Halloween 2026
This Halloween you are invited to join our Guides, Ghosts and Ghouls for mysterious spooky activities and stories.
From hunting for hidden Halloween clues to exploring graveyaerd trails, there's something for brave little monsters and the whole family.
Are you brave enough to join us?
Check out our events for more details.
Ghost Busters Halloween Event
Charles Fort
Have you got what it takes to track down the Castle spirits?
"A Fearful Feast "- Children's Halloween Hunt
Charles Fort
Can you help The White Lady of Charles Fort locate her friends before her Fearful Feast is ruined and turns to maggots!!!
Halloween Lecture Dr. Gillian Kenny 'The Banshee in Irish Folklore'
Cahir Castle
At this lecture Dr. Gillian Kenny will explore the Banshee from medieval sources through to the twentieth-century.
Stories and Frights
Rock of Cashel
Listen to our guides tell spooky stories about the Rock’s history as they take you on a journey through the buildings and the graveyard.
Pumpkin painting competition
Pearse Museum- St. Enda’s Park
Transform a pumpkin into a colourful spooky Halloween creature!
Guided tour to launch the new graveyard trail at Ennis Friary
Ennis Friary
Experience a trail that tells the history of the site as it is written in stones
Step Into the Shadows: The "Dracula Connection" Gothic Writing Competition
Unleash your inner gothic writer at Sligo Abbey’s special seasonal workshop!
Tours for trainee ghouls and goblins
Ross Castle
Discover how Halloween was celabrated in the past and some secret, spooky surprises.
Traditional Halloween Turnips and Pumpkin workshop
Sligo Abbey
Eembrace the authentic Samhain traditions at Sligo Abbey.
October Themed Tour: Samhain Embers
National Botanic Gardens – Glasnevin
Rekindle the ancient folklore and traditions of Samhain on this special Halloween tour.
Something wicked this way comes…
Ennis Friary
Join us for a scary adventure! Capture your scariest photo along the way for a chance to win a prize!
