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The druids believed that Tlachtga was closely linked to Boyne Valley Drive R154 Bective the spirit world and it was from here that the sacred Samhain fire Trim Killmessan Tara of the new year was lit and carried to seven other hills around the 1 7 M1 1 FamilyHalloween Art& Competition,Children’s Harvest Events Home Bakery, Trim* 1-31 Oct Oktoberfest at The10 Lime Kiln Gastropub, 12-13 Oct county including Tara, Loughcrew and then on to light up ’s M3 R155 5 6 2 2 R154 Ancient East and beyond. 1 Halloween Art Competition, Kilkenny Shop, Trim CastleR156 Hotel, Trim* 1-31 Oct 1 2 Farmaphobia, Causey Farm,Dunsan Fordstowny 12-31 Oct 1 Halloween Art Competition, Harvest Home Bakery, Trim* 1-31 Oct OktoberfestAdult & at TeenageThe Lime Kiln EventsGastropub, Julianstown 12-13 Oct Ashbourne 3 3 2 Pick Your Own Pumpkins, The Alright Pumpkin Patch, Fordstown 1 -31 Oct (Weekends) Lantern Lit Tours of the Boyne 13, 20, 27 Oct 2 Halloween Art Competition, Kilkenny Shop, Trim Castle Hotel, Trim* 1-31 Oct Farmaphobia, Causey Farm, Fordstown 12-31 Oct R125 Recent archaeological excavations at Tlachtga suggest this ancient yne R158 4 4 Ath-toberfest, Darnley Lodge Hotel, Athboy* Bo 14 Oct The Muck of Kells, Grange Glebe, Kells 20 Oct 3 3 hill was indeed used for feasting and ceremonies, and to this day Pick Your Own Pumpkins, The Alright Pumpkin Patch, Fordstown 1 -31 Oct (Weekends) Lantern Lit Tours of the Boyne R 13, 20, 27 Oct 5 5 Pumpkin Patch & Bounce, Navan Adventure Sports 21-22, 27-30 Oct Tayto Park Terrors, Tayto Park, Asbhourne 20, 27-30 Oct R125 the Boyne Valley has remained the home of Halloween. 4 4 Ath-toberfest, Darnley Lodge Hotel, Athboy* 14 Oct The Muck of Kells, Grange Glebe, Kells 20 Oct Rathmoylan 6 Scary Tales, Tayto Park, Ashbourne R161 R16020-21, 27 Oct - 4 Nov 6 Halloween at LIVE Niteclub, Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells 26 Oct M2 5 5 Summerhill Pumpkin Patch & Bounce, Navan Adventure Sports 21-22, 27-30 Oct Tayto Park Terrors, Tayto Park, Asbhourne 20, 27-30 Oct R154 7 MediEVIL Meath, Trim Visitor Centre, Trim* 22-26, 29-31 Oct 7 Spookling Afternoon Tea, Tankardstown House, Rathkenny 27-29 Oct 6 Scary Tales, Tayto Park, Ashbourne 20-21, 27 Oct - 4 Nov 6 Halloween at LIVE Niteclub, Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells 26 Oct R159 8 8 Ghosts of Drogheda Walking Tour, Millmount Museum, Drogheda 26 Oct BakealiciousR158 Harvest SupperR125 Club, Bakealicious, NavaR156n 27 Oct 7 MediEVIL Meath, Trim Visitor Centre, Trim* 22-26, 29-31 Oct 7 Spookling Afternoon Tea, Tankardstown House, Rathkenny 27-29 OctEn eld 9 9 Fancy Dress in Rowley’s Bar, Navan* 8 Fun Spooky Nights At The Museum, Irish Military War Museum, Collon 27-30 Oct 28 Oct 8 Ghosts of Drogheda Walking Tour, Millmount Museum, Drogheda 26 Oct Bakealicious Harvest Supper Club, Bakealicious, Navan 27 Oct 10 10 Murder Mystery Halloween Dinner Party, Station House Hotel, 9 Pooka Spooka, Causey Farm, Fordstown 27-31 Oct 28 Oct For details of all Spirits of Meath Halloween Festival events check out 9 Fun Spooky Nights At The Museum, Irish Military War Museum, Collon 27-30 Oct Fancy Dress in Rowley’s Bar, Navan* 28 Oct Kilcock ne 11 R157 11 Monster Brunch Fancy Dress, Headfort Armsoy Hotel, Kells 28 Oct CarnEvil @ The Central, Navan* 28 Oct 10 B spiritsofmeath.ie or download the Official Discover Boyne Valley App 10 Pooka Spooka, Causey Farm, Fordstown 27-31 Oct Murder Mystery Halloween Dinner Party, Station House Hotel, Kilmessan 28 Oct M6M6 R 12 11 12 Point to Point & Country Fair, Dowth 28 Oct A Samhain Tour of the Hill of Tara 28-29 Oct 11 Monster Brunch Fancy Dress, Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells 28 Oct CarnEvil @ The Central, Navan* 28 Oct 13 M4 1213 Slane Castle & the Great Halloween Halls, Slane Castle 28-31 Oct A Samhain Meditation, Hill of Tara Open Studio 29-30 Oct 12 Point to Point & Country Fair, Dowth 28 Oct A Samhain Tour of the Hill of Tara 28-29 Oct 14 Kids Workshops with Leyla, the Friendly Witch, Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells 29-30 Oct 14 Night of Mediumship, The Old Mill, Slane 30 Oct 13 Slane Castle & the Great Halloween Halls, Slane Castle 28-31 Oct 13 A Samhain Meditation, Hill of Tara Open Studio 29-30 Oct Dublin Celebrate in Meath Spooky 15 HillFamily Of Slane Children’s HalloweenFun Hunt, Slane Playground 29 Oct 15 Rocky Horror PicturScarye Show, Solstice ArtsAdult Centre, Navan Events31 Oct 14 14 Kids Workshops with Leyla, the Friendly Witch, Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells 29-30 Oct Night of Mediumship, The Old Mill, Slane 30 Oct where Halloween began! 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M8 3 9 7 13 19 Spooky Family MediEVIL Meath Slane Castle & the Great Flame of Samhain Festival Lantern Lit Tours of the Fancy Dress in Rowley’s Bar Date 28 October Date 22 - 26 & 29 - 31 October Athboy Boyne Halloween Halls Time 8.00pm Time 11.00am - 2.00pm Date 13, 20, 27 October Date 28 - 31 October Date 31 October Venue Rowley’s Bar, Newgrange Hotel, Navan Fun Venue Trim Visitor Centre, Castle Street, Trim Time 7.00pm - 9.30pm Time Various times from 12.00pm Time 6.00pm - 8.00pm Venue Celtic Adventures, Boyne Canal, Oldbridge Drogheda Rowley’s Bar annual Halloween fancy dress party is taking Come and explore a spine-tingelling exhibition of Medieval Venue Slane Castle, Slane Venue Fair Green, Athboy life at the Trim Visitor Center located in the shadow of the place on the 28th of October. There will be prizes for best Torchlight procession with retelling of the story of Samhain Experience a beautiful lantern lit canoe trip on the Boyne great ruined castle. See the weaponry and equipment used Welcoming all to a world of magic and mystery to meet dressed on the night and lots of spot prizes! Canal, passing the historic Battle of the Boyne site at by Norman Knights who lived in Trim 800 years ago. Take a with our professors and students of the wizarding world, at its ancient orgins at Hill of Tlachtga Oldbridge, with Celtic Adventures. Suitable for beginners. Price Free photo with the Haunted Knight if you dare! featuring the School of Spells, the Potions Room and Great Price Free Hall of Slane. After the castle tour, visit our Whomping Wil- Minimum age 16yrs. Contact +353 (0)46 907 4100 [email protected] 1 Price Free. Donations welcome Contact +353 (0)87 417 2136 [email protected] Web newgrangehotel.ie low tree to collect your complementary pumpkin. Price €35 per person Halloween Art Competition at Contact +353 (0)46 943 7227 [email protected] Web thehomeofhalloween.ie Suitable for Adults (over 18yrs) Price €22 per Child and €10 per Adult Contact +353 (0)85 875 8092 Suitable for Families Suitable for 12 yrs+ Harvest Home Bakery Contact +353 (0)41 988 4477 [email protected] Web eventbrite.com/o/celtic-adventures-11642959175 Date 1 - 31 October Web slanecastle.ie Suitable for Adults and 16yrs+ Time 9.00pm - 6.00pm Suitable for Families and children 10 Venue Harvest Home Bakery, 18 Market Street, Trim 20 Murder Mystery Halloween Haunted Halloween Tales Halloween goodies bags for first three places. 8 4 Dinner Party Also Halloween DIY Gingerbread kits available in store. by Paul Timoney Ghosts of Drogheda 14 The Muck of Kells Date 28 October Price Free Date 31 October Time 7.00pm - 11.00pm Walking Tour Kids Workshops with Date 20 October Contact +353 (0)46 943 6660 [email protected] Time 12.00 pm & 2.00pm Venue The Station House Hotel, Kilmessan Web facebook.com/Harvest-Home-Bakery Time 9.30am Date 26 October Leyla, the Friendly Witch Venue Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre, Odlbridge, Join our Halloween Murder Mystery Dinner Party where spooks, Suitable for 3 to 12 years Venue Grange Glebe, Kells Time 7.15pm Date 29 - 31 October Drogheda crime solving and hilarious surprises are in store for you as you Venue Starts at Drogheda Museum Millmount Time 2.00pm - 3.00pm (4-7yrs) 4.00pm - 5.00pm (7-12yrs) Are you brave enough to hear some spine tingling tales told The Muck of Kells is an obstacle course race based at are wined and dined over a sumptuous 4 course dinner. Grange Glebe, just a spear’s throw from the historical town In this tour we meet some of the ghosts of Drogheda’s bloody Venue The Courtyard, Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells by a spooky storyteller? Come dressed in your scariest costume of Kells, Co. Meath. Just 40mins from Dublin via the M3. Price €55 past, visit the grave of a lady who was buried but survived, and take home a ghoulish gift. Limited availability on a first Creepalicious workshops in which your Spooky Crafts come The course is a purpose-built obstacle course 5k in length 2 see the skeleton like cadaver stone and hear of events that come basis. Parental supervision required at all times. Contact +353 (0)46 902 5239 [email protected] alive with creativity. Pick from an array of workshops: from and is set in the beautiful woodland of Irelands ancient east. Web stationhousehotel.ie Halloween Art Competition shaped Drogheda’s history. spiderweb art to making your own pet spider. There’s even Price Free Price €50 - €65 Suitable for Adults at the Kilkenny Shop Price €4 per person a witchy hat making workshop! Our Friendly Witch will guide Contact +353 (0)41 980 9950 [email protected] Contact [email protected] Contact +353 (0)41 987 2843 [email protected] you through these Spooktastic crafts, and a treat is included! Web battleoftheboyne.ie Date 1 - 31 October Web themuckofkells.ie Webdrogheda.ie Must be booked by email in advance. Suitable for Families and children Time 10.00am - 6.00pm Suitable for Adults and 16yrs+ Suitable for 10 yrs+ Venue Kilkenny Shop, Trim Castle Hotel, Trim Price €10 per child, Adults free 11 Contact +353 (0)46 924 0063 [email protected] For the month of October we will be encouraging any budding CarnEvil @ The Central Web headfortarms.ie young artists to draw a Halloween picture all based around Date 28 October Suitable for Children 4 - 12yrs 21 the story of Samhain at Tlachtga (Hill of Ward). Paintings and 9 Celebrating Halloween in 5 Time 8.00pm - late drawings will be entered into a prize draw for a lovely hamper Tayto Park Terrors Venue The Central Bar & Restaurant, Trimgate Street, Navan Fun Spooky Nights At Julianstown Price Free The Museum Date 20, & 27-30 October Halloween hi-jinks throughout this award winning venue Contact +353 (0)46 948 3060 [email protected] 15 Date 31 October Time 7.30pm - 11.30pm with live music & DJs, fancy dress, themed cocktails, drinks Suitable for Children Date 27 - 30 October Hill Of Slane Children’s Time 6.30pm - 8.30pm Venue Tayto Park, Asbhourne specials & star prizes up to €200. Time 5.00pm, 6.00pm, 7.00pm Venue Julianstown Village Garden When the sun goes down, who knows what roams inside! Price Free Venue Irish Military War Museum, Starinagh, Collon Halloween Hunt Halloween is all about our heritage and local historian From a quest to create a superhuman race to recent excavation Contact +353 (0)46 902 7999 [email protected] Fun Spooky Nights at Museum with Scary Tour of Museum 3 Date 29 October Brendan Matthews will be on hand to tell the story of work where an underground tomb and the evil within was Web thecentral.ie & Bouncy Castle Park. New attractions include the Maze Of Halloween and what it means to our village. We have a Time 2.00pm - 4.00pm unearthed... it’s going to be terrifying! Including 3 scare zones, Suitable for 21 yrs+ Pick Your Own Pumpkins Madness and the Terror Zone with gravestones and ghosts. managed bonfire, games which have been handed down Venue Slane Playground to Hill of Slane The Cu Chulainn Coaster, The Air Race, The Rotator, The Date Every weekend in October Free ghostbusting torch, and free pumpkin from our patch. through the generations, with food and refreshments. Fancy Power Surge, The 5D Cinema, The Endeavour, The Windstar. Time 11.00am - 5.00pm Halloween Hunt starting in Slane Village playground for dress is obligatory! Price €20.00 per child, Adults are free Price €25, Members & Groups €22pp(15+), Early bird €20 Venue The Alright Pumpkin Patch, Fordstown, Navan some spooky fun and goodies!! Prize for best costume. 12 Contact +353 (0)41 981 9501 [email protected] Price €5 per family Contact +353 (0)1 835 1999 [email protected] Make your way through our magical maze before picking Web irishmilitarywarmuseum.com Price €2 per child, Adults free Contact +353 (0)86 347 7283 [email protected] Web taytopark.ie A Samhain Tour of the your pumpkin straight from Ireland’s largest and best known Suitable for 5 - 16 yrs Contact +353 (0)41 98 24000 [email protected] Web julianstowncommunity.com Suitable for 14yrs+ (no young children permitted) pumpkin patch. You can also dig potatoes and sweetcorn Suitable for Children of all ages Suitable for Families Hill of Tara on the farm too! Date 28 - 29 October Price No entry fee. Pumpkins start at €5 6 Time 2.00pm - 4.00pm Contact +353 (0)87 2912492 [email protected] 10 Venue Hill of Tara Open Studio, Hill of Tara, Navan Web alrightpumpkin.ie Pooka Spooka 16 Halloween at LIVE Niteclub Guided walking tour of Tara, with history, archaeology, myth Suitable for Families and legend. Connect with the land through the archetypal Date 27 - 31 October Bones, Scones & Ghostly Date 26 October energies of the Tuatha Dé Danann. Tickets via Eventbrite. Time 12.00pm - 4.00pm daily Goodies – Afternoon Tea Time from 9.00pm Venue Causey Farm, Girley, Fordstown, Navan Venue Headfort Arms Hotel – LIVE Nite club, Kells Price €15 Date 29 October - 3 November Guaranteed Halloween fun for the young (and the not so 80’s & 90’s disco. Prosecco cocktail on arrival, bar food Contact +353 (0)86 606 9201 [email protected] 4 Time Afternoons between 1.00pm -6.00pm included. Halloween games, prizes for the most spooktacular Web sacredsites.ie Ath-toberfest young). With plenty to do and something for all the family. Venue Conyngham Arms Hotel, Slane Throughout the day you can get involved in games and crafts, fancy dress. Proceeds to Kells People’s Resource Centre. Suitable for Adults and teenagers Ghosts and ghouls have replaced our traditional treats with Date 14 October get aboard the hayride and check out the pumpkin-carving their own spooky fare! Our Afternoon Tea has freshly baked Scary Adult Price €20 per person Time 12.00pm - 5.00pm demonstration. bones, scones, and all sorts of ghostly goodies! Come in Contact +353 (0)46 924 0063 [email protected] Venue Darnley Lodge Hotel, Main Street, Athboy Price €13, under 3yrs free fancy dress, to help us scare off the kitchen ghouls! Pre Web headfortarms.ie 13 Ath-toberfest is a celebration of Irish artisan craftsmanship, Contact +353 (0)46 943 4135 [email protected] booking essential. Suitable for Adults A Samhain Meditation featuring exhibitors from the food, beverage, craft, art and Events Web causey.ie Price €20 per adult, €9 per child Date 29 - 30 October entertainment industry. This is indoor craft fair. Suitable for Families Contact +353 (0)41 988 4444 [email protected] Time 7.00pm - 9.00pm Price Free Web conynghamarms.ie 7 Venue Hill of Tara Open Studio, Tara, Navan Contact +353 (0)86 6697142 Suitable for Adults & Children / Families Spookling Afternoon Tea Learn about the origins of Halloween in Irish prehistory, including Web facebook.com/events/809910675874256/ pre Celtic myth and legend followed by a guided meditation on Suitable for Families 11 Date 27 - 29 October Monster Brunch Fancy 1 Time 1.00pm - 4.00pm Samhain. Limited to 20 places. Tickets via Eventbrite. Venue The Tea Garden, Tankardstown House Price €15 Dress 17 Oktoberfest at The Lime Teenage Spooks Disco Be treated to a special Halloween themed Afternoon Tea, Contact +353 (0)86 606 9201 [email protected] Date 28 October Kiln Gastropub complete with a glass of ‘Spookles’. Freshly baked Bones, Web sacredsites.ie 5 Date 30 October Time 1.00pm - 4.00pm Date 12 - 13 October Scones and Blood red jam, Boo Bakes, and evil edibles, all Suitable for Over 18 yrs Pumpkin Patch & Bounce Time 8.00pm Venue Vanilla Pod, Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells Time from 7.00pm enjoyed in the spooky surrounds of The Tea Garden…Pre Date 21 - 22 & 27- 30 October Venue Headfort Arms Hotel, Kells Fancy Dress Lunch with activities, fun and games for the Venue The Lime Kiln Gastropub, Julianstown booking essential, this is an adult only event. Time 2.00pm Teenage disco with mineral bar only family to enjoy over lunch. Celebrating Oktoberfest -the Dovecote will be transformed Price €30 per person 14 Venue Navan Adventure Sports, Navan Racecourse Price Adults €25.95, Children €10 (2yrs & under -free) into a Bavarian beer house with German food and steins of Contact +353 (0)41 982 4621 [email protected] Night of Mediumship Bounce in our Inflatable Park with: Obstacle Courses, Disco Price €10 per child cold beer. Live music from the fantastic Scarecrow Hootenanny. Web tankardstown.ie Domes, Super Slides, Combi-Castles & Bouncy Castles. Contact +353 (0)46 924 0063 [email protected] Date 30 October Contact +353 (0)46 924 0063 [email protected] Lederhosen and fancy dress optional. Fun, essential! Suitable for Adults MiniGolf, FootGolf and Pick your own Pumpkin from our Web headfortarms.ie Web headfortarms.ie Time 7.00pm - 9.00pm Pumpkin Patch included. A ticketed event, book online. Suitable for Families Price €15 (entry, German food and a stein of cold beer) Suitable for 12yrs+ Venue The Old Mill, Slane Contact +353 (0)41 982 9001 [email protected] Price €15 per child plus booking fee, Adults free Two Psychics and Mediums will deliver messages to members Webfacebook.com/events/301665937083169/ Contact +353 (0)85 236 6322 [email protected] 8 of the audience from those who are loved in the spirit world. Suitable for Adults Web navanadventuresports.ie Bakealicious Harvest Enjoy a fire lit Samhain feast of spit roast pig and mulled cider. Suitable for Families 12 18 Supper Club Price €35 per person (incl. Samhain feast and mulled cider) Point to Point and Spooktacular Midterm Contact +353 (0)41 982 0878 Country Fair at Dowth Camp 2 Date 27 October Web themillhouse.ie/events Farmaphobia Time 7.00pm Suitable for 18yrs+ Date 28 October Date 30 October - 1 November Venue Bakealicious, Old Cornmarket, Navan 6 Time from 11.00am Date 12 - 31 October Time 11.00am - 1.00pm Harvest Supper Club, in aid of Laura Lynn Children’s Hospice. Scary Tales at Tayto Park Venue Old Racecourse, Dowth Time from 7.00pm Venue Solstice Arts Centre, Railway Street, Navan Seasonal dishes and halloween…the perfect combination for Date 20 - 21 & 27 October - 4 November A celebration of great racing, food and family fun. Guaranteed Venue Causey Farm, Girley, Fordstown, Navan 15 Join Trisha from Creative Genie for a spooktacular midterm a fantastic supper club! Come in best Halloween attire. Time 11.00pm - 4.00pm to be as much fun as you can have with your wellies on! Rocky Horror Picture Show camp of creepy crafts, lots of harvest time creativity and fun Ireland’s most horrifying Halloween Event. Journey through Venue Tayto Park, Ashbourne a frightful evening of screams and laughter… eerie corners, Price €45 per person Price €10 per person, kids under 12 free learning! Under 6 years can attend with an adult to assist Contact +353 (0)87 640 1151 [email protected] Date 31 October An old manor that stands abandoned, its only inhabitants... (adult free of charge). All materials will be supplied, please blood-curdling frights, ghoulish entertainers, heart-pounding, Contact +44 (0) 28 9075 5566 [email protected] Web bakealicious.ie Time 8.30pm the ghosts that reside within! Join the spectral forces Web dowthp2p.ie wear old clothes and bring a snack/drink. adrenalin pumping, life-threatening fear… your worst nightmares Venue Solstice Arts Centre, Navan investigation team as you step into the house and make come true! 5 scare attractions with lots of other scaretainment, Suitable for Adults Suitable for Children of all ages Price €60 for 3 days Celebrate Halloween with a special screening of this legendary contact with the other side. guaranteeing a unique and great night out. Contact +353 (0)46 909 2300 [email protected] cult classic with elaborate dances and rock songs. Dressing Price 6 tokens (€6) or wristband Web solsticeartscentre.ie Price €18 - €32 up and audience participation is highly encouraged! Contact +353 (0)1 835 1999 [email protected] Suitable for 6yrs+ Contact +353 (0)46 943 4135 [email protected] Price €12 & €10 Web taytopark.ie Web farmaphobia.ie Contact +353 (0)46 909 2300 [email protected] Suitable for 6yrs+ Suitable for Adults and teenagers Web solsticeartscentre.ie Suitable for 15yrs+