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Oíche Shamhna / An Irish Halloween 2025

Celebrating the ancient Irish festival of Oíche Shamhna

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Details

$15–23 (inclusive of fees)

2 hours

Date(s)

Sun, Nov 2, 2025

10:30am - 2:30pm

Contact

boxoffice@irishartscenter.org

Location

Irish Arts Center
726 11th Avenue
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

Overview

Irish Arts Center’s Oíche Shamhna (EE-huh how-nah) is a banshee’s brew of spooky shows, creepy crafts, and magical music—all served up with lashings of lore. This year’s event will explore the similarities and differences between the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain and the Latin American celebrations of Día de los Muertos, with performances from Darrah Carr Dance and Mazarte Dance Company, and a visual arts project by Chilean artist Niktalope.

“At this Irish Halloween celebration, kids can learn about the spooky traditions indigenous to the Emerald Isle”—TIME OUT NEW YORK

Choose from two performance times:

Group 1: 10:30am // RESERVE
Group 2: 12:30pm // RESERVE

Recommended for ages 4–8, but kids of all ages are welcome. This event will take place in our library, studio classrooms, and the Devlin Café.

Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland, Tourism Ireland and the Emigrant Support Programme.

Featuring

Mazarte Dance Company

Darrah Carr Dance

Big City Folk Song Club (Fall 2025)

Workshop: How to Play the Spoons

Our Supporters

Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours; M&T Bank; the Dead Rabbit; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.