive season will see Alton Towers transformed into a seasonal wonderland, including Santa sleepovers, Christmas markets and the return of Lightopia .

And if you book in advance, you can bag tickets from as little as £15 per person for Lightopia, £38 for Oktoberfest and £42 for Scarefest, saving more than £25 on single day tickets for being prepared.

Here’s everything you need to know about the events, including what’s on, and how to buy tickets and passes.

When: September 10 – October 2

Prices: £38 down from £65 when you buy in advance

Back by popular demand, an area of the 500-acre Theme Park will be transformed into a Bavarian-themed venue, complete with Lederhosen-clad hosts and an oompah band for Oktoberfest.

Included in the admission price of a theme park ticket, the entertainment-led festival will take place from 11.30am each day. There will be two stages featuring vocalists, characters and an oompah band, Oomparty.

As well as a jam-packed schedule of live entertainment, there will be additional