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24 October 2025

Paisley Halloween festival shows visitors a wicked good time!

In Pictures: Paisley Halloween festival shows visitors a wicked good time! Pictures by Jamie Simpson/Renfrewshire Council Paisley Halloween Festival is back at its spooky best as thousands of visitors attended the first night of the festival. The popular Halloween parade was the main spectacle...

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A close-up of a large, illuminated creature with shaggy white fur, two small horns, and a gentle expression, resembling a friendly monster puppet or lantern at a nighttime event.

In Pictures: Paisley Halloween festival shows visitors a wicked good time! Pictures by Jamie Simpson/Renfrewshire Council Paisley Halloween Festival is back at its spooky best as thousands of visitors attended the first night of the festival. The popular Halloween parade was the main spectacle of the night featuring popular characters from Children’s books and movies such as Harry Potter, Mark Poppins, Fantastic Mr Fox and many more. The parade was its biggest yet with more than 400 professional performers and community groups winding through the town centre to delight the crowds on Friday night.   The funfair is located at the Lagoon Car Park and East End Park offering plenty of opportunities to entertain children and adults alike.   Paisley has become Scotland’s home of Halloween in recent years and this was the first of two nights of the free-to-attend event. The event will take place from 2pm – 9pm on Saturday 25 October with the parade starting from 7pm.   For anyone looking to attend the event on Saturday there will be plenty of daytime entertainment on offer with live performances on the stage at County Square and street performances around the town centre, arts and crafts sessions at The Art Department as well as marshmallow pits and a selection of street food options.   The town is dressed in its spooky best with monster installations and eerie lighting displays on some of the town’s most well-known buildings.    Full programme information is at www.paisley.is/halloween. Anyone attending is advised to plan ahead.  The event is delivered by Renfrewshire Council in partnership with performance specialists Cirque Bijou. Pictures by Jamie Simpson/Renfrewshire Council ENDS 

Paisley Halloween Festival is back at its spooky best as thousands of visitors attended the first night of the festival. 

The popular Halloween parade was the main spectacle of the night featuring popular characters from children’s books and movies such as Harry Potter, Mark Poppins, Fantastic Mr Fox and many more.  

A performer in a luminous sea creature costume rides a similarly styled puppet horse during a nighttime parade, with a brightly lit building and a crowd watching in the background.

The parade was its biggest yet with more than 400 professional performers and community groups winding through the town centre to delight the crowds on Friday night.   

The funfair is located at the Lagoon Car Park and East End Park offering plenty of opportunities to entertain children and adults alike.   

Paisley has become Scotland’s home of Halloween in recent years and this was the first of two nights of the free-to-attend event. The event will take place from 2pm – 9pm on Saturday 25 October with the parade starting from 7pm.   

Large illuminated yellow and orange cartoon-like sculptures with big eyes and raised hands are displayed between columns on a grand building, bathed in colorful red and blue lights at dusk.





Paisley Halloween Festival is back at its spooky best as thousands of visitors attended the first night of the festival.

The popular Halloween parade was the main spectacle of the night featuring popular characters from Children’s books and movies such as Harry Potter, Mark Poppins, Fantastic Mr Fox and many more.

The parade was its biggest yet with more than 400 professional performers and community groups winding through the town centre to delight the crowds on Friday night.  

The funfair is located at the Lagoon Car Park and East End Park offering plenty of opportunities to entertain children and adults alike.  

Paisley has become Scotland’s home of Halloween in recent years and this was the first of two nights of the free-to-attend event. The event will take place from 2pm – 9pm on Saturday 25 October with the parade starting from 7pm.  

For anyone looking to attend the event on Saturday there will be plenty of daytime entertainment on offer with live performances on the stage at County Square and street performances around the town centre, arts and crafts sessions at The Art Department as well as marshmallow pits and a selection of street food options.  

The town is dressed in its spooky best with monster installations and eerie lighting displays on some of the town’s most well-known buildings.   

Full programme information is at www.paisley.is/halloween. Anyone attending is advised to plan ahead. 

The event is delivered by Renfrewshire Council in partnership with performance specialists Cirque Bijou.

Pictures by Jamie Simpson/Renfrewshire Council

ENDS 
A performer in an illuminated costume resembling a fish or sea creature parades through a crowded street at night, with colorful lights and a historic building in the background.





Paisley Halloween Festival is back at its spooky best as thousands of visitors attended the first night of the festival.

The popular Halloween parade was the main spectacle of the night featuring popular characters from Children’s books and movies such as Harry Potter, Mark Poppins, Fantastic Mr Fox and many more.

The parade was its biggest yet with more than 400 professional performers and community groups winding through the town centre to delight the crowds on Friday night.  

The funfair is located at the Lagoon Car Park and East End Park offering plenty of opportunities to entertain children and adults alike.  

Paisley has become Scotland’s home of Halloween in recent years and this was the first of two nights of the free-to-attend event. The event will take place from 2pm – 9pm on Saturday 25 October with the parade starting from 7pm.  

For anyone looking to attend the event on Saturday there will be plenty of daytime entertainment on offer with live performances on the stage at County Square and street performances around the town centre, arts and crafts sessions at The Art Department as well as marshmallow pits and a selection of street food options.  

The town is dressed in its spooky best with monster installations and eerie lighting displays on some of the town’s most well-known buildings.   

Full programme information is at www.paisley.is/halloween. Anyone attending is advised to plan ahead. 

The event is delivered by Renfrewshire Council in partnership with performance specialists Cirque Bijou.

Pictures by Jamie Simpson/Renfrewshire Council

ENDS 
A bearded man in an ornate yellow band uniform plays a clarinet in a lively nighttime street parade, with colorful lights and blurred buildings in the background and other musicians nearby.





Paisley Halloween Festival is back at its spooky best as thousands of visitors attended the first night of the festival.

The popular Halloween parade was the main spectacle of the night featuring popular characters from Children’s books and movies such as Harry Potter, Mark Poppins, Fantastic Mr Fox and many more.

The parade was its biggest yet with more than 400 professional performers and community groups winding through the town centre to delight the crowds on Friday night.  

The funfair is located at the Lagoon Car Park and East End Park offering plenty of opportunities to entertain children and adults alike.  

Paisley has become Scotland’s home of Halloween in recent years and this was the first of two nights of the free-to-attend event. The event will take place from 2pm – 9pm on Saturday 25 October with the parade starting from 7pm.  

For anyone looking to attend the event on Saturday there will be plenty of daytime entertainment on offer with live performances on the stage at County Square and street performances around the town centre, arts and crafts sessions at The Art Department as well as marshmallow pits and a selection of street food options.  

The town is dressed in its spooky best with monster installations and eerie lighting displays on some of the town’s most well-known buildings.   

Full programme information is at www.paisley.is/halloween. Anyone attending is advised to plan ahead. 

The event is delivered by Renfrewshire Council in partnership with performance specialists Cirque Bijou.

Pictures by Jamie Simpson/Renfrewshire Council

ENDS 
A person with a bald head and dramatic black-and-white face paint sings into a microphone, wearing a dark jacket and scarf, standing next to a keyboard and a candelabra, with a blurred crowd in the background at night.











The funfair is located at the Lagoon Car Park and East End Park offering plenty of opportunities to entertain children and adults alike.  

Paisley has become Scotland’s home of Halloween in recent years and this was the first of two nights of the free-to-attend event. The event will take place from 2pm – 9pm on Saturday 25 October with the parade starting from 7pm.  

For anyone looking to attend the event on Saturday there will be plenty of daytime entertainment on offer with live performances on the stage at County Square and street performances around the town centre, arts and crafts sessions at The Art Department as well as marshmallow pits and a selection of street food options.  

The town is dressed in its spooky best with monster installations and eerie lighting displays on some of the town’s most well-known buildings.   

Full programme information is at www.paisley.is/halloween. Anyone attending is advised to plan ahead. 

The event is delivered by Renfrewshire Council in partnership with performance specialists Cirque Bijou.

Pictures by Jamie Simpson/Renfrewshire Council

ENDS 
A person dressed in a blue costume and hat with a red flower holds a glowing umbrella at night during a parade, surrounded by others with illuminated umbrellas.
A circus performer in a colorful bodysuit and face paint hangs gracefully from an aerial silk, smiling, with a historic clock tower and green festival banners in the background.
Two children in spooky Halloween costumes: one dressed as a ghostly bride with long blond hair, white dress, and boots, holding a wand; the other as a vampire with face paint, a red vest, cape, and striped pants.
A close-up of a large, illuminated creature with shaggy white fur, two small horns, and a gentle expression, resembling a friendly monster puppet or lantern at a nighttime event.
A woman with braided black hair and dramatic makeup wears a black shirt with white patterns. A realistic fake hand rests on her shoulder. The background is dark and blurry with lights.
Two performers in futuristic, illuminated costumes play drums at night. One raises a glowing drum above their head. Both wear white face paint and sculpted hats. A large, lit-up figure stands in the background.

For anyone looking to attend the event on Saturday there will be plenty of daytime entertainment on offer with live performances on the stage at County Square and street performances around the town centre, arts and crafts sessions at The Art Department as well as marshmallow pits and a selection of street food options.   

The town is dressed in its spooky best with monster installations and eerie lighting displays on some of the town’s most well-known buildings.    

Full programme information is at www.paisley.is/halloween. Anyone attending is advised to plan ahead.  

The event is delivered by Renfrewshire Council in partnership with performance specialists Cirque Bijou.  

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