Halloween Baking Class at Wee Buns Cookery School

What to Expect

Wee Buns Cookery School in Moy runs a hands-on Halloween baking class on Saturday 24 October 2026, built around traditional Irish recipes rather than novelty decorating. Participants make their own Traditional Irish barmbrack, the dried-fruit loaf soaked in tea that is a Halloween staple, and treacle scones, both to take home at the end of the three-hour session. Barmbrack carries its own Halloween folklore, traditionally baked with a ring, coin or other trinkets hidden inside to tell fortunes for the year ahead, and the class talks through that tradition alongside the technique. The session also covers potato apple bread, a County Armagh Halloween tradition, and sticky ginger cake as part of the teaching, giving a broader tour of Irish autumn baking beyond just the two bakes made on the day. It is suitable for complete beginners as well as more confident bakers, and the school runs it as a single hands-on session rather than a demonstration, so everyone leaves having made the food themselves. An earlier October sitting of the same class, on the 16th, is already sold out, which gives a sense of demand for the Halloween date specifically. The class sits alongside Wee Buns’ other autumn sessions, Cook the Season in September and Autumnal Baking in mid-October, as part of the same year-round programme of small, hands-on classes rather than a one-off Halloween special dreamed up for the season.

Good to Know

• Date: Saturday, 24 October 2026
• Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
• Venue: Wee Buns Cookery School, Moy
• Price: GBP 80 per person
• Booking: via the Wee Buns website; 6 places were available for this date at time of writing, and the earlier 16 October sitting is sold out
• Take home: barmbrack and treacle scones made during the class

Getting There

Wee Buns Cookery School is in Moy village, with on-street parking nearby. Arrive a few minutes before the 9:30am start so the class can begin on time.