Irish author Bram Stoker needs your help!
His famous character Dracula, a notorious vampire, has somehow escaped from his book in our Storytelling Gallery and into the vaults of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. Can you and your family help track him down and spell him back from whence he came?
Highlights
- Themed tour includes a walkthrough of EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum.
- Working with our guide, you and your family will locate clues hidden in our galleries to Dracula’s whereabouts.
- Discover more about Bram Stoker’s life and the famous novel Dracula that shaped how the world imagines vampires today.
- Stop off for a Storytelling session, where Bram will bring to life some tales of creatures from Irish history and folklore that may have inspired Bram’s creation.
- Work together to create your very own vampire myth, suitable for the Ireland of today!
Dates and Times
Monday 27th October until Saturday 1st November 2025
5 Tours per day:
– 10.00am
– 11.30am
– 1.30pm
– 3.00pm
– 4.30pm
Prices
Adult: €23.00
Child: €15.00
This tour is suitable for families with children aged 6 – 12 years.
Prices above include entry to museum, so families can explore the museum after the storytelling event.
The tour is led by a guide who plays the role of Bram Stoker and involves an activity hunt to find objects hidden in the museum, storytelling session and two interactive activities, one a spell casting and one an imagination game to come up with a new vampire story. Dress up in your scariest Dracula or Halloween themed outfit to complete the theme!
Feedback from previous Dracula Tours
The interaction with the kids was great, they really enjoyed searching for clues and learnt alot about Bram Stoker and Dracula. – Katherine
Great event for kids. We will be back again next year. – John
The actor was great and really engaged with the children and was very encouraging even when they gave strange answers. It was very interactive and they both really enjoyed it. – Eimear
Loved the Dracula show and loved exploring the Museum. – Kate
The performer – he was really great. The story, and making it a really interactive and fun experience for kids. Hearing the background to Dracula and more about Bram Stokers upbringing was also very informative. – Catriona
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Step into the shadows with us on a special guided Halloween tour at EPIC. Together, we’ll journey beyond daylight to uncover the darker side of Irish mythologies and histories.
As Samhain gave rise to Halloween, Irish ghost stories and funerary traditions travelled across the world with the diaspora, blending with local customs to create new celebrations over the centuries. This guided experience will lead you through tales of spirits, rituals, and folklore, shedding light on the haunting origins of a festival we still celebrate today.
Highlights
- Learn about The Dullahan (“dark man”) a malevolent harbinger of death who served as the inspiration for the headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow.
- Discover how the local practice of burying corpses with a stake through the heart influenced the writings of Irish emigrant Bram Stoker, author of Dracula.
- Uncover the tragic story of ‘Goody Annie Glover’ the unfortunate Irish woman who became the last person hanged for witchcraft in Boston in 1688.
- Learn how the influx of Irish immigrants, who brought their traditions and folktales, helped shape the story of jack-o’-lanterns in America.
Dates and Times
October 29th, 30th, 31st 2025
2.00pm.
Prices
Adult: €23
Child: €15.00
This ticket includes entry to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum and a bespoke tour.
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Location
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
Custom House Quay
D01 T6K4 Dublin 1
Tel: +353 (0)1 906 0861
