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Paisley Halloween spectacular gets under way

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Paisley last night welcomed thousands of visitors as its annual Halloween spectacular – one of the biggest and best of its kind in the UK – got under way.

The first instalment of the three-day festival took over the town centre, which came alive with attractions including aerial acrobats, a fire-breathing dragon, drummers, flame-throwers, and a creepy spider’s lair.

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The free-to-attend family event continues over Friday and Saturday, running between 6 and 9pm each night, set against the illuminated backdrop of Paisley’s 850-year-old Abbey.

The programme includes live performances, specially-created installations, spoken-word projections and superhero-themed children’s activities, all on a theme of ‘heroes myths and legends’, and includes professional and local community performers.

Paisley Halloween Festival is delivered by Renfrewshire Council in partnership with internationally-recognised circus performance specialists Cirque Bijou, and supported by EventScotland’s National Events Programme, in celebration of Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022.
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Founder of Paisley.org.uk in 1998 and constantly strives to change peoples attitudes to the town, Brian is a self described Paisley Digital Champion who promotes Paisley via any means necessary. You can also follow me on X