Goulish Goings On In Colchester... it must be Halloween!

Like it or not, the 31st October and Halloween or All Hallows' Eve is fast approaching. Halloween is a time when adults and children alike get dressed up in spooky outfits, play games such as apple bobbing, go trick or treating and watch Horror films .

Each year, I think we embrace the tradition of celebrating Halloween more and more, and there is certainly a lot of fun to be had dressing up in scary costumes and playing spooky games.

Now, I am going to lay myself on the line and probably appear a bit of a bore, but I am afraid I am just not much of a fan of trick or treating.  I just don't see the fun in disturbing people who do not want to be disturbed on a chilly Autumn evening, especially the older generation, who could be quite alarmed by a knock on the door after dark. 

Having said that I am all for groups of parents who live near each other getting together and arranging something between themselves where their children can knock on each other's doors to Trick or Treat. But I can quite definitely say that I won't be dragging my little ones around on a cold and dark All Hallows' Eve and will be opting for a nice, warm, indoor celebration of our own instead!

Fortunately, there are loads of Halloween activities happening in and around Colchester, for adults and children, to get into the spooky spirit.  The ever popular Shriek Week returns to Colchester Zoo during half term and runs from 27th October - 4th November with late night opening on 26th, 27th, 29th & 31st October.

There is also the chance to do some Halloween Willow Lantern Making and a Potions Lesson at Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve and become a Halloween Super Sleuth at Highwoods Country Park.  Go Bananas are holding two Halloween Parties and Layer Marney Tower are offering a Lantern Tour followed by a glass of mulled wine to warm you up!

And if that wasn't enough, the fantastic Understar Cinema are doing their first ever double feature, showing Roald Dahl's The Witches and The Exorcist.


Full details of Halloween Events in Colchester can be seen by visiting our main website.