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This morning.

Tayto park, Ashbourne, County Meath.

A pair of lemurs (pics 1-2), a mob of meerkats (pics 4-6) and an owl (Pic 3) getting into the Halloween spirit at Tayto Park this morning, enjoying a Halloween inspired breakfast ahead of the official opening of ‘The Wicked Adventures at Tayto Park’ this weekend, a brand new kids attraction for Halloween.

On Halloween, Thursday, October 31 kids can get into the park for free if they are in full Halloween costume.

Tayto Park

Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

Free Halloween?

Via Dublin City Councuil:

The Cauldron of Smithfield event which is brought to life by Dublin City Council is back and it is guaranteed to thrill and terrify!

From the 23rd – 30th October, the Smithfield and Stoneybatter Cauldron Tour will be visiting locations around Dublin 7 where it will be holding mini festivals in several locations.

On October 31, in Smithfield Square, there will be some fantastic activities for you to sink their teeth into, including our 1,000ft zip line and our daunting Giant Climbing Wall…..

…We have also added ‘Halloween Town’, a special area for families with younger kids. Featuring Magic Shows, Puppet Theatre, Circus Acts and more…All FREE

The Cauldron of Smithfield

Things to do on Halloween to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Things To Do On Halloween’. No fee.

Free this Halloween?

Stuck with bored, custumed children?

Try The Annual Finglas Halloween Festival ‘Finglas Fright Night’ (and then say it really fast)

At the Finglas Civic Centre, Mellowes Road on Thursday, October 31 from 6pm to 9pm.

Via Dublin City Council:

All are welcome to attend this fun, safe, family event.

This year the ghoulish entertainment will include scary street entertainment, Colm Dawson’s magic show, carnival stalls, fairground attractions including, a junior Merry go round, kiddies roller coaster, teenage terminator, chair-o-planes, junior and Senior obstacle courses….

Send things to do this Halloween to broadsheet@broadsheet.ie marked ‘Things To Do This Halloween’. No fee.

Who’s at the door?

Last week, with a FREE family pass to visit Tayto Park this Halloween to giveaway, we asked you to name YOUR most memorable (or least memorable) house-to-house Halloween collection moment.

You answered in your tens.

But there could be only one winner.

Third Place:

Optimus Grime writes:

Hands down it was mam telling all the trick or treaters to congregate at the back door. In the midst of no one answering the door my dad appeared on the roof over the back door in a crucifix pose wearing a facially deformed mask and a long black coat. Cue utter chaos!

The average age of the group was 6 years old! No one ever called to our house again for trick or treat….I suppose they saved money in the long run!

Runner Up:

Not Himselfe writes:

‘One Halloween manys a year ago in 80s Dublin my dad decided to dress as Evil Santy. He reckoned it would be hilarious to hide under the car and reach out and grab at kids coming up the driveway to the house.

He crawled under on his belly and squeezed himself in as best he could. Anyway, after about 10 minutes when the novelty wore off (the kids were wide to his antics and he had to take a slash due to consumption of many beverages) he tried to crawl out from underneath said car only to find his jolly red suit snagged! No amount of manoeuvering could get him out.

A neighbor rocked up with a jack but he was so well snagged he couldn’t move. Oh how we laughed.After about an hour of throwing peanuts at him and the entire neighborhood coming by for a good laugh we decided we might have to actually help him get out.

Eventually the Fire Brigade, who happened to be around the corner doing what they do on Halloween night, had to come over and free him.Best Halloween ever!’

Winner:

DOC writes

Last year most of the children had been at the house between 7.30-8pm One turned up at a quarter to nine and he said: ‘I am your PERIOD. That is why i am LATE!’
I fell around the place laughing…

Thanks all.

Last week: No Tricks, All Treat

Tayto Park


This Halloween.

Why not catch some ‘frightfully’ good new releases at ODEON Cinemas?

Nicole Osborne writes:

This Halloween sit back with the family and enjoy some spooky movies, including…‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’, the sequel to the 2014 hit Disney film starring Angelina Jolie, Michelle Pfeiffer, Elle Fanning and Northern Irish actress Jenn Murray.

And ‘Joker’ starring Jaoquin Phoenix who has already been tipped for an Oscar for his performance

ODEON Cinemas has an array of family offers available in all eleven ODEON Cinemas nationwide (Dublin (Blanchardstown, Charlestown, Coolock, Point Square, Stillorgan), Cavan, Limerick, Naas, Newbridge, Portlaoise and Waterford).

Offers include, Grown Ups Pay Kids’ Prices with any family ticket (2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children) and for the older kids in the family ODEON has its teen ticket price, which means the whole family is covered….

We have a PAIR (yes two) of FREE tickets to see any Halloween pic at an ODEON cinema.

To enter, just tell us YOUR scariest cinema experience?

Lines must close at 6.06pm 9pm 11pm.

ODEON

Top, from left:  Rian Ledwidge, Frida Maguire, Alba Keogh and Kyle Mc Donnell at Tayto Park in Ashbourne, Co. Meath, as the park announced a brand new kids attraction for Halloween – The Wicked Adventures at Tayto Park

Theres never anything  to do on Halloween.

Until now!

Ian Collins writes:

Tayto Park, Ireland’s favourite theme park and zoo located in Ashbourne, County. Meath, is excited to announce a brand-new kids attraction for Halloween – The Wicked Adventures at Tayto Park, which opens Saturday, October 18

On arrival at The Wicked Adventures at Tayto Park, transform into your favourite Halloween character at the Tayto Park Face Painting Hut, before stepping inside the Wicked Witches Lair where the spooktacular adventure trail begins.

..creep through the mysterious passageways of the pumpkin walkthrough and say hello to some of your favourite Halloween characters, but be prepared for a trick or a treat!

The magic and fun continues at the Wacky Wizard’s Mansion, be amazed by spooky magicians and learn some beastly breaking dancing, zombie zumba and much more before partying like a mon-star at the Wacky Wizard’s Mansion disco!

We have ONE (yes, one) FREE Family pass for up four people to giveaway to a Broadsheet reader.

To enter, Just tell us your most memorable (or least memorable) house-to-house Halloween collection moment.

Lines MUST close at 3.33pm Extended until 6.06pm MIDNIGHT.

Tayto Park

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister of State for European Affairs Helen McEntee in brussels yesterday

Brexit: Trick or treat? 31 October Halloween deadline is both (BBC)

Stephen Hanlon tweetz:

I see Dublin Fire brigade were kept busy last night…

Halloween Night 2018 (Google)

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