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SHANNON Heritage has added a new dimension to its annual Hallow- een Holiday Horror event at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park which this year takes place on Bank Holiday Monday from lpm to 5pm. In addition to their spine-chilling programme of scary happenings, visitors can expect to be thrilled by a Michael Jackson tribute dance performance of his famous song ‘Thriller’.
Also new this year is the chance to get up close and personal with an amazing talking head!
A packed programme has been or- ganised and back by popular demand will be the 18th century swashbuck- ling Pirates of the Caribbean influ- enced show, complete with scary pi- rates, an inflatable pirate ship and a mesmerising laser lights show.
“It is great to be able to give chil- dren an opportunity to get in some
advance scaring before Halloween night, and we are delighted that so many children and parents get into the ‘spirit’ of things each year by taking part in our scary costume competition.
“Our Halloween event is part of a popular fun calendar of events we run throughout the year for the do- mestic market. Another event which is hugely popular is our Santa exper1- ences where we transform Bunratty Folk Park into a Christmas wonder- land. This year it will run from De- cember 4-22, but it’s already book- ing up fast,’ says John Ruddle, Chief Executive, Shannon Heritage.
As part of the spine chilling, fear wrenching features during the event, visitors will be encouraged to come face to face with a tarantula spider, just one of an array of scary crea- tures making a guest appearance at the Folk Park. And their will be snakes, lizards, scorpions and owls
to add to the shivers.
There will be prizes for the best and scariest costumes and there will be free face-painting in the barn on arrival so haunting can be at it’s scar- iest as well as traditional games.
A Celtic Halloween experience through music promises to be an- other highlight of the event. Wear- ing Iron Age costumes members of Pre-History Music Ireland will dem- onstrate a variety of ancient musical instruments. They will take visitors on a journey from the first habitation in Ireland circa 8,0OOOBC through to the Early Medieval period 7OOAD. In addition to musical time travel, the group will regale children and adults with scary Halloween stories from legends.
Family tickets are available start- ing at €33.60 for two adults and two children; €35.95 for two adults and four children and €37 for two adults and six children.