Full Programme

All Day

Primary & 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

All Day

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!

All Day

Primary & 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

All Day

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!

11:00 a.m. | Mountjoy Square Park

Primary Schools – Come dressed up!

Primary Schools, we’re inviting you
To join us for games and a treat or two!
Don’t forget your fancy dress
There’ll be prizes for costumes that really impress!

2:00 p.m. | Ballybough Daycare Centre

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!

3:00 p.m. | Charleville Mall Library

After School Groups

It’s nearly time for Halloween
So what’s on today will set the scene
Stories of ghosts and witches too
Some stay silent while others say boo!

6:30 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | Sheriff Street

All Welcome

Ghosts love this time of year
It’s their one big chance to fill you with fear!
Kids, hold onto your mas so tight
The Sherrifer spirits will give you a fright!

Meeting Place: SWAN Youth Service, Spencer Dock

7:00 p.m. | Charleville Mall Library

All Welcome

Join Bram Stoker’s descendant as he delves deep into the life of this fascinating author whose creation will never die.

Illustrated presentation with historical insights, video, and dramatic readings, including a live re-enactment of the only interview Bram Stoker ever gave about his novel, Dracula.

10:00 a.m. | Zoom with Count Dracula

Primary Schools

Two little ducks, join us for bingo
Come on kids, you know the lingo
Drac will have prizes for every school
Get stuck in. It’ll be really cool!

12:00 p.m. | Charleville Mall Library

Primary Schools

Alan’s a great story-teller and fab at drawing too
So come along to the library and see what he can do
He’ll tell the tale of a little boy who lived not far from here
Who later wrote a famous book that filled the world with fear!

6:00 p.m. | Sheriff Street Community Hall

Senior Citizens

Sheriff senior citizens it’s your day to meet
For your Halloween party, come and take a seat
There’ll be chat and fun and food to eat
Enjoy your day, it’ll be hard to beat!

7:00 p.m. | Charleville Mall Library

All welcome

Dracula’s ‘Ancestors’: European Vampire Tales preceding Bram Stoker’s novel.
Mary Muldowney, Dublin City Council Historian in Residence
Tales of the undead with a penchant for sucking life from the living were told long before Bram Stoker imagined his undead aristocrat. Take your seat and be gripped by spine-tingling accounts of Dracula’s European forerunners.

A Century of Dracula on the Big Screen
Joe Mooney, East Wall History Group
The evolution of Dracula from novel to the big screen, taking in classics, imaginative spin-offs, and odd variations on the vampire theme. Informative, funny illustrated talk that’s guaranteed to send you home with a list of must-see vampire movies.

Songs of the Night
Roisin Ingle, singer and Irish Times Columnist
with musician, Padraig Dwyer.

2:15 p.m. | Lourdes Daycare Centre

Senior Citizens

With the Local Vocals, your house band
The craic will be mighty and the singing grand
There’ll be sandwiches and brack and sweet treats too
This Halloween party is especially for you!

6:30 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | Seán MacDermott Street

All welcome

It will be dark and spooky and very scary
There’ll be ghosts about so you better be wary!
The witch, the butcher, the banshee, the nun
They’ll jump out of the shadows and make you run!

Meeting Place: Bram Stoker House, Corner of Killarney & Buckingham Street

11:00 a.m. | Killarney Court Community Hall

Adults. Mats supplied.

Relax and stretch as you stand and sit
With Michael Darragh, he’s totally fit!
Downward dog or mountain pose,
Stretch up high, then touch your toes.

11:00 a.m.

Clues on Facebook/Instagram

Dracula is back again this year
Except his fangs are lost and he’s full of fear
If you find them, it’ll be worth your while
We’ll give you a voucher that’ll make you smile!

5 – 8.30 p.m. | St. Agatha’s Hall, Dunne St.

All welcome (May not be suitable for small children)

It’ll be creepy and eerie with scary creatures about
Who’ll sneak up behind you you and make you shout
As you make your way through the hall full of gloom
You’ll run for you life to escape all this doom!

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

5:30 p.m. | East Wall History Group

All welcome

A ramble through the hidden, haunted history of North Wall Quay. Explore the darker side of the waterfront while hearing stories about bygone body snatchers, lonely ghosts, gruesome executions, murders and even a headless horseman!

Meeting Place: Famine Statues
Approximate duration: 90 minutes

11:00 a.m.

Clues on Facebook/Instagram

The fangs were returned yesterday
But Drac has lost them again today!
Find them quick and be in with a chance
The size of the voucher will make you dance!

12:00 – 2:00 p.m. | Diamond Park

All welcome. Come dressed up!

Come along to this flesh(!) destination
The revamped park is a real sensation!
With prizes for pumpkins, dogs and costumes too
An entertainer, face painting and much more to do!

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

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.

11:00 a.m.

Clues on Facebook/Instagram

Dracula has gone and done it again
When he was flying to his den
He opened his mouth and his fangs popped out
Please find them quick and give us a shout!

2:00 p.m. | Sean O’Casey Theatre

Booking essential. Check booking details on Facebook and Instagram nearer the time

The name of this movie 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.

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

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 Drac calls the numbers, don’t make a sound!

2:00 – 5:30 p.m. | Diamond Park

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!

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Seán McDermott Street Carnival

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
Check booking details on Facebook and Instagram nearer the time

5:30 p.m. | Seán MacDermott Street

All welcome

Come dressed up in your Halloween gear
Join the parade on this night of fear
Walk together up the street
Let’s go to the funfair, it’s hard to beat!

Meeting place: Outside DCC Office

6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Seán MacDermott Street

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!

5:00 p.m. | Sheriff Street Community Centre

All welcome

Half the excitement is going out in the dark
With friends and neighbours past Rainbow Park
All dressed in costumes sweet or scary
As a goblin, a witch, a monster or fairy!

6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Sheriff Street

All welcome

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

6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Royal Canal Greenway

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