Ghosts? Goblins? Ghouls? Dinosaurs?! Whatever Halloween activity you are looking for, one of these spooky events is sure to tickle your fancy…
The Nightmare Realm returnsto the RDS Dublin, chock ablock with shocks and scares, dazzling special effects, immersive scenery, live actors, and terrifying new mazes. Halloween Town adds to the buzz with a food court and dance stage, and Ireland’s first three dimensional binaural experience using only sound and your imagination to encounter the classic Irish ghost story, Legend of The Banshee.
BRAM STOKER FESTIVAL
Taking place across the October Bank Holiday weekend, more than 40,000 people are expected to enjoy Four Days of Deadly Adventures at the Bram Stoker Festival. The programme celebrates the legacy of one of Ireland’s most treasured authors. Stokerland, a Victorian pop-up fun park, opens in St Patrick’s Park and includes macabre theatre, games and performances. For information and to book tickets visit www.bramstokerfestival.com.
PÚCA FESTIVAL, CO MEATH
Celebrating Ireland as the birthplace of Halloween, Púca is an immersive and otherworldly festival taking place in festival hubs Trim and Athboy in Co Meath, from October 28 to 31. Púca will comprise three days of storytelling, music and merriment in the country where Halloween began, with a range of ticketed and free events on offer. For a full programme visit www.pucafestival.com.
JURASSIC NEWPARK, NEWPARK HOTEL, KILKENNY
Over the mid-term break, Newpark Hotel Kilkenny is hosting a spooktacular ‘wicked walk’ through the hotel’s new prehistoric playground, Jurassic Newpark. It must be pre-booked online at www.jurassicnewpark.com but hotel guests go free. The hotel can accommodate two adults and two children in their spacious deluxe family rooms while the luxury superior rooms cater for families with three children. This is certainly a trip you can sink your teeth into! For more information visit; www.newparkhotelkilkenny.com.
SPOOKY SEASON ACTIVITIES AT DUNDRUM
Dundrum Town Centre has plenty of activities to keep you busy this Halloween. Whether you need to occupy the kids or yourself, there’s enough happening to keep everyone happy. Take a trip to Halloween HQ and curate the perfect costume. Rainforest Adventure Golf is the perfect mid-term activity, especially on those rainy days where a seasonal walk just won’t do. Located at the back of DTC, it consists of two indoor golf courses, a café and a mini arcade, with the added bonus of pizza, wings and ice-cream to grab after 18 holes. Movies@Dundrum is always a worthwhile visit, especially if you’re in the mood for a jump scare! www.dundrum.ie.
