Halloween Events In Dublin This Weekend!

Virginia Pumpkin Festival

This four day festival is the perfect family Halloween event for you and the family. There will be family entertainment all weekend long starting at 3 pm on October 30th. Following the event, there will be a fireworks show at 5. To Top the weekend off the “Forest Of Fears”, a haunted forest walk will occur on Halloween at 7 Pm at Virginia RFC.

Location – Virginia RFC

Date – 28-31 Oct.

Time – TBC

Haunted Hook Tours

A ghostly tour occurring on the 115 steps of the tower of the Hook Head Lighthouse. The tour will be led by lanterns to give the night walk an eerie vibe. This is a suitable tour for brave adults and even braver children. There is a 10 euro cover per person.

Location – Hook Head Lighthouse

Date – 29 & 30 Oct.

Time – 7, 7:45, 8:30 PM

Trick or Treat Trail

Follow the clues on the Moody Monster trail through the spooky forest at Castlecomer Discovery Park. Once finishing the mysterious trail you will be rewarded with either a treat or a lump of coal. Weather permitting, there will also be the high ropes courses such as the zipline that will be up and running.

Location – Discovery Park

Date – 29 Oct – 6 Nov.

Time – 9:30 – 16:00

Ghost Train

The Spooky Express will be chugging along on the Waterford & Suir Valley Railway this Saturday. Come check out the scenic views and join others to celebrate the spirit of Halloween. Trains will be departing every 45 minutes.

Location – Kilmeadan

Date – 29 Oct.

Time – 5:15 – 9:00 PM

Out Of This World

Voted the best Halloween destination in the world by USA Today readers,the Out of This World Halloween festival celebrates it’s 30th birthday this year. Some of the highlights are a ghost tour of at The Tower Museum in the afternoons and a supernatural animation trail around the city walls at night. The weekend concludes in the City Of Bones Street Carnival Parade on Halloween day.

Location – Various

Date – 27 -31 Oct

Time – Various