Fright nights and fun days
Enjoy Hallowe’en at Scone Palace’ After last year’s hugely successful spooky celebrations, a whole host of fun Hallowe’en events have been lined up in Perth city centre today (Friday) and throughout the weekend.
If scares are your thing, Zombie Horroween has plenty to offer on Friday, October 28, 6-9pm in King Edward Street and St John’s Street, Perth.
Try your luck in the zombie maze from Castle Horror. If you make it out alive, why not take selfie with a zombie, and enjoy live music from rock band The Kill.
For a more family friendly take on Hallowe’en there will be a carnival atmosphere on Saturday, October 29, 5-8pm in King Edward Street and St John’s Street for a Family Hallowe’en Night. Following the parade, the main stage will go live with Hallowe’en music and dance routines from the Perth dance academies. Pop by for storytelling, facepainting and funfair rides.
For more spooky treats, why not try: and a biscuit.
£6 per person. Advanced book essential. Visit http://www. theblackwatch.co.uk/castleand-museum/events/night-atthe-museum/?date=2016-10-29 The Scottish Crannog Centre Samhain is the predecessor to Hallowe’en and marks the end of the harvest and the beginning of the darker half of the year. Book your tickets for storytelling around the fire in the Crannog, fire-juggling, sacrificial wicker ram burn, apple-ducking, soup and surprises, all lit by flaming torches. Tickets: adults (£9), children (£5). To book email info@crannog.co.uk or call 01887 830583.
Guitarist and composer Graeme Stephen returns to present another of his magnificent new scores, which earned him the Innovation Award at the Scottish Jazz Awards in 2013. Most appropriately for Hallowe’en, this evening’s film is Robert Wiene’s 1920 revolutionary masterpiece, The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, which is considered by many to be the first ever horror film. Age advisory 12+ Tickets: £16,concessions £14 (inc. £1.50 booking fee per ticket)
www.horsecross.co.uk organised a couple of spooky family walks this weekend where kids can see all kinds of creepy creatures ahead of Hallowe’en.
The group will lead walks along the banks of the River Ericht and Tay where bats and all sorts of other scary species can be spotted tonight and on Saturday night.
The walks costs £15 per family of four (up to two adults and two children). Both walks meet at 6pm and will last for around an hour. Places are limited to six families so book your place quickly at www. perthshirewildlife.co.uk/events.
For an atmospheric Hallowe’en experience join NTS on Sunday at Moirlanich Longhouse in Killin for a history of Hallowe’en, a ghost story and the chance to play the parlour games of your Scottish Ancestors. Guisers welcome, bring your own tumshie. It’s at 3pm at Moirlanich Longhouse, £2 adults, £2 children.
Anyone struggling with the commercialism of Hallowe’en might be interested in a range of events and services organised by St John’s Church, Princes Street.
Going back to the Christian roots of the festival, there will be an All Saints Celebration on Sunday, October 30 at 10.30am. This will be an all-age service followed by refreshments.
To mark All Souls Day on Wednesday, November 2, there will be an opportunity to commemorate loved ones in a simple service at 7.30pm. There will be further opportunities for reflection at NiteKirk, between 6-8pm on Sunday, October 30 and at a seasonal Quiet Afternoon, between 2-4.30pm on Tuesday, November 1. Anyone can come to these events.
Families with children are invited to a Light Party after school on Wednesday, October 26. There will be lots of fun, food, games, things to make and a chance to find out more about the Light of the World.