Love it or hate it, the scariest day of the year is upon us. The infamous All Hallows Eve! Parents and children alike have carved their jack-o lanterns, draped the front door in cobwebs and other gruesome delights and donned a truly terrifying costume waiting for the trick or treaters to come a-knocking! Have you ever wondered how others might be celebrating? Check out some of these fantastic fright nights getting ready to scare you silly this Halloween.
Banks of the Foyle Halloween Carnival – Derry, Ireland
Trick or treating and pumpkin carving originated in Ireland. As Irish people began emigrating to the USA, the tradition became more Americanised. Derry hosts one of the biggest Halloween bashes in Europe; the Banks of the Foyle Halloween Carnival. Get ready for costumes, haunted houses, apple bobbing, musical performances, ghost tours and stories that will be sure to get your skin crawling! The highlight is undoubtedly the eerie carnival parade and fireworks on All Hallows Eve.
NYC Village Halloween Parade – New York, USA
This spine-tingling event parades its way around the streets of New York’s Greenwich Village each and every Halloween. With two million spectators and 50,000 participants donning their most horrifying Halloween costumes, it is certainly jaw dropping. Puppets, floats, dancers, circus performers of weird, wonderful and downright scary proportions march their way down the eerie, dim streets. All of which are guaranteed to make this your most memorable Halloween.
Gothic ghost tours – Whitby, UK
If you think you are brave enough, Whitby Abbey in the UK is the place for some chilling ghost tours. A costumed storyteller will regale scary stories and tales from years gone by, all in the eerie setting of a floodlit Whitby Abbey. There are a variety of tour times beginning early for the younger ones. There’s even a late night tour which will make your hair stand on end!
Halloween at Australia Zoo – Queensland, Australia
Halloween is celebrated in style down under, especially at Australia Zoo in Queensland, the home of the crocodile hunter. It won’t just be the crocs that will have you shaking in your boots. There are competitions galore with prizes including best costume, best pumpkin and mummy wrapping. If you find the black cats hidden around the zoo, you can win even more delicious goodies. This is destined to be a spook-tacular day of fun for kids.
Phobophobia at London Bridge – London, UK
This Halloween experience will have you trekking through the haunted tunnels under London Bridge. The Phobophobia event explores the fear of fear in one of the capital’s scariest locations. A night time visit to the plague pits will deliver a good dose of the fear factor, even for the bravest of souls. The night will challenge you to face all manners of fears – will you pass the fright fest test?
If you want to get out there and get scared silly, check out some of the local events in your area – there’s sure to be plenty of events guaranteed to give you a fright!
