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Stay up to date with all the Ghoulish Goings-On for Derry Halloween 2025, as we continue the countdown to Europe’s largest Halloween Festival.

The home of Halloweencast its spell over tens of thousands of visitors this week, as

Strabane came alive with spooky spirit and community cheer as this year’s Halloween celebrations drew

Despite a few showers, the streets of Derry were alive with illumination, dance and drama,

The Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Councillor Ruairí McHugh welcomed the Minister for the Economy,

Fireworks light up the night sky over a city river during the Derry Halloween festival, with illuminated bridges and city buildings reflected in the water.

Derry City and Strabane District Council has taken the decision to cancel tomorrow night’s Awakening

A person adjusts a large, illuminated wolf puppet made of translucent material in a room with wooden floors and scattered chairs.

Watch out – there’s a wolf pack about! Taking to the streets of Derry’s City

Fireworks light up the night sky over a city river during the Derry Halloween festival, with illuminated bridges and city buildings reflected in the water.

Europe’s biggest Halloween Festival is fast approaching and as final preparations are underway Derry City

Person dressed as a witch in a black hat and cape holds a stick, smiling at an outdoor event with tents and people in the background.

Derry City and Strabane District Council have released details regarding Traffic and Travel precautions ahead

A woman with blue hair and a skeleton costume holds a flaming torch with her gloved hand at an outdoor night event.

Strabane is set to transform into a hive of spooky fun this Halloween as the

Fireworks light up the night sky over a city river during the Derry Halloween festival, with illuminated bridges and city buildings reflected in the water.

This October, Europe’s largest Halloween celebration gets even more spellbinding as Derry launches its most

People walk across a modern suspension footbridge at night, watching colorful fireworks explode in the sky over a river during the Halloween Shows. Limited Spaces are available for this spectacular event near Strabane Library.

Halloween week is almost here, and the Strabane Library is ready to deliver a spine-tingling

Two girls stand at a table indoors, smiling as they look at various colorful clothing items spread out in front of them during a fun Halloween drop and swap event.

Halloween festival goers in Derry and Strabane are being offered the opportunity to recycle their

A group of people in Halloween costumes pose around a fire pit in a city square with historic buildings and a clock tower in the background.

erry is gearing up for some spellbinding spectacle, folklore, and family fun as the home

Two men stand indoors holding a large, detailed, and somewhat worn wolf head prop with exaggerated teeth and eyes.

Halloween is the night when witches and werewolves traditionally emerge from the shadows and in

Aerial view of a city at night with fireworks lighting up the sky over a river, bridges, and illuminated buildings.

Get ready for a Halloween celebration like no other as Strabane prepares to transform into