The Folk Bus Presents: Strange Tales for Halloween - In Minety, Wiltshire.

Event Information

Gather in for a night of strange tales and traditional folklore from around the world this Halloween with storyteller Oliver Lavery and Folk Musician Tamsin Quin in Minety Village Hall. Local ale and cider, as well as wine and soft drinks, will be available at the bar (cash and card accepted). Bring a blanket to hide under if you wish... prepare to be spooked!

The nights grow longer, and the shadows draw in around us, October 31st is Halloween. This marks the hinge – the gateway of the year. Midway between the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice. To the pagans of northern Europe, this was the end of harvest and the official start of winter. Called ‘Samhain’ by the Celts and ‘The Day of the Dead’ by the Mexica, this is the time when the veil between this world and the other world is at its thinnest.
From sun-down on October 31st to sun rise the next day, ghosts, spirits and otherworldly beings can cross over, and wander freely among us.
This is traditionally a time for coming together to remember those that have passed over, for drinking, and, of course, for hearing and telling stories.
So come hunker down under a canopy of story, while the spirits of the dead wander the streets outside.
Expect ghosts and fairies, shape shifting fox-spirits, child snatching river-demons and the bloodthirsty gods of the underworld.

(Adult themes and language run throughout - Recommended for age 14+. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult).

Doors: 7pm
Start Time: 7:30pm
Finish time: 9:30pm
Interval - 30mins
The Folk Bus was set up by Storyteller Oliver Lavery and Folk Musician Tamsin Quin from the back of their huge green travelling bus, with the idea to bring traditional oral storytelling delights to audiences around the world.