HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
`Double, Double, Toil and Trouble;
Fire burn and Cauldron Bubble` |
Friday
12.00 noon - 9.00pm
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Mystic Fair
Halloween is a time of mystery and magic, and this year’s festivities will play host to some of Ireland’s best known psychics and readers. A new addition to the Hallowtides Festival, the Mystic Fair will have something for everyone, from Dream Interpretation, Tarot and Psychic Readers to stalls selling crystals, jewellery and many more mystical goods. |
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31 October
Admission: Free
£30 per reading
tel: 028 4372 5034 |
Location:
Newcastle Centre |
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1.30pm, 4.00pm & 5.00pm |
Freakish Fables with Fra Gunn
Join renowned storyteller Fra Gunn for his freaky fables and not-so-terrifying tales of Halloween. 30 minute sessions, suitable for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Admission: Free Limited number, pre-booking advisable.
tel: 028 4372 5034 |
Location:
Newcastle Centre |
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2.00pm – 4.00pm |
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Children’s Halloween Fancy Dress Party
The annual children’s party is always a favourite, and this year’s celebrations will be no exception. There are lots of new activities this year to help kids to enter into the spirit of Halloween; games, disco, face painting, spooky Halloween tattoos, nail art, balloon modelling, goodie bags and much, much more! Suitable for children up to 11 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult. |
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Admission: £3.50 per child, pre-booking advisable.
tel: 028 4372 5034 |
Location:
Newcastle Centre |
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2.00pm – 4.00pm |
Monster Mash
The party starts early this Halloween. Music will fill the air as Finbar Keaveney takes to Main Street to play Monster hit after hit…can you stop yourself from doing the ‘Monster Mash’? |
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11.00am - 4.00pm |
Halloween Spooktacular
Spooky celebrations at our family fun day. Activities will include storytelling, fancy dress and crafts. Activities are from 11.00am – 3.00pm. Fancy Dress is from 3.00pm – 4.00pm. All children must be accompanied. |
Admission: £5.00 per Child. Family discount available
tel: 028 4461 9000 |
Location:
The Saint Patrick Centre, Downpatrick |
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6.00pm - 9.00pm |
Halloween Ghost Train
Meet Merlin the Magician on board his haunted Ghost Train! Children receive a present, if they can get past the ghosts… |
Admission:
£4.00 Children (under 3 years), £6.50 Children (Age 3-16 years), £5.00 Adult, £4.00 OAP
tel: 028 4461 5579 (Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat) / www.downrail.co.uk |
Location:
Downpatrick & County Down Railway |
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6.30pm - 9.30pm |
Monster Halloween Party
The Museum’s annual party is always a highlight of Halloween, featuring clowns, jugglers, magic, storytelling and facepainting. Kids and adults will battle it out to win prizes for the best fancy dress, a great night out for all the family! |
Admission: £2.00 Adults, £1.00 Children, £5.00 Family
tel: 028 4461 5218 |
Location:
Down County Museum, Downpatrick |
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7.30pm |
Movie Double Bill – Frankenstein & Dracula
Big Screen Arts Centre films bring you a special Halloween double bill of classic black and white horror movies from the early days of the ‘talkies’, featuring Boris Karloff in Frankenstein and Bela Lugosi in Dracula (both 1931). |
Admission: £5.00 (includes complimentary popcorn)
tel: 028 4461 0747 |
Location:
Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick |
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6.00pm – 9.00pm |
Newcastle’s Spooky Seaside Shindig
The big night is here, and we have none other than ‘The Flair with the Hair’ to kick off our festive party on the Prom. BBC Radio Ulster’s Alan Simpson, a self-professed ‘bletherer’, will be adding his unique blend of warmth, wit and humour to our Spooky Seaside Shindig.
Watch out for the amazing Spooky Stilt Walkers as they parade on the promenade, adding a mixture of glow, glamour and ghoulish entertainment to the proceedings.
Not only will the entertainers stand out, but you will too! We want the crowd to be positively glowing this Halloween, so look out for our free giveaways which will ‘light up’ the faces of children and adults alike!
Fabulously freaky fun for all the family, and best of all, it’s FREE! |
Location:
Central Promenade |
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6.00pm – 7.00pm |
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Freaky Fancy Dress
Dress to impress this Halloween and enter the Hallowtides Freaky Fancy Dress competition for your chance to win a share of our spectacular £1,000 prize fund! Come to the Fancy Dress Arena in front of the Newcastle Centre where registration will take place in the following categories: under 5 years, 6-12 years, 13-17 years and finally 18+ years. Walk the creepy catwalk and show off your spooky style! |
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Location:
Fancy Dress Arena, Newcastle Centre |
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7.00pm – 7.30pm |
Live Music with The Whole Hog
The party continues with The Whole Hog, great vocals together with an enthusiastic delivery of hits old and new will guarantee that this charismatic band delivers a little something for everyone. We defy you not to start ‘dancing in the street’ as The Whole Hog build the party atmosphere at the Festival Stage… |
Location:
Festival Stage, Central Promenade |
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7.30pm – 7.45pm |
Freaky Fancy Dress Prizegiving
Who strutted their spooky stuff best on our creepy catwalk? Find out here as we give out spectacular prizes for the best costumes in each category. But remember, you must have registered (details above). If you’re not in, you can’t win! |
Location:
Festival Stage, Central Promenade |
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7.45pm – 8.45pm |
Live music with Abba Re-Bjorn
Don’t forget to add platform shoes to your fancy dress outfit this year, because ‘Mamma Mia’, they’re back and Bjorn to party! ABBA RE-BJORN will top the bill at our Festival Stage, paying tribute to the legendary Abba, with all the glitz and glamour of the seventies. So ‘Take a Chance on…’ us, gather your ‘Super Troupers’ and make your way to Central Promenade for an Abba-tastic night not to be missed! |
Location:
Festival Stage, Central Promenade |
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8.45pm – 9.00pm
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‘Spooktacular’ Seaside Fireworks Extravaganza
What better way to end our Spooky Seaside Shindig than to go out with a BANG! The night sky will be illuminated with all the colours of the rainbow as our amazing fireworks display dances and dazzles its way through the black canvas overhead.
SPECTATORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO CENTRAL PROMENADE EARLY FOR THE BEST VIEW OF THIS INCREDIBLE SHOW. |
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Location:
Central Promenade |
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Continue The Spirit Of Halloween Into The Night…
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9.00pm |
O’Hare’s Halloween Fancy Dress Ball
This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever! Costume-clad revellers are in with a chance to win a cash prize – can you afford to miss out?
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Admission: £5.00
tel: 028 4372 2487 |
Location:
O'Hare's Lounge Bars |
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9.00pm |
Witches Brew Fancy Dress Party with Quorum
Come and enjoy Halloween night with Quorum, entertainment to suit all ages and tastes. Prizes will be awarded to the best dressed on the night! |
Admission: Free
tel: 028 4372 5700 |
Location:
Diamond Pats, Main Street |
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9.00pm |
Tramps Ball
Be the ‘Best Dressed Tramp’ and be in with a chance for a share in the £200 prize fund! Live music with jazz band ‘Ten Pin Blues’ and dance the night away to music by DJ Mike. |
Admission: £3.00
tel: 028 4372 6400 |
Location:
Quinns Spirit Grocer |
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10.00pm |
Fancy Dress Quiz Night
Test your general knowledge in Halloween style at our Fancy Dress Quiz Night. Prizes for the best fancy dress and winning quiz teams. Cheating permitted, but don’t get caught! Live Music with Spike. |
Admission: £2.00 per person entering Quiz
tel: 028 4372 3445 |
Location:
The Harbour House Inn |
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10.00pm |
Halloween Monster Mash Fancy Dress Party
Put on your ‘Monster’ costume and prepare to ‘Mash’ your way into the small hours to music by ‘Rumours’. |
Admission: Free
tel: 028 4372 2614 |
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9.00pm |
Traditional Storytelling & Irish Music Session
For those of you seeking an ‘alternative’ Halloween experience, visit Mackens Bar to hear humorous tales from the firesides of Ireland brought to life by renowned storyteller Vincent Pierse, accompanied by a traditional live Irish Music Session. |
Admission: Free
tel: 028 4372 3430 |
Location:
Mackens bar, The Harbour |
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And It Doesn’t End There…
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Saturday
11.00am - 5.00pm |
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Mystic Fair
Halloween is a time of mystery and magic, and this year’s festivities will play host to some of Ireland’s best known psychics and readers. A new addition to the Hallowtides Festival, the Mystic Fair will have something for everyone, from Dream Interpretation, Tarot and Psychic Readers to stalls selling crystals, jewellery and many more mystical goods. |
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1 November
Admission: Free. £30 per reading
tel: 028 4372 5034 |
Location:
Newcastle Centre |
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2.00pm - 4.00pm |
Monster Mash
Finbar Keaveney's Monster Mash will hit the streets for another afternoon of musical mayhem.
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3.00pm - 4.30pm |
Big Telly Magic Show
Now you see it, now you don’t! Discover the wonder of magic with the Big Telly Magic Show. Prepare to see sights that will boggle your mind and stretch your imagination! This is a show that will leave children spellbound, never forgotten and not to be missed! Suitable for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. |
Admission: Free Limited number, pre-booking advisable.
tel: 028 4372 5034 |
Location:
Newcastle Centre |
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10.00pm |
Live Music with Rossco
The weekend of entertainment continues at The Harbour House Inn with live music by Rossco. |
Admission: Free
tel: 028 4372 3445 |
Location:
The Harbour House Inn |
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10.30pm |
Live Music with Sid & Sweetleaf
Finish off the biggest party weekend of the year in Quinns with live band Sid & Sweetleaf. |
Admission: Free
tel: 028 4372 6400 |
Location:
Quinns Spirit Grocer |
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Down District Council would like to thank the following sponsors for their contribution to the 2008 Hallowtides Festival: AJC Electrical, Barbican Supervalu, Tesco, Thumbelina and Wiki Wiki Wheels |
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General Information
Public Car Parking is available at South Eastern Regional College on the Shimna Road, Bryansford Avenue, Downs Road, Causeway Road, and Donard Park Car Parks. The Newcastle Centre and Glen River Car Parks will be reserved for disabled parking.
In the case of extreme weather conditions some outdoor events may be relocated to the Newcastle Centre, 10 – 14 Central Promenade, Telephone: 028 4372 5034 |
