Activities, decoration workshops, scary evenings, treasure hunts, treasure hunts… Many events are organized for Halloween day, this Thursday, October 31, throughout Lot-et-Garonne. Here is a selection!
Go scare yourself in Agen
The town of Agen (Lot-et-Garonne), supported by local traders and artisans, has put together a frightening program for children, young and old, to celebrate Halloween this October 31. The afternoon is intended for the youngest. They are expected, in disguise of course, on Place Foch to explore the Labyrinth of Monsters, and on Place Wilson for a makeup session that they will be able to immortalize using the freely accessible photo booth. From the latter, they will set off, thus disguised, on a wild spider hunt. In 45 minutes, they will have to collect as many as possible from merchants who have a pumpkin in their window, and then exchange them for treats.
Meanwhile, older children will go to the Museum of Fine Arts, where a most macabre dance takes place; it is a giant Cluedo. The plot takes place on March 12, 1563 exactly, during a ball given at the Hôtel d'Estrades (one of the four private mansions that make up the museum). During the evening, the owner disappears… You will have to solve this enigma in 90 minutes using the information provided and the clues scattered throughout the rooms. Each group will then deliver its solution: identity of the criminal, murder weapon and motive.
Activities which will end with a monstrous snack, served at 4:30 p.m., on Place Wilson. And if at 6 p.m. the children are invited to go home… This is to better leave room for the adults who have come to enjoy the Happy-After Halloween in the Jasmin district: Le Havana, le Shotz, l'Indé, le Mama Lova , the B&W and the Take off await you, before heading to the Exhibition Center for the “Happy Peurday” electro evening.
Practical information: Halloween in Agen, October 31, from 2 p.m.
More information and the entire program on the city's website. All activities are free, except the Cluedo game (from 12 years old):
€11.50 per adult, €7 for under 18s, reservation required on 05 53 69 47 23.
The “Happy Peurday” evening, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. at the Exhibition Center, 351 avenue du Midi in Agen. Online ticketing: €18.99.
Get ready to shiver at Walygator
The Walygator amusement park, located in Roquefort in Lot-et-Garonne, is plunged into darkness from October 12 to November 3, to celebrate Halloween as it should be. During this period, it is even advisable to come in disguise, just to match the decor! Because the site will be entirely themed. Beyond the makeup workshop, which will allow young people to step into the shoes of a strange creature, activities, a treasure hunt, shows revisited for the occasion or even diabolical investigations will be organized… But be careful , every attraction and every corner can hide a spooky surprise. The most sensitive can rest assured, it is possible to equip themselves free of charge with a badge repelling the approaches of monsters roaming the park.
100% Halloween attractions have also been installed. Accessible to all, the “Sorcerer’s House” invites children to wander dark but fun corridors and create magic potions. From 12 years old, they will be able to enter the “Cursed Manor” where the living dead and other strange creatures roam, and the “Fear in the Asylum” attraction where they will explore a gloomy and disturbing psychiatric hospital. . Older children (from 16 years old) will be welcomed by Mr. Loyal for a crazy circus performance: scary clowns, headless magician… will take turns in “Horror Circus”.
And for the magic of Halloween to be complete, two nights, with fireworks, are scheduled for October 26 and 31.
Practical information: Walygator, Caudouin castle in Roquefort. From October 12 to November 3, hours vary depending on the day.
All attractions are included in the price of park admission. Prices and online reservations.
Attack Duras Castle
Duras Castle, located in Lot-et-Garonne, on the border of Gironde and near the Dordogne, welcomes you to celebrate Halloween. Many terrifying activities are programmed there. Starting with an investigation, reserved for children over 7 years old, based on “The cursed forest: distress at the castle”: they will have to venture into the enchanted forest of the estate to discover what curse has been cast on these lands. Clues will help them, but be careful, strange creatures may slow down their journey… At the same time, the little ones (3 to 6 years old) will go in search of Halloween decorations in the rooms of the castle specially decorated for the 'occasion. Before or after their quest, children (from 5 years old) will be able to participate in a creation workshop: for an hour, they will decorate a tealight holder in the shape of a pumpkin, werewolf, spider or bald man to their liking. -mouse.
Older children can sign up for one of the two escape games offered in the castle. In the first (from 12 years old), the task will be to save a man from the scaffold by finding the author of a jewelry theft. Indeed, on the evening of the wedding of Jacques-Henri de Durfort and Marguerite de Lévis-Ventadour, the latter's engagement necklace disappeared. His valet is accused… wrongly a priori… The second investigation (from 10 years old) takes the players to 1956, the year during which their ancestor stole documents and gold from the Sicilian mafia. He then allegedly hid his loot in the attic of the Duras castle. We will therefore have to find him.
Finally, the places will close their doors early on October 31, to make way for a most monstrous Halloween evening, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. Dressed up in your scariest costumes, enter the darkness of the castle for a truly chilling experience. As soon as you cross the porch, you will no longer be able to go back and will have to face guests that you will surely have wanted to avoid… Not to mention the many dangers that will await you: damaged floors, walls, stairs, doors… Do not deviate from your path and maybe, you will survive…
Practical information: Château de Duras, in Duras. Open every day, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. “The cursed forest: distress at the castle” investigation, “Seek and find” trail and tealight workshop included in the entrance price: €14 per adult, €11 for 13-18 year olds, €9 for 5-12 year olds , free for children under 5 years old. Escape games: €39 for two players per team, decreasing prices for up to 8 players. Halloween evening: €8. Online reservation and ticketing.
Have a Happy Halloween in Tonneins
As usual, in the very center of Lot-et-Garonne, the town of Tonneins is organizing a big Halloween party. The festivities will begin on October 31, as tradition dictates, from 3:30 p.m., at La Manoque, where many activities are planned for children. The youngest will be able to enjoy the ride (3 to 7 years old), but also more cultural activities such as intuitive painting workshops which help bring out their emotions, mime shows between two stories told by a storyteller. Halloween, or manipulation of sound sculptures with bizarre noises. They will also be able to visit the makeup stand, then the balloon hat making stand and then take a photo of themselves on the selfie terminal. Photos that they can also take with the different puzzles, scattered everywhere.
Older children (over 8 to 10 years old) will embark on a treasure hunt in pursuit of Halloween, and will thus find what is hidden in the undergrowth thanks to the clues, while others will prefer to venture into the “Dark room”. An abandoned child's bedroom awaits them there; they will only be able to get out if they find the three words “goosebumps”, hidden in the room. During this time, the most athletic will compete in Olympics organized on inflatable games.
Not far from there, a space dedicated to digital leisure activities has been set up: arcade games, video games, immersive and dynamic driving simulator, Just Dance competition… Without forgetting, Halloween obliges, the gourmet corner with sweets and pancakes , cakes…
And, intended for children who like thrills (over 12 years old), “The Forest of Fear” awaits the daring at nightfall. It is there, at sunset, that characters wandering in the aisles and corridors will no longer be able to resist: with horrible screams, they will transform into frightening creatures. You will have to follow them and try to survive this sinister place…
Practical information: Halloween in Tonneins, from 3:30 p.m., at La Manoque, cours de Verdun. Free entry.
