🎭 Market Scare on Market Square – Samhain Newbridge 2025
Description:
Join the heart of the Samhain Newbridge 2025 celebrations in Market Square, Newbridge! Enjoy an afternoon and evening filled with outdoor cinema, family fun, and the much-loved Samhain Procession & Fire Ceremony.
All events are free and open to everyone — a perfect community gathering to mark the turning of the seasons.
Where:
Market Square, Eyre Street, Newbridge
When:
Friday, 31 October 2025 — 2:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Cost:
Free | All ages welcome
Schedule:
🎬 2:30 PM – Hocus Pocus (Outdoor Screening)
A family-friendly Halloween favourite on the big screen! Bring a chair or blanket and come early to grab a good spot.
🌒 4:20 PM – Sleepy Hollow (Outdoor Screening)
As dusk falls, enjoy this gothic Tim Burton classic under the evening sky.
🔥 6:10 PM – Samhain Procession, Storytelling & Fire Ceremony
The highlight of the festival — join the community procession from George’s Street to Market Square, followed by live storytelling and the ceremonial Samhain Fire.
Good to Know:
Children must be supervised at all times.
Outdoor event — dress warmly and bring rain gear.
Traffic diversions may apply around Market Square (1:00–8:00 PM).
Extra fun (subject to confirmation): face painting & kids’ area from 2:30 PM.
Funding & Support:
Funded by the Department of Justice (Community Safety Innovation Fund) and supported by Kildare County Council (LPT Fund), Safer Newbridge, Riverbank Arts Centre, and June Fest.
For updates and more information go to : linktr.ee/SamhainNewbridge
Part of:
🎃 Samhain Newbridge 2025