Highlights - Big Scream

Spooktacular Highlights

  • Halloween Night Carnival: Sean McDermott Street
  • Haunted Hall of Horrors: St. Agatha’s Hall, Dunne Street

  • Opera Hansel & Gretel: Sean McDermott St Catholic Church

  • Doggy Dress Up Parade: Diamond Park

ALL BIG SCREAM EVENTS ARE ALCOHOL FREE ZONES.
Children must be accompanied by parents or guardians at all times.

Meeting ID: 891 5269 1790
Passcode: 671156

Tuesday 22nd October

From 12 Noon | Diamond Park

Official Launch

Diamond Park

Official launch of Big Scream festival, with MaSamba Drummers and Samba Dancing.

Prog 3 Safe - Big Scream

Celebrate and Stay Safe

Animal Welfare, Gardaí, and Fire Service visits

Secondary Schools

Staying safe while enjoying the fun.
That’s the message for everyone
People in the know will visit schools
To chat to kids about the rules

Halloween HIIT Tasters

With Dublin City Council Sports Coaches

Secondary Schools

High Intensity Interval Training
It’ll be great fun and not too draining
These taster sessions are coming to you
Give it a try and learn something new!

3:30 -4:30 p.m. | Charleville Mall Library

Library Event (Relaxed)  SOLD OUT

Úna Woods will host a relaxed workshop event suitable for neurodiverse children

RESERVED FOR CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Wednesday 23 October

Prog 5 Safe 2 - Big Scream

Celebrate and Stay Safe!

Animal Welfare, Gardaí, and Fire Service visits

Primary Schools

Staying safe while enjoying the fun.
That’s the message for everyone
People in the know will visit schools
To chat to kids about the rules

2:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Ballybough Daycare Centre

Deadly Halloween Party

Senior Citizens

Senior Citizens come along
To the Halloween party and a massive sing- song!
With live music and Halloween treats
Come dressed up and move to the beats!

Halloween HIIT Tasters

With Dublin City Council Sports Coaches

Secondary Schools

High Intensity Interval Training
It’ll be great fun and not too draining
These taster sessions are coming to you
Give it a try and learn something new!

Thursday 24 October

Halloween HIIT Tasters

With Dublin City Council Sports Coaches

Secondary Schools

High Intensity Interval Training
It’ll be great fun and not too draining
These taster sessions are coming to you
Give it a try and learn something new!

2:00 -4:00 p.m. | Killarney Court

Deadly Halloween Party!

Senior Citizens

Senior Citizens come along
To the Halloween party and a massive sing- song!
With live music and Halloween treats
Come dressed up and move to the beats!

10:30 -11:30 a.m. | Charleville Mall Library

Library Event    SOLD OUT

with Tarsila Krüse and Juliette Saumande

TEACHERS! – Bring your class to these special Big Scream / Children’s Book Festival workshops with Juliette Saumande & Tarsila Kruse

12 noon – 1:00 P.M. | Charleville Mall Library

Library Event   SOLD OUT

with Tarsila Krüse and Juliette Saumande

TEACHERS! – Bring your class to these special Big Scream / Children’s Book Festival workshops with Juliette Saumande & Tarsila Kruse

Thursday 24th – 5:00 p.m & 5.30 p.m. | Sean Mac Pool

Scary Synchronised Swim Performance

All Welcome – Places limited. BOOKING ESSENTIAL.

The 5 pm performance is now booked out. Due to popular demand, we have added a second performance at 5:30 pm.

Friday 25 October

Friday 25th – 6:00 p.m. – 7:30p.m. | Meeting Point: Mud Island (beside Cloud Café), North Strand

Spooky History Walk  (90 Minutes)

with Five Lamps Arts

All welcome

It will be dark and spooky and very scary
There’ll be ghosts about so you better be wary!

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Friday 25th – 2:00 -4:00 p.m. | Lourdes Daycare Centre

Deadly Halloween Party

Senior Citizens

Senior Citizens come along
To the Halloween party and a massive sing- song!
With live music and Halloween treats
Come dressed up and move to the beats!

Saturday 26 October

Saturday 26th – 11:00 a.m. – 12 Noon | Belvedere Youth club

Samhain and Bob the Apple Workshop Places Limited

All welcome   

With historian Dervilia Roche.

All welcome to learn the origins of Halloween and play some fun games like ‘Bobbing for Apples’

Saturday 26th – 12 Noon – 2:00 p.m. | Belvedere Youth club

Doggy Dress Up Pre-Parade Workshop

PEOPLE ONLY!

Come and make your dog a costume for the Doggy Dress up parade on Bank Holiday Monday

Sunday 27 October

Sunday 27th – 12 Noon. – 2:00 p.m. | Savoy Cinema

Movie Screenings

Surprise films! Come dressed up! Prizes for best costumes!

PRE BOOKING ESSENTIAL.

No admittance on the day without a booking

The name of these movies will be revealed on the day
It won’t be too scary so you won’t run away
There’ll treats for all the kiddies there
So book your ticket and choose a costume to wear

Children must be accompanied by parents or guardians at all times.

Bank Holiday Monday 28 October

Monday 28th – 12 Noon – 2:00 p.m. | Diamond Park

Doggy Dress Up Parade

Outdoor Event

Prizes for the Best Dressed and Best Behaved dogs.

Jade Dempsey (Animal Welfare Officer), will share lots of tips on how to keep your pet safe at Halloween

Monday 28th – 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Zoom Bingo In Your Own Home!

Online Bank Holiday Bingo

with Witch Nicola

The Big Scream crew will all be there on the night
For every full house you’ll get a prize if you’re right.
So tell friends and family to gather around
And while Witch Nicola calls the numbers, don’t make a sound!

Zoom Link will be available at 6pm on Monday 28th

Topic: Big Scream – Online Bank Holiday Bingo with Witch Nicola
Time: Oct 28, 2024 07:00 PM Dublin

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89152691790?pwd=bSDdetU0XBmuGdj26UayCvMNATEI8y.1

Meeting ID: 891 5269 1790
Passcode: 671156

Tuesday 29 October

Tuesday 29th – 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. | St. Agatha’s Hall, Dunne St

Haunted Hall of Horrors

All welcome (May not be suitable for small children)

The creatures of darkness are back tonight
They’re lying in wait to give you a fright
So walk with care through the hall full of gloom
Around every corner, there’ll be terror and doom

Children must be accompanied by parents or guardians at all times.

Tuesday 29th – 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Charleville Mall Library

Library Event – Grave Robbers Talk

Adults Only

Don’t bring the kids
Come if you dare.
Elizabeth Kehoe will tell you the darker tales of Dublin City

All Adults Welcome

Tuesday 29th – 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Portland Cafe

Halloween Fun food Cookery Demonstration    SOLD OUT

Families

Wednesday 30 October

Wednesday 30th – 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. | Sean McDermott St Church

Opera Hansel & Gretel – Matinée

All Welcome

Matinée Performance

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Join Hansel & Gretel as they try to outwit the Wicked Witch. We need help from children on the day, to scare off the new baddy!

Wednesday 30th – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. | Sean McDermott St Church

Opera Hansel & Gretel – with Ukrainian Soul Choir performance

All Welcome

Evening Performance

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Ukrainian Soul Choir have a special performance with a scary Halloween song and some traditional music. Followed by Hansel & Gretel performance at 6:00p.m.

Join Hansel & Gretel as they try to outwit the Wicked Witch. We need help from children on the day, to scare off the new baddy!

Wednesday 30th – 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Portland Cafe

Halloween Fun Food Cookery Demonstration

Learn how to make traditional dishes such as colcannon, barmbrack & gingerbread biscuits.

With Rachel Carberry

PLACES LIMITED

Wednesday 30th – 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. | St. Agatha’s Hall, Dunne St

Haunted Hall of Horrors

All welcome (May not be suitable for small children)

The creatures of darkness are back tonight
They’re lying in wait to give you a fright
So walk with care through the hall full of gloom
Around every corner, there’ll be terror and doom

Children must be accompanied by parents or guardians at all times.

Thursday 31 October

The Halloween Carnival is back on Sean McDermott Street!

Thursday 31st (Halloween) – 11:00 a.m. | Charleville Mall Library

Winnie the Witchathon

Dress up Library Event

Families

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Families are welcome to the wonderful world of Winnie the Witch, with Rebecca Saunders.

Borrow a book and scare yourself at home. Bring it back & scare yourself again!

Prog 15 Drac talks

Thursday 31st (Halloween) – 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. | Diamond Park

Spooky Cinema @ The Diamond

All Welcome

Come on down to Diamond Park
To watch spooky movies before it’s dark
It’s for the whole family this Halloween
Treats and movies on the big screen

Don’t forget your blanket!

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Thursday 31st (Halloween) – 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Seán McDermott Street Carnival

Sensory Hour

With the Senco Halloween Express Sensory Bus

RESERVED FOR PEOPLE WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS

This hour is for those who like gentle fun at the fair
No lights, no mad rides with people who care
There’ll be prizes to win and the rides will be slow
The aim is that everyone will go home with a glow!

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Thursday 31st (Halloween) – 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Seán MacDermott Street

Big Scream Halloween Funfair

Fairground rides & attractions. Giant gaming bus. Inflatables.
Prizes. Toddler’s Corner. And lots more!

All welcome

This is the night that we’ve all waited for
Free rides and prizes and so much more
It’s for friends and family and neighbours near
It’s fun, it’s free, it’s the night of the year!

No bikes or scooters permitted!

Sheriff Street/Commons Street

Thursday 31st (Halloween) – 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. | Commons Street

Sheriff Street Skelebration

Commons Street Fun Fairs

All welcome

Commons Street/Sheriff Street:
– 4 pm – 6 pm: Sensory Hour
– 5 pm – 6 pm: Parade
– 6 pm – 8:30 pm: Mini Fun Fair
 Funfair rides for the smaller crew
Hop on, then the next one, so much to do!
We can go again so we hop on once more
We laugh and we wave as we swoop and we soar

Royal Canal Greenway

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Thursday 31st (Halloween) – 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Royal Canal Greenway (Sheriff Street Upper)

Canal Creepfest

Choo-choo Train rides. Fire performers & scary stuff!

All welcome

Hop on board the train to view
Lights and sights and performers too
This will be something you’ve never seen
Join us and celebrate a deadly Halloween!

Train stop: Sheriff Street Upper