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Halloween 2026 · In Season

Halloween with Kids in Ireland

Spooky events, easy costumes, pumpkin patches and family-friendly scares — the whole season, hand-picked and updated by the MyKidsTime team.

Party & Games Costumes Pumpkin Patches Free Printables

Editor’s Picks

Where to start this Halloween.

Days Out · This Week

Halloween Week in Ireland: Free Parades, Fire Shows and Family Events

Macnas, Derry, the Dragon of Shandon, Samhain fires in Meath and the pumpkin patches, county by county, with the free events first. 23 October to 1 November.

Celebration Time

20 Ghoulishly Great Halloween Party Games

Pumpkin Picking in Ireland, County by County

All Halloween

Fresh ideas for the whole season.

15 Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas

No sewing machine required.

Family Food Time

30 Spookily Easy Halloween Cake Ideas

From simple to show-stopper.

FREE Halloween Scavenger Hunt

Print it, hand it out, let them hunt.

15 Not-Scary Crafts for Toddlers

Little hands, easy materials, no nightmares.

Halloween Camps for Kids and Teens

Midterm mornings, sorted.

14 Haunted Halloween Colouring Pages

Quiet-time spooky, free to print.

A Gentler Halloween

Halloween is not every child’s favourite, and that is fine. These pieces keep it fun for the ones who find it a lot.

Helping your anxious child at Halloween → Celebrating with no trick-or-treating → Wonder instead of fright: spooky science → Looking after your dog →

Save this page — it lives at the same address every Halloween, refreshed each season.

Planning further ahead? The Christmas Hub →

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