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Halloween

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  • 08-10-2008 10:00am
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    Tawny
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    What is Halloween like in Galway? Are there any public fireworks or bonfires? Do all the kids generally go trick or treating? Does everyone get dressed up?


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    Bass Cadet
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    Like most places in Ireland, Halloween in Galway is fairly sh!te for kids and adults alike...Best halloween's are house-parties where ye have to dress up. No doubt some pub or club will have a similar idea and charge €40 in (at least).

    To answer your question, to the best of my knowledge there is very little organised either publically or privately. In my experience at least


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    biko
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    People do get dressed up in Skeff/Living Room/Kings Head - the usual "sexy cats" and "cool soldiers".
    Kids outside my house with bangers brought down from the North weeks before Halloween :mad: *shakes walking stick*


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    Tawny
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    Derry has fantastic Halloween celebrations - it's a shame Galway doesnt do anything similar. But we did have a fantastic parade for the festival during the summer so I suppose the budget is spent and all that.

    I come from a small town up north and there is always public fireworks and celebrations. Great for adults and kids alike.


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    tonyhiggins
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    Stress!! Halloweeeen party is in De Burgo's on 30th Oct. Last year we had Northstation, a rockabilly band called The Dead Plants from Scotland who had folks bouncing off the walls and Deviant DJing dressed as Macho Man Randy Savage :D He owns proper wrestling boots, people. Oh, and tonnes of decorations and free sweets etc!


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    PopeBuckfastXVI
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    Macnas used to do a fantastic Halloween parade, way better than the arts festival parade. Really atmospheric... witches & witchfinders, a big witch burning a couple of years ago... absolutely brilliant.

    For some reason it wasn't on last year though, and I don't know if it's on this year either.


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    Bass Cadet
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    PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »
    Macnas used to do a fantastic Halloween parade, way better than the arts festival parade. Really atmospheric... witches & witchfinders, a big witch burning a couple of years ago... absolutely brilliant.

    Really?? Didn't know about this at all! would have been great for a sneaky smoke and a swatch :D


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