Halloween 2019
If you are looking for things to do for Halloween 2019, look no further. We have prepared for you a list of must-see events and activities taking place this October. There is something for every family. With your Halloween event picked out, you’ll have more time to concentrate on preparing costumes and having fun!
The 2019 must-see HALLOWEEN events in Ireland
1. Halloween 2019 at Dublinia
When: 27th – 29th October 2019
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm – 3.30 pm
Delig Inis theatre group present their annual performance. Hear about the supernatural and ghostly happenings around medieval Dublin. But are they true? Find out at Halloween.
More information on the event available here.
2. BRAM STOKER FESTIVAL Halloween 2019
Bram Stoker Festival every year has to offer so many spooky things to do for all the family. Whether you’re a resident vampire or visiting from further afield, Bram Stoker Festival 2019 has something for everyone in its Gothically inspired programme of events. Get ready for four days and nights of deadly adventures as Dublin gets gloriously gothic this October Bank Holiday Weekend.
Children Friendly Event: Night Watch, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2
When: 25th – 28th October 2019
Time: Dusk until 9.30 pm
Night Watch is a free, outdoor spectacle taking place across all four days of the festival. This illuminated nocturnal wandering is an atmospheric and darkly theatrical installation is unlike anything else you’ll see in Dublin this year.
A must-see for families, visitors and Dubliners of all ages.
More information on the event available here.
3. The Haunted Halloween Takeover 2019, National Wax Museum Plus
When: 28th September – 31st October 2019
Time: 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Warning!! Warning!! Beware of The Wax Museum this Halloween! The Museum has been taken over by monsters, ghouls and ghosts and we recommend staying away if you know what’s good for you. A quarantine zone has been set up around the museum and we are recommending everyone to stay away and only come in if you absolutely have to! Avoid unnecessary journeys! We have spotted evil clowns, gruesome witches, the evil grim reaper and even the pumpkin king, so stay away if you value your life!! They come out every night after 5pm, and can be seen hanging around, dead and lifeless everyday before the sun goes down. There’s only one way to get rid of these monsters! The pumpkin king has dropped little pumpkins all around the museum and if you can count all of them you may just help us get our museum back.
So come down…if you dare!
Age suitability: teens
More information on the event available here.
4. Belfast Halloween 2019 Monster Mash and Fireworks Display
When: 27th October 2019, Titanic Slipways, Belfast
Time: 4:00 pm – 7.00pm
The Slipways, in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, will come alive and little ghouls and spooky skeletons of all ages are invited to come along in their scariest costumes.
Enjoy the creepy street theatre, hauntingly good music, wicked workshops and more.
Presenters will be on stage to entertain the crowd in the build up to the city’s biggest fireworks display. Fireworks will begin at approximately 6.45pm lasting for 15 minutes.
Admission to the event is free, no tickets required.
More information on the event available here.
5. Dracula’s Disco – The Ark
When: 28th October 2019
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Last Entry 15:45)
Get in the spooky spirit with Dracula’s own DJ spinning the decks and scratching vinyl for our free family music and dance party in Meeting House Square for Ages 5+. Part of the Bram Stoker Festival 2019.
Due to popular demand, we welcome back Dracula’s Disco with DJ Will Softly who will be playing all the latest hits for you to enjoy complete with confetti cannons to inspire some seriously deadly dancing! This fun-packed and energetic DJ set will be perfect for young zombies, ghosts and all music-loving monsters. So get your boo!-gie on and have a blast!
Come along in costumes of any kind and make up your own graveyard dance moves. Entrance via East Essex Street.
Age suitability: 5+
More information on the event available here
6. Halloween 2019 at Wells House & Gardens, Co. Wexford
When: 25th – 31st October 2019
Time: 11:00 – 4:00 pm
Get your broomsticks and fangs at the ready and enjoy a Halloween themed scavenger hunt through the haunted forest followed by a fancy-dress disco for your little monsters to enjoy. This is a daily event and included in your gate entry token.
This is a family friendly event suitable for all ages. Children and adults are encouraged to dress up as their favorite scary characters!
The GHOST TRAIN can be boarded (If you DARE) on Thursday 31st staring at 11
More information on the event available here.
7. Hettie’s Hidden Cauldron, Malahide Castle
When: 26th – 28th October 2019
Time: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
It’s Halloween, the most magical spell-casting time and Hettie Hagsworth’s treasured cauldron has been taken!
Without her cauldron, Hettie can’t mix her magical potions. And to make matters worse, silly Hettie has forgotten where she left her vision goggles. Now can’t even properly read her spells to bring her cauldron back!
She’s got no choice but to go on the hunt for it herself along with her black cat Salem…
Join us this Halloween for a slightly spooky trail around the West Lawn as you follow Hettie’s trail of magical chaos. Pick up an activity sheet on arrival, solve the puzzles, meet our collection of crazy Halloween characters and help Hettie find her belongings. There’ll be some tricks and plenty of treats for all the kids taking part.
More information on the event available here.
8. Derry Halloween 2019 Under the Samhain
When: 26th October– 1st November 2019, Derry
A welcome like no other awaits you, as the division between this world and the otherworld’s is at its thinnest, as supernatural beings and the souls of the dead flood into the City, let your imagination run wild and join us on a celebration like no other, filled with ghoulish events and frightful fun for all the family.
More information on the event available here.
9. National Museum of Ireland
Halloween 2019 Art Workshop: Bubble, Boil and Trouble!
When: 31st October, Collins Barracks (Decorative Arts & History)
Time: 2.00 am -3.30 pm
Celebrate Halloween at Collins Barracks by unleashing your inner witch or wizard at a special art workshop! Find out about potions from the past, and how they were made, and if you feel like it, come along in your fang-tastic costumes! Admission free. Booking Required.
Age suitability: Ages 7+
Drop-in Activity: Fearsome Fangs!
When: 29th October, Merrion Street (Natural History)
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Drop in to the Wonder Cabinet to sharpen your knowledge about all things toothy for Halloween! What’s scarier, the tarantula’s fangs or the vampire bat’s canines? Inspect these up close using our microscope, and touch more real terrifying teeth from our collection. No booking required but there may be short waiting time.
Wheelchair accessible.
10. Watch the space for more Halloween events! We will keep this page updated as new events become available.
***Don’t forget to check out DublinKid’s Event Calendar for upcoming family friendly events***
