Trick or Treating in the Shire

Young visitors are invited to perform tricks to collect treats! Pick up your Shire Trick-or-Treat bag at the Informistress Booth. A map will be provided indicating which locations should not be missed to fill your bag with sweets and surprises!

Children's Halloween Costume Contest

Whether you are a pirate, princess or creature of the night, come show off all your finery for Queen Elizabeth and her Court!

Adult Costume Contest

Come flaunt your favorite costume in the Halloween Costume Contest! Participants are encouraged to wear their most creative home-fashioned costumes for fantastic prizes!

Terrible Touchy Boxes

Do you dare reach inside to discover the scary contents collected by the Shire gravedigger?

Halloween Treasure Hunt

A spooky treasure has been buried upon the Shire, and the Queen needs YOUR help retrieving it. Visit the Informistress Booth inside the Castle Gates for your treasure map. After finding all the clues, proceed to the Chess Board at 5 of the clock to speak the secret password and open the treasure chest.

Albannach

Albannach in Scots Gaelic means “Scotsman”. And Scots they are, born and bred; Jamesie, Jacquie, Donnie, Aya, and Colin write and perform tribal music with roots set firmly in their native soil’s haunting ballads and ancient war songs. A traditional pipe band they’re not… you’ll probably never see them march in a parade. But Albannach’s rhythms and melodies take you back to that bygone time when pipes and songs were banned because of the power they have to stir stout hearts and Celtic souls. Ye canna resist…

Rising Regina

An exceptionally versatile band, Rising Reginas sound incorporates the best of American roots music including rock, folk, blues, jazz, bluegrass and Celtic. The band has played in many high profile venues and festivals and shared the stage with such diverse artists as Enter The Haggis, The Clarks, Guggenheim Grotto, Kaj, The Weathered Road, and Brewers Row. With their percussive, roots rock sound, tight harmonies, and upbeat, irresistible arrangements, Rising Regina will move you!

Terra Serpentis

Forged from a source of modern underground music, ethereal textures, and Europe’s neo-medieval music scene – Terra Serpentis originally began as a solo/experimental project merging thick and dark atmospheres with historical instruments. It has since grown into a fully operational recording and live project that seeks to capture the essence of middle-ages, ancient, and tribal music. While the project is comparatively young all the band members hail from various areas of performance, music, and art – each bringing a unique set of skills and having a cumulative experience of over 20 years on stage and in the studio.