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date
Time
Event
Venue
24th - 31st Oct
4pm - 10pm
Zombie Apocalypse
Lock ‘N’ Load, Springtown
26th - 30th Oct
6pm - 10pm
House of Horrors
Long tower Youth Club
26th - 31st Oct
5pm - 10pm
See No Evil
The Playhouse
27th - 31st Oct
Various
Frightful Fun
Creggan Country Park
27th Oct - 5th Nov
2pm - 10pm
Monster Hallowe’en Funfair
Ebrington Square
28th Oct
10am - 12noon
Dance Picnic
Echo Echo Dance Studios
28th Oct
Various
Comic City
Nerve Centre
28th Oct
9pm
David Kitt & our krypton son
Guildhall
28th Oct
4pm
Jackula
Waterside Theatre
28th & 29th Oct
10am - 5pm
Invasion Heroes & Legends
Foyle Arena
28th & 30th Oct
5pm, 6.30pm, 8pm
spark!
Guildhall Sq. & Waterloo Pl.
28th - 30th Oct
6pm - 8.30pm
Awakening the Walls
City Walls
28th - 31st Oct
10am - 4pm
Sbooky Hallowe’en Festival
Foyleside
28th - 31st Oct
Various
Museum of the Moon
Guildhall
28th - 31st Oct
12noon - 4pm
Little Horrors @ the Guildhall
Guildhall
28th - 31st Oct
12noon - 9pm
Haunted Harvest Market
Guildhall Sq. & Waterloo Pl.
28th - 31st Oct
2pm - 6pm
Hallowe’en Family Fun
Craft Village
28th - 31st Oct
1pm - 8.30pm
Haunted Pencil Art Exhibition
Garden of Reflection
29th Oct
9pm
Ports & Joshua Burnside
Guildhall
31st Oct
1pm & 3pm
City Cemetery Tours
City Cemetery
31st Oct
1pm - 4pm
Hallow’eans interactive Family Day
Nerve Centre
31st Oct
2pm - 6pm
Jack O’Lantern Fest
waterloo place
31st Oct
7pm
Out of This World Carnival Parade
Departs Queen’s Quay
31st Oct
8.15pm
Fireworks Finale
River Foyle
Full programme listings available at www.derryhalloween.com
Fáilte • Fair Faa Ye • Witamy Bienvenue • Willkommen • Benvenuto Bienvenido Join us for the Greatest Hallowe’en Celebration in the World!
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 under the Samhain Moon. Join us for a 4-day celebration like no other, filled with ghoulish events and frightful fun for all the family.
Awakening the Walls • Haunted Harvest Market Museum of the Moon • Little Horrors • Samhain Sessions invasion - Heroes & Legends • Monster Fun Fair Tours & Trails • Carnival Parade • Fireworks Finale plus lots more...
Enjoy!
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Welcome
Awakening The Walls 4 derryHallOween.cOm On tHe walls #scaryderry
city walls sat 28th - mOn 30th OctOber 6pm - 8.30pm free • Suitable for all aGeS “It’s Down!” cried a small boy with the moon in his arms. “Help me! Help me hide it! For the Prince of Darkness is after the Moon!” As his knees buckled, but he held his own, He let out a rallying moan “Come people! Light fires on the City’s Walls of stone. Make feasts of the harvest and guises must be sewn. Summon the dead from their dusty bed to join the good fight as Dark vs Light To release the Moon on Hallowe’en Night!” For 3 evenings before Samhain, we party to banish the dark with a supernatural illuminated animation trail around the City’s Walls. *guided maps will be available from the info point at waterloo place. as there are some steps on the trail, provision will be made for accessible access.
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Museum of the Moon tHe guildHall, main Hall 28th - 31st OctOber free • suitable fOr all ages sat 28th: 10am - 1pm, 4.30pm - 7pm sun 29th, mOn 30th & tue 31st: 10am - 12noon, 4.30pm - 7pm Bathe in the light of the Samhain Moon as it evades capture in the Guildhall. Experience Luke Jerram’s ‘Museum of the Moon’, a touring work featuring detailed NaSa imagery of the Moon’s surface and atmospheric soundtrack created by BaFTa and Ivor Novello award winning composer, Dan Jones. www.my-moon.org
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Samhain Sessions • at the Guildhall •
David Kitt
Our Krypton Son 28th October 9pm - 11pm
Ports
Joshua Burnside 29th October 9pm - 11pm
Tickets: £10 each available from the Guildhall or derryhalloween.com/tickets suitable for 18+
Guildhall
In Your Space presents:
The Boy, The Witch & The Werewolf - The Battle to Save the Moon! Guildhall, Main Hall Tickets: £2.50 29th - 31st Oct 1pm, 2pm, 3pm Approx. 40mins • Suitable for all Ages “Red alert! Red alert! T-minus 3 days until The Prince of Darkness arrives! If he gets his dark hands on the moon the world as we know it will come to an end! But who will stop him? There’s noone better to help you get a hooooold of the moooon than a vegetarian werewoooolf, Wooolfred. So come on, let’s get this moon back in its place!”
Winifred the Witch’s Weird & Wonderful Tales The Guildhall, Whittaker Suite Tickets: £1.50 28th - 31st Oct 12.10pm, 1.10pm, 2.10pm, 3.10pm, 4pm Approx. 20 mins • Suitable for 4 - 11yrs Well! What a year wacky Winifred has had!! Full of witchy wonder and weirdness (wobviously).
Foyle Hospice presents:
Kids’ Spooktacular Disco guildhall 28th October 2pm - 4pm
Gothic Organ Performance
Tickets: £5 available at Foyle Hospice
guildhall adm: free Suitable for all Ages
(028) 7135 9888 • www.foylehospice.com
30th October 7.30pm, 8pm, 8.30pm
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Little Horrors at the
Haunted Harvest Market Guildhall Square & Waterloo Place
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28th - 31st October 12noon - 9pm daily
Jack O’Lantern Fest Waterloo Place adm: free 31st october 2pm - 6pm Ghostly tales of Jack O’Lantern, kids’ workshops, pumpkin carving demos, competitions and more...
Taste terrifyingly tantalising treats and drink bewitching brews while a world of magical wonder unfolds before your eyes. Enjoy our seated areas as you nibble on your nosh, but be mindful as you do… for when you’re at the Haunted Harvest Market… who is watching you?
Exploration Dome
Featuring
Our Space, Waterloo Place
• Live Music Stages • Street Entertainment • Street Food • Artisan Produce
28th - 31st October 2pm - late 14+ after 6pm
Waterloo Place adm: £3 Approx. 20mins 28th - 31st October 12noon - 9pm daily Journey through the universe on a voyage like no other. Shows every half hour
Space Age
Live music sessions from homegrown musicians.
craft v ill age
Hallowe’en Dance Picnic Echo Echo Studios, magazine st. adm: £5 (Under 3s Free) 28th October 10.30am - 12noon Join us for some freaky dance and spooky movement! Bookings: www.echoechodance.com T: 028 71 308 883
craft village 28th 30th October • 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Kids’ Planet Craft Workshops 28th & 31st October • 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
Kids’ Spooky Chocolate Workshop 30th & 31st October • times tbc
Hallowe’en Fun Days
Live Music, Face Painting and Balloon Modelling.
Hallow’eans Interactive Family Day Nerve Centre, magazine st. adm: Free 31st October 1pm - 4pm Hallowe’en themed day featuring a frightening selection of activities including green screen, animation, VR station, FabLab, robotics, Minecraft and much more. Supported by Children In Need.
Booking essential for Kids’ Workshops. Tickets at derrycraftvillage.com.
Sbooky Festival
ComicCity
28th - 31st October 10am - 4pm
Nerve Centre, magazine st. adm: Free
The scariest Hallowe’en book themed festival taking place this year! Foyleside will be transformed and filled with treats and horrors to suit all ages. Dance • Mini Sleuth Treasure Hunt • Face Painting • Henna Tattoos and much more.
28th October All Day ComicCity is back with lots of comicbook festivities including live sketching, workshops, talks, quizzes and an awesome day out for the whole family.
Foyleside shopping centre adm: free
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hallowe’en at the
HallowTEEN Makeup Course 29th & 30th OctOber 11am - 4pm
See No Evil a Haunted Experience in Sensory Deprivation
suitable fOr age 12 - 16
tHe playHOuse, artillery st. adm: £5
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makeup prO stOre, pump st. adm: £80
Learn SFX and Hallowe’en Techniques at our HallowTeen Makeup Course. Perfect for teens interested in Special Effects Makeup. bOOkings: anita@make-upstudio.co.uk
26th - 31st OctOber age 11+ 5pm - 7.30pm • aGe 18+ 7.30pm - 10pm DaRE! The Playhouse DaRE you to make it through our Haunted house experience, where you will lose the sense of sight. Could you survive only with touch, sound and smell?
The Haunted Pencil Art Exhibition garden Of reflectiOn gallery, bisHOp st. 28th - 31st OctOber adm: free suitable fOr all ages a haunting exhibition of drawings by local artist Shaun McIntyre from Frankenstein to Freddy Kreuger.
Spark!
Guildhall Square & Waterloo Place adM: Free 28th - 30th October 5pm, 6.30pm, 8pm 31st October 5pm Spark! Street Theatre show is a magical live music, movement and light spectacular that captivates the audience combining high impact drumming, dynamic choreography, playful characters and colourful lighting design.
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Worldbeaters present:
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fOyle arena, limavady rd. 28th & 29th OctOber 10am - 12.45, 2pm - 5pm tickets: £9, family Of 4, £35 available from fOyle arena and derryhalloween.com/tickets under 5s free ‘INvaSION Heroes & Legends’ returns to the City, bigger and better. Superheroes, Stormtroopers, Daleks, Transformers and a host of characters from your favourite shows will descend on the City as The Emerald Garrison returns with their awardwinning family show bursting with fun interactive activities, life sized props and sets.
ebringtOn sq. 27th OctOber - 5th nOvember 2pm - 10pm daily Scare yourself silly on the Ghost Train or a take a trip on Ireland’s tallest Big Wheel. Lots of thrills and family attractions with rides for all ages.
Riverwatch Aquarium & Visitor Centre lOugHs agency adm: free 31st OctOber 10am - 4pm
Jackula waterside tHeatre tickets: £7, £25 family Of 4, £30 family Of 5 saturday 28th OctOber 4pm Being a vampire sucks, but being Dracula’s younger brother is driving Jackula batty! Join Jackula on his spooktacular quest with this fun magic and juggling show. bOOkings: www.watersidetheatre.com t: 028 71 314 000
Calling all Ghouls and Buoys! Join us for a spook-tacular day of Hallowe’en Fun with arts and Crafts Workshops, Spooky Trails, Frenzied Feeding Time, What Lurks Beneath, Touch Tanks and much, much more…
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Monster Hallowe’en Funfair
Frightful Fun at Creggan Country Park Take a terrifying treasure trail around the forbidden forest or a night-time Bat Safari. Creggan Country Park has a host of terrifying events on offer for all ages. are you brave enough? The Park after Dark - Bat Safari
House of Horrors lOng tOwer yOutH club
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adm: adult £4, under 14s £3 26th - 30th OctOber 6pm - 10pm Paranormal activity will be off the scale with ghosts and ghouls who hide in the eerie depths of the foundations and walls. Be there if you dare!!! t: 028 71 367 388 or 028 71 261 916.
Trail of Terror tHe playtrail adm: £4 28th - 30th OctOber 6pm - 10pm event strictly age 10+ This self-led Spooktacular Trail is sure to get the hearts pumping and hair raising with some terrifying encounters. Limited places available, booking is essential. t: 028 71 368 173.
27th OctOber 5.30pm - 7.30pm adm: free The Creepy Quest 28th OctOber 2pm - 4pm adm: £5 2 - 11 years Creepy Crafts & Ghastly Games 29th OctOber 2pm - 4pm adm: £2 3 - 11yrs The Terror Trail 29th OctOber 7pm - 10pm adm: £15 18+ years Frightful Family Fun 30th OctOber 6pm - 8pm adm: £3.50 places are limited. book now to avoid disappointment. w: www.creggancountrypark.com t: 028 71 363 133 e: karen.healy@creggancountrypark.com
Lock ‘n’ Load, Springtown Industrial Est. 24th - 31st October 4pm - 10pm Airsoft: £9 • Reball: £8 • Lazer: £7 A deadly disease has taken hold and turned the survivors into gun wielding zombies. We need YOU to go in and take them all out! W: www.locknloadderry.com T: 028 71 279 050
The 5k Zombie Run in aid of Children in Crossfire
Ghostbus Tours
29th October 7pm adm: Adult £7, Child £3.50, Family £15
citywide tickets: Adults £8 Children £5
suitable for All Ages
27th - 30th October 12noon - 8pm
The Zombie Family Fun Run is back! Get your Zombie on and join in the ultimate thrilling event. Entry is now open: www.childrenincrossfire.org/zombierun
This family favourite returns this Hallowe’en with guided ghostly tours of the City. Tickets available from Visit Derry.
Legenderry Game of Thrones Tour visit derry Tickets: Adult £40, Student £36 28th October 8am - 6pm suitable for Age 12+ Trek deep into old growth forests, along wild sea cliffs and crumbling medieval ruins and experience the magic of the real Westeros. Complete with Stark and Iron Born cloaks, swords and shields. Bookings: www.gameofthronestours.com
City Cemetery Tours Departs Creggan Gate, City Cemetery Adm: £5 31st October 1pm & 3pm suitable for All Ages Friends of Derry City Cemeteries invite you to gain a fascinating insight into the history of the city through the carved aging headstones of the cemetery where the city’s bones have been laid to rest for over 300 years.
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Zombie Apocalypse
Hallowe’en Street Carnival Parade
City Centre • Departs Queens Quay 31st October 7pm The finest carnival arts, circus and street performers from around the world descend on the city for an out of this world illuminated spectacle.
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Releasing the Moon The battle of Dark vs Light reaches its peak as the veil between this and the Otherworld’s is at its thinnest. As the Spirits of the Ancients release the Samhain Moon, guests from distant stars with spirits from near and far, join the revelry as the City of Bones puts on a show like no other!
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Fireworks Finale River Foyle
31st October • 8.15pm
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The sky will be alight with colour over the River Foyle as the City celebrates the Release of the Moon, banishing evil as the Prince of Darkness has been defeated.
Hallowe’en Festival Office Visit Derry, Waterloo Place
festival info
Enjoy Hallowe’en Safely. Enjoy Hallowe’en Sensibly. For information on our Carnival Care Initiative, Traffic & Travel and access & Inclusion visit: www.derryhalloween.com/festivalinfo halloweenderrystrabane @HalloweenDS #DerryHalloween #ScaryDerry Further Info: 028 71 376 504 this information is available upon request in a number of formats including large print, braille, pdf, audio formats (cd, mp3, daisy) and minority languages. for further info please contact 028 71 253 253, text phone 028 71 376 646. all information correct at time of printing.
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