Ghoulish Halloween Fun Lined Up For City Centre

Spooktacular fun is on the way to Swansea city centre in the build-up to Halloween. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Swansea Council has organised an event called Spooks in the City that’s taking place in Castle Square on Saturday October 29. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Starting at 10am, the fun will include creepy snacks, ghoulish flash mobs and live Halloween-themed entertainment from the Mark Jermin stage school. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

A trick or treat trail, a scary sing-along parade and spooky films will also feature. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

From 4pm to 7.30pm, Peppermint Bar on Wind Street will play host to a Halloween-themed school disco. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Free family Halloween fun is also being made available in Swansea Market on Saturday October 29 from 10am to 4pm. Spooky face painting, gruesome grub-making and a ghastly ghost hunt form part of the event. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Other Halloween events include the return of the Halloween ghost train along Swansea promenade between 4.45pm and 7.45pm from Friday October 28 to Sunday October 30. There will also be a Halloween Spooktacula at Oystermouth Castle on Saturday October 29 that will include creepy crafts, gory games and ghastly ghost stories. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

There are two age groups: Mini Monsters for three to seven-year-olds and Daring Devils for seven to 11-year-olds. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

You can also experience Plantasia after dark with Halloween Spook Nights on Sunday October 30 and Monday October 31 from 5.30pm to 7pm that will include creepy story-telling and antics. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​