Happy Halloween!!!.... or shall I say Killieween!?! Yes, it's that time of year again where we indulge in many tricks and treats, however, the spookiest of them all is Kilmarnock celebrating Halloween on a completely different date to the rest of the world! It's completely true, the 31st of October and "Halloween" means "hee haw" for Killie citizens. You'll find no trick or treaters, no spooky decorations and not even one ghastly ghoul (well, most of the time anyway). Whilst the whole world are hanging out with witches, zombies and vampires. Kilmarnock is already putting up Christmas trees and the only scary thing you'll find is the ghastly smell of rotting pumpkins. "Killieween" is where it's at and in this special post, I will uncover the origins of this local phenomenon and inform of the many spine-tingling attractions on offer this year in Kilmarnock for people of all ages to enjoy. Killieween Explained. In Kilmarnock, the festi...