Devour: The Nightmare Circus 18+ at Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

What to Expect

D.T.N Events bring Devour: The Nightmare Circus to Dr Cullen Park in Carlow town for one night on Saturday 10 October 2026. This is an adults-only Halloween circus billed by the organisers as Ireland’s deadliest adult circus Halloween special, and the running order covers fire performance, knife throwing, aerial acts, sword swallowing and motorcycle stunts. The theming is theatrical horror rather than family circus, and the organisers are explicit that the show is strictly over-18s.

Doors open at 8:30pm with the show itself starting at 9pm and running around two hours. Dr Cullen Park is Carlow GAA’s county ground on O’Brien Road, which gives the production a large enclosed site with free parking on the night, unusual for a late show of this kind. The organisers describe it as a one-night-only performance with limited ticket numbers, and they encourage the audience to come dressed for Halloween. Refunds are not offered once tickets are bought, so check the date before committing.

Good to Know

• Saturday 10 October 2026. Doors 8:30pm, show 9pm, running roughly two hours.
• Dr Cullen Park, O’Brien Road, Carlow, the county GAA ground.
• Strictly over-18s. Expect to be asked for ID.
• Tickets through Eventbrite. The organisers list no refunds, so book with that in mind.
• Free parking on site.
• Fancy dress is encouraged. Content includes fire, knives and stunt work, so this is not a show for anyone bringing children.

Getting There

Dr Cullen Park is on O’Brien Road on the eastern side of Carlow town, about a fifteen-minute walk from the town centre and roughly the same again from Carlow railway station on Station Road. By car, Carlow is reached from the M9 Dublin to Waterford motorway and from the N80 via Portlaoise or Enniscorthy, with the ground signposted from the town centre. Free parking is available at the venue on the night. For anyone coming from outside the county, Bus Eireann and JJ Kavanagh coaches on the Dublin to Waterford route stop in Carlow town, and there is a taxi rank on Tullow Street.