Festival of Dracula

Festival of Dracula The Dracula Origin Story of Bram Stoker, Lucy Westenra and the Town of Monaghan. Was our quaint little town the inspiration behind it all?

Check out the programme of Halloween events happening all over Monaghan Town this spooky season. Did you know that the story of Dracula was said to be very much influenced by Bram Stoker's time spent in the town of Monaghan? Stoker visited Monaghan courthouse as a court clerk of Petty Sessions, and the courthouse is situated next to St. Patrick's Church in the Diamond at the heart of Monaghan Town

. The church houses a relief sculpture which depicts Warner William Westenra (Lord Rossmore) saying goodbye to his wife Mary Anne on her deathbed. Stoker was said to have been inspired to write his 1897 novel by this emotive piece of art and if you see it, you'll understand why. We here in Monaghan embrace this literary connection and wish to celebrate all things Dracula. Check out our events page to see all the Halloween shenanigans we have going on this spooky season.

28/10/2025

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Not to be missed, Aron Hegarty from will bring the Town Hall in the to other worldly places. Delighted to have him share his art of storytelling to Baile Muineachain an Samhain seo.

02/11/2024

We can’t believe it has already been a week since we got to haunt the woods of Rossmore Park 👻 We hardly know what to do with ourselves since!

Plotting and planning has already begun for next year, but in the meantime, enjoy this recap of 2024 put together by the awesome Glenn at Sky Rocket - Digital Marketing Agency

SHORT DELAY Due to the heavy rain, we are building extra shelter for our Festival of Dracula this morning. Come join us ...
27/10/2024

SHORT DELAY
Due to the heavy rain, we are building extra shelter for our Festival of Dracula this morning. Come join us from 3:00 at the Courthouse Plaza for Halloween fun!

23/10/2024

This Sunday 27th October in Monaghan Town:
2.00pm - 6.00pm: Family Frights @ Festival Of Dracula
7.30pm - 9.00pm: The 'The Parting Glance' and The Porter Boys Social Club @ Festival Of Dracula
9.00pm - 2.00am: Dracéilí @ Festival Of Dracula

We have a whole day of FREE freaky family friendly festivities lined up for you in Monaghan Town on Sunday 27th October....
22/10/2024

We have a whole day of FREE freaky family friendly festivities lined up for you in Monaghan Town on Sunday 27th October. From 2pm there will be lots of divilment happening in Church Square and the Diamond including:

🧛 Deadly Disco with DJ Fonzo giving out prizes for the best fancy dressed kiddos
🧛 Creepy Circus Tent with Fortune Tellers and Facepainting
🧛 Draculand Puppet Show with horror stories from the Drumlin Yarnspinners
🧛 The Blood Olympic Halloween Games
🧛 ‘The Petty Sessions’ Theatre Piece
🧛 Cikada Circus Street Performers
🧛 Gargoyle Treasure Hunt

And it doesn’t end there...

From 7.30pm we have ‘The Parting Glance’ Theatre Piece at the Rossmore Monument followed by music from The Porter Boys Social Club on the bandstand.

Then for the adults only, we have our Dracéilí in the Westenra Arms Hotel starting at 9pm. Tickets for this are available on Eventbrite 🔗 link in bio

22/10/2024

Delighted to launch our Festival of Dracula event today with Monaghan County Council! Our new moon looks amazing, be sure to grab a photo next time you are in town!

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