SportTicketed
Ballyhoura Walking Festival 2026
8 to 11 October 2026
Kilfinane, Kilfinnane, County Limerick
Guided walks explore the mountains, woodlands and heritage of Ballyhoura across a four-day festival.
County Limerick
Events in County Limerick
21 events from organisers and Fáilte Ireland, placed by the venue rather than by whoever is running it. Pick a day and the list answers for that day.
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21 events still to come in County Limerick.
For events spanning several days, check the organiser’s daily programme before you go.
- MusicTicketed
The Joyce Brothers Music Festival 2026
8 to 11 October 2026
Kilfinane, Kilfinnane, County Limerick
Traditional music and dance celebrate the Joyce brothers’ musical legacy in Kilfinane.
- ArtsFree entry
Costume Making with Ciara Buckley
12 October 2026
Teach na Cille, Kilfinane, Kilfinnane, County Limerick
Make a Samhain costume from reused fabrics in Kilfinane.
- ArtsFree entry
Willow Lantern Making with Elaine Feely
14 October 2026
Kilfinane, Kilfinnane, County Limerick
Weave a willow lantern with Elaine Feely at The Craft Corner.
- SeasonalTicketed
The Scare Factory Limerick
15 October to 1 November 2026
Cleeves Factory, Limerick, County Limerick
Cleeves Factory becomes an immersive Halloween walk-through with live scare actors and staged encounters.
- LiteratureFree entry
Creative Writing & Story Telling with Emma O’Riordan
16 October 2026
Old Chapel Rooms, Kilfinane, Kilfinnane, County Limerick
Create stories with Emma O’Riordan at Kilfinane’s Old Chapel Rooms.
- ArtsFree entry
Morbid & Sons – Pop-up Funeral Shop
17 October 2026
Limerick City, Limerick, County Limerick
A family of fictional undertakers faces a business crisis when nobody seems to be dying.
- CommunityFree entry
Samhain at the Crossroads – The Final Gathering
17 October 2026
Kilfinane, Kilfinnane, County Limerick
Join a lantern-and-costume procession through Kilfinane.
- CommunityFree entry
Glow & Ghouls: A Samhain Experience
23 October 2026
Limerick City, Limerick, County Limerick
Join an adults’ Samhain gathering combining folklore, candle making and tarot in Limerick.
- HeritageTicketed
Halloween History Talk
23 October 2026
Shannon House, Castleconnell, Castleconnell, County Limerick
Explore Samhain’s history and surviving customs in a Castleconnell community talk.
- HeritageIncluded with admission
Shadows of Samhain Halloween
24 to 31 October 2026
The Hunt Museum, Limerick, County Limerick
A guided tour examines how artists and makers have represented death, memory and the afterlife.
- FamilyTicketed
Spooky Fun Morning
24 October 2026
Shannon House, Castleconnell, Castleconnell, County Limerick
A Castleconnell community morning combines Halloween stories, a film and arts and crafts.
- FamilyTicketed
Limerick Harvest Festival
25 October 2026
The Milk Market, Limerick, County Limerick
Limerick’s Milk Market hosts a harvest celebration with fire performance, food and folklore.
- FamilyTicketed
The Scary Trail, Castleconnell Fright Fest
25 October 2026
Shannon House, Castleconnell, Castleconnell, County Limerick
Castleconnell’s Halloween trail brings families together for an evening of themed entertainment.
- FamilyFree entry
Play All Day, Panic All Night - Halloween at Northside FRC
27 to 30 October 2026
Northside Family Resource Centre, Limerick, County Limerick
Northside Family Resource Centre runs Halloween activities combining craft, folklore and staged scares.
- FamilyTicketed
Samhain Tales - Family Halloween Show
28 October 2026
Friars' Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, County Limerick
Dáithí Collopy presents Irish Halloween stories, songs and verse for a family audience.
- FamilyTicketed
Halloween Scarefest - The Factory Southside Youthspace
29 October 2026
The Factory Southside Youthspace, Limerick, County Limerick
A family Halloween afternoon at The Factory includes games, music and an optional live scare maze.
- FamilyTicketed
Samhain Tales
30 October 2026
Glórach Theatre, Abbeyfeale, County Limerick
Dáithí Collopy shares Samhain legends through storytelling, song and traditional music in Abbeyfeale.
- FamilyTicketed
Dullahan to Darkness Halloween Pumpkin Patch
30 October 2026
Limerick Greenway Rathkeale, Rathkeale, County Limerick
Pumpkin carving and Halloween stories turn Rathkeale’s Greenway Hub into a family seasonal outing.
- Food and drinkTicketed
Mystery Samhain Banquet, Limerick City
30 October 2026
Meeting point: King John's Castle, Limerick, County Limerick
Meet at King John’s Castle for a guided walk to a secret Samhain dinner venue.
- FamilyTicketed
Samhain Tales Limerick
31 October 2026
2 Pery Square, Limerick, County Limerick
Hear traditional Halloween stories and music at the People’s Museum of Limerick.
Elsewhere
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