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Halloween Events
Halloween Department
Open throughout October Hillmount nursery Spooky costumes, treats and decorations whatever your age. t: 028 9044 8213 www.hillmount.co.uk 24 October -1 November W5 @ Odyssey Visit the mad professor’s laboratory and discover the spooky goings on at W5 this Halloween! 2-4pm. t: 028 9046 7700 www.w5online.co.uk
Halloween Ball
The Monster Lab
halloween in belfast
16 -31 October Various venues take a trip around some of the most atmospheric and supposedly haunted districts of old Belfast before visiting the oldest graveyard in the city – Friar’s Bush cemetery. t: 028 9045 9035 www.belfastcitysightseeing.com
24 October Seapark this popular event returns with all the family favourites including the children’s Fun Fair and live music by local artists. t: 028 9127 0069 www.northdown.gov.uk
Seapark Halloween Fireworks
28-31 October W5 @ Odyssey Make a frightening W5 creature mask in this simple make and take activity. 11am-noon. t: 028 9046 7700 www.w5online.co.uk
Halloween Masks
30 October The Courtyard Theatre enjoy a hilarious alternative to the traditional panto with Dracula. Let’s just say it’s something to get your teeth into! t: 028 9084 8287 www.newtownabbey.gov.uk
Dracula The Panto
Halloween Family Festival
Halloween Party
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Autumn Pumpkinfest & Craft Fair
Ghostly Halloween
Jeepers Creepers
17 & 18 October Castle Ward Fun for all the family as you pick, scoop and carve out a pumpkin. explore the pumpkin people trail, harvest an organic pumpkin and sample some organic pumpkin soup. t: 028 4488 1204 www.nationaltrust.org.uk
24 October Ardress House Storytelling, children’s entertainment, fancy dress competition. Fun for all the family. t: 028 8778 4753 www.nationaltrust.org.uk
29–31 October Ulster Museum Scary stories and some surprises to celebrate Halloween. t: 0845 608 0000 www.nmni.com
23-31 October Steamvale Farm Join in the Halloween fun when the yard and café all goes spooky! t: 028 9048 3244 www.streamvale.com
Spooky Farmyard at Streamvale
25 October The Courtyard Theatre Come along in fancy dress and bring your trick or treat buckets to join Mr Hullabaloo and his cast of colourful puppet friends! t: 028 9084 8287 www.newtownabbey.gov.uk
Not So Scary Halloween Party
29-31 October Ulster American Folk Park take a tour of the outdoor museum as darkness falls and watch as ghost stories, ghouls and witches bring the museum to life. t: 028 8224 3292 www.nmni.com
Halloween Festival
30 October Bowling pavilion, Woodvale Park Face painting, mask-making, ghost stories and pumpkin carving for children aged 11 and under, followed by a lantern parade through the park t: 028 9035 1548 www.belfastcity.gov.uk
31 October Ulster Folk & Transport Museum enjoy a spooktacular cauldron of fun-filled activities including Halloween crafts, apple games and a fancy dress competition. t: 028 9042 8428 www.nmni.com
31 October Island Arts Centre A fun and exciting evening of lights, shadows and creativity. Always a big evening of things that go bump! t: 028 9250 9509 www.islandartscentre.com
Hallowe’en Hoolie
Enchanted Evening
31 October Colin Glen Forest Park t: 028 9061 4115 www.colinglentrust.org
Ghostly Sea Shanty Tours
Spooky Snappers
Spooky week at the zoo
24-27 October W5 @ Odyssey Using simple paper engineering techniques make a horrifying Halloween snapping creature to frighten your family and friends. 11am-noon. t: 028 9046 7700 www.w5online.co.uk
26-31 October Belfast Zoo if you are feeling brave, follow the spooky trail around the zoo to be in with the chance to win a special Halloween prize. t: 028 9077 6277 www.belfastzoo.co.uk
29-31 October River Lagan Prepare to be spooked with 2 sailings each night at 6pm and 7:30pm each lasting 1 hour. t: 028 9033 0844 www.laganboatcompany.com
30 & 31 October Hillsborough Village Centre Firework display, Live Music, Fire-eaters, Fine Food, Children’s Fancy Dress Competition, Fun and Frolics. All the fun you can have and more.... www.jkevents.co.uk
Family Fun Halloween Weekend
31 October Belfast Zoo Join us for a packed day of eerie activities including spooky storytelling and crafts, a reptile display and a fancy dress competition. t: 028 9077 6277 www.belfastzoo.co.uk
Boo at the zoo
Halloween Craft Fair
31 October Belfast City Hall enjoy a DJ set and Halloween craft fair in the gounds of Belfast City Hall. t: 028 9024 6609 www.belfastcity.gov.uk/yourcityhall
Fantasy & Folklore
Halloween Party
30 October Waterworks Park enjoy craft stalls, fancy dress competitions, fireworks displays, a bouncy castle, face painting, food and refreshments in the Waterworks. www.belfastcity.gov.uk
31 October Clarendon Dock the Metro Monster Mash offers a spooktacular Hallowe’en extravaganza with magical music and a truly magnificent fireworks display. t: 028 9024 6609 www.belfastcity.gov.uk/events
Halloween Metro Monster Mash
31 October Mount Stewart Come and hear Celtic folklore as ghosts and fairies await your arrival. includes a twilight tour of Mount Stewart mansion. t: 028 4278 8387 www.nationaltrust.org.uk
31 October Belfast City Hall enjoy these free Halloween film screenings as part of the reopening celebrations for Belfast City Hall. tickets required. Ghostbusters (1pm) and edward Scissor Hands (3pm). t: 028 9024 6609 Ghastly, Ghostly Goings-on www.belfastcity.gov.uk/yourcityhall 31 October Mask making workshop Lagan Valley Regional Park 31 October Join us for a spooky walk around Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich one of the most haunted areas of enjoy a family mask making the Lagan Valley regional Park. workshop to celebrate Halloween t: 028 9049 1922 and take home your very own www.laganvalley.co.uk masterpiece! t: 028 9096 4180 www.culturlann.ie
Ghostbusters and Edward Scissor Hands
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halloween in belfast
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City sightseeing ghostly tours
27-31 October West Belfast A magical event for children and young people aged 3-18 years, with dramas, arts and crafts, puppet shows, multi-media workshops, sports events and competitions plus much more! t: 028 9031 3440 www.feilebelfast.com
An Draíocht
30 October Culloden Estate and Spa Mix the ghoulish with the gourmet for an unforgettable evening including: cocktail reception, delicious dinner and live music, all themed in true 5 star Halloween style. t: 028 9039 3065 www.hastingshotels.com
Halloween Celebrations and Halloween at Sentry Hill 31 October Fireworks at Ballyearl
31 October Ballyearl enjoy a fun filled family evening with a fancy dress competition, ducking for apples, amusements and a bouncy castle topped off with spooktacular fireworks display at 9pm. t: 028 9034 0000 www.newtownabbey.gov.uk
Sentry Hill Help to make apple juice using a traditional apple press, meet one of the Sentry Hill family as she makes apple pies for a family get together and enjoy Halloween tales and games. t: 028 9083 2363 www.newtownabbey.gov.uk