George Houston Halloween Hootenanny, Letterkenny

What to Expect

Musician George Houston hosts a Halloween-themed evening at Kinnegar Brewing’s Letterkenny taproom on Friday 30 October 2026, billed as “an evening of spooky festivities.” The event runs from 6.30pm to 10pm and brings a seasonal Halloween atmosphere to the brewery’s taproom the weekend before the holiday itself, with live music from Houston at the centre of the night. Kinnegar’s taproom is a regular live music venue in Letterkenny through the year, and this date sees its usual evening programme dressed up for the Halloween season rather than run as a one-off standalone festival.

Falling on the Friday of Halloween weekend, the Hootenanny is timed to catch the run-up to the holiday itself, giving Letterkenny an adults-focused Halloween night out at a brewery taproom rather than a family trick-or-treat event. It sits alongside the town’s broader mix of seasonal entertainment in late October, offering a themed live music alternative to the more family-oriented Halloween activities that tend to run earlier in the day at that time of year.

Good to Know

The event is ticketed through Eventbrite, with refunds available up to seven days before the date; exact pricing was not published on the listing at the time of writing, so anyone interested should check the current ticket price before booking. It runs for three and a half hours at Kinnegar Brewing’s premises in the Ballyraine area of Letterkenny, and fits into the town’s wider run of Halloween-week entertainment across its bars and venues.

Getting There

Kinnegar Brewing is in the Ballyraine area on the edge of Letterkenny, a short drive from the town centre with parking on site, making it easy to reach for both Letterkenny locals and visitors from elsewhere in the county heading in for the evening. The taproom is also a short taxi ride from the town centre for anyone planning to drink and would rather not drive home afterwards, which is worth factoring in given the event runs until 10pm on a Friday night.

Good to Know, continued

As with any ticketed taproom event, arriving in good time is worth considering, since seating and standing space at a working brewery taproom is more limited than at a dedicated event venue. Costumes are a natural fit for the Halloween theme of the night, though the listing does not specify a dress code, so attendees can treat it as optional rather than compulsory.