Halloween is serious business in Ireland. As the original cradle of festivities, the Emerald Isle organizes numerous festivals and other events dedicated to festivities! And this year, 2022, is rather special, as it marks the return of one of the country’s most important Halloween festivals: the Púca Festival! Absent from the scene since the start of the pandemic, the festival will be making a comeback this year after an absence of almost 3 years… and rest assured: the event promises to be exceptional!
You can’t celebrate Halloween in Ireland without visiting the Púca Festival! It’s undoubtedly the biggest festival dedicated to the event, and brings together thousands of visitors every year to scare the bejesus out of themselves and discover Irish folklore as it relates to Samain (the old name for Halloween).
And this year promises to be a vintage one! Guest artists include Gavin James, Imelda May and The Academic… and many more, all of whom will be performing and entertaining for the occasion!
The event’s organizers are adamant that this year’s Festival Púca will be the “biggest ever”, after years of absence due to Covid-19.
As usual, the event will be held in 2 different towns: Athboy and Trim, all in County Meath. The festival runs from October 28 to 31 and promises four nights of unforgettable music, with its share of spooky stories, haunted castle visits, bonfires…
But that’s not all: the Festival Púca also features fire shows, one-man shows and much more!
The festival opens with a superb procession to welcome the spirits of Samain: the parade starts in the streets of Trim and then reaches Trim Castle, where the Jack O’Lantern Harvest Festival will be held.
This illuminated procession will be accompanied by music, fire and performances of all kinds! And, of course, spectators will be invited to dress up as evil creatures and spirits to match the theme!
It’s great to be back at the Púca Festival this year! It’s an incredible celebration of all things Irish! Because while Halloween is of course celebrated all over the world, some people forget, at home and abroad, that its origins are here in Ireland,” said Tourism Minister Catherine Martin.
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