Tales Of The Crawlers At The Mills: A Nature-Themed Halloween In Hong Kong

This Halloween, The Mills is skipping the ghosts and turning the season into a nature adventure. Tales of the Crawlers runs from Saturday, October 10 to Sunday, November 1, 2026 at G/F, Mill 6. At its centre is a free Curious Creatures Showcase of rare arthropods, reptiles and small mammals.

Little ones can look for an African pygmy mouse that weighs less than a HK$5 coin, an Emperor scorpion that glows under UV light, a blue-tongued skink, and a spiny leaf insect that looks just like a dried leaf. Several species are on public display in Hong Kong for the first time, and experts from HKIEC lead free guided tours every weekend.

Want to get hands-on? Paid extras include creature touch sessions, a junior keeper programme, carnival games, a kids’ costume catwalk, slime-making, face painting and trick-or-treating. Spots are limited, so book through The Mills website.

Details on Tales of the Crawlers

• Who: Families with kids of all ages. The showcase is free. Hands-on sessions and the carnival cost extra. Junior Keeper takes a maximum of 10 kids per session. The Curious Creatures Catwalk has a kids’ edition (October 31) and a pet edition (November 1).
• When: Saturday, October 10 to Sunday, November 1, 2026.
  • Showcase: daily, 12pm–7pm
  • Curious Carnival, guided tours, Touch & Feel Adventure and Junior Keeper: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
  • Catwalk: Saturday, October 31 (kids) and Sunday, November 1 (pets), 3:30pm–5pm
• Where: G/F, Mill 6, The Mills, 45 Pak Tin Par Street, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. A free shuttle bus runs from Tsuen Wan MTR Exit A3. On-site parking is available, with redemption.
• How to join: The showcase and guided tours are free, with no booking needed. Paid activities:
  • Curious Carnival: HK$15 (NF Touch early bird) or HK$30 on-site
  • Touch & Feel Adventure: HK$80 (10% off for two or more)
  • Junior Keeper Experience: HK$150
  • Catwalk: HK$30
  • Halloween Slime Workshop: HK$180
  • Face painting: HK$30-HK$100

The Scoop – What to Expect

• Start with the free showcase. It’s a great no-commitment outing. See if your kids can spot the tiny pygmy mouse (about 5g), the “smiling” White’s tree frog and the Emperor scorpion glowing under UV light. For more of the science, join a 20-minute weekend tour at 2pm, 3pm or 4pm. You don’t need to book.
• Curious Carnival (weekends and public holidays, 12pm–6pm) is perfect for little hands. Kids get a creature headband and pass, then play Caterpillar Ring Toss, launch bugs in Let the Bug Fly, and make their own critter at Clay Creature Studio. Each session lasts 45 minutes, so come early to get a spot.
• For animal lovers: In the Touch & Feel Adventure (HK$80, 25 minutes), an instructor guides kids as they meet 8 of 22 species, which change every weekend. Animals include a Hercules beetle, a tarantula and a corn snake. Junior Keeper (HK$150, 11am-12pm) lets budding zookeepers help feed and care for the animals and take home a certificate. There are only 10 spots per session, so book early.
• Costume catwalk: On October 31, kids walk the runway dressed as insects or forest spirits (check-in from 3pm). November 1 is the pet edition, so bring your dressed-up furry friends. Every participant gets a gift pack, and top prizes include The Mills e-coupons.
• More Halloween fun:
  • Pose by the giant 3-metre pumpkin on the 3/F rooftop.
  • Face painting: October 31-November 1, 12pm–5pm (limited spots).
  • Slimeaholic’s Halloween Slime Workshop: October 24, 25, 31 and November 1 (HK$180).
  • Trick-or-treat with candy ambassadors: October 31–November 1, 2pm–6pm. Costumes are a must!
• Snack stop: The Pitch-Black Delights Eatery market (1/F, Mill 6) runs October 30-November 1, 1pm-8pm. Expect black-themed treats made with black truffle, squid ink, charcoal and chocolate.
• Parent tips: All floors work with strollers and have lifts, and there are accessible toilets on G/F of Mill 6.