Samhain "Irish Halloween" family event 10/20/24

“An Irish Halloween” Samhain family event!

Join the Andy McGann CCE branch as we celebrate Samhain with a special “Irish Halloween” party & family event, on Sunday, October 20, 2024 from 2 to 3:30 pm at the Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center, 6 Lake Avenue, Danbury, CT! Children ages 8 through 12 are welcome to join us for a celebration with music, stories, crafts and refreshments. We will discover the meaning of Samhain and how it has influenced much of our modern-day Halloween here in the US!

The event ends with a Halloween parade around the GDICC!

Tickets are $5 plus Eventbrite fee as a donation to help cover materials, and other free will donations will be gratefully accepted at the event for materials!

Space is limited to 24 children - purchase your tickets now. Email us at [email protected] with questions or for more information.

Here are our event leaders:
Long time local musician & music teacher Margaret Fitzgerald has spent 43 years teaching students of all ages the joys on being involved & inspired by making & understanding music. Margaret will engage the children in storytelling, songs, drums and maybe a bit of dance as she uncovers the real Irish roots of Halloween! Get ready for some fun, chills and rocking rhythms!

Elizabeth Popiel [crafts, masks, shrouds], is an accomplished scenic designer for stage, TV and film. Her work for Samhain this year will include bringing out her skills in Props Artisanry to help the children create creature masks in the style of old Celtic lore and a cape type garment. Her prior craft works include puppetry, ceramic sculpture & scene painting which she cultivated as a professor for 30 years at SUNY Purchase, Colgate and WCSU. She holds an MFA in theatre design technology from Purchase, and currently works as Art Director for Good Morning America Weekend. Liz plays Irish Fiddle with Nora Hanley at GDICC and is a proud member of Comhaltas Ceoltóiri Éireann, who is sponsoring this fun event!

Host or Publisher Andy McGann CCE branch of Western CT & mid-Hudson New York