Banks Of The Foyle Halloween Festival
Since 1986 the Banks of the Foyle Halloween Carnival has become one of Northern Ireland’s leading annual events, attracting thousands to the streets of the City in a spectacle full of fun and colour. This year the Halloween festival continues to offer an programme with something for everyone, young and old, featuring events from 24th - 31st October to help you get into the Halloween Carnival spirit.

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Belfast: Halloween at W5
It's that time of year - when the veil between our world and that of the next becomes thin enough to allow all sorts of ghosts, goblins and witches to enter. Scary? Not really - at W5 Hallowe'en means fun! Ireland's first and only interactive and discovery centre at Odyssey this Hallowe'en promises a thrilling and monstrous experience with events to entertain all the family!

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Halloween Festival at Carnfunnock Country Park
Dress up in your favourite costume and join us for an evening of family entertainment and surprises. The fireworks display is a fantastic finale to the evening, lighting up the sky over Carnfunnock. Hallowe'en fun and games, children's entertainment, fancy dress competitions and music from local boy band Klass, charity stalls in the walled garden, a 'Thriller' set from Tribal Dance Company and much more - not forgetting the thrilling, chilling Ghost Train Ride on the miniature railway. Tickets on sale from Larne Tourist Information Centre.

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Dungannon & South Tyrone
The Halloween celebrations in Dungannon this year offer a fantastic feast for all ages with a ghoulish array of scary shenanigans, street entertainment, music, fun and fabulous fireworks. Loads of fun events and activities including children’s storytelling with Jim McKeown for 5 to 9 year olds, walkabout & street entertainment balloon modelling and face painting, football shoot out hoop-la attraction & inflatable darts and of course, there will be the highlight: the fancy dress competition. Come along and get invloved in fun for all the family.

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Clotworthy Arts Centre, Antrim.
SPOOKY SOUND POETRY WORKSHOPS: Saturday 28th October is jam-packed with mischief-making and fancy-dress activities for all the family, kicking off with 'Spooky Sound Poetry' workshops at local venues Greystone Library and and Crumlin Community Centre. Talented poet performer Chelley McLear will enchant young participants aged 7-10 years with famously eerie children's poems, encouraging them to celebrate Halloween's ghosties and ghouls through poetry, drama and performance in their very best scary costumes… The 'Spooky Sound Workshops' run from 11am-noon at Greystone Library and 2-3pm at Crumlin Community Centre and are presented by Community Arts 'Poetry Please! Club. Places are limited to only fifteen per workshop and are going fast, so book your place now through Clotworthy Arts Centre Reception on Tel: 028 9448 1338.

CREEPY CINEMA SHOWS: On Saturday evening, why not enjoy some scary film screenings at the ARCHES House, Main Street, Randalstown. Belfast-based Cinemagic Ltd are presenting two special outreach films in partnership with Antrim Borough Council for the young and the brave. 'The Little Vampire' starts at 6pm, a fabulous live action comic caper about a little boy called Tony and his hilarious adventures with mischievous vampire best friend Rudolph! This is followed at 8pm by the wonderful acclaimed animated film 'The Corpse Bride'. Made by renowned director Tim Burton (The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow), this award-winning enchanting film tells the tale of a young man who ends up mistakenly marrying a very scary bride indeed! The Corpse Bride received rave reviews when it premiered earlier this year and is sure to appeal to film-buff adults as well as the kids. Families are encouraged to truly get into the spirit of the evening and come along in Halloween costumes….

Film screenings are free and suitable for children aged 8+ years but numbers are restricted so please reserve your seat through Clotworthy Arts Centre on Tel: 028 9448 1338.

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Halloween Extravaganza at Enniskillen Castle
Enniskillen Castle will host Ghoulish entertainers, Halloween spooks, magic show, treasure trails, face painting (Charge applies), Halloween Craft workshop, fire blowers, story-telling, bouncy castle, fancy dress and more. Start your trick-or-treating at Enniskillen Castle with free loot bag for all those in fancy dress.

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Seapark Fireworks
The famous Halloween fireworks return to Seapark this year for the traditional display on 28th October.

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Halloween Family Festival at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
A variety of activities traditionally associated with the festival of Halloween for children and adults, including apple games, cabbage reading (fortune telling), and Halloween craft activities. During the half-term break lots of other activities for children will be taking place.

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