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Scone Palace Twilight Illuminations were a huge success for Halloween 2016
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Perth City Centre came alive with Halloween celebrations this year.
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The Zombie Horroween production returned to Perth this year
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A zip wire in Perth's High Street was one of the highlights of this year's Halloween celebrations
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Live music on the main stage in Perth attracted the crowds
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The performers from Adventure Circus put on a spectacular show to celebrate Halloween this year
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A temporary climbing wall was erected in Perth's city centre during Halloween celebrations in 2016
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Local residents didn't disappoint with their fancy dress and face paint
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Perth City Centre was full of spooky characters in fancy dress during Halloween
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The Halloween parade was a family friendly event during Halloween celebrations in Perth City Centre
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Dance troups took to the main stage in Perth to perform Halloween themed routines
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There was something for all generations during the Perth City Centre Halloween celebrations this year
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The youngest (and cutest!) witches of the night put on a great show for spectators
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Talented dancers from around Perth put on an impressive show on the main stage
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Dancers performed an enchanting routine to the delight of crowds watching the main stage
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Crowds gathered to take in the impressive selection of entertainment during Halloween celebrations in Perth
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St John's Kirk was illuminated by a projection supporting the bid for UK City of Culture 2021
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The aerial performers from Adventure Circus were on hand to impress with their brave mid air stunts!
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The City Centre came alive with music, dancing, fancy dress and activities for all the family
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Children enjoyed the fair ground rides in Perth during Halloween celebrations
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Face painters were on hand to make up young revelers as their favourite spooky characters
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Traditional Halloween activities were on hand including dookin' for apples!
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A truly Fangtastic weekend in Perth!

The aphorist Mason Cooley once said “Clothes make a statement. Costumes tells a story.” Never was this truer than last weekend as Perth came alive with ghosts, ghouls, goblins, zombies and even cute little witches to celebrate Halloween 2016 in style!

If you’re reading this then you’ve clearly survived your monkey nut induced coma to enjoy our gallery bursting with of images from the amazing array of spooky events which took place. Whether you’re a traditionalist who likes nothing better than a bit of apple dookin’ or a complete maverick who likes to get busy carving out their watermelon (don’t know it till you’ve tried it-trust us), Halloween is full of fun and laughter for everyone. We love a homemade costume- it’s practically a right of package to wear a tin foil covered cardboard box and go as the Tin Man at least once in your life!

The weekend of fun kicked off with the Castle Horror 666 Maze and live music from top band ‘The Kill’ on the main stage. The City Centre was awash with activities from a zip wire down the High Street to fancy dress costume competitions. Locals came out in their droves to enjoy the entertainment which included performers from Adventure Circus as well as talented local dance troops who strutted their stuff in choreographed routines set to music with fantastic costumes, hair and make-up (big respect to all those parents who were no doubt up till midnight sewing cobwebs onto a tutu!).

Saturday's family entertainment began with the hugely popular Grand Halloween Parade starting from Thimble Row. Torch bearers led the way for the hundreds of locals who proceeded through the City Centre sporting an incredible array of fancy dress. Following the parade the Main Stage came alive with live music and more dancing from Perthshire dance academies while the littlest revellers were entertained with storytelling, face painting and fun fair rides. Of course no Halloween celebration would be complete without traditional apple dookin’, treacle scone eating and even a witch’s scream contest!

Meanwhile over the bridge Scone Palace hosted a range of Halloween themed events including their first ever ‘Twilight Illuminations’, an atmospheric tour around the garden and graveyard set against sound and light production by the creative team behind The Enchanted Forest. Over 2700 people visited the Palace to enjoy the weekend’s spooky activities and the great news is they’ve got even bigger and better events! The tour sure had our Holly’s spine tinging- you can read her review here>

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Thanks to Ian Potter of PK Perspective for capturing these images. To view more of their images click here>