Hotels in Ireland With Special Events for Halloween

Samhain, pronounced "SOW-en" and meaning "summer's end" in Gaelic, was the ancient Celtic New Year. Celts believed the spirits of the dead rose up and roamed around causing trouble during this time, and that people could scare these spirits off by wearing costumes and making lots of noise. The festival is still celebrated, and visitors to Ireland today can experience how modern Celts get into the spirit of Halloween at hotels from Derry to Dublin to Belfast.
  1. Halloween in County Derry

    • Londonderry at Halloween

      Derry's Banks of the Foyle Halloween Carnival takes place every year around Halloween. Events include a parade, fireworks display, haunted cruise and a full moon boat party. The Da Vincis Hotel has a four-star rating and hosts a Halloween Ball with a prize for the best costume. The Best Western White Horse Hotel, a three-star hotel, offers a Halloween reception with a four-course dinner. Guests may dress in period costumes. The City Hotel is a four-star hotel and throws a Halloween Ball with live music and a prize for best costume.

      The Da Vincis Hotel
      15 Culmore Road
      Derry, Ireland
      44 (0) 28 7127 9111
      davincishotel.com

      The Best Western White Horse Hotel
      68 Clooney Road
      Campsie, Ireland BT473PA
      44 (0) 28 7186 0606
      bestwestern.ie/derry/best-western-white-horse-hotel

      The City Hotel
      14 to 16 Queens Quay
      County Derry, Ireland
      44 (0) 28 7136 5800
      cityhoteldery.com

    Halloween in County Dublin

    • Harvest time in picturesque Dublin

      The annual Dublin Halloween Festival and Parade features a pageant of light, sound and costumes. Another celebration, the Otherworld Festival, recreates a medieval village, and local talents perform in front of the Civic Center on Main Street. The Camden Court Hotel is a three-star hotel located a short walk from the city center. The Finnstown Country House Hotel is an 18th-century hotel with surrounding gardens and is a 15-minute drive from the city center. The Fitzpatrick Castle Dublin Hotel is a real castle overlooking Dublin Bay just 25 minutes from the town's center. Each Dublin hotel hosts masquerade balls for Halloween.

      The Camden Court Hotel
      Camden Street
      Dublin 2
      353 (0) 1 4759666
      camdencourthotel.com

      Finnstown Country House
      Newcastle Road
      Lucan, County Dublin
      353 1 6010700
      finnstown-hotel.ie

      Fitzpatrick Castle Dublin Hotel
      Killiney, Co.
      Dublin, Ireland
      353 (1) 230 5400
      fitzpatrickcastle.com

    Halloween in Belfast

    • Tour Belfast on a ghost bus tour.

      The Belfast Halloween Festival features a ghost bus tour of the city, complete with Irish lore. After the tour, the Europa Hotel hosts a Halloween Gala with prizes for best costumes. The La Mon Hotel and Country Club is a four-star hotel that hosts a Halloween ball and dinner. The Culloden is an elegant Irish country estate and sponsors a Halloween Ball.

      Europa Hotel
      Great Victoria Street
      Belfast, Ireland BT2 7AP
      44 (0) 28 9027 1066
      hastingshotels.com/europa

      La Mon Hotel and Country Club
      41 Gransha Road
      Castlereagh, Belfast, BT23 5RF
      Northern Ireland
      44 (0) 2890 448631
      lamon.co.uk

      Culloden Estate and Spa
      Bangor Road
      Belfast
      BT18 0EX
      44 (0) 28 9042 1066
      hastingshotels.com/culloden

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