20 things culture vultures should do during the interim period – The Irish Times

nightmare kingdom

Wednesday 19th October to Sunday 23rd October and Wednesday 26th October to Wednesday 2nd November. City Market, St Mary’s Lane, Dublin. Tickets from 22 euros. thenightmarerealm.ie

Billed as ‘the funniest horror experience’, Ireland’s largest indoor scream park, The Nightmare Realm is twice the size of the previous year and features five terrifying mazes, entertainment zones, live DJs, dancers and plenty of scary movies. Includes reel.

Face your fears this Halloween at Dublin’s Nightmare Realm

Irish Film Institute’s Horrathon

From Thursday 27th October to Monday 31st October. Irish Film Institute, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Various times and prices. fi.ie

The spine-tingling program includes The Final Cut, the opening film for this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the Danish thriller The Last Client, and restorations of some of Dario Argento’s finest films, including Suspiria and Opera. increase.

Suspiria’s Jessica Harper

St Patrick’s Cathedral after the Dark Recital

Monday, October 31st. St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8; 7:30 p.m. €15/€10/€5; stpatrickcathedral.ie

This candlelight organ recital takes place in the cathedral, the oldest Christian site in medieval Dublin. Organist Stuart Nicholson performs chilling pieces such as St Saens’ Dance of the Death, Bach’s Immortal Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, Grieg’s Hall of the King of the Mountain, and the music of Harry Potter.

National Concert Hall Halloween Concert

Monday, October 31st. National Concert Hall, Earl’s Fort Terrace, St Kevin’s, Dublin. 8 pm; tickets from €12. nch.ie

This Halloween Fantasy Concert by the National Concert Orchestra includes music from Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon, The Dark Knight, Psycho, and Batman. The guest conductor is Stephen Bell.

Bram Stoker Festival screenings and symposia

Saturday, October 29th. St Stephen’s Church, Mount St Crescent, Dublin. 6:30pm and 9:00pm. €21; 15+ only, see bramstokerfestival.com

100th anniversary special screening of the German silent vampire film “Nosferatu”. Also on Friday 28 October, at his Goethe Institute at 37 Merrion Square, Dublin, his one-day symposium with academics and artists will explore Nosferatu’s importance in the history of cinema and culture. . 10am-2pm. Ticket €10.

Max Schreck in the lead role of Nosferatu in the 1922 expressionist film

Bram Stoker Festival family-friendly event

From Friday 28th October to Monday 31st October. various times and places. Free admission; bramstokerfestival.com

Free screenings of award-winning spooky animations like Granny O’Grimm and Empty Little People. In Ghosts of Dublin, actors, writers and activists read passages from Dublin’s Gothic literary heritage. Marsh’s Library has spooky tales, and St. His Patrick’s Park’s Stalkerland has activities for the whole family.

Bram Stoker’s Dublin Walking Tour

Saturday, October 29 at 12:00 PM and Sunday, October 30 at 3:00 PM. Prices start at 8 euros. Ages 12+ only, see bramstokerfestival.com

Discover the haunted places in Dublin of the author of Dracula, led by historian Donal Fallon. His Royal, Gothic chapel in the grounds of Dublin Castle is the starting point for this walking his tour.

Welcome Back, Warmblood: A Spooky Tour of the National Gallery

From Friday 28th October to Monday 31st October.2pm; tickets €5 (reserved, additional dates pending); 12+ only, see bramstokerfestival.com

A spooky tour of the gallery’s collection as part of the Bram Stoker Festival reveals its dark secrets. Written by improvisation/sketch duo Debbie Cheevers and Denny Mac Dermott of Her Underthings, the tour is led by her two members of Dublin’s vampire community, Anne and Winifred.

Gravedigger Ghost Tour of Dublin

Various dates/times; tours depart from the College Green Tourist Office in Dublin. ticket €29; dodublin.ie

Expect the unexpected on an evening bus tour of Dublin’s dark side. Learn horror stories of the plague and medieval Dublin with a professional actor as your guide. His tour of Dublin’s haunted history walking is included in the tour, as is a final drink at his Gravediggers pub in Glasnevin.

Samhain Halloween Festival, Limerick

From Thursday 27th October to Saturday 29th October. Various locations/times/prices; ilovelimeric.ie

There’s no shortage of family fun at this year’s Samhain Halloween Festival in Limerick. The festival takes you back to the streets of the city’s medieval quarters and celebrates local folklore and traditions. There are a variety of talks, workshops, and fun educational events for kids, including spooky storytelling. Lumen Street Theater presents a few other not-to-be-missed events, including The Impious Bishop’s Bride and Samhain Death Cafe, Eddie Lenihan’s Tall Tales, and the Samhain Parade of Lights.

Walking Ghost Tour, Cork and Kilkenny

Various dates/times/prices; see corkghosttour.ie and Kilkennyghosttours.com.

Visitors and locals alike can discover Old Cork’s grisly history and hysterical antics on a 1-hour walking ghost tour. In Kilkenny, on the other hand, each evening, stroll the medieval streets to unearth macabre tales based on authentic historical tragedies.

Children’s Workshop at the National Botanic Gardens

From Sunday 23rd October to Sunday 6th November. National Botanical Garden Glasnevin, Dublin 9; many times; botanical garden.ie

Sunday 23rd October is dress up day at the National Botanical Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin. You can see the Halloween harvest display and the pumpkin decoration display every day until November 6th (Sun).

lost hearts

Bewley’s Cafe Theater, Grafton Street, Dublin. Various dates/times; tickets from €10. bewleyscafetheatre.com

One of the darkest tales of supernatural fiction writer MR James (1862-1936) has been staged by Michael James Ford and Stewart Roche. Lost Hearts tells the story of a young man who has fallen into madness and opium addiction and is treated with hypnosis to relive his repressed and terrifying childhood memories.

Stranger Things Upside Down Party

Monday, October 31st. Lost Lane, 44 Nassau St, Dublin 2; 10:30 pm; tickets from €10.lost lane

The Lost Lane room on Dublin’s Nassau Street transforms into the ominous supernatural underbelly of the provincial town of Hawkins and the Upside Down of the Stranger Things series. Enjoy 1980s-style thrills and chills with a curated playlist of classic classics inspired by another dimension of the show’s soundtrack and immersive multimedia interior. Dress up in your best 1980s outfit or dress up as one of his favorite characters from the show.

halloween burlesque party

Saturday, October 29th. Hot Spot Music Club (above Beach House), Greystones, County Wicklow. 7pm (market) and 9pm (start of show). Tickets €15/€18; thehotspot.ie

The Serpentine Room brings an eclectic mix of song, dance, burlesque and sideshow performances to this intimate venue. Enter the Best Costume Contest and get an Insta Moment with our spooky coffin photo booth.

puka festival

From Friday 28th October to Monday 31st October. Various times/venues/price. pucafestival.com

Trim Castle is filled with spectacular illuminations for concerts and processions of the spirits of Samhain. Performing musicians include Gavin James, Imelda May, The Academic, Deck Pierce, King Kong Company and Ham Sandwich, Lisa Hannigan and Kathy Davey, Blindboy and Jerry Fish Electric Sideshow.・Cabaret is included. Plus comedians Jason Byrne and Neil Delamere. For younger audiences, there’s Broken Theater’s Pyro Collective fire show, Cartoon Saloon’s his Samhain animations, and his spooky Céilí.

Broken Theater fire performers light up the walls of Trim Castle

Galway Abu Halloween Festival

Sat 29 Oct – Mon 31 Oct Various places/times/price; Galwaytourism.ie

Galway City’s Medieval Streets celebrate this Halloween with Halloween-themed events at Bridget’s Gardens (treasure hunting and storytelling), Tulloe Pet Farm (fancy dress parade) and Loughwell Farm Park (Spooky Fest family-friendly horror experience). Many fun events are held over the weekend.

Westival – Westport Music and Arts Festival

From Wednesday, October 26th to Monday, October 31st. Various locations/times; westival.ie

There’s nothing spooky about this arts festival’s impressive line-up of musicians in Westport, Co Mayo. Highlights include performances by Camille O’Sullivan, Elaine Mai + Friends, Houseplant, Michael Gallen, Max Zanga, Patrick Dexter, Bourgeois Maurice and I Have a Tribe. There are also films, plays, his writing workshops, art exhibitions, and his performances of Spoken His Words.

Halloween Sputacular at Irish National Stud & Garden

Saturday 29th October – Wednesday 2nd November Tickets €13 Adults/Children €7.50; irishnationalstud.ie

Art and craft workshops, giant games, and spooky storytelling take place, along with regular attractions such as the Fairy Trail, Japanese Gardens, and Irish Racehorse Experience.

Scarecrow Night Walk at Hillsborough Castle

From Friday 28th October to Monday 31st October. Hillsboro Castle, Hillsboro, Colorado. Adult £13/Child £8.60. visitbelfast.com

Daring explorers are invited to walk on the dark side, through the eerie illuminated gardens of Hillsborough Castle. Magnificent grounds are transformed with scarecrows and extraordinary spirits. Prizes are awarded to visitors with the most extravagant costumes.