Wexford Halloween

29-31 October: Enniscorthy Castle will host a three-day paranormal spook-tacular. There will be a series of spine-chilling talks and on Halloween night, members of the public can enter Wexford’s most famous haunted castle and experience ghost hunting first-hand. Tickets are on sale now. www.enniscorthycastle.ie

Nenagh festival

27-31 October: The Spleodar Festival promises plenty of workshops and events, including theatre, film, music, dance and visual art for all the family. On Halloween, the Haunted Tour will take place in Nenagh Heritage Centre, followed by a fireworks display on Halloween night. See www.spleodar.ie for more information.

Children’s festival

29 October - 1 November: Hosted in towns across Co Offaly, Hullabaloo is a children’s arts festival featuring a wide variety of workshops for primary school children, including crafts, dance, film, drawing, music, puppets and lots more. For more information on the event, visit their Facebook page.

Cork spooks

31 October - 2 November: The Nightmare Realm is back in Albert Quay Cork for the fourth year in a row and the thrilling scare house boasts even more gruesome props and characters than ever before. It will run every evening from 7pm-10.30pm. Tickets are available from www.thenightmarerealm.ie

HomeCooked tour

1 November: Celebrity chef Donal Skehan is bringing his Kitchen Hero tour to Town Hall Theatre in Galway. He will cook up delicious and simple meals live on stage, with lots of audience participation. Tickets cost €20. For more information, email thtsales@galwaycity.ie or call 091-569-777.