Barmbrack
Ireland
A light Irish fruitcake with a plain ring, a coin and other charms baked in. Whoever finds the ring or coin in their slice is said to be the lucky one.
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Halloween is Saturday 31 October 2026. Halloween, 31 October, is the night before All Hallows' Day, marked with trick-or-treating, costumes and carved pumpkins. The food side is sweets and fruit: candy and toffee apples in Britain and North America, and barmbrack with a ring baked in it in Ireland.
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Also known as All Hallows' Eve, Hallowe'en, Samhain eve.
What people eat for Halloween
Colcannon with hidden charms
Ireland
An Irish dish (with barmbrack, cranachan and champ) in which, at Halloween, objects such as a ring or coin were hidden in it and served out at random to foretell the finder's year.
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Pumpkin pie and roasted pumpkin seeds
North America
Pumpkin, the carving fruit of the American Halloween, also ends up in pie and as roasted seeds.
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Where to celebrate it 1
2 Oct 2027Expected
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Halloween dates
| Year | When |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday 31 October 2026 |
| 2027 | Sunday 31 October 2027 |
| 2028 | Tuesday 31 October 2028 |
| 2029 | Wednesday 31 October 2029 |
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