HALLOWEEN EVENTS What’s on Where this... Halloween Saturday 21st - Sunday 22nd <strong>October</strong> Building the Wicker Man St Fagans National Museum of History, CF5 6XB 12 - 4pm. Help to build him the Wicker Man in a family friendly drop in session. Tel 029 2057 3500. www.museum.wales/stfagans Graham the Ghost Techniquest Cardiff Bay CF10 5BW Throughout the day. All ghosts need to show up in the dark but poor Graham the Ghost has lost his glow. He needs to learn to make shadows, steal shadows and scare people or he won’t be able to pass his test and join the ghost union. Can you help by using science in this interactive story-time? Suitable for under-7s. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details Plus: Star Tours Throughout the day. Find out more about some familiar constellations, the planets, how stars are born and how they die. The <strong>Digital</strong> Planetarium can take you through space for a close up look at some of nature’s most beautiful sights such as distant galaxies and exploded stars. Suitable for ages 7+. £1.50 addition to admission price, see website for details. Tel: 029 2047 5475. www.techniquest.org Saturday 21st - Saturday 28th <strong>October</strong> Pumpkin Fest Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm Clevedon Road, Wraxall, Bristol, BS48 1PG Pumpkin painting and decorating. Animal enrichment, pumpkin sports and more. Tel: 01275 852606. www.noahsarkzoofarm.co.uk Thursday 26th - Tuesday 31st <strong>October</strong> Pumpkin Carving Tredegar House, Pencarn Way, Newport, NP10 8YW 11am - 4pm. Brush up on your pumpkincarving skills in the Riding School at Tredegar House and get your spooky creation ready in time for Hallowe’en. Pumpkins are an additional £3 each. Tel: 01633 815880. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tredegarhouse Friday 27th - Saturday 28th <strong>October</strong> After Hours Torchlit Tours Bristol Aquarium Bristol, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5TT Spooky and terrifying tours. Booking essential. See voucher on advert for KIDS GO FREE! Age 15+. Tel: 0117 929 8929. www.bristolaquarium.co.uk Saturday 28th <strong>October</strong> Halloween Disco Jump, Parc Ty Glass, Llanishen, Cardiff, CF14 5DU. 6.30pm – 8.30pm. Spooktacular disco! Enjoy fancy dress competition, freaky face paints, tricky treasure hunt and lots of glow in the dark fun! Children £7.50, Adults FREE. Call on 02920 747300 to book your tickets or for further information. Building the Wicker Man National Museum of History, St Fagans, CF5 6XB 12 - 4pm. Help to build him the Wicker Man in a family friendly drop in session. Tel 029 2057 3500. www.museum.wales/stfagans Saturday 28th - Tuesday 31st <strong>October</strong> Freaky Funhouse! Unit 8 Ely Distribution Centre, Argyle Way, Cardiff, CF5 5NJ From rope swings, slides and crazy ball pit obstacle. We dare you to crawl through the tyre mangler into our maze, traverse the sea of rings, somersault into our AWESOME foam pit, and beat the new junior ninja wall, whilst racing around the new routes and conquering the spook hunt! Each spooktacular session lasts 90 mins and includes : Wicked Ninja Obstacles - Goulish Games - Monster Mash Music - Frightening Fancy Dress Fun - Creepy Spook Hunt. Suitable for ages 7-13 yrs., £12.50 per child. Special mixed/ family only sessions will be available for children age 4 and up to enjoy with their parents or guardians. Ghoulish grub , devilish drinks and spine tingling treats will be available to purchase! To book please go on line - www.amdanifitertainment.com Pumpkin Carving Dyffryn Gardens Nr St Nicholas, CF5 6SU 11am - 3pm. £4 per pumpkin, Normal admission prices apply. Get creative and create your very own jack-o’-lantern ready for Hallowe’en this autumn. Tel: 029 2059 0813. www.nationaltrust.org.uk Ghostly Knights Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, CF10 3RB Strange happenings as the ghostly knights appear around the Castle. Tel: 029 2087 8100. www.cardiffcastle.com Saturday 28th <strong>October</strong> - Sunday 5th November It’s getting spooky at Techniquest this Half-Term! Techniquest Cardiff Bay CF10 5BW Explore the scary side of science at Techniquest this half term. There are eerie events and ghostly goings-on at the Spooky Science show. Ever seen a pumpkin carve itself, or a coin scream? Can you sit on a bed of nails without screaming, and can science be used to create potions? Meet Graham the Ghost in the Planetarium, who has lost his glow. He needs to learn to make shadows, steal shadows and scare people or he won’t be able to pass his test and join the ghost union. Can you help by using science in this interactive story-time? (Suitable for under- 7s). All this, and 120 hands-on exhibits to be pushed, pulled and prodded! Techniquest will be open throughout the half-term holiday from 10am to 5pm. Mwahahahaha…! www.techniquest.org or 029 2047 5475 Sunday 29th <strong>October</strong> Spooktacular Hallowe’en Walk Bute Park Cardiff, CF10 3DX 11am. Go in fancy dress and trick or treat with your family. Join Welsh Hearts for a Spooktacular 4 mile walk, some Hallowe’en fun and a spooky tea part in one of Cardiff’s most beautiful parks. £10 entry plus sponsorship. Book online. www.welshhearts.org/events Sunday 29th - Tuesday 31st <strong>October</strong> Hallowe’en Nights National Museum of History, St Fagans, CF5 6XB. 6pm – 9pm. Halloween Nights are making a SPOOK-tacular return to St Fagans this <strong>October</strong>! So put on your most blood-curdling costume to walk around the Museum after dark if you dare! Bring a torch, or make a lantern while you’re here in our creepy craft workshop. Hear true tales of ghostly encounters in the historic buildings and discover more about Welsh superstitions around death and mourning. Watch the Wicker Man burn and make a wish as the sparks fly high, then join the lantern parade. You’re sure to enjoy a night of shadow and light and FRIGHT-fully good family fun! All tickets for this event must be purchased in advance via www ticketlineuk.com or (029) 2023 0130. The price of this event includes parking. Continued on page 10 8
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