Otherworld Festival (2018)

Did you enjoy the Otherworld Halloween Festival? Take a look back at some of the Festival activities below. Courtesy of Shadowhawk Entertainment and Ballymun 4 business.

Spooky Tunnel @ Otherworld Festival

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The parade is underway and is on it's way back for its grand entrance..OTHERWORLD HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL 2018 is almost here!

In just three hours time the gates will open to this years festival! We are expecting it to be our best year ever and hope as many people from the community and beyond will join us for the festivities. Some highlights include: CREATIVE MINDS STAGE feat. : Ger Kellett, Mark Maxwell & The Invisible Orchestra, Zeinab, MC Shinobi, D Sharpson, Clara Rose, Time Thieves. CIRCUS GERBOLA ART & CRAFT TENT THE WITCHES' BREW CAFE MUCK & MAGIC COMMUNITY GARDENS: Free soup! *while stocks last. MAIN STAGE: Tumor Tuner album launch, Spring Break FIREWORKS!!

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YouthReach Halloween Makeup SFX

Just a reminder that the extremely talented cosmetic students at Ballymun Regional Youth Research will be face painting on the plaza free of charge today from 3 - 5pm! Get down here and then join us for the parade at 4:45pm 🧟‍♂️ Check out the their tutorial video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLCC75zysNY&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1tYl4IuZAQfrJ2hQx0Pnh_6vJamgtcHcJmOOET5JgJc7tkdU--pRWIUZw.

YouthReach Halloween Makeup SFX

Still can't decide what to wear to Otherworld? The terrifyingly talented students of Youthreach have all the tips and looks in their brand new YouTube tutorial! You'll be scaring people our of their seats! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLCC75zysNY&feature=youtu.be With thanks to Ballymun Communications.

No plans for the bank holiday and Halloween? You need to read this

We are thrilled to be featured in this Irish Times article on top Halloween events for the spooky week ahead! Join us at Otherworld Festival next Wednesday, 31st October for a mad schedule of fun activities for all the family (6-9pm), including a headline performance from the phenomenal Spring Break!

OTHERWORLD FESTIVAL: DANCE PARADE VIDEO Just released... *The Otherworld Parade Dance Tutorial Video 2018* Only a handful of days left until 100's of local people take to the streets to perform in Ballymun's Halloween Parade. We received so much positive feedback from last year that we're not one bit surprised even more people want to be involved this year. For the past few weeks we’ve been running dance workshops in venues across Ballymun - Ballymun Regional Youth Resource, Aisling Project, Ballymun Youthreach and C&N Dance. So tons of young people and youth workers are already learning the routine in preparation for Halloween night We're also hosting an open workshop from 6-7pm on Friday 19th October here in axis for anyone else in the community who would like to learn the parade dance and join the madness on Halloween night. So that includes other community groups, families with kids, women, men, younger people or older people. This workshop is literally for anyone and everyone who wants to get involved. HOT OFF THE PRESS... To help you along we've released this year's dance tutorial video so you can practice every night at home if you fancy. You have zero excuse not to get involved. https://youtu.be/5X8BmsxNc30 On Halloween night these are the details you need to know: Just turn up at 4.40pm (sharp) beside Virgin Mary’s Girls School car park (right behind axis) for a parade briefing There will be plenty of festival volunteers there to help/guide you into position Parade takes off at 5pm We will dance/weave our ways through Shangan and Coultry. We stop 4 times at different key spots to perform the routine. We arrive back at the main festival plaza You will then perform the dance one more time as the festival gates open at 6pm. What to wear? Whatever you like - make it fun, make it creepy, anything goes! Any more questions - pop into axis and ask for Emma or Aifric or connect with us on axis' Facebook page So Ballymun - whip out the lycra, throw on your runners and get practicing... See you on Halloween night, folks.

If it's anything like last year, the Creative Minds Stage is going to be a real hit again at this year's Otherworld Festival. Hosted and produced by musician/broadcaster Ger Kellett, the marquee will be packed with emerging and established Irish musicians and spoken word poets. Check these lot out on Halloween night between 6-8.30pm on the Ballymun Plaza CREATIVE MINDS STAGE @ OTHERWORLD HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL Ger Kellett Ger is the host and producer of the Creative Minds Stage. He has been an active musician on the Irish hip hop scene for 6 years and has recently moved into radio broadcasting and also festival stage managing Clara Rose Clara is a Spoken Word artist, radio and TV broadcaster and culture journalist. Works with people off all ages and backgrounds delivering poetry workshops. A huge name in the Irish spoken word and poetry scene. Mark Maxwell and the invisible orchestra A brilliant ballad style act with stories and songs that are rich with Irish history and anecdotes of society today. Time Thieves TIMETHIEVES are a 5 piece femband with a gritty soulpop style, playing as band based in Dublin for just over a year. MC Shinobi Hip-hop artist from Rush, who is currently signed to Fluttertone Records and about to release his new E.P ‘Awoken. Zeinab R&B singer songwriter from Dublin who has collaborated with artists like Joe Cleere and 5th Element. An experienced artist at this point with performances all across Ireland and the UK. D Sharpson A Dublin based musician, producer and DJ. Diverse background in music, with more than 10 years’ experience producing Drum & Bass, Hip-Hop, and House. He has been DJing all over Dublin, holding several residencies and is also accustomed to DJing abroad with various different projects (Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Belgium

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