Halloween Events in Ireland 2026
Find 102 Halloween events for kids across Ireland in 2026, from pumpkin patches and Halloween camps to spooky trails, discos, parades and town festivals. Each listing shows the dates and prices published by the organiser, with a link to book directly with them. The most are in Limerick, Dublin and Kerry, and 10 are in Northern Ireland.
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Halloween at Desmond Castle, Newcastle West
Desmond Castle in Newcastle West hosts a Samhain afternoon of storytelling, music, crafts and street performers, with costumes and competitions. The council's guide marks it family-friendly. It is on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 16:30. The council's guide doesn't give a price.
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Halloween in Limerick
Halloween in Limerick is the city and county's Samhain programme, with street performance, folklore, music, storytelling, food and family events. Limerick City and County Council publishes the full 2026 event guide. It runs from 11 October to 1 November 2026. Some events cost nothing to attend and others are ticketed; the event guide on Limerick.ie lists each one.
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Happy Halloween Experience at Jetland
The Happy Halloween Experience at Jetland Shopping Centre is a gentle, spooky-not-scary visit to the home of Hattie O'Goodspell, the Good Witch of Munster. Children meet Hattie, see her broomstick and hat collection, hear stories, learn spells and go home with a small bag of sweets. It runs from 17 to 31 October 2026 and suits young children. Tickets are €10 per child and €3 per adult (€5 for babies under 12 months), and professional photos can be bought and printed on site.
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Limerick Harvest Festival at the Milk Market
The Limerick Harvest Festival fills the Milk Market for a day with fire shows, a circus workshop, German lantern-making, woodcraft games and puppets, plus food and garden stalls and storytelling from Eddie Lenihan. It is on Sunday 25 October 2026, from 10:30 to 17:00. The guide says to book, but doesn't print a price.
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Morbid and Sons Pop-Up Funeral Shop, Limerick
Morbid and Sons is family street theatre for Halloween in Limerick: the Morbid family set up a Victorian funeral parlour on the street, with live music and characters. The humour is dark, but the council's guide marks it family-friendly. It pops up on 17 and 24 October 2026, at 14:00 and 16:00, on Nicholas Street by King John's Castle and on Bedford Row. The council's guide doesn't give a price.
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Play All Day, Panic All Night at Northside Family Resource Centre
Play All Day, Panic All Night is four afternoons and evenings of Halloween at the Northside Family Resource Centre in Ballynanty, with turnip and pumpkin carving, magic with science, a haunted walk, ghost stories and a haunted house. It runs from 27 to 30 October 2026: carving on 27 October at 14:00, science on 28 October at 11:00 and the haunted walk at 17:30 that evening, ghost stories on 29 October at 15:00, and the haunted house on 30 October at 16:30. The council's guide doesn't give a price.
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Rathkeale Halloween Festival: Dullahan to Darkness
Dullahan to Darkness is Rathkeale's folklore Halloween festival, with storytelling, a family Samhain trail, a parade and a fancy-dress party. The council's guide marks it family-friendly, including an after-dark slot. It runs on Friday 30 October 2026 from 16:00 to 20:00, and on Saturday 31 October from 18:00 to 20:00, with a later event at 21:30. The council's guide doesn't give a price.
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Samhain at Lough Gur
Samhain at Lough Gur is four days of Halloween at the lake near Bruff: a clue trail around the shore, a children's art workshop on plant lore, wreath-making, a guided bus tour, storytelling, and three one-act comedies at the HoneyFitz Theatre. It runs from 29 October to 1 November 2026. The programme also has a nineteenth-century séance, which isn't billed for children, so check each event's age guidance when booking. The guide doesn't give prices.
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Samhain at the Crossroads, Kilfinane
Samhain at the Crossroads is a community Samhain programme in Kilfinane, in the Ballyhoura hills, with workshops, illuminated art and a lantern walk. It is part of Halloween in Limerick. It runs from 12 to 17 October 2026. The council's guide doesn't give a price. Limerick.ie has the times.
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Samhain Tales by the Fireside with Daithi Collopy
Storyteller and musician Dáithí Collopy tells the legends, history and folklore of Samhain in story, song and verse, in a fireside show for the whole family. It tours three venues in Co. Limerick. Shows are at Friars' Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, on 28 October at 17:00; the Glórach Theatre, Abbeyfeale, on 30 October at 19:00; and the People's Museum of Limerick on 31 October at 14:00. Kilmallock tickets are €5.
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Trick or Treat in the City, Limerick
Trick or Treat in the City is a family trail of Halloween characters through Limerick city centre, from The Crescent and O'Connell Avenue to Arthur's Quay Park, with stamps to collect, challenges and lantern-making. At the park there are workshops, performances, a funfair, food and music, and a lantern competition on Halloween night. The trail runs from 15:00 on 24, 25 and 26 October and on 30 and 31 October 2026, with the Arthur's Quay Park programme on 30 and 31 October. The council's guide doesn't give a price.
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Astropark Halloween Camp (Coolock)
Astropark's Halloween camp at its Coolock centre is four days of supervised sport and Halloween games, with children grouped by age. The same camp runs at Astropark Tallaght. It runs from Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 October 2026, 09:00 to 15:00, for ages 5 to 12. The camp is booked as the full four days, which cost €90, with 5% off each additional child.
View full details →Astropark Halloween Camp (Tallaght)
Astropark's Halloween camp at its Tallaght centre on the Greenhills Road is four days of supervised sport and Halloween games, with children grouped by age. The same camp runs at Astropark Coolock. It runs from Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 October 2026, 09:00 to 15:00, for ages 5 to 12. The camp is booked as the full four days, which cost €90, with 5% off each additional child.
View full details →Bram Stoker Festival
The Bram Stoker Festival is Dublin's four-day Halloween festival inspired by the author of Dracula. Its family strand includes Stokerland, a free family fun park in St Patrick's Park, Dracula's Disco for ages 4 and up, a mask-making workshop at Collins Barracks, and Suitcase Stories puppet theatre. It runs from Friday 23 to Monday 26 October 2026, across venues in the city. Stokerland needs no booking, Dracula's Disco is free but ticketed, and some film and theatre events are paid. Parts of the programme are for adults, so check each event.
View full details →Fingal Festival of Fire
The Fingal Festival of Fire is Fingal County Council's free Halloween night, with live music, a scary disco and fireworks at four sites across north Dublin: Bremore Castle in Balbriggan, Swords Town Park, Millennium Park in Blanchardstown and Malahide Castle Park. It is on Saturday 31 October 2026, with activities from 18:30 and fireworks at 19:30. The scary disco may not suit very young children. Check the council's page for the final list of sites before you go.
View full details →Halloween Storytime at Fingal Libraries
Fingal Libraries' staff are telling Halloween stories at five branches this October. Places are limited, so reserve one at the branch. Sessions: Garristown on 18 October at 15:45 (ages 3 to 7), Donabate on 24 October at 15:00 (ages 4 to 7), Swords on 24 October at 15:30 (ages 4 to 8), Balbriggan on 26 October at 15:30 (ages 4 to 8) and Baldoyle on 26 October at 17:00 (ages 4 to 10).
View full details →Making Faces! Family Mask-Making at Collins Barracks
Making Faces! is a free drop-in family workshop at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, during the Bram Stoker Festival. With artist Carrie Lynam, children design their own Halloween masks, inspired by the museum's Halloween trail. It runs on Sunday 25 October 2026 from 13:30 to 15:00 (last entry 14:30), for ages 7 to 12 with a parent or guardian. A mask takes about 25 minutes. There is no booking: places are first come, first served.
View full details →PlayAct Drama Halloween Camp (Crumlin)
PlayAct's Halloween drama camp in Crumlin fills four mornings with fancy dress, scavenger hunts, drama, dancing, storytelling, art and games, at Scoil Íosagáin on Aughavannagh Road. Children are grouped by age. It runs from Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 October 2026, 09:30 to 13:30, for ages 4 to 11. The four mornings cost €140, or €50 for a single day.
View full details →PlayAct Drama Halloween Camp (Dun Laoghaire)
PlayAct's Halloween drama camp in Dún Laoghaire fills four mornings with fancy dress, scavenger hunts, drama, dancing, storytelling, art and games, at St Joseph's National School on Tivoli Road. Children are grouped by age. It runs from Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 October 2026, 09:30 to 13:30, for ages 4 to 11. The four mornings cost €140, or €50 for a single day.
View full details →Pumpkin After Dark at Newbridge House and Farm
Pumpkin After Dark is an evening trail at Newbridge House and Farm in Donabate, lit by more than 10,000 hand-carved pumpkins. It is part of Fingal's Home of Halloween programme. It runs from 2 to 31 October 2026, after dark. Fingal County Council's announcement didn't include prices, so check Newbridge House and Farm's website for times and tickets.
View full details →Halloween Scavenger Hunt at Tralee Bay Wetlands
Tralee Bay Wetlands holds a Halloween scavenger hunt and family adventure day in its eco and activity park on the edge of Tralee, as part of Samhain Chiarraí. It is on Saturday 17 October 2026, from 09:00 to 17:00. The programme doesn't print a price, so check the park's website before you go.
View full details →Halloween Spooktacular at Blennerville Windmill
Kerry Model Railway puts on a Halloween Spooktacular at Blennerville Windmill, just outside Tralee: a model railway day dressed for Halloween, as part of Kerry's Samhain Chiarraí programme. It runs on 30 and 31 October 2026. The county programme doesn't print a price, so check with the organisers before you go.
View full details →Howl at Halloween with Hazel Mulqueen, Kerry Libraries
Howl at Halloween is an author session with Hazel Mulqueen, based on her book Áine goes to Kenmare, during Kerry Library's Children's Book Festival, which runs through October. There are two sessions on Saturday 17 October 2026: 11:00 at Killarney Library and 15:00 at Castleisland Library. Contact the library to book a place.
View full details →Kenmare Halloween Howl
Kenmare Halloween Howl is the town's Halloween programme, listed every day of mid-term week in Kerry's Samhain Chiarraí programme, including a Spirit of Samhain strand. It runs from 27 October to 1 November 2026. Individual events, times and prices are posted on Kenmare Halloween Howl's Facebook page.
View full details →Samhain at Killarney Pumpkin Farm
Killarney Pumpkin Farm is back for its fifth Halloween season, with pumpkin picking, alpacas, potion-making and a Pixie Disco for younger children. The farm has 2026 tickets on sale through its website but hadn't published this year's dates or prices when this was checked in early October. In past years it has opened at weekends through October and every day of Halloween week.
View full details →Samhain Chiarrai Family Treasure Hunt
The Samhain Chiarraí Family Treasure Hunt is a QR-code trail built around the folklore of the Cailleach Chiarraí. It runs at Kerry County Museum in Tralee and at the Anam Centre in Killarney. It runs on several days of the programme between 15 October and 1 November 2026; families scan a QR code on site to start. Daily times aren't printed, so check the museum's opening hours.
View full details →Samhain Chiarrai Halloween Parade, Killarney
Idir Dhá Shaol (Between Two Worlds) is a Samhain Chiarraí street parade through Killarney town centre, with giant illuminated puppets, live music, drummers and fire performers. It is on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 19:00 to 20:00, and free to watch. Expect fire and crowds, so keep small children close.
View full details →Samhain Chiarrai Halloween Parade, Tralee
On Halloween night, Samhain Chiarraí's Idir Dhá Shaol parade winds through Tralee along Ashe Street, The Mall, Bridge Street and Rock Street, ending at the Island of Geese, with street theatre, fire and music. It is on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 19:00 to 20:00, and free to watch. Expect fire and crowds, so keep small children close.
View full details →Samhain Chiarrai: A Kerry Halloween
Samhain Chiarraí is Kerry's county-wide Halloween programme, with hubs in Killarney and Tralee and events in Listowel, Dingle, Killorglin, Kenmare, Cahersiveen and Sneem. It mixes street spectacles and fire rituals with storytelling, music and a family treasure hunt. It runs from 15 October to 1 November 2026. Much of the street programme costs nothing to attend, and some workshops are ticketed; the full programme is on Discover Kerry.
View full details →Ballinamuck Halloween Spooky Drive
The Ballinamuck Halloween Spooky Drive is a 2km drive-through trail of spooky stops, done from the car, starting at the '98 Memorial Hall in Ballinamuck. It's part of Samhain in the Heartlands. It runs on Saturday 31 October 2026. The events page doesn't give times or a price, so check with the organisers closer to the date.
View full details →Dead of Night Festival, Longford
Dead of Night is Longford town's Halloween festival, with family entertainment, live performance, music, storytelling, workshops and street events. Daytime activities centre on Halloween HQ on Pig Market Lane, and the festival ends with the Fire and Shadows procession on Halloween night. It runs from 23 to 31 October 2026. Check Samhain in the Heartlands for the daily programme and any ticketed events.
View full details →Feile na Samhna at Corlea Trackway
Féile na Samhna marks Samhain at the Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre near Keenagh, home to an Iron Age timber road preserved in the bog, with folklore, storytelling, music and seasonal activities. It runs from 25 October to 2 November 2026. The events page doesn't give times or a price, so check with the visitor centre for the daily programme.
View full details →Fire and Shadows Procession, Longford
Fire and Shadows is an after-dark procession of fire, light and music through Longford town on Halloween night, ending at Connolly Barracks. It closes the Dead of Night festival and Samhain in the Heartlands. It runs on Saturday 31 October 2026 from 19:00 to 23:00, and it's free. Expect fire, crowds and a late finish.
View full details →Halloween Cruise on Lough Ree
Lough Ree Access for All runs a 90-minute Halloween boat trip on Lough Ree from Lanesborough, with stories of the lake along the way. It's part of Samhain in the Heartlands. Trips run twice a day from 26 to 30 October 2026. The events page doesn't give times or a price, so contact Lough Ree Access for All to book.
View full details →Harvest Heroes: Dungeons and Dragons at Longford Library
Harvest Heroes is a Dungeons and Dragons session for young adventurers at Longford Library. Each child picks a model character and helps protect Queen Medb on a harvest adventure. It is on Saturday 24 October 2026, for ages 6 to 12. The events page doesn't give a time or price, so contact the library to book a place.
View full details →Literary Family Scavenger Hunt, Longford
The Literary Family Scavenger Hunt sends families around Longford town on a clue trail based on spooky books, Dracula among them. A completed card wins a book. It runs on 29 and 30 October 2026, starting from Pig Market Lane, and it's free.
View full details →Pumpkin Patch at Stewart Family Farm
Stewart Family Farm in Co. Longford opens its pumpkin patch for families to pick a pumpkin straight from the field. It's part of Samhain in the Heartlands. It opens on 10 and 11 October and from 17 to 30 October 2026. The events page doesn't give times or a price, so check with the farm before you travel.
View full details →Samhain Scavenger Hunt at Knights and Conquests, Granard
Knights and Conquests Heritage Centre in Granard runs a Samhain scavenger hunt for young explorers: a map-led search through the centre for hidden treats, past a few spooky figures along the way. The SCARE haunted maze on the same dates is a separate, scarier event. It runs from 26 to 30 October 2026. The events page doesn't give times or a price, so contact the centre to book.
View full details →Abbey Blooms After Dark: The Enchanted Garden
Abbey Blooms After Dark turns the botanical gardens at Multyfarnham into an enchanted garden at night, with illuminated trails, pumpkins and autumn decorations. Westmeath County Council's programme calls it family-friendly. It runs from 24 to 31 October 2026, after dark. The events page doesn't give times or a price, so check with Abbey Blooms before you go.
View full details →An Tairseach: Samhain ar Uisneach
An Tairseach is the two-day Samhain finale on the Hill of Uisneach in Co. Westmeath, with music, storytelling, a torchlit procession and the lighting of the Samhain fire. It closes Samhain in the Heartlands. It runs on 7 and 8 November 2026. Families come for the daytime programme; the evening fire festival is not a soft kids' event. The events page doesn't give times or a price.
View full details →Connaught Street Spooktacular, Athlone
The Connaught Street Spooktacular is a free Halloween street afternoon in Athlone, organised by the street itself, with children's activities and live entertainment. It runs on Sunday 25 October 2026, the bank holiday weekend, from 12:00 to 16:00.
View full details →Multyfarnham Scarecrow Festival
Multyfarnham's Scarecrow Festival fills the village with scarecrows for a family trail, with entertainment based at Gaine Park. Westmeath County Council's programme calls it a family day. It runs on Saturday 31 October 2026. No price is given; it's a free village trail.
View full details →Samhain at Belvedere House, Mullingar
Samhain at Belvedere brings a daytime woodland Halloween trail and a Samhain circus, with aerialists and acrobats, to the gardens of Belvedere House outside Mullingar. It runs on 24 and 25 October 2026. Prices weren't published when this was checked; see Belvedere House's page for times and tickets.
View full details →Samhain in the Heartlands
Samhain in the Heartlands is a joint Halloween programme from Longford and Westmeath county councils, with about 50 events across both counties: processions, farm days, storytelling, music and fire shows. It runs from 2 October to 8 November 2026. Some events cost nothing to attend and others are ticketed; the full programme is on samhainheartlands.ie.
View full details →Samhain on the Land at Murtagh's Organic Farm
Samhain on the Land opens up ten acres of Murtagh's Organic Farm near Ballynacargy, with a pumpkin patch, a forest maze, farm animals, crafts, storytelling and pumpkin carving. It runs from 24 to 31 October 2026. Prices weren't published when this was checked; see the farm's website or Discover Ireland's listing.
View full details →The Spooktacular Summoning at Dun na Si, Moate
The Spooktacular Summoning is a community Samhain evening of performance and storytelling at Dún na Sí Amenity and Heritage Park in Moate. Westmeath County Council's programme says it welcomes visitors of all ages. It runs on 24 and 25 October 2026, in the evening. The events page doesn't give times or a price, so check with Dún na Sí before you go.
View full details →When the Veil Thins, Athlone
When the Veil Thins is a free family afternoon at The Hallow in College Park, Athlone, with face painting, circus, puppets, young musicians and a craft market. As it gets dark there is a fire performance and a street procession. It runs on Saturday 31 October 2026, from 15:00 to 19:00, followed by the fire performance.
View full details →A Scare at Samhain, West Cork
A Scare at Samhain is a family walk with Gormú in West Cork, around Leap and Castlehaven, that brings Samhain folklore to life. Along the way there is storytelling, folklore figures and mask-making, and the walk ends with hot chocolate and báirín breac. The walk takes about two hours and 15 minutes and is buggy-friendly. It runs on dates between 17 and 31 October 2026; see Gormú's page for times and prices.
View full details →Halloween Family Fun Day at Stonewall Gardens
Stonewall Gardens near Carrigaline hosts a Halloween fun day for the whole family. The morning mixes Halloween crafts, a costumed interactive story, Halloween traditions and musical statues, and ends around a bonfire, with marshmallows for anyone who wants them. It runs on Monday 26 October 2026, the bank holiday, from 10:00 to 14:00. Family tickets are booked on Eventbrite.
View full details →Halloween Kids Club at Castlemartyr Resort
Castlemartyr Resort in east Cork runs a Halloween kids club through the mid-term week. Mornings bring crafts, animal roadshows, face painting and pumpkin decorating, with a parent along, and the evening club adds crafts, pumpkin carving, dancing, movies and a kids' meal. It runs from 24 to 31 October 2026 for ages 4 to 12. Morning sessions (09:00 to 11:00) are complimentary and the evening club (18:00 to 21:00) is €25 per child, booked by phoning the resort's front desk. Spaces are limited, so check whether non-residents can join when you call.
View full details →Pumpkin Patch at Cork Christmas Tree Farm, Ovens
The pumpkin patch at Cork Christmas Tree Farm in Ovens opens at weekends through October. Alongside picking a pumpkin there is a skeleton maze, a spooky forest trail, farm animals, bowling and ring toss, and photo spots, with a covered marquee if the weather turns. It opens on Saturdays and Sundays from 3 to 25 October 2026, 10:00 to 15:00, and a visit takes about an hour. Admission is €11.50, or €16.50 with a small or medium pumpkin; under-2s don't pay.
View full details →Spooky Bats and Creepy Crawlies Halloween Camp
The Old Cork Waterworks Experience on the Lee Road runs a one-day Halloween camp about bats and creepy crawlies. It is hands-on, and children bring home what they make. There are two separate camp days, Thursday 29 and Friday 30 October 2026, each from 10:00 to 14:00, for ages 7 to 10. A day costs €25 per child; booking was listed as opening soon.
View full details →Starcamp Halloween Camp (Glanmire)
Starcamp's Thriller Halloween camp in Glanmire is built around Michael Jackson's Thriller, with children learning the moonwalk and putting on a showcase. Magic, arts and crafts, games and hunts fill out the days at Brooklodge National School. It runs from Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 October 2026, 09:00 to 14:00, with optional drop-off from 08:45. Ages 4 to 7 are in Starcamp and 8 to 12 in Starcrew. The four days cost €112.
View full details →Cailleach by Macnas, Kilkenny
Cailleach is a free outdoor procession by Macnas through Kilkenny on Halloween night, the centrepiece of the city's Toil and Trouble festival. Petronilla leads a procession of fire, large puppets and drums from John Street to Canal Square. It starts at 18:30 on Saturday 31 October 2026. Expect fire, drums and crowds on cobbled streets, so keep small children close.
View full details →Camp Kilkenny Halloween Camp
Camp Kilkenny's Halloween camp at Kilkenny College is a multi-activity week of spooky sports, haunted crafts and Halloween-themed games. It runs from Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 October 2026, 09:00 to 14:00, for ages 6 to 12, and costs €95 for the week.
View full details →Halloween at Nore Valley Park
Halloween at Nore Valley Park near Bennettsbridge combines a pumpkin patch and carving with tractor rides, go-karts, a bouncy castle, a maize maze and animal handling. On four evenings there is also a Fire Trail, with a torchlight treasure hunt, a scare maze for older children and a bonfire. It opens on 10 and 11, 17 and 18, and 24 to 30 October 2026, with last daytime entry at 15:30; the Fire Trail runs from 19:00 to 21:00 on 23 to 26 October. Fairground rides, face painting and pumpkins cost extra, and some ground is muddy.
View full details →The Cauldron of Curiosities at Rothe House
The Cauldron of Curiosities is a free drop-in family afternoon at Rothe House and Garden, part of Kilkenny's Toil and Trouble festival. There are courtyard games, witchy science, a storybook craft, a garden treasure hunt, roving performers and face painting. It runs from 14:00 to 17:00 on Saturday 31 October 2026, for children aged 4 to 12 with their families. There is no booking: it's first come, first served. The house is wheelchair accessible, and some activities are outdoors.
View full details →Toil and Trouble Halloween Festival, Kilkenny
Toil and Trouble is Kilkenny's four-day medieval Halloween festival, built around the city's witch trial of 1324. For families there is a drop-in afternoon at Rothe House and the Cailleach street spectacle by Macnas on Halloween night. It runs from 29 October to 1 November 2026. The headline street events cost nothing to attend, and some workshops are ticketed.
View full details →Witches and Wizards Pumpkin Festival at Castlecomer Discovery Park
The Witches and Wizards Pumpkin Festival at Castlecomer Discovery Park has a pumpkin patch and pumpkin hunt, wizard shows, a funfair, enchanted woodland paths, potion workshops and character meet-and-greets, plus an After Dark session on 23 October. It opens on 17 and 18 October and from 24 to 27 October 2026, 10:00 to 17:00. Children's tickets are €19.50 including the activities and a medium pumpkin, adults €9.50, and under-1s don't pay. Parking is €5 after the first hour.
View full details →Baboro Spooky Disco
Baboró's Spooky Disco is a costume disco with DJ Will Softly at Galway Rowing Club in Woodquay, part of the Baboró International Arts Festival for Children and Gaillimh Ah-Boo!. It is on Sunday 18 October 2026, with two 60-minute sittings by age: 14:00 for ages 2 to 5 and 15:30 for ages 5 and up. Tickets are €8 per adult and €8 per child.
View full details →Gaillimh Ah-Boo! Galway Halloween Festival
Gaillimh Ah-Boo! is Galway's city-wide Halloween festival. It takes in the 30th Baboró International Arts Festival for Children, with music, exhibitions, workshops and a Spooky Disco, and the Macnas parade marking the company's 40th anniversary. The festival window runs from 9 October to 1 November 2026: Baboró from 9 to 18 October, and the Macnas parade on 25 October. Much of the street programme costs nothing to attend, while Baboró's shows are ticketed.
View full details →Howling Halloween at Brigit's Garden
Howling Halloween is Samhain at Brigit's Garden near Rosscahill, with a Gruesome Ghosts treasure hunt around the gardens, spooky storytelling, and potion-making in the roundhouse. Costumes are welcome. It runs from 24 to 26 October 2026, the bank holiday weekend. Prices weren't published when this was checked; see Brigit's Garden's page to book.
View full details →Macnas Halloween Parade, Galway
The Macnas Halloween Parade fills Galway's streets with giant puppets, floats and performers, and 2026 marks the company's 40th anniversary. It is part of the Gaillimh Ah-Boo! festival. The parade is on Sunday 25 October 2026 and is free to watch. Expect big crowds and noise, so ear defenders help for small children who need them.
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Pumpkin Patch at Loughwell Farm Park
Loughwell Farm Park near Moycullen runs a Halloween pumpkin patch, where children handpick a pumpkin to take home, along with Halloween activities and the farm park's indoor play areas. The farm has confirmed a 2026 pumpkin patch but hadn't published dates or prices when this was checked in early October. Tickets must be booked online in advance, as you can't pay at the entrance.
View full details →Halloween Pumpkin and Fun Festival at Navan Racecourse
Navan Adventure Centre's Halloween Pumpkin and Fun Festival takes over Navan Racecourse for three days, with 12 to 13 activities included in the ticket and a pumpkin for every child. It's aimed mostly at ages 3 to 12, who come with a parent. It runs from 24 to 26 October 2026, 11:00 to 17:00, with a sensory session on 24 October from 10:30 to 11:00 (quiet space, sensory map and social stories). Tickets are €19.90 per child and €10.90 per adult or toddler, and babies under one don't pay.
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Mega Monster Halloween at Emerald Park
Mega Monster Halloween is Emerald Park's daytime, no-scare Halloween for families with children aged 3 to 12. It adds a Pumpkin Quest trail, friendly character meet-and-greets and a new Halloween panto to the park's rides and zoo, all included with entry. It runs on 10, 11, 17 and 18 October, then from 24 October to 1 November 2026, with a sensory morning on 18 October. Early-bird tickets start at €40 for the Junior Zone and €44 for All Access, and under-2s don't pay.
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Pooka Spooka at Causey Farm
Pooka Spooka is Halloween at Causey Farm near Girley, with a corn maze, mineshaft tunnels, a train ride, a mirror maze, the harvest hall and fortune telling. It runs from 17 to 31 October 2026. Tickets are €14 for all ages, €9 for carers with a carer's card, and under-2s don't pay.
View full details →Puca Festival, Trim and Athboy
Púca is a four-night Samhain festival in Trim and Athboy, Co. Meath. Much of it is for adults, but the family strand includes the Harvest Market, the Sorcas na Samhna circus and a circus workshop, the Beyond the Veil trail for older children, and the Púca procession. It runs from 29 October to 1 November 2026, with the procession on 30 October. The procession, the lighting of the Samhain fire and the projections on Trim Castle cost nothing to attend; other events are ticketed through the festival website.
View full details →Fusion After Dark at An Grianan Theatre
Fusion After Dark is a Halloween dance show by Fusion Donegal Dance School at An Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny. The theatre lists it as suitable for all ages. It is on Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 19:00. Tickets are €18, or €65 for a family of four, booking fee included.
View full details →Halloween Costume Swap at Donegal Libraries
Donegal Library Service is running a Halloween costume swap across its branches, including the Central Library in Letterkenny. Bring in a clean costume your child has outgrown and take home another one for this Halloween. Costumes can be swapped until 30 October 2026, and it's free. Check with your local branch for its opening hours.
View full details →The Pumpkin Express at Oakfield Park
The Pumpkin Express is Halloween at Oakfield Park near Raphoe, with a haunted ghost train ride around the demesne, a sinister pumpkin patch, and trick-or-treating. It runs from 24 to 26 October 2026, the bank holiday weekend. Prices and times weren't on Discover Ireland's listing, so check with Oakfield Park before you go.
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Halloween at Clonfert Farm
Halloween at Clonfert Farm near Maynooth brings a pumpkin patch, live fire shows, a funfair and a haunted house to the pet farm. Younger children have the pumpkins and animals, while the haunted house and fire show suit older ones. It runs from 17 to 31 October 2026, 10:00 to 18:30. Tickets are €14 per person and are booked online.
View full details →Halloween Happenings at Lullymore Heritage Park
Halloween Happenings at Lullymore Heritage and Discovery Park, on the Bog of Allen, adds haunted holograms, Terror Train trips and a Terror Treasure Hunt to the park, with Halloween fun in the Funky Forest. Fancy dress is encouraged, with prizes for the best costumes. It runs from 24 October to 1 November 2026. One Terror Train trip per family is included in admission, and tickets are booked online only. The Terror activities suit older children better than toddlers.
View full details →Jackula Halloween Family Show at the Moat Theatre
Jackula is a Halloween family show about Dracula's younger brother, at the Moat Theatre in Naas. Expect magic, juggling, a pet ghost and an audience dance, with trick-or-treating after the show. It is on Wednesday 28 October 2026, with shows at 13:00 and 14:30 that run for 80 minutes, aimed at ages 4 to 12. Tickets are €11, or four for €40, plus a booking fee.
View full details →Masks and Mystics Halloween Workshop at the Irish Wake Museum
Masks and Mystics is a children's Halloween workshop at the Irish Wake Museum in Waterford's Viking Triangle. Children design their own folklore-inspired Halloween masks, with all materials included, and take them home. It runs at 14:00 each day from 26 to 30 October 2026, for ages 3 to 12. Places are €12.50 per child, adults don't pay, and one adult per child is recommended.
View full details →Samhain Fire and Shadows, Waterford
Samhain returns to Waterford city for a weekend of Ireland's ancient Halloween traditions, with the Fire and Shadows procession by Spraoi, concerts, food and storytelling. Waterford City and County Council promises family concerts and treats. It runs from 25 to 27 October 2026, with the procession on 25 October at 19:30. The street events cost nothing to attend, some concerts are ticketed, and the procession includes fire.
View full details →Waterford's Weird and Wicked Past at the Medieval Museum
Waterford's Weird and Wicked Past is a family tour of the grimmer side of medieval Waterford, at the Medieval Museum in the Viking Triangle. Tours run from 11:00 to 12:00, 24 to 30 October 2026. Tickets are €4 per child, and adults don't pay. The 16+ evening crime tour on the same site is a separate event.
View full details →Gulliver 300 Lantern Parade, Cavan
Gulliver 300 is a family arts day in Cavan town marking 300 years since Gulliver's Travels was published. There is a giant lantern sculpture, a projection on Cavan Courthouse, and a lantern parade through the town after dark. It runs on Sunday 25 October 2026 from 14:30 to 20:00, organised by Cavan County Libraries and Cavan Arts Office, with creative activities for all ages. The price isn't stated, so check the library's page before you go.
View full details →Tonagh Pumpkin Hollow
Tonagh Pumpkin Hollow is a small family pumpkin patch on the edge of Mountnugent village in Co. Cavan, where children choose and pick their own pumpkin. Bring wellies, as the patch is in a field. It opens from 11:00 between 18 and 26 October 2026. Entry is €6 for adults and children, under-2s don't pay, and pumpkins cost €2 to €8 depending on size.
View full details →Monsters, Misfits and Mayhem at Bunratty Castle
Monsters, Misfits and Mayhem is Halloween at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, with roaming performers across the folk park: an escapologist, a haunted storyteller, a three-metre velociraptor, the Ghost Apprentice, Maleficent and a contortionist, plus traditional Halloween games for children. It runs on 24, 25 and 26 October 2026, the bank holiday weekend, from 13:30 to 19:00 with last entry at 18:00. A few activities, such as the tarot reader and the séance, are for adults only. Members get 20% off, but the event isn't included in membership.
View full details →Starcamp Halloween Camp (Ennis)
Starcamp's Halloween camp in Ennis is four days of singing, dancing, treasure hunts, magic and games at Holy Family Senior School. Children aged 4 to 8 are in Starcamp, and 8 to 12-year-olds join Starcrew, the older group. It runs from Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 October 2026, during the mid-term break, and the four days cost €112.
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Funtasia Pumpkin Patch Festival, Drogheda
Funtasia's Pumpkin Patch Festival, now in its fourth year at the Drogheda theme park, has pumpkin carving, Halloween games, costume and colouring competitions, a train ride, face painting and a movie tent. It runs from 17 to 31 October 2026. Tickets are booked through Funtasia's own booking site, where prices are listed.
View full details →Lu Festival of Light, Drogheda
Lú Festival of Light lights up Drogheda for four free nights, with projections on St Peter's Church, the Old Abbey and St Laurence's Gate. Between shows, children's own drawings are projected onto St Peter's, and the Spooks Parade opens the festival. It runs from Friday 23 to Monday 26 October 2026, with the Spooks Parade at about 18:15 on the first night. Louth County Council describes it as free and family-friendly.
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Halloween Fall Festival at Secret Valley Wildlife Park
Secret Valley Wildlife Park near Clonroche holds a Halloween Fall Festival. Park entry comes with a giant pumpkin patch, a Witches' Village, a Monsters' Woodland Walk and a trick-or-treat trail, alongside animal encounters, keeper talks and tractor rides. It runs from 16 to 30 October 2026, 10:00 to 17:00. Prices weren't on Discover Ireland's listing, so check Secret Valley's website.
View full details →Tricks, Treats, Train Rides and Pumpkin Patch at Wells House
Wells House and Gardens near Gorey hosts Halloween in its arboretum, with a Halloween village, character meet-and-greets, games, and the Wells Express train through the woods. Children choose their own pumpkin, and costumes are encouraged. It runs from 17 to 30 October 2026, 11:00 to 14:00. Prices weren't on Discover Ireland's listing, so check Wells House's website.
View full details →BOO Halloween Harvest Weekend at Killruddery
The BOO Halloween Harvest Weekend at Killruddery House and Gardens in Bray has a pumpkin patch in the walled garden, harvest games, and pumpkin carving with Bray Lions. It runs from 24 to 26 October 2026, 09:30 to 17:00. There's no advance booking: pay garden entry on the day (about €10.50 per adult and €4 per child aged 4 to 12), with pumpkins sold separately. Members don't pay entry.
View full details →Whispers in the Woods at Beyond the Trees Avondale
Whispers in the Woods is Halloween at Beyond the Trees Avondale near Rathdrum. Families follow the treetop treasure trail to find ten hidden objects for a prize, and there's the Halloween Train Spooktacular, crafts, sing-alongs and colouring. Costumes are encouraged. It runs from 24 to 31 October 2026. Prices weren't on Discover Ireland's listing; the Halloween train is booked on Beyond the Trees' website.
View full details →Samhain Festival at VISUAL and Carlow Libraries
Samhain Festival 26 is Carlow's county arts festival for Halloween, run by VISUAL with Carlow's libraries. For families the highlight is the Family Fun Day at VISUAL, with a scavenger hunt, stories, drop-in art and a free strawcraft session, while library sessions include a reptile show, an art camp, kids' cooking and clay monsters. The festival runs from 22 October to 1 November 2026, and the Family Fun Day is on 25 October from 14:00 to 17:00. The daytime family activities are free; some evening shows are for adults and ticketed.
View full details →Portlaoise Samhain Folk Festival
The Portlaoise Samhain Folk Festival is four days of folklore events around the town, run by Laois County Council. Family events include Beware the Fairy Fort at the library, an author visit, an illustration workshop, a story dome and a heritage walk; some talks are for adults. It runs from 29 October to 1 November 2026. Beware the Fairy Fort is on Thursday at 17:30, the author visit on Friday at 16:30 and the heritage walk on Saturday at 15:00. Booking is required.
View full details →Westival Samhain, Westport
Westival Samhain brings a night-time procession of music, fire, performance and visual art through the streets of Westport, made with the outdoor arts company LUXE. Discover Ireland lists it as family-friendly. The festival runs from 28 October to 1 November 2026. The route, times and any prices were still to be announced when this was checked, so see Westival's website closer to the date.
View full details →Origins of Samhain Cave Tour at Rathcroghan
The Origins of Samhain tour at Rathcroghan visits Oweynagat, the cave near Tulsk long linked with the origins of Samhain. It's a guided heritage visit rather than a soft kids' event. Tours run from 27 October to 6 November 2026, and suit older children and teenagers rather than small children. Prices and times are on Rathcroghan's Halloween page.
View full details →Spleodar Halloween Arts Festival, Nenagh
Spleodar is Nenagh Arts Centre's five-day Halloween arts festival for families, with workshops, music, storytelling, theatre and crafts, ending in a parade and fireworks. This year's theme is Halloween around the world. It runs from 27 to 31 October 2026. Prices aren't on Discover Ireland's listing, so check Nenagh Arts Centre's programme.
View full details →Hallowee'uns Spooky Disco at Wee'uns World
Hallowee'uns is a Halloween mini disco at Wee'uns World, the children's role-play village on Rosetta Road in south Belfast. Alongside the disco there are Halloween crafts, snacks and a scavenger hunt through the village, and parents stay with their children throughout. It runs on Saturday 31 October 2026, with a session from 14:30 to 16:30 and an earlier sitting at 11:30. Tickets cost £14.95 to £17.95 per child and include one adult; extra adults are £4.95 and babies in arms go free.
View full details →Halloween at W5
Halloween at W5 is the science centre's Halloween programme at the Odyssey in Belfast, included with a normal visit. It adds a potions science show, a Halloween clue trail, mask-making and a haunted climb to the usual exhibits. It runs from 17 October to 1 November 2026 and suits all ages. The Halloween activities come with W5 general admission, booked on W5's website.
View full details →Halloween Youth Workshops at the Nerve Centre, W5
The Nerve Centre runs three free Halloween workshop mornings for teenagers at its space in W5 LIFE, at the Odyssey in Belfast. Each morning has its own project: building a monster, SFX make-up, or designing a Halloween game in Microsoft MakeCode. The workshops run from 10:00 to 13:00 on 28, 29 and 30 October 2026, for ages 11 to 15. They are free, and a parent or guardian must complete a consent form.
View full details →Spooky Storytelling at Cave Hill Country Park
Belfast Hills Partnership's Spooky Storytelling starts with an autumn walk in Cave Hill Country Park, around the Belfast Castle grounds, and ends with a storyteller telling spooky tales in the woods. It is a family event and depends on the weather. It runs on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 14:00 to 17:00. The price isn't published yet, and booking opens closer to the date on the Belfast Hills Partnership website.
View full details →W5 Halloween Family Night
W5 Halloween Family Night opens the Belfast science centre after hours for an evening of Halloween fun. There are trick-or-treat stations, face painting, balloon modelling, live animals, a disco and a potions science show, alongside the exhibits. It runs on Wednesday 28 October 2026, from 18:00 to 21:00. Tickets cost £15 per child, £10 per adult and £5 per toddler.
View full details →Halloween Craft and Games Club at Palace Stables
The Halloween Craft and Games Club is a supervised day for children at Palace Stables in Armagh, filled with Halloween crafts and games. Every child takes something they made home with them. It runs on 29 and 30 October 2026, from 10:00 to 16:00, for ages 5 to 12. Children need a packed lunch. A day costs £19.50 and both days £37, plus a £1 booking fee.
View full details →Little Spooks at Navan Centre and Fort
Little Spooks at the Navan Centre and Fort near Armagh is a Halloween stage show, The Scary Pumpkin Patch, followed by time in the centre's own pumpkin patch. Costumes are encouraged, and there is a quiet performance for children who prefer a calmer show. It runs on 28, 29 and 30 October 2026, with sittings at 11:00, 12:30 and 15:00 that last about 90 minutes; the quiet show is on 28 October at 11:00. Tickets are £10.50 for adults and children alike, and under-2s need a ticket but don't pay.
View full details →Derry Halloween Festival
Derry Halloween is the city's five-day Halloween festival, which bills itself as the largest in Europe, and 2026 is its 40th edition. Families come for the daytime family trail, the carnival parade and the fireworks, with the walled city as the backdrop. It runs from 28 October to 1 November 2026. The late-night programme is not aimed at children, so check the festival's own listings for the family events and their times.
View full details →Eerie Arts at Share Discovery Village
Eerie Arts is a one-hour Halloween arts and crafts session at Share Discovery Village near Lisnaskea in Co. Fermanagh. Younger children may need an adult to help with their creations. Sessions run on selected dates between 23 October and 1 November 2026, for ages 4 and up. Places cost £10 per person; arrive 10 to 15 minutes early.
View full details →Halloween Unleashed, Enniskillen
Halloween Unleashed is Enniskillen's town Halloween programme. It includes a pumpkin patch on Castle Island, a self-guided trail at Forthill, a Halloween parade, fireworks and a family day in the town. It runs from 23 to 31 October 2026. The parade is on 29 October, the fireworks from 18:00 on 30 October, and the family day from 13:00 to 16:00 on 31 October. The Forthill trail costs nothing, while the pumpkin patch and boat trips are ticketed.
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Common questions
How many Halloween events are there in Ireland in 2026?
Kids Patch lists 102 Halloween events in Ireland in 2026. Each listing links straight through to the organiser to book — Kids Patch is free for parents to use and takes no booking fee or commission.
Where in Ireland can I find Halloween events?
There are Halloween events in 22 counties of the Republic, as well as 10 in Northern Ireland. The most are in Limerick (11), Dublin (9), Kerry (9), Longford (9), Westmeath (9), Cork (6), Kilkenny (6), Galway (5), and 14 more.
When do Halloween events in Ireland run?
100 of the 102 listings have published their dates. The earliest opens on 1 October and the latest runs until 8 November. The dates are the range each one runs within, often on selected days only, so check the organiser’s calendar before you travel.
How much do Halloween events in Ireland cost?
29 of the 102 listings publish a headline ticket price: from €4 to €140 in the Republic and from £10 to £19.50 in Northern Ireland. Check what each ticket includes before booking.
Are there free Halloween events in Ireland?
Yes — 17 of the 102 listings are free to attend. Some free events still ask you to book a place, so check each listing.
Are there sensory-friendly Halloween events in Ireland?
Yes — 3 of the 102 listings advertise a sensory-friendly, relaxed or quiet session for children who prefer a calmer visit. The details, and how to book those sessions, are on each listing.
How do I book Halloween events in Ireland?
Directly with the organiser: 12 of the 102 listings link to an online booking page, and every listing links to the organiser’s own website. Kids Patch does not take bookings or payment.