Samhain Festival of Food & Culture
5 to 8 November 2026Free and ticketed parts
Kells hosts four days of tastings, food discussions, workshops and communal meals during Samhain Festival of Food and Culture.
MyMap visitor guide · Sources checked 22 September 2026
- When
- 5 to 8 November 2026
- Where
- Eureka House, Kells
- Entry
- Free activities, festival passes and separately ticketed tastings and meals.
- Kind
- Food and drink
What to expect
The programme brings chefs and producers together with visitors interested in Irish food traditions. A long-table supper, children’s activities and the Sheridans food fair offer different ways to take part, with individual bookings and festival passes covering different activities.
Sources: Centre of Food Culture Ireland
Booking and visiting
The festival runs from 5 to 8 November. Check the venue of each booking: events take place across Kells and surrounding locations. A ticket for a tasting or dinner should not be treated as admission to every festival event.
Sources: Centre of Food Culture Ireland
Tickets and entry
Free activities, festival passes and separately ticketed tastings and meals.
Centre of Food Culture Ireland, read 22 September 2026
Booking happens on the organiser’s own site: foodcultureireland.ie. This site does not sell tickets and holds no information about whether any are left.
Getting there and getting home
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 worksDestination, access and nearby stops
Eureka House is in Kells, County Meath. Routes here end at Eureka House, Townparks, Navan Road, Meath, using the venue position in this listing.
The nearest scheduled stop is Kells (135391), 140 m away in a straight line. Use the planner to check walking connections for your journey.
- Kells 140 m
buses 109A, 109, 109X, 186, 177 and UM05 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- Primary Care Cntr 640 m
bus 177Scheduled departures from this stop
- Kells West 720 m
buses 109A, 109, 109X, 187, 186 and 178 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- Eureka School 1.0 km
buses 109A, 109, 109X, 167, 186 and 178 among othersScheduled departures from this stop
- Tobair Bán 1.1 km
bus 187Scheduled departures from this stop
Getting to Kells covers the journeys into the town itself.
Also on nearby
- The Samhain Literary Pub Crawl 6 November 2026, The Red Chapel
- Raw & Natural: Exploring Irish Raw Milk Cheeses and Natural Wines 6 November 2026, Headfort House
- Icons of Ireland Afternoon Tea with Graham Herterich 7 November 2026, Headfort House
Where this comes from
Programme and visiting details are based on the sources below, checked on the dates shown. The original listing was supplied by Fáilte Ireland under CC BY 4.0. For changes to the programme or ticket availability, follow the organiser’s official link.
- Fáilte Ireland Open Data · imported 22 September 2026
Venue, dates, entry details and official links imported from the Events dataset under CC BY 4.0. Source descriptions are not republished. - Centre of Food Culture Ireland · read 22 September 2026
Programme and visiting details used to write the MyMap visitor guide.