Terra Natura’s Holiween combines fluorescent colours, Halloween entertainment and wildlife education. Photo Credit: Terra Natura Benidorm
Families can celebrate Halloween with a vibrant twist when Terra Natura Benidorm hosts its fifth Holiween Festival on Saturday, October 24. Combining the spooky traditions of Halloween with the colourful Indian festival of Holi, the event offers an alternative to traditional scares, with music, dancing, children’s entertainment and a spectacular fluorescent powder party.
A glowing explosion of colour in a popular Benidorm park
The festivities will take place at Terra Natura, a wildlife park in Benidorm, Alicante. The event will give younger visitors a fun Halloween experience, without the scares of traditionally frightening attractions.
Family-friendly Halloween entertainment
Most exciting of all, the highlight of Holiween will be a colourful celebration in the Pangea area, near the park’s main entrance. As darkness falls, participants will be able to join a fluorescent powder party illuminated by ultraviolet lighting, creating a glowing spectacle of colour. More than 600 kilogrammes of fluorescent coloured powder are expected to feature in this year’s celebrations, according to local reports.
Music and dancing will help set the mood throughout the event, with entertainment from Peque Radio and theatrical performances by Estranya Compania Teatre, including La familia Vampy. The combination of Halloween characters, colourful effects and family-friendly activities aims to create a festive atmosphere for visitors of different ages.
A programme extending through November
Holiween forms part of Terra Natura Benidorm’s wider Halloween programme, which runs from October 24 to November 1. During the programme, visitors can also look forward to magic shows by Mag Malastruc, scheduled for October 24 and 31 and November 1, alongside themed activities that will entertain children.
Environmental consciousness merged with a Halloween spectacle of colour
The park is also using Halloween to highlight the importance of protecting wildlife and biodiversity. Under the message ‘The Real Fear: Losing Them Forever’, educational activities will explore animals often associated with Halloween, including snakes, spiders, bats and owls. The initiative will challenge common misconceptions about these creatures and explain the important roles they play in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
With its mix of glowing colours, live entertainment and wildlife education, Holiween offers families a different, engaging, and fun-filled way to enjoy the Halloween season on the Costa Blanca, no scares necessary.