Culbokie Community Trust Limited: Halloween on the Green
Event at a glance:
Location: Highland
Date: 25 October 2025
Number of Staff & Volunteers: 25
Number of Attendees: 140
First-time participant? No
Bursary support received: Yes
What they said:
We hosted an outdoor Halloween event on Culbokie Green for children and families and for everyone in the community. Activities included mask making, fancy dress and carved lantern competitions, a magic show, a treasure hunt, toasted marshmallows and a short theatrical visit from our local drama group. It was really good to see so many people spread out across the Green involved in all the activities and hunting down treasure in every nook and cranny. We were particularly pleased to have involved the Culbokie Players who gave a fantastic performance based on a local myth about the Ferintosh witch. Being part of the Land Festival meant we were part of something much bigger than the village. We’ve had lots of great very positive verbal feedback from participants as well as positive engagements on Facebook.
Outcomes and Community Feedback
Mainly that everyone participating had an excellent time. The volunteers helping on the day also said they enjoyed it although the organising group of 4 people felt under some pressure.
Challenges
The weather! As an outdoor event we can never be sure we can go ahead until a few hours before the event. Even though we have a timber shelter we also need one or two gazebos for some of the activities. These simply can’t be erected in high winds, and rain would deter families from coming along. This year we’d booking the village hall as back up. Luckily we didn’t need it as, with the numbers attending we could have been over capacity. However, the uncertainty adds to the stresses of the event.