PLANS are underway to conjure up the biggest Halloween celebrations in Limerick yet as the spooky season approaches.
Limerick City and County Council announced a packed programme of events with local artists, communities, and creative organisations to deliver a month of frights, folklore, family fun, and festivities.
Additional funding has also been allocated this year by Fáilte Ireland’s Home of Halloween Pilot Destination Scheme.
A towering mythical figure standing over 23 feet tall will come alive at King John’s Castle as Macnas creation Con Mór takes to the stage on select nights in October and November.
- External Walls: Up to €8,000 Grant
- Attic: Up to €1,500 Grant
- Cavity Walls: Up to €1,700 Grant
- Internal Dry Lining: Up to €4,500 Grant
Spectators will be able to enjoy a spectacular display of sound, light, and smoke, transforming the medieval courtyard into a realm of myth and magic.
The streets of Limerick are also set to be transformed as Lumen Street Theatre showcase their talents with a parade of illuminated mythological beings, led by the bones of Patrick Sarsfield.
The fire and shadows procession, Some bones won’t stay buried, takes place on Saturday October 25.
There will also be Halloween events in Lough Gur, Limerick Harvest Festival and City Pumpkin Patch, and thrilling fire performances by ROGU Firestorm.
For musical fans, Morbid and Sons will offer a macabre experience in a Victorian “pop-up funeral shop”, where death is sold with humour and theatrical flair.
In the county, the Barnagh Halloween Festival will offer a weeklong programme of events with pumpkin hunts, mystery tours, crafts and games while Desmond Castle in Newcastle West will be transformed as part of their Halloween festival.
There will also be a host of spooky events at the Hunt Museum including Samhain Tales by the Limerick Fireside.
Mayor John Moran said that “Halloween in Limerick is a showcase of our creativity, culture, and community spirit. With this year’s expanded programme, we’re inviting everyone to experience the magic, mystery, and mischief that makes Limerick the true Home of Halloween.”
Council director general Dr Pat Daly added that the additional investment to this years Halloween events “matches our commitment to growing Limerick’s reputation as a cultural and event destination”.
For more information on the full-line up of events in Limerick this Halloween, visit Limerick.ie/Halloween.