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Edin-boo! Castle: Halloween Shenanigans

Some special guests await you in the Great Hall at Edinburgh Castle and they have a story to tell!

Edin-boo! Castle: Halloween Shenanigans

About Edin-boo! Castle: Halloween Shenanigans

25th Oct 2025 to 26th Oct 2025
11am - 3pm
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle Castlehill, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 2NG
Included in admission price.
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Some special guests await you in the Great Hall and they have a story to tell!

It is 1440 and the boy King James II has invited the young heirs of the powerful Douglas estates to dine with him at Edinburgh Castle, but Sir William Chrichton, the Kings chief advisor, has other plans. Find out what happens when the black boars head is placed upon the dinner table and the sinister game of betrayal and murder begins…

Don't forget, our members can collect their exclusive History Hunt Halloween card at this event

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