Halloween in the #NorthInnerCity

There is so much planned over the next couple of days across the North Inner City so that everyone can enjoy a fun and safe Halloween.

North East Inner City – The Big Scream Halloween Community Festival

Funded under the North East Inner City Initiative, The Big Scream Festival has grown from a one-night event in 2016 to daily community engagement activities throughout the month of October. A six-week harm reduction programme for youth services is underway while schools and childcare organisations are enjoying creative workshops, trips and Dracula encounters. This year’s five-day festival will launch on 25^th October.

Highlights of this year’s Big Scream Festival in Dublin’s north east inner city include a haunted house in D-Light Studios, guided ghost walks with ‘real’ ghosts, a surprise movie matinee in the Seán O’Casey Theatre, themed parties for senior citizen, a Monster Children’s Party in Mountjoy Square Park and a Family Fun Day in the newly renovated Diamond Park. 

On 31 October, the week-long festival will culminate with a Halloween Carnival on Seán McDermott Street where there will be a sensory hour for children with additional needs.  There will also be a funfair on Sheriff Street and a choo-choo road train will bring families along the Royal Canal Greenway where fire entertainers and spooky figures will perform.

The cultural programme will feature walking tours as well as illustrated talks, drama and music in Charleville Mall Library with a focus on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. 

Dracula the obvious choice for the theme of the festival.

The Big Scream is a massive community project which is run, managed, and delivered by the community. It was established to deter anti-social behaviour and over the past six years, there have been no reports of criminal damage on Halloween night.  The emphasis of the festival is on making Halloween a safe celebration for every family in the area.  

For more information, please check out http://www.bigscream.ie     

   

Halloween @ North West Inner City

The Community Development Team is working with residents to organise events for Halloween at St Michan’s House, Kevin Barry House and Hardwicke Street Flats. The events will include magicians, children’s entertainers, jugglers etc. and will be followed by a disco.

Each event will take place under a marquee. These events rely on the support and assistance of each of the local residents committees. The events will run from 6pm until 8:30 / 9:00pm and are supported by funding from the Councillors Discretionary Fund.

Halloween @ East Wall
A week long Halloween Festival will take place in East Wall from 30th October to 3rd November.

This festival has been organised by the local community and voluntary organisations and supported by the Central Area Office Community Officers and Recreation Services.

The feature event in this festival is a Halloween Night parade and 120m long haunted house located at the playground at Russell Avenue. Halloween themed events for older adults are also planned as part of this festival.

This festival is co-financed by DCC Recreation Services and funding from the Councillors Discretionary Fund.

Halloween @ Mud Island Community Garden

The Mud Island Garden group are preparing their annual Haunted Halloween Garden event in conjunction with the 2nd Port Sea Scouts. The event will run from 6pm until 8:30 / 9:00pm and are supported by funding from the Councillors Discretionary Fund.

Halloween @ MACRO Centre

The MACRO centre is hosting a Halloween event for older adults in the Bolton Street / Green Street Area. This event take place on Friday 27th from 4pm to 7pm.

A children’s party will take place on the 31st October from 2pm to 5pm. Both events are supported by funding from the Councillors Discretionary Fund.