HAVE A FA-BOO-LOUS HALLOWEEN IN ABC BOROUGH!
Here you will find information on a multitude of fang-tastic events happening right across the borough this Halloween. With such a variety on offer, there really is a cauldron of creepy delights, eerie entertainment and monstrous mayhem to suit everyone!
Whether you want to be flabbergasted by fireworks or get creative with autumn workshops, spin to deadly tunes or go snow tubing down the spooky slopes, we have got it all this Halloween!
We also have some helpful advice on how to have a terror-ific time with family and friends, while ensuring everyone stays safe – as we know this time of year also comes with some risks.
So take care, be aware and have a hauntingly happy Halloween!
Fireworks at the Lakes
Spooky Sports & Activities
Bewitching Outdoor Experiences
Creepy Crafts & Relaxed Film Screening
Mystical Navan Fort Adventures
Ghost Tours & Dining in the Dark
Halloween Safety Advice
Sustainable Halloween Tips
Awesome Autumn Trails
Fireworks At The Lakes
IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Halloween fireworks extravaganza at Craigavon Lakes has been rescheduled to take place on Wednesday 29 October at 7.30pm. In line with health and safety guidance, the event can no longer be held as planned on Thursday 30 October due to strong winds being forecast from 7pm on this date. Please share this change of date with family and friends. We look forward to celebrating the spooky season with you at this year’s fireworks display – it’s going to be a night to remember!
Date: Wednesday 29 October
Location: South Lake Leisure Centre
Spooky sports & activities
The Beast Aqua Challenge
Halloween is a time for spooks, ghouls and beasts. So here’s a chance to take on ‘The Beast’ – South Lake Leisure Centre’s incredible indoor aqua inflatable obstacle course.
Date: Sun 26 – Tues 28 Oct
Location: South Lake Leisure Centre
Spooky £2 swims
£2 swims are back for Halloween! Get ready to have devilish fun in our pools at South Lake Leisure Centre, Orchard Leisure Centre and Banbridge Leisure Centre. Dive in and make some waves with this spooktacular offer!
Date: Fri 31 Oct
Location: South Lake Leisure Centre, Orchard Leisure Centre & Banbridge Leisure Centre
Wicked Multi-Skills Camps
Don’t let the kids sit like zombies and drive you batty this Halloween. Join our camps and develop monstrous moves with running, dodging, tagging and ball games. Get scarily social and make fearsome friends!
Date: Mon 27 – Wed 29 Oct
Location: Tandragee Recreation Centre & Banbridge Leisure Centre
Unnerving Matches
Release your inner demons and get competitive over the holidays. Book a court for table tennis, pickleball, badminton and squash or a sports hall for football, netball and basketball.
Location: Various
Scary Soft Play & Scrumptious Treats
Ghouls, witches and young demons can enjoy fiendish drinks and scarily good food treats after a full-on soft play session at Orchard Leisure Centre and South Lake Leisure Centre.
Date: Various
Location: Orchard Leisure Centre & South Lake Leisure Centre
Beastly Bounce
Boo-k your little devils in for some scarily good fun on the inflatables at Keady Recreation Centre. It will be a scream!
Date: Mon 27 – Fri 31 Oct
Location: Keady Recreation Centre
Spooky Spin
Our dark secret…a spooky glow and Halloween soundtrack make for a great 45-minute workout!
Date: Wed 29 Oct
Location: Banbridge Leisure Centre
Devilish Inflatables & Ghoulish Games
Step inside, if you dare, and bounce around with other ghosts and ghouls or get competitive in the games room!
Date: Mon 27 – Sun Nov (Games Room) & Thurs 30 Oct (Inflatable Sessions)
Location: Dromore Community Centre
Halloween Roller Skating Disco
Let the good times roll this Halloween. Get your skates on and have a fang-tastic time with all the family.
Date: Sat 1 Nov
Location: Banbridge Leisure Centre
Bewitching Outdoor Experiences
Park Extravaganzas
Join us for a spooktacular outdoor adventure. Follow enchanted trails and meet creepy characters. Get creative with pumpkin carving, slime-making and spooky-themed arts and crafts.
Dates & Locations:
Sat 25 Oct – Lurgan Park
Mon 27 Oct – Dromore Park
Tues 28 Oct – Edenvilla Park, Portadown
Howling Halloween at Craigavon Golf & Ski
Treat your little ghouls to fiendish fun on the spooky slopes. Let them sink their fangs into a snowtubing, footgolf and ski adventure followed by tasty hot food in the Alpine Ski Lodge.
Date: Various
Location: Craigavon Golf & Ski Centre
Creepy Camping
Have a hauntingly good time with a short stay at our caravan and camping sites, complete with glamping pods. The fearless Camping NI are returning to Gosford Forest Park for some trick or treating.
Location: Gosford Forest Park & Kinnego Marina
South Lake Activity Specials
It will be fangs for the memories at South Lake Watersports Centre with our frightfully good Halloween activity sessions. Choose one of the following sessions: sailing; rafted canoeing and archery; or mountain biking and battlebows.
Date: Mon 27 Oct – Wed 29 Oct & Mon 3 – Wed 5 Nov
Location: South Lake Watersports Centre
South Lake Inclusive Sessions
Get your fangs into cycling and paddlesports or take a ghostly ride on wheelie boat across Craigavon Lake if you dare.
Date: Mon 27 Oct – Wed 29 Oct & Sat 1 – Wed 5 Nov
Location: South Lake Watersports Centre
Creepy Crafts & Monstrous Fun for Little Ghouls
Teddy On The Broomstick
Join Sammy Ragdoll and Eddy the Teddy for a fun Halloween adventure filled with songs and audience participation.
Date: Wed 14 Oct, 9.30am
Location: The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre
The Princess & The Goblin
Step into a magical world of mystery and mischief as Princess Irene and brave Curdie outwit a band of goblins.
Date: Wed 14 Oct , 11am
Location: The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre
Halloween Craft & Games Club
Enjoy two days of Halloween-themed crafts, games and spooky fun at the Palace Stables. The perfect midterm activity for children aged 5-12.
Date: Thurs 29 & Fri 30 Oct, 10am-4pm
Location: Palace Stables, Armagh
Haunted House Lanterns
Step into a world of spooky creativity! Design your very own eerie haunted house at F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio.
Date: Thurs 29 Oct, 10am & 11.30am
Location: F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio, Banbridge
Build A Monster Mask
Invent a unique Halloween monster with a name and personality, then turn them into a mask at F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio.
Date: Fri 30 Oct, 10am & 11.30am
Location: F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio, Banbridge
Halloween Family Fun
Enjoy family fun at Armagh County Museum with Halloween crafts, spooky stories and meet creepy crawlies.
Date: Sat 31 Oct, 11am & 1pm
Location: Armagh County Museum
Mystical Navan Fort Adventures
Druid of Many Faces
Journey into the world of ancient Irish mythology with this immersive retelling of the legend of Cu Roi Mac Daire, brought to life through storytelling and music.
Date: Tues 27 Oct, 7pm-8pm
Location: Navan Centre & Fort, Armagh
Little Spooks
Join Patch the pumpkin picker and friends for a magical Halloween adventure packed with exciting family fun at Navan Centre & Fort.
Date: Wed 28, Thurs 29 & Fri 30 Oct (Various Show Times)
Location: Navan Centre & Fort, Armagh
Samhain: The Beginning
Celebrate the ancient origins of Halloween through storytelling, mythology, music and immersive experiences inspired by the Celtic festival.
Date: Sat 31 Oct, 6.30pm-10.30pm
Location: Navan Centre & Fort, Armagh
Ghostly Encounters & Murderous Mysteries
Ghost Walk of Dromore
Explore the dark past of Dromore with a one-hour ghost walk, uncovering chilling history and an optional ghost hunting experience.
Date: Wed 21 Oct, 7.30pm & 9pm
Location: Market Street, Dromore
Eerieland: Ghost Stories of the North of Ireland
Go beyond the realm of death with dark historian Andrew Johnston, as he shares supernatural tales from the grave!
Date: Thurs 22 Oct, 8pm
Location: The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre
Full Moon Retreat
Celebrate Samhain with a unique full moon retreat at Hot Rocks Sauna, inspired by ancient Irish sweathouse traditions and the changing of the seasons.
Date: Sun 25 Oct, 3pm-8pm
Location: The Hot Rocks Sauna, Aghalee
Murder Mystery
Sun, Moon and Murder? Put your detective skills to the test this Halloween at Armagh Planetarium, where mystery, intrigue, and danger await beneath the stars.
Date: Fri 23 Oct, 6pm & 8.30pm
Location: Armagh Planetarium
Deadly Dining: A Murder Mystery Experience
Can you solve the crime? Enjoy a three-course dinner while uncovering clues and identifying the culprit before the final reveal.
Date: Fri 30 Oct, 7.30pm-11pm
Location: Armagh County Club
Beyond The Wall at the Game of Thrones
Step beyond the Wall after dark with immersive entertainment, atmospheric storytelling and spine-tingling surprises.
Date: Fri 30 & Sat 31 Oct, 5.30pm-10pm
Location: Game of Thrones Studio Tour, Banbridge
Awesome Autumn Trails
There are plenty of outdoor autumnal adventures to be had in our parks and open spaces. Splash around puddles, squelch through mud or crunch your way through fallen leaves on your next welly wander! Search for insects and wildlife, build a den, become the king or queen of conkers, play pooh sticks or create a colourful piece of wild art using fallen leaves, sticks. acorns, mud, grasses, conkers and feathers! Enjoy a very different crimson and gold backdrop, crystal clear night skies proving ideal for a spot of stargazing, and crisp, clear morning for walks with family and four-legged friends.