HALLOWEEN FUN DAYS OUT!

Halloween Events

 Sat 3^rd- Sat 31^st October
Pick your own Pumpkin
Pick your own scary Jack o Lantern at Meath Pumpkin Patch close to Summerhill village in Co. Meath. Open daily to visitors during the spooky season. Pumpkin carving demonstrations by request. Spooky witches tunnel and trail. 086 0376583

16^th Oct- 1^st Nov
Spirits of Meath Festival
Annual Festival celebrating the origins of alloween in Co Meath. Lots of events all over the county for all agegroups. www.spiritsofmeath.com

Sat 17^th Oct
Megalithic Man Adventure Race
Megalithic Man Adventure Race from Loughcrew Adventure Centre. There will be a Mini Mega event for children. 049 8541060

Fri 23^rd  - Mon 26th October
Bram Stoker Festival
Dublin City will celebrate the life, work and legacy of Dublin horror novelist Bram Stoker and his gothic novel ‘Dracula’. Whether you’re a resident vampire or visiting from further afield, the Bram Stoker Festival 2015 will have something for everyone in its gothically inspired programme of events!  www.bramstokerfestival.com

Fri 23^rd Oct – Sun  1^ST Nov
The Cackling Cailleach
The Cailleach, the ancient hag of wisdom and Irish Folklore, is set to return to The National Leprechaun Museum for the season of Samhain -visit the witch in her lair underneath the museum; the original site of the Jervis Street Morgue.  www.leprechaunmuseum.ie 01-8733899

Sat 24^th – Mon 26^th Oct
Halloween Treasure Hunts
Treasure hunts every 30  minutes from 12 noon – 2pm. Belvedere’s normal entry fee applies. Booking required. Belvedere House Gardens & Park, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath 044-9349060 or check out www.belvedere-house.ie

Sat 24^th Oct– Sun 1^st Nov
National Wax Museum Plus
The whole attraction will be turned into a fright fest with lots of fun thrown in for good measure like free face-painting in the Children’s world, kids’ Halloween movies and party games www.waxmuseumplus.ie

Sat 24^th Oct–  1st Nov
House of Horrors
The House of Horrors at Tayto Park is a terrifying and spine-chilling experience guaranteed to be the craziest and scariest sights around Halloween. Are you brave enough to walk through the rooms? www.taytopark.ie 01-8351999

Sat 24^th October
Frightmare at Powerscourt
Are you brave enough to encounter the vampires, ghosts and zombies of Powerscourt Gardens this Halloween? Imaginosity, Dublin Children’s Museum will be out to play again with an experience that guarantees to give the whole family chills and spine-tingling thrills on this new-fangled haunted trail! With only a map to lead them to safety, brave families will be sure to encounter some creepy characters along their journey through Powerscourt’s 47 acres of haunted grounds. Suitable for children aged 3-10. www.powerscourt.ie

Sat 24^th Oct– Sun 1^st Nov

Halloween Happenings at Lullymore

Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park hosts its now infamous “Halloween Happenings” Festival for nine freaky fun-packed days starting Sat. 24^th until Halloween Sun. 01^st November 2015. This event grows every year and really was a “spooktacular” success last year with rave reviews from many who dared to visit – check out Lullymore on Facebook  to see for yourself. For 2015, there will be lots of ghastly ghouls and terrifying treats in store at Lullymore including Haunted Holograms, Terror Train Trips (not for the faint hearted!),  Terror Treasure Hunts and freaky fun in the devilish den of play—the Funky Forest. Prepare for the Fright of your Life! Come in fancy dress (optional) – Halloween colouring competitions and prizes for best Fancy Dress costumes in the Indoor Centre every day! Open daily 10am – 6pm (Halloween Prizes start @ 2pm) Lullymore Heritage & Discovery Park, Lullymore, Rathangan, Co Kildare. Normal family admissions apply – no extra cost for Halloween activities – one Terror Train Trip per family is included with each family admission. Phone 045 – 870238 or check out the website at www.lullymoreheritagepark.com

Sun 25th – Sat 31st Oct
Pooka Spooka at Causey Farm
Pooka Spooka at Causey Farm -The best Halloween Event in Leinster - as voted by Primary Times readers! Fun includes Squeeze and Scurry - Limb Throwing - Fairytale Corn Maze - Traditional Crafts - Broomstick Ride - Storytelling - Tunnel of Terror - Meet all the Farm Animals ... and some S-S-S-Spooky S-S-S-Surprises.  Tickets €13 per person (adults and children over 3 years old).  Oct 25th, 26th, 29th, 30th and 31st, 2-5.30pm daily Booking Essential on 046 9434135 or www.causey.ie
 

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The Zone & Huckleberry’s At Puddenhill
Puddenhill is going to be rocking with thrills and spookiness as part of the Halloween festivities this October. Enter the Spooky hallway at your peril and see what might appear and jump out at you! Put your parents into one of the coffins and see what will enter the coffins with them…….will they last in there or will they shout “Get Me Outa Here!! Awww! Finally all gather for the Mega bonfire which will take place at 4-5pm with some Halloween treats. While all of this is happening you can partake in any of the activities including Karting, Paintball, Archery & Soft play and there is a colouring competition too. They are also running Camps during the midterm so check out the facebook page for more details! Ashbourne, Co Meath www.puddenhill.com

Sat 24^th Oct - Sun 1st Nov
Glendeer Pet Farm
Fun, Spooktastic, Eerie Halloween Adventure. 090 64 37147 Drum, Athlone. Exit 13 off M6. www.glendeerpetfarm.ie

Sun 25^th Oct
Halloween Head Chef, Junior Chef
A hands on cookery class for adults and children 10.30-1pm  at Ballyknocken Cookery School, Ashford, Co Wicklow. 0404 44627 www.ballyknocken.com

Sun 25^h -Fri 30^th October
SPOOCTACULAR ZOO
Creepy arts and crafts, spine-chilling keeper talks, spooky face painting. Join us in scary fancy dress for the monster music on the Great Lawn as well as many other festive activities.  Children can also learn about the animals of Halloween. Sun/Wed/Thurs/Fri  from 10am. See www.dulbinzoo.ie

Mon 26^th October
Storytelling & Song
Storytelling & Song with the friendly witch, face painting and fun. 3pm Headford Arms Hotel, Kells. FREE

Mon 26^th- Fri 30^th October
The Zone Camps
The ever popular Karting camps as part Halloween will be back in The Zone, Navan for Halloween break. These camps include a host of activities and are always sold out so advice is get your name in early! Camps include: Karting, Archery, Lazer Maze, Shooting Simulator, Laser Clay Pigeon Shooting and Laser Tag Paintball! So it really is a fun filled packed day. Camps run from 10am – 3pm / 5pm depending on whether you do Laser Tag Paintball. 046 9071623 www.thezone.ie

Mon 26^th – Fri 30^th Oct
National Gallery
Mid-term art workshops- children must be accompanied by an adult.  01-663 3518 www.nationalgallery.ie

Mon 26th October
BUTLERS CHOCOLATE EXPERIENCE
Visit the Butlers Chocolate Experience, the ultimate chocolate factory tour in Ireland! Learn about the history of chocolate and see how Butlers Chocolates are made. See the Butlers factory in operation and then become a chocolatier and decorate your own chocolate novelty, which you can then package with a ribbon and bow and bring home as a treasured chocolate souvenir. Re-opening 26th October, just in time for Hallowe’en!  www.butlerschocolates.com/chocolateexperience, 01-6710599 

Mon 26^th Oct – Sat 31^st Oct
Viking Heroes, Baddies & Medieval Knights
The Museum of Archaeology will create a ‘Valhalla’ween’. They will have workshops, storytelling and drop-in events exploring everything from the stories of Viking heroes and Gods to the helmets of medieval knights. Booking required.  www.museum.ie 

Mon 26^th – Fri 30^th October
Mid-Term Break at Kildare Libraries
There are lots of FREE events planned for mid-term break including, pumpkin-carving, hip-hop, storytelling and much more! For full details with dates and time of events please check out the website www.kildare.ie/library or contact your local branch.

Mon 26^th October
Halloween Hunt
Fancy dress Halloween Hunt, starting at Slane Playground and heading up to the Hill of Slane. Spooky fun and goodies for all. 3pm Slane www.visitslane.ie

Mon 26th - Fri 30th Oct
The Chocolate Warehouse
The Chocolate Warehouse, founded by The “Irish Willy Wonka” Thomas Caffrey, whose creations include the famous Caffrey’s Snowballs, are holding Chocolate Workshops for Halloween Mid term break. At the 2hr interactive Chocolate Workshop enjoy the story of chocolate from the Aztecs. Walk down Spooky Lane if you dare before viewing the mini chocolate factory. At the interactive workshop visitors get to enrobe, decorate and package chocolates to take home. Great fun for a family or birthday party. The Chocolate Warehouse 5 mins from the M50 exit 10 Greenhills Road, Dublin 12. Tel: 01 450 0080 or www.chocolatewarehouse.ie

Fri 30^th Oct
Kells Full Moon Walk
A walking tour of Kells with some spooky surprises along the way. Taking in Halloween traditions from “Time of the High Kings” to “Modern Times”. Followed by family fun afterwards with traditional Halloween games, Food music and a screening of a children’s Halloween Movie. 6.30-10pm Market St Kells. www.kellsexperience.ie

Fri 30th Oct
Frightening fun at Go Kids Go!
Have a howl of a Halloween this year at Go Kids Go’s Halloween Fest 10am-6pm. SPECIAL OFFER – Admission only €5 all ages for 90 minutes playtime. A family of 2 adults and 2 children will get in to the Adventure playground for €10 in Total! Families with monsters or fairies will have a hauntingly good time as they experience the thrills ‘n’ chills of the Adventure Playground. To really bite the Halloween apple, Go Kids Go!will be transformed into a (not too) scary Playground for the week. Make sure to dress to impress and look scarily good if you plan on joining in the fun, as you could be in with a chance to win some fantastic prizes in the costume competition – adults too! www.gokidsgo.ie

Fri 30^th October
Halloween Extravaganza
Free Family workshop with a surprise guest at The National Gallery of Ireland 12pm, In association with Children’s Books Ireland. www.nationalgallery.ie

Fri 30^th – Sat 31^st October
Halloween at Killruddery
Go to the pumpkin patch in the Walled Garden and choose and pick your pumpkin with the farmer. Design your pumpkin and let a master craftsman carve it out! Then why not head off to the scarecrow plots and take part in the scarecrow competition where you will design and build your own scarecrow! www.killruddery.com

Thurs 29^th & Fri 30^th October
Gooey Gruesome Gross
A spooky Art and Drama experience. Make your own guts, scars and snot, plus lots more! 10am-12pm Thurs 29th Summerhill. Fri 30^th Kilcock. www.artitude4kids.com
 

 Sat 31^st October
Halloween Haunted Gardens
Visit the haunted gardens at The Station House Hotel for thrills and chills! Explore the haunted gardens if you dare. Halloween treats, games and spooky fun for all. 5.30pm FREE www.stationhousehotel.ie

Sat 31^st October
Traditional Torchlit Procession to Hill of Tlachtga. End of Spirits of Meath Festival - Gather at Fair Green, Athboy Co Meath at 7.30pm Up the Hill of Tlachtga (Hill of Ward). Bring a torch and join the re-enactment. 087 666 6021 www.meathtourism.ie 

Sat 31st October
Brick Flicks Workshop
Another stop motion masterclass from Createschool for serious Brick Flicks enthusiasts. Fine tune your production skills as you create a deadly Halloween themed set, materialise monsters and zombify characters. Loads of tips on lighting, audio, soundscapes, special effects, FPS & more. Age 8-12. Solstice Arts Centre, Navan  046 909 2300
 

Sat 31^st Oct- Mon 2^nd Nov
Belvedere Halloween Treasure Hunts
On Bank Holiday weekend Sat, Sun and Mon, Belvedere hosts its Halloween Treasure Hunts through the ancient whispering woodland where clues will lead you loads of goodies on completion of trail.  Every half hour from noon until 2pm. Belvedere’s normal entry fee applies. For more details phone Belvedere House Gardens & Park, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath 044-9349060 or check out www.belvedere-house.ie
 

Sat 31^st October
Family Halloween Concert
Explore some chilling sounds and creepy tunes; learn about the instruments, and how music can be made to sound scary; play along with the band to some family favourites.  Feel free to bring your instrument and join in some Hallowe’en games…scares will be suitable for all ages. Don’t forget to dress up –  prizes for the best costume! 11.30am National Concert Hall www.nch.ie
 

Sun 1^st November
Big Chef, Little Chef
Take the mini-chef or little foodie in your life with you for a baking course at the Fairyhouse Cookery School.  Suitable for children 7 – 13 years old. Enjoy a lovely lunch at the end of the course and take home your decorated cake as well as other goodies baked on the day. fairyhousecookeryschool.com
 Face-painting in the Children’s world, kids’ Halloween movies and party games www.waxmuseumplus.ie