Limerick City and County Council in association with award winning Lumen Street Theatre present Samhain, Limerick’s Halloween Festival online.
This boutique festival of story and folklore celebrates local cultural heritage and Samhain traditions through talks, fireside readings, workshops and a parade with Lumen Street Theatre. All events will take place online.
Samhain Festival Events
Thursday 29 October
11am: Workshop 1 – Lantern Making
3pm: Limerick Youth Theatre – In the Time of Covid
5pm: Storytelling with Draculally for younger children
7:30pm: Lumen Street Theatre Samhain Demo 1 – Undertakers Hat
Friday 30 October
11am: Workshop 2 – Mask Making
3pm: LSAD – Collaborating in Covid Quarantine
5pm: The Story so far
7:30pm: Virtual Death Café
Saturday 31 October
11am: Lumen Street Theatre Samhain Demo 2 – Bishop’s Lady Headdress
3pm: Limerick Youth Theatre – In the Time of Covid
5pm: Storytelling with Draculally for older children & adults
7:30pm: Mummers, Masks and Mischief – A History of Straw Masks in Ireland