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I’ve always loved Hallowe’en. When I was a kid it was about carving pumpkins, dooking for apples in the living room and eating an insane amount of monkey nuts. As a slightly bigger kid at Uni it was an excuse to don fancy dress on every night out for at least a week either side of the actual big celebration. Now with a little girl of my own I get to relive all the excitement of dressing her up and heading to as many of the Hallowe’en themed kids activities there are. Here’s a selection of what’s happening locally, please do let us know of any others!
Zombie Horroween. More here>Enjoy a great night featuring fun rides and The Castle Horror 666 Maze. See live music on stage with top rock band “The Kill” and other featured music acts. Sample the delights of the “Tents of Terror” as well as traditional Scary Halloween activities. Enter the Zombie Maze and try to make it out alive… then get a (z)selfie with a Zombie! Join in if you dare for a Halloween Scare!
Zip Wire | Adult Fancy dress | Licensed Bar
A carnival atmosphere for all the family to enjoy as Perth hosts the Grand Halloween Parade at 5pm (parade starts from Thimble Row) Following the parade, the Main Stage will go live with Halloween Music and dance routines from the Perth dance academies. Drop in for storytelling, facepainting and fun fair rides. Halloween magic apple dookin' and treacle scone eating.
Remember to take part in the fancy dress competitions and witch's scream contest!
£6 per person | Reservation Required
Are you brave enough to explore The Black Watch Castle and Museum galleries by torchlight? Join them for this spooky after hours experience. Explore the museum, meet the ghosts of the Black Watch’s past and hear their stories. Ticket price includes warming hot chocolate and a delicious biscuit.
All Hallows Eve with the Spirits of Scone – Twilight Illuminations. More here>An illuminated tour with the Spirits of Scone! This atmospheric tour of sound and light will guide you around the garden and graveyard. it will have your spine tingling and your imagination running wild! Minimum age 8 years old, all children must be accompanied by an adult. The Coffee Shop will be serving ghoulishly hot and tasty food from 4.00pm - 8.30pm
Why not come early and enjoy their Daytime Spooktactular!
Admission Prices: Adults: £6.50 | Children: £4.70 | Families: £22.00
Spooks and Sacrifice - Celtic Samhain Festival. More here>The culmination of their season is the Celtic Samhain Festival on the 31st October. Samhain is the predecessor to Halloween and marks the end of the harvest and the beginning of the darker half of the year. This popular event sells out very quickly so make sure you book your places early! The Festival is hugely popular and sells out very quickly so make sure you book your tickets as soon as possible for storytelling around the fire in the Crannog, fire-juggling, sacrificial wicker ram burn, apple-ducking, soup and many surprises, all lit by flaming torches. Come in 'guise and bring a jack-o-lantern to light your way into the spirit world. Samhain at the Crannog is a unique experience and sees visitors travelling from far and wide to attend; many of them year after year so don't miss out!
Booking is essential! Call 01887 830583. Cost: £9 adults | £5 children.
Graeme Stephen Trio: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari. More here>Guitarist and composer Graeme Stephen returns to present another cast-iron classic of silent cinema accompanied by another of his magnificent new scores, which earned him the Innovation Award at the Scottish Jazz Awards in 2013. Most appropriately for Halloween, this evening's film is Robert Wiene's 1920 revolutionary masterpiece, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, which is considered by many to be the first ever horror film - as well as the first cult movie and the earliest example of an 'arthouse' approach to film-making. Featuring the scintillating instrumental talents of Mario Caribe (bass) and Tom Bancroft (drums).
'Stephen's music speaks loudly of ambition, imagination, nous and harmonic adventure yet teemed with the sort of tuneful realization that swells the heart' The Herald
Age advisory 12+. £16; concessions £14 (inc. £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
Spooky Stories Competition. More here> This year St John’s Shopping Centre is calling on the children of Perth to come up with some super scary stories. The competition is for all Primary School aged children and closes on the 9th October – so plenty of time to dig inside your wildest imagination and find something so terrifying it will scare the cobwebs clean off of us!
Join in for some spooky wildlife activities at Halloween.
Meet at Blair Atholl Information Centre Cost: Children cost £2
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SCBP5th October 2016
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