{"id":8235,"date":"2014-10-22T16:18:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T15:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=8235"},"modified":"2014-10-22T16:18:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T15:18:55","slug":"spooktacular-fun-in-belfast-this-hallowe%e2%80%99en-with-metro-monster-mash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/10\/spooktacular-fun-in-belfast-this-hallowe%e2%80%99en-with-metro-monster-mash\/","title":{"rendered":"Spooktacular fun in Belfast this Hallowe\u2019en with Metro Monster Mash"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Hallowe\u2019en night will be a particularly spooktacular one in Belfast this year as the Metro Monster Mash takes place on Friday 31 October.<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Halloween-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8236\" title=\"Halloween 1\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Halloween-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a>Metro Monster Mash is organised by Belfast City Council and sponsored by Translink Metro with the support of Cool FM.<\/p>\n<p>The annual spectacle gets underway from 5.30pm-8.30pm at The Slipways, Titanic Belfast with haunting street theatre featuring fire and glow performers, children\u2019s rides and a performance by local band Peach on stage with Cool FM\u2019s Pete Snodden and the Cool crew. The event will close with one of the biggest fireworks displays in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>A free Metro Ghostbus will be operating to The Slipways leaving Chichester Street in the city centre at regular intervals from 5.15pm-8pm with return journeys until 9pm from Queen\u2019s Road in the Titanic Quarter.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the council is holding a special #spookyselfie campaign in the run up to the event where people can send in their \u2018spooky selfies\u2019 via the council\u2019s Facebook and Twitter pages to be in with the chance to win a prize on the night as the audience vote for the spookiest photo. Deadline for entries is Monday 27 October.<\/p>\n<p>Launching the event at Titanic Belfast, Lord Mayor Councillor Nichola Mallon, said: \u201cThe Metro Monster Mash is one of the highlights of our events calendar. It\u2019s a spooky night of fun and all for free.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHolding the event on Hallowe\u2019en night and on a Friday evening this year is an extra bonus for families who can come along and enjoy the night with no early start for school the next day. It\u2019s also great for those who want to come down to enjoy the festivities before heading out in Belfast for other Hallowe\u2019en celebrations taking place in the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would encourage all from near and far to come down and soak up the spooky atmosphere and enjoy Hallowe\u2019en in Belfast this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Damian Bannon, Translink Belfast Area Manager, said: \u201cWith large crowds expected at this excellent family event, we are pleased to once again team up with Belfast City Council and provide a free, convenient and reliable Metro \u2018Ghost\u2019 shuttle bus service between Belfast city centre and The Slipways for all those spooky characters heading to the Metro Monster Mash. We would encourage everyone to take advantage of this special service for a hassle-free journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pete Snodden said: \u201cThe Cool FM team are absolutely delighted to be involved in this year\u2019s Belfast City Council Metro Monster Mash. It is always a great event for all the family and we can\u2019t wait for what promises to be a \u2018spooktacular\u2019 evening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Metro Monster Mash, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.belfastcity.gov.uk\/events\">www.belfastcity.gov.uk\/events<\/a> or call Visit Belfast on (028) 9024 6609.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hallowe\u2019en night will be a particularly spooktacular one in Belfast this year as the Metro Monster Mash takes place on Friday 31 October. Metro Monster Mash is organised by Belfast City Council and sponsored by Translink Metro with the support of Cool FM. The annual spectacle gets underway from 5.30pm-8.30pm at The Slipways, Titanic Belfast &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2014\/10\/spooktacular-fun-in-belfast-this-hallowe%e2%80%99en-with-metro-monster-mash\/\">Continued<\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8235"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8235"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8237,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8235\/revisions\/8237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}