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Orlando's Halloween Horror Nights www.halloweenhorrornights.com.
Magic Kingdom's Not So Scary Halloween
Louisville Zoo, Louisville, USA
Louisville Zoo is the venue for the World's
Largest Halloween Party, a not-too-scary
event for all the family. Markoff's Haunted
Forest Oct 2007 (various dates)
Darnestown, USA
For a Halloween experience with a difference,
a forest just outside Washington DC is transformed
every year into a haunted horror trail.
Pumpkin Festival 13 - 14 Oct 2007 (annual)
Shamu's Halloween Spooktacular at SeaWorld
Orlando. Along with the killer-whale shows,
close-ups with dolphins and sharks, and
screamingly good roller coasters, there's
lots of ghoulish entertainment and some
special night-time shows. Weekends from
Oct. 8 through Oct. 30. See www.seaworld.com
or call (866) 797-7373.
Chatfield Nature Preserve, Littleton, USA
The Denver Botanic Gardens hosts its annual
Pumpkin Festival at Chatfield Nature Preserve.
A five-acre patch offers a choice of thousands
of pumpkins for Halloween carving, while
the park is… World's Largest Halloween
Party 11 - 14 Oct 2007 (various dates)
Ripley's Halloween Ghost Train, Oct. 17-21
and 24-31. A ride throughout the haunted
streets of old St. Augustine. During the
ride, there are stops along the way where
tales are told, and guests can use electromagnetic-field
meters to identify the presence of spirits.
After hearing stories of the local haunts,
passengers enter the historic Castle Warden
for a sleuthing experience of actual events.
Tours start from Ripley's Castle Warden,
19 San Marco Ave., at 7 p.m. Tickets are
$24 for adults and $12 for children 6-12.
Reservations are required. Call (904) 824-1606.
Louisville Zoo, Louisville, USA
Louisville Zoo is the venue for the World's
Largest Halloween Party, a not-too-scary
event for all the family. Markoff's Haunted
Forest Oct 2007 (various dates)
Darnestown, USA For a Halloween experience
with a difference, a forest just outside
Washington DC is transformed every year
into a haunted horror trail. Circleville
Pumpkin Show17 - 20 Oct 2007 (annual)
Circleville, USAThe Circleville Pumpkin
Show is odd, entertaining and one of America's
largest events, with an annual attendance
of over 300,000. Sleepy Hollow Legend Weekend
19 - 20 Oct 2007 (various dates)
Sleepy Hollow Region, USA
For two weekends at Halloween, the Hudson
Valley area lives up to its legacy as the
mysterious region where the Headless Horseman
rides... Honey Horn Community Festival 19
- 20 Oct 2007 (annual)
Honey Horn, Hilton Head Island, USA
Arranged by Hilton Head Island's Coastal
Discovery Museum, the annual Community Festival
has taken place at historic Honey Horn since
2001. This family-friendly gathering includes
such… Spirits of Yesteryear 20 Oct
2007 (annual)
Oscar Taylor Home, Freeport, USA
At this spooky haunted happening, the Oscar
Taylor Home in Freeport, Illinois is set
up as a Victorian home in mourning. "Mourners"
dressed in 19th-century costume tend to
an antique coffin.… The International
Halloween Festival 20 - 21 Oct 2007 (annual)
Queen Mary College, London, England
Queen Mary College in Mile End hosts the
largest Pagan festival in Europe to celebrate
Halloween. Halloween in Tivoli Oct 2007
(annual)
Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark
Following the great success of the annual
Tivoli Christmas Market, Copenhagen's favourite
amusement park introduces a new event for
Halloween. Boo at the Zoo 20 - 21 Oct 2007
(various dates)
Bronx Zoo - Wildlife Conservation Park,
New York City, USA
Black panthers and bats welcome children
to Bronx Zoo each Halloween for two weekends
with a ghoulish theme. Boo! at the Zoo 20
- 21 Oct 2007 (various dates)
Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, USA
The Brookfield Zoo, near Chicago, gets the
kiddies primed for Halloween with a costume
parade and pumpkin-carving demonstrations,
zookeeper talks that reveal some of the
mysteries of the… Markoff's Haunted
Forest
Oct 2007 (various dates)
Croxeth Hall and Country Park, Liverpool,
England
Halloween at Edwardian Croxteth Hall in
Liverpool features a spooky supper, a chilling
tour of the hall and an unnerving trail
of ghosts and ghouls. Be prepared for sights
and sounds that send… Magick Happens
- Summer Solstice Oct 2007 (annual)
Parramatta Town Hall, Sydney, Australia
Have you run out of herbs? Pentagram gone
wonky? If so, Magick Happens, a phoenix
risen from the ashes, returns to one of
the spookiest times of the year - the Saturday
closest to Halloween.… South Mississippi
Fair18 - 27 Oct 2007 (annual)
Magnolia Center (South Mississippi Fairgrounds),
Laurel, USA
Around 50,000 people head to Laurel's fairground
for the annual South Mississippi Fair, which
offers heart-stopping rides, fun shows and
live entertainment. Emma Crawford Festival
27 Oct 2007 (annual)
Manitou Springs, Colorado Springs, USA
Held to commemorate Emma Crawford, a young
lady who died young, this macabre festival
in Manitou Springs consists of a series
of ghoulish goings-on, including decorated
coffin races and… Annual Halloween
Fairyland
27 Oct 2007 (annual)
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park,
Birmingham, AL, USA
The family-oriented Halloween celebration
at the Tannehill Ironworks Historical State
Park in Birmingham includes pony and train
rides, magicians, games and activities for
children. Voodoo Music Festival 26 - 28
Oct 2007 (annual)
City Park, New Orleans, USA
The annual Voodoo Music Festival in New
Orleans' City park celebrates the culture,
art and heritage of indigenous Louisiana
through music. Weird NJ Annual Halloween
Party
Oct 2007 (annual)
Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, USA
The Weird NJ Annual Halloween Party, held
for the first time this year at the vintage
1961 bowling alley, Asbury Lanes, is a night
to remember. The organisers promise "everything
weird we… Halloween Storytelling Festival
Oct 2007 (annual)
Lough Gur, near Bruff, Republic of Ireland
Silver-tongued Irish storytellers conjure
up ghosts and ghouls in romantic Lough Gur,
County Limerick during this storytelling
festival. Children will love it, so it's
a perfect family weekend…
Nightmare Fair - Trails from the Crypt Oct
2007; Fri, Sat, and Sun only (annual)
Discovery Museum & Planetarium, Bridgeport,
USA
Halloween is widely celebrated in America,
and if you want to be scared witless, don't
hesitate to take a trip round Discovery
Museum, Bridgeport Connecticut's Nightmare
Fair. This year the… Sleepy Hollow
Legend Weekend 26 - 28 Oct 2007 (various
dates)
Sleepy Hollow Region, USA
For two weekends at Halloween, the Hudson
Valley area lives up to its legacy as the
mysterious region where the Headless Horseman
rides... Horrible Halloween
20 - 28 Oct 2007 (annual)
Warwick Castle, Warwick, England
No castle would be complete without a good
ghost story and Warwick Castle has plenty.
For Horrible Halloween the building's ghostly
inhabitants come out to scare visitors,
so be prepared for… Scares at Scone:
Hallowe'en Weekend 27 - 28 Oct 2007 (annual)
Scone Palace, Perth, Scotland
As the nights draw in, and ever-longer shadows
spread across the grounds, prepare to be
scared witless over Scone Palace's Hallowe'en
Weekend. Visitors can join a special tour
of the palace… Boo at the Zoo 27 -
28 Oct 2007 (various dates)
