Púca Festival Trim and Athboy Meath 30th October – 2nd Nov 2025 @ Trim CoMeath
31/10/2025 - 02/11/2025
31/10/2025 - 02/11/2025
The Púca Festival is held at the heritage town of Trim and ancient Athboy Co. Meath from the 30th October – 2nd Nov 2025
The Púca Festival was developed by Fáilte Ireland in partnership with Local Authorities to tell the story of Halloween’s origins in Irish and Celtic traditions. Samhain was an important event in the Celtic year, celebrating the harvest, and marking the division between the “light half of the year” and the “dark half of the year”.
‘Púca’, a character from Celtic folklore often associated with Samhain, was chosen as the name for the festival. A shape-shifting spirit, Púca would roam the night, changing the fortunes of those that cross it, along with other spirits associated with Samhain, including Boann, Morrigan and An Fear Dearg.
Púca and her misbehaving band of otherworldly characters invite you to visit the birthplace of Halloween to a festival that celebrates the original spirit of the season. Over four spectacular nights, across two festival locations we salute the Halloween spirits through folklore, food, myth and music, and light up the night sky with awe-inspiring fire performances.
The festival across 2 hub towns includes a programme of Music, Comedy, Tours, Storytelling, Culture and Processions – with indoor and outdoor activities, and something for all the family.
The festival includes music acts:
Top stars like
Circus na Samhna or a daring night out for adults at the Samhain Circus.
Events will take place across various venues in Trim and Athboy.
While Trim and Athboy are serviced by a strong public transport network, a number of extra services will be added to bring visitors from Dublin, Drogheda, Navan, Mullingar and Kells, in addition to a regular bus running between Trim and Athboy
Trim and Athboy are connected to a number of bus routes operated by Bus Éireann, you can see their timetables here.
Bus Éireann operates multiple routes to Trim and Athboy from Dublin, Meath, Wicklow, Louth, and beyond.
Bus Éireann (BE) routes include:
Irish Rail operates return services daily from Dublin, Connolly train station to Enfield train Station Co. Meath.
Enfield Train station is located
A private Púca Festival Coach Service is available, providing transport from key hubs of Drogheda, Slane and Navan Newbridge, Naas Sallins and Clane, Dublin, Cavan, Summerhill, Mullingar.
You can see all the details on the festival coaches here
For Stops and Hubs, Timetables, Fares, and bookings go to the Púca Festival website here
To help you explore both towns with ease, a complementary shuttle will run hourly between Trim and Athboy each day of the festival. Approx 20-30 minute bus journey.
