The Nightmare Realm – Ireland’s only indoor scream park returns to the City Market for the 2024 Halloween season, celebrating 15 years of Fear from Oct 4th to Nov 1st for 22 selected nights. Visitors to our multi award winning event can explore 5 brand new themed mazes along with full access to our fan favourite ‘Halloweentown’, a victorian town stuck in time as well as nightly on-site live Entertainment from The Dark Circus, larger than life photo experiences, scare free zones, new and returning secret rooms, The Museum of Horrors, Festive eats and treats in the food court and, of

Ireland’s International Crime Writing Festival, returns to Dublin, tickets for this much anticipated event are selling fast! Featuring some of the most well-known and internationally renowned crime-writing stars, including Andrea Mara, C.L. Taylor, BA Paris, Vaseem Khan, Jo Spain, Steve Cavanagh and Peter James, the festival includes a whole host of not to be missed events, talks, masterclasses and workshops PLUS a dedicated day for young readers. Supported by the Arts Council and DLR Libraries, the festival, now in its 7th year, takes place from the 17th – 20th October in Dun Laoghai

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality and Front Line Defenders, and a range of partners, present the sixth annual, international Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival from the 11 to 20 October 2024. The festival features exciting and innovative events that promote equality, human rights and diversity through the arts, taking place in Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare, Kerry, Cork, Leitrim, Roscommon and Galway. The aim of the festival is to showcase and highlight the extraordinary work of human rights defenders in Ireland and around the world, past and present, and the role of t