Halloween 2026 in Monaghan: Clones Festival Road Closures on 31 October and Kreepy Kandyland at Rossmore Park
Monaghan County Council will close Fermanagh Street, 98 Avenue and the Newtownbutler Road in Clones from 7pm to 8pm on Saturday 31 October for the Clones Halloween Day Festival, while Friends of Rossmore Park run Kreepy Kandyland on Friday 30 October.
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Two of County Monaghan's Halloween fixtures are now confirmed: the Clones Halloween Day Festival on Saturday, 31 October, which will close several streets in the town centre for an hour that evening, and Kreepy Kandyland – The Haunting of Rossmore Park in Monaghan town on Friday, 30 October.
Clones road closures: 7pm to 8pm, Saturday 31 October
Monaghan County Council's Ballybay/Clones Municipal District will close these roads from 19:00 to 20:00 to facilitate the Clones Halloween Day Festival 2026:
Churchill/Lower Fermanagh Street (LP-2800) between the LP-2810 Roslea Road junction and the R183 98 Avenue.
R868 Fermanagh Street between the R183 98 Avenue and the N54 Monaghan Street.
R183 Newtownbutler Road between the R183 98 Avenue junction and Fitzpatrick Square (LT-28005).
98 Avenue between the N54 junction and the LP-2800 Lower Fermanagh Street.
Diversions will be signposted, mainly via the L2120 New Line Road, the Roslea Road (LP-2110/LP-2810) and the N54 Monaghan Road. Traffic from the A34 heading for Clones will be diverted via the Clonfad Road and the N54. The council says local access and emergency vehicles will be catered for at all times. The notice was signed by senior engineer Paul Connolly on 8 October.
Kreepy Kandyland at Rossmore Forest Park: Friday 30 October
Friends of Rossmore Park are running Kreepy Kandyland – The Haunting of Rossmore Park, billed as "a creepy candy-coated Halloween trail filled with tricks, treats and thrills", at Rossmore Forest Park on Friday 30 October from 3pm to 9pm. The Eventbrite listing splits the day in two: 3pm to 5pm is "Less Scary For Younger Victims", and 5pm to 9pm is "Full Blown Horror". Tickets are booked through Eventbrite; refunds are available up to seven days before the event.
Fianna Fáil councillor Raymond Aughey says drivers in Monaghan Town can sit in queues for up to half an hour, with the worst bottlenecks on the N54 Clones Road, and is calling on the Department to fund at least the design of relief roads.
Newly ratified Monaghan senior football manager John McEntee has rejected talk of a transition period, saying the county has a strong panel and a real chance to bring U20 talent into the squad as he prepares to watch Scotstown and Truagh in Clones on Sunday.
Members from Men's Sheds across Cavan and Monaghan met in Belturbet after the 2025/26 sustainability grant was not paid. Monaghan has four sheds — Ballybay, Carrickmacross, Clones and Monaghan Town — and Cllr Damien Brady says groups remain in limbo in the final quarter of 2026.
