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Púca Festival 2026

29 October to 1 November 2026Ticketed

Four days over the Halloween weekend, Thursday to Sunday, spread across Trim and Athboy in County Meath rather than held on one site. The organisers run a free shuttle between the two towns and ask people to use it, because parking in Athboy is limited. Two strands carry age limits: the Big Top events are 16 and over, and the Samhain Circus is 18 and over.

Read the Púca Festival visitor guide

Trim Castle. A view of the festival setting, not this year’s show.
Trim Castle. A view of the festival setting, not this year’s show.·ingawh, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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When
29 October to 1 November 2026
Where
2 venues in Trim and Athboy
Entry
Ticketed. Booking goes through Universe. The festival's own information page does not set out which parts of the programme, if any, are free, so nothing here says any of it is.
Kind
Seasonal

Tickets and entry

Ticketed. Booking goes through Universe. The festival's own information page does not set out which parts of the programme, if any, are free, so nothing here says any of it is.

Púca Festival, read 21 September 2026

Big Top events are strictly 16 and over. Samhain Circus entry is strictly 18 and over. The festival says the rest of the programme carries no age restriction.

Púca Festival, read 21 September 2026

Venues

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  • Trim
    Trim, County Meath
    Trim
  • Athboy
    Athboy, County Meath
    Athboy

Before you go

  • The festival runs a complimentary shuttle bus between Trim and Athboy and asks people to use it, because parking in Athboy is limited. Free parking is at Porchfields in Trim.

    Púca Festival, read 21 September 2026

  • The two towns are about fifteen kilometres apart. The journeys worked out below are the ordinary published timetable and do not include the festival's own shuttle, which is not filed into the national feed.

    Púca Festival, read 21 September 2026

Getting there and getting home

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About these directions

Public transport times come from National Transport Authority. Timetables cover 2026-09-18 to 2027-09-19. These are scheduled services; check with the operator for cancellations and changes before travelling.

Walking and driving times are estimates. A town search starts at its centre; choose your location or a point on the map for a more precise starting point. Eircode search is not available.

How journey planning works
Destination, access and nearby stops

Routes here end at Trim, County Meath, using the venue position in this listing.

Plan your journey using the published public transport timetable, or compare driving and walking. Check the organiser’s page for any event shuttles or road closures before setting off.
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Stops near it

The nearest scheduled stop is Trim Centre (11712), 90 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.

  • Trim Centre 90 m
    bus 189
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Barbican Gate 350 m
    bus 190
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Trim 470 m
    buses 111, 190, 109B, 189 and 111X among others
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Mornington Vw 630 m
    bus 189
    Scheduled departures from this stop
  • Lackanash 640 m
    buses 111, 109B, 189 and 111X
    Scheduled departures from this stop

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Where this comes from

The facts on this page were checked against the sources below on the dates shown. Follow the organiser’s link for programme updates.

The festival publishes two towns rather than venue addresses, so the map shows the towns. It also publishes no day by day programme on the page read here, and none is invented.

  • Púca Festival · read 21 September 2026
    Dates, the two towns, the shuttle and parking, the age limits, and where booking happens

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