Spotlight on: Paisley Halloween Festival
Paisley Halloween Festival is a two-day ‘spooktacular’ celebrating Halloween around the world!
It's all happening in Paisley town centre on Friday 28 October (6pm-9pm) and Saturday 29 October (12noon-9pm) and we have lots of fun, FREE activities for families to enjoy.
What’s happening?
- A lantern parade through Paisley town centre with the magical Spark! LED drummers and Independent State of Happiness
- Activities for all the family at Spook Central including Halloween arts and crafts, a family disco, origami, storytelling, puppet shows, "come and try" music sessions with Fèis Phàislig, and much, much more!
- Fiery illuminations with spectacular illuminated structures, lanterns, projections and lots more as Walk the Plank transform the town centre.
- Funfair and live entertainment
- A fantastic selection of local street food vendors
Friday 28 October, 6pm - 9pm
Paisley Abbey Stage
| Time | Performer | Location |
| 6.50pm-7pm | StreetStuff | Paisley Abbey Stage |
| 7.10pm-7.15pm | Spark! | Paisley Abbey Stage |
| 7.20pm-7.30pm | Street Stuff | Paisley Abbey Stage |
| 7.35pm-7.50pm | Rock Us | Paisley Abbey Stage |
| 8.05pm-8.10pm | Spark! | Paisley Abbey Stage |
| 8.10pm-8.20pm | StreetStuff | Paisley Abbey Stage |
| 8.25pm-8.45pm | Rock Us | Paisley Abbey Stage |
| 8.50pm-9pm | StreetStuff | Paisley Abbey Stage |
Fire Stage (Renfrewshire House)
| Time | Performer | Location |
| 6.25pm – 6.40pm | Spark! | Fire Stage at Renfrewshire House |
| 6.50pm-7.10pm | Flame Oz | Fire Stage at Renfrewshire House |
| 7.20pm-7.35pm | Spark! | Fire Stage at Renfrewshire House |
| 8.10pm-8.25pm | Spark! | Fire Stage at Renfrewshire House |
| 8.35pm-9pm | Flame Oz | Fire Stage at Renfrewshire House |
Cone Stage
| Time | Performer | Location |
| 6.50pm-6.55pm | Right2dance | Cone Stage |
| 7.05pm-7.10pm | Spark! | Cone Stage |
| 7.30pm-7.40pm | Right2dance | Cone Stage |
| 7.45pm-7.55pm | Fergus' bats & Spooky playback | Cone Stage |
| 8.30pm-8.40pm | Right2dance | Cone Stage |
| 8.45pm-9pm | Fergus' bats & Spooky playback | Cone Stage |
Town Hall
| Time | Performer | Location |
| 6pm-9pm | Facepainters | Auditorium |
| Big Top Puppet Shows | ||
| Big Top spooky arts and crafts | ||
| 6pm-9pm | Big Top Storytelling | North Minor |
| 6pm-9pm | Chill Out Room | The Office |
| 6.15pm-7.15pm | Halloween Disco - Gerry Lyons | The Loggia |
| 7.45pm-8.45pm | Halloween Disco - Gerry Lyons | The Loggia |
Saturday 29 October, 12noon - 9pm
Main Stage
| Time | Performer |
| 2pm-2.15pm | Pulse FM |
| 2.15pm-2.35pm | Singing Children of Africa Choir |
| 2.35pm-2.45pm | Pulse FM |
| 2.50pm-3.10pm | Intergenerational Choir |
| 3.10pm-4.15pm | Pulse FM |
| 4.15pm-4.30pm | Jump Dance Crew |
| 4.30pm-4.35pm | Pulse FM |
| 4.30pm-4.35pm | Jump Dance Crew |
| 4.35pm-5.15pm | Pulse FM |
| 5.15pm-5.35pm | Angela McCallum School of Music |
| 5.35pm-6.50pm | Pulse FM |
Cone Stage
| Time | Performer |
| 6.00pm-6.10pm | Floor4rce |
| 6.15pm-6.20pm | Spark! |
| 6.20pm-6.30pm | Floor4rce |
| 6.35pm-6.45pm | Fergus' bats & Spooky playback |
| 6.50pm-7pm | Floor4rce |
| 7.10pm-7.15pm | Spark! |
| 7.15pm-7.25pm | Fergus' bats & Spooky playback |
| 7.40pm-7.50pm | Floor4rce |
| 7.55pm-8pm | Fergus' bats & Spooky playback |
| 8.05pm-8.10pm | Spark! |
| 8.15pm-8.25pm | Floor4rce |
Fire Stage (Renfrewshire House)
| Time | Performer |
| 6.25pm-6.40pm | Spark! |
| 6.50pm-7.10pm | Flame Oz |
| 7.20pm-7.35pm | Spark! |
| 8.15pm-8.30pm | Spark! |
| 8.25pm-9pm | Flame Oz |
Town Hall
| Time | Performer | Location |
| 12noon-6pm | Bookbug tee pee | Auditorium |
| Big Top spooky arts and crafts | ||
| Facepainters | ||
| 12noon-6pm | Drumming workshops | North Minor |
| 12noon-6pm | Chill Out Room | The Office |
| 12noon-2.45pm | Misty Concepts: origami | Auditorium |
| 12noon-2.45pm | Karen Hanvidge: ceramics | Auditorium |
| 3pm-6pm | Tout Petit: yarn | Auditorium |
| 3pm-6pm | Art with Heart: decorations and bags | Auditorium |
| 12noon-12.45pm | Be Bop Bairns | The Loggia |
| 1pm-1.30pm | Feis Phaislig: Come and Try workshops | The Loggia |
| 1.45pm-2.30pm | Halloween Disco - Gerry Lyons | The Loggia |
| 2.45pm-3.15pm | Feis Phaislig: Come and Try workshops | The Loggia |
| 3.30pm-4pm | Halloween Disco - Gerry Lyons | The Loggia |
| 4.15pm-4.30pm | Feis Phaislig: Come and Try workshops | The Loggia |
| 5pm-5.45pm | Halloween Disco - Gerry Lyons | The Loggia |
Paisley Abbey
| Time | Performer | Location |
| 12noon-6pm | Big Top Storytelling | Paisley Abbey |
| 12noon-6pm | Big Top Puppet Shows | Paisley Abbey |
Wear your Halloween costumes and join in our Halloween workshops to make a witch’s or wizard’s hat, a woolly web, a yarn monster or a Paisley pumpkin!
Food and Drink
Paisley has lots of great places for families to eat and drink – click here for a full list.
Getting here
By Car
We are just off the M8 motorway. Exit at Junction 27 and follow the A741 (Renfrew Road) into the town centre.
By Train
There are around eight trains an hour linking Paisley Gilmour Street Station with Glasgow Central Station. Click here to view the Scotrail timetable.
By Bus
Either the number 38 (McGill’s) or the number 9 (First Glasgow) will take you from Glasgow city centre to Paisley. There are many other bus services linking Glasgow with neighbouring areas. Click here for more information about bus services.
By Taxi
There is a taxi rank in County Square, next to Paisley Gilmour Street Station.