Welcome to

a freaky, crazy town where anything can happen on Halloween night. Perhaps you might like to take a walk down Treat Street, or why not head to Ghoul's Corner because you never know who you might bump into. Or maybe you just want to hang out with your friends at the Terrifying Town Hall?

 

Freaky Schedule

The gates of

will open from 6pm - 8pm
Free family friendly event

click here for the full schedule of events

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What to Expect  

For one night only, Ballymun will be transformed into

This year the Steering Committee is delighted to have a number of young people on the planning committee, as we make

come alive with the poetry graveyard, music tents, 'thrilling' dancers and performers, costume & makeup stalls, freaky cocktails bar, jokes corner, fireworks display and much more.

In the weeks leading up to the event, professional artists across all genres will work with schools, communities and groups in Ballymun towards creating impressive works of art to be showcased on the night

Gerbola Circus is also back in town this year with circus performance workshops for children and young people, in the run up to to Halloween night.

www.circusgerbola.ie

The festival will also feature the unique and quirky work of "Melimage" as witnessed by Ballymun last year. What incredible visual images will they have for us this year?

www.melimage.com
Let us also introduce the Dark Direction Dancers who will be performing some stylish routines such as Time Warp & Pokerface on the main stage

 

Did we mention a ‘thrilling’ performance by the Artane Band?

Anyway, keep popping onto this site each week for more details and we’ll see you on Halloween night

Also, tune into Near FM every Tuesday morning from 10.30 – 10.40am to find out more about how the festival is shaping up!

 
 
 
Ballymun Steering Committee is a multi agency organisation made up of representation and support from Dublin City Council, axis Arts & Community Resource Centre, Ballymun Regional Youth Resource (BRYR), Poppintree Youth Project, BRL Ltd, , Ballymun Neighbourhood Council, Ballymun Whitehall Area Partnership and the wider Ballymun community.