Scarefest, due to be held at Milntown in the coming weeks,l has been cancelled.
Production manager of the popular scream inducing attraction Rick Rooney has blamed “significantly increased costs”.
In a statement, Rick said that last year’s event faced considerable operational challenges, including incidents of anti-social behaviour from some attendees to local groups of youths causing damage to the historic venue and surrounding properties in attempts to gain entry.
He said: “In response, our plans for this year’s event included extensive security enhancements and adjustments to our age policy. Unfortunately, these necessary modifications have resulted in significantly increased costs and will most certainly have limited our target audience.
“As we approach the deadline for various deposit commitments related to the event, our management and accounting team has unanimously determined that the financial outlook does not support moving forward with Scarefest this year.
“We sincerely apologise to all who were looking forward to this event and thank all of you who have supported us along the way but it simply isn’t enough to cover the huge costs of putting the event on.
“Scarefest is one of the yearly highlights for our extensive team, and this decision was not made lightly. We appreciate your understanding and support as we navigate these challenges.”
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