The Samhain Festival 2017
The festival is a cross community event celebrating the end of the Summer harvest season in gaelic culture and brings together schools, local communities, street performers, dancers and the visual and performing arts venues of the town.
The sculpture centre provides exhibition and workshop space for the making of arts, costumes, masks and puppets based on the festivals mythological and folkloric traditions. These are then displayed in the festival parade around the town
The Samhain Parade line up included amongst others: Piedro the Scottish Piper; Large Púka Goat, creator Niall Walsh; Kiltyclogher School, animals; Samba Band, Ballyshannon; Farragher Dance group-Witches; Manorhamilton Carers Group - Zombies; McDermott Terrace Group Spiders; St Claire’s School Goblins; St Claire’s School Ravens; Big Raven creator Seamus Dunbar; Taheny Dancers; Mastersons School Mud Masks & Birds; The Mummers Adults/Torches/Musicians; Youth Theatre; Gaelscoil School Small Mummers; Large Hare, creator Anna Macleod; Gaelscoil School, Moths; Mens Group Large Snake & Drummers; St Claire’s School Angels & Demons; Manorhamilton Youth Rock School. Added to this many members of the public dressed in costume joined spontaneously in the march.
