Halloween & its Creepy Irish Origins
31 October 2026Ticketed
A Halloween-day walk explores the Irish folklore behind familiar seasonal customs.
MyMap visitor guide · Sources checked 22 September 2026
- When
- 31 October 2026
- Where
- Tree of Gold, Central Plaza (meeting point), Dublin
- Entry
- Ticketed. Adult €27; seniors/students €22; accompanied ages 12 to 18 €15; accompanied under-12s free.
- Kind
- Heritage
What to expect
The guide relates Samhain traditions and supernatural tales to Dublin locations around the castle, city walls and cathedrals. Gothic writers such as Sheridan Le Fanu and Bram Stoker form part of the discussion; this is a storytelling walk, not a staged scare attraction.
Sources: Pat Liddy’s Walking Tours
Plan your visit
The walk is on 31 October and lasts about two hours and fifteen minutes. Meet at the Tree of Gold sculpture on Dame Street, at the Fownes Street corner, ten minutes before the time on your booking.
Sources: Pat Liddy’s Walking Tours
Programme
- Saturday, 31 October 2026Check the booking page for times
Halloween & its Creepy Irish Origins
Tickets and entry
Ticketed. Adult €27; seniors/students €22; accompanied ages 12 to 18 €15; accompanied under-12s free.
Pat Liddy’s Walking Tours, read 22 September 2026
Booking happens on the organiser’s own site: walkingtours.ie. This site does not sell tickets and holds no information about whether any are left.
Getting there and getting home
About these directions
Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.
Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.
How journey planning worksDestination, access and nearby stops
Tree of Gold, Central Plaza (meeting point) is in Dublin, County Dublin. Routes here end at Central Plaza, Dame St, Temple Bar, Dublin, Dublin, using the venue position in this listing.
The nearest scheduled stop is College Green (1358), 40 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- College Green 40 m
buses 27, 77A, 150, 65B, 68 and 56A among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- Wellington Quay 150 m
buses 115, 126, 120, 115X, 126X and 120B among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- Crampton Quay 170 m
buses 707, 761, 763, 721, 853 and 660Scheduled departures from this stop
- Dame Street 180 m
buses 27, 77A, 151, 150, 56A and 77nScheduled departures from this stop
- Aston Quay 200 m
buses 37, 70, 860 and 704xScheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Dublin covers the journeys into the town itself.
Also on nearby
- Ireland's Christmas Traditions Walking Tour 8 to 9 December 2026, The Tree of Gold Central Plaza (meeting point)
- Dark Dublin, Dracula, Bram Stoker & Other Horrors 23 to 26 October 2026, Tree of Gold, Central Plaza (meeting point)
- IFI Documentary Festival 2026 23 to 27 September 2026, Irish Film Institute
- Enamel a Christmas Decoration Workshop: Dublin Stories 6 November to 18 December 2026, Silver Works
- Social LEGO Night at Thunder Road Café 19 August to 18 November 2026, Thunder Road Cafe
- Live Aid Exhibition From 11 November 2025. Closing date to be confirmed, National Photographic Archive
Where this comes from
Programme and visiting details are based on the sources below, checked on the dates shown. The original listing was supplied by Fáilte Ireland under CC BY 4.0. For changes to the programme or ticket availability, follow the organiser’s official link.
- Fáilte Ireland Open Data · imported 22 September 2026
Venue, dates, entry details and official links imported from the Events dataset under CC BY 4.0. Source descriptions are not republished. - Pat Liddy’s Walking Tours · read 22 September 2026
Programme and visiting details used to write the MyMap visitor guide.