Spooky Halloween funfair in Ebrington with all your favourite attractions for all the family, enjoy panoramic views of the city from the Big wheel and get into the Halloween spirit on the ghost train. Cut price evening, all rides reduced in price 26th October. Pictured: Jacob Campbell, aged 4, having a great time in the Spin Zone at Cullen’s Amusements, in Ebrington. Photo: George Sweeney DER2038GS – 033Spooky Halloween funfair in Ebrington with all your favourite attractions for all the family, enjoy panoramic views of the city from the Big wheel and get into the Halloween spirit on the ghost train. Cut price evening, all rides reduced in price 26th October. Pictured: Jacob Campbell, aged 4, having a great time in the Spin Zone at Cullen’s Amusements, in Ebrington. Photo: George Sweeney DER2038GS – 033
Spooky Halloween funfair in Ebrington with all your favourite attractions for all the family, enjoy panoramic views of the city from the Big wheel and get into the Halloween spirit on the ghost train. Cut price evening, all rides reduced in price 26th October. Pictured: Jacob Campbell, aged 4, having a great time in the Spin Zone at Cullen’s Amusements, in Ebrington. Photo: George Sweeney DER2038GS – 033

12 family friendly things to do this Halloween in Derry

By Daire Ní Chanáin
Published 18th Oct 2022, 11:12 BST
Halloween is a festival loved by all the family and is a perfect opportunity to spend quality time together.

There’s a whole host of events suitable for people of all ages to make some spooky memories.

If you want to pick a pumpkin as a family, you can find out where to do that here.

Or if you’re lucky enough to have a babysitter for the night, there’s some scary things to do, too.

Or if you’re lucky enough to have a babysitter for the night, there’s some scary things to do, too.

Senses are stirred and taste buds tantalised as musical melodies hang in the cold night air. For four nights, Guildhall Square and Waterloo Place will come alive with all manner of creepy ghosts and ghouls feasting on the sights, sounds and tastes of Hallowe’en. Enjoy the market with live music and relaxed seating.

5. Heart of Samhain

Senses are stirred and taste buds tantalised as musical melodies hang in the cold night air. For four nights, Guildhall Square and Waterloo Place will come alive with all manner of creepy ghosts and ghouls feasting on the sights, sounds and tastes of Hallowe’en. Enjoy the market with live music and relaxed seating. Photo: none

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Search for our ghost pictures in the park! The kids can bring the pictures they find to the café and get a free kid’s hot chocolate at St Columb’s House in St Columb’s Park. DER2126GS - 126

6. Finding a Ghost in the Park

Search for our ghost pictures in the park! The kids can bring the pictures they find to the café and get a free kid’s hot chocolate at St Columb’s House in St Columb’s Park. DER2126GS - 126 Photo: George Sweeney

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Where the veil between this world and the next is thinnest, tread carefully through this corridor of light. Drifting along the banks of the Foyle, nothing is what it seems as you enter the other realm. Welcoming you with dancing flames and hypnotic, mesmerising displays, luring you into the depths of the forest. Beware of disorientating paths lined with shape-shifting creatures and shadows as the forest comes to life!

7. Forest of Shadows

Where the veil between this world and the next is thinnest, tread carefully through this corridor of light. Drifting along the banks of the Foyle, nothing is what it seems as you enter the other realm. Welcoming you with dancing flames and hypnotic, mesmerising displays, luring you into the depths of the forest. Beware of disorientating paths lined with shape-shifting creatures and shadows as the forest comes to life! Photo: none

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Derry Hallowe’en 2022 will unfold across the city, stretching to Donegal and Strabane. The history of Derry will pour out from the city’s iconic buildings unveiling the myths and mischief of Samhain and introducing you to some of our favourite characters from beyond the veil in the City of Bones, Forest of Shadows, The Ancients and The Lost World.

8. Awakening the Walled City

Derry Hallowe’en 2022 will unfold across the city, stretching to Donegal and Strabane. The history of Derry will pour out from the city’s iconic buildings unveiling the myths and mischief of Samhain and introducing you to some of our favourite characters from beyond the veil in the City of Bones, Forest of Shadows, The Ancients and The Lost World. Photo: none

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