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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 (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. 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 (various dates)
Ripley's Halloween Ghost Train. 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 2009
(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 2009
(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
(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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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 Fair (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 (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 (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
(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 (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 2009;
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 (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 (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 (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 (various dates)