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Halloween In Roscommon

October 3, 2022/in Blog

Embrace the Halloween spirit with 13 days of ghostly events planned across the county, from the 24th October to 5th November.

 

Rathcroghan Visitor Centre

Origins of Samhain Tour 24th Oct – 4th Nov (excluding 31st Oct)

Explore the birthplace of Halloween at Rathcroghan Visitor Centre. Embark on the Origins of Samhain Tour and see first hand Roscommon’s very own gateway to hell (Oweynagat Cave).

Places are limited – Online reservation only www.rathcroghan.ie

King House

The Green Lady’s Ghostly Trail, Sat 29th, Sun 30th & Mon 31st Oct.

Put on your scariest costume and join Enchanted Croi Theatre, where there will be lots of fun frights for your little monsters. Sat 29th, Sun 30th & Mon 31st.

To book call 087 144 4739 to book.

Willowbrook Glamping & Hideaways

  • Halloween Kids Camp Tues 1st Nov – Thurs 3rd Nov.

Over the 3 days your little ones will be creating, constructing, foraging, learning, growing, playing and imagining. They will be spending their days in either the Dojo hall or the art shed making cool creations other times will be spent foraging the land for materials and camp fire cooking.

Places are limited so please get in contact to book 09498 61307

  • Halloween Ghoulish Quest, 21st, 22nd, 28th,29th, 30th, 31st October

At your chosen time, you will be given a map to follow, and you must make your way around the site with only your torch to guide the way, finding one clue after another, until eventually you manage to solve the quest. Beware the creeps and weirdos hiding in the dark corners of the site and guarding the clues. Can you survive the Willowbrook Halloween Ghoulish quest? Hot chocolate and sweets for those who do.

Tickets available on Eventbrite, www.eventbrite.ie

For more details, visit www.willowbrookglamping.ie

Strokestown Park House

Halloween Events 29th, 30th, 31st Oct & 5th Nov

A spooky range of entertainment and activities for both adults and kids will be available at Strokestown Park House this Halloween. From performance from Enchanted Croí Theatre to Hands-on STEM Hallowe’en Lab with Planet Science Kids.

  • Enchanted Croí Theatre, Dracula, performance for adults, Saturday 29th October

Step into the darkness with Enchanted Croí Theatre to be immersed in Bram Stoker’s Gothic Classic ‘Dracula’ once again. This time…revisited, unearthed and reborn.

We invite you to be enchanted in a web of words, a splattering of song and verse and sensuous night dances. For in the shadows, we will lose our ghostly fears and become lost in the beauty of the scene.

“Listen to them..the children of the night! What music they make”….

This Adults event takes place on October 29th. For more details and tickets visit Strokestownpark.ie

  • Enchanted Croí Theatre, performance for kids, Sunday 30th & 31st October

Enchanted Croí Theatre will be stepping through the mists of time into Ireland’s Ancient past to celebrate the traditions of Samhain.

Jack O’Lantern and An Calliah will lead the way through the Autumnal veils this Halloween. Our site-specific performance hosts ghosteens galore when we unearth our stories, spells of wonderment and the shrill sounds of the Banshee for all your family and friends to enjoy.

This children’s Halloween event will take place Sunday October 30th and Monday October 31st.

For more information, Tour times and tickets visit StroketownPark.ie

  • SpookTacular Science 5th November

This children’s Halloween event will take place Sunday October 30th and Monday October 31st.

For more information, Tour times and tickets visit StroketownPark.ie

Planet Science Kidz is delighted to partner with Strokestown Park for some SpookTacular Science this Halloween. Children can look forward to:

– Gooey Bugs n Slime, Giant Slime bubbles, Slime monsters, Slime falls.

– Erupting potions

– Coke Geysers

– Air Rockets

Don’t miss out on this Hands-on STEM Hallowe’en Lab. Come and Discover Science with us & make a fun mess in our lab.

This children’s event takes place on the 5th of November for more information, activity times and tickets please visit StrokestownPark.ie.

For more details, visit www.strokestownpark.ie

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