Paisley set to welcome thousands for Halloween Festival

Paisley town centre is ready to welcome thousands of visitors this weekend when the town’s annual Halloween festival – one of the biggest and best of its kind in the UK – returns. The ever-popular free-to-attend event is on for three evenings between Thursday 26 and Saturday 28 October, from 5 to 9pm each... Read More

Paisley Halloween Festival 2023

Paisley town centre will be transformed into a gothic playground when the Paisley Halloween Festival 2023 – one of the biggest and best in the UK – returns this October with a new format. The award-winning festival – which attracts a crowd of tens of thousands each year – will see three nights of... Read More

Renfrewshire major events programme 2023

Renfrewshire is set to host a spectacular programme of major events across 2023. This year’s programme will also feature the return of The Royal National Mòd to Paisley. Scotland’s premier celebration of Gaelic culture and heritage will take place in October – exactly 10 years after the town first staged the revered event. Mòd... Read More

Paisley Halloween Festival 2022

Paisley is preparing to welcome tens of thousands of visitors as its annual Halloween Festival – one of the biggest and best of its kind in the UK – returns this weekend. The free-to-attend family event takes place from Thursday 27 to Saturday 29 October (6 to 9pm each night) and will take over... Read More

Paisley Halloween Festival returns with live programme

The Paisley Halloween Festival will return this October with a spectacular programme – including the return of live performances for the first time in three years.  Tens of thousands are expected to attend the free-to-attend event, which will bring Paisley town centre alive with three evenings of spooky installations and spellbinding street performers, against... Read More

Paisley Halloween Festival presents Out of this World is spectacular

Paisley Halloween Festival presents Out of this World launched on Thursday evening (28 October) with visitors enjoying a spectacular trail of intergalactic installations and light displays around the town. The festival is regarded as one of the best of its kind in the UK – and this year’s celebrations see the area around the... Read More

Paisley Halloween installation shares future hopes of young people

Young people and community groups in Renfrewshire have been getting crafty in sharing their hopes for a brighter, more sustainable future as part of a special Paisley Halloween installation. Their inspiring artworks and messages will feature on a spectacular spacecraft, Earthship1, which will be one of the major displays at Paisley Halloween Festival presents Out... Read More

Renfrewshire Council announces return of popular events this winter

Renfrewshire Council is planning for in-person events this winter with the return of two local favourites The Spree and Paisley Halloween Festival. The council’s event programme has been exclusively online since March 2020. As the Scottish Government eases restrictions on indoor and outdoor events, the local authority has announced plans for the return this... Read More