PUCA - the highlights of the Halloween Festival
Highlights of the PUCA festival
· The Coming of Samhain
Thursday 31 October, 5pm – Fair Green, Athboy. Free but ticketed.
Watch the traditions of Samhain come to life in the shadow of The Hill of Ward (Tlachtga); the ancient site from which the light of the new year first emanates.
TRIM
· Puca Halloween Night
Thursday 31 October
Púca Festival opens with a spectacular series of immersive promenade events that commemorate Samhain and the beginning of the darker half of the year…
· Samhain Procession & Arrival of the Spirits
Thursday 31 October, 6pm - 7.30pm. Free but ticketed.
Gather on the streets of Trim as dusk falls to join the Spirits’ procession as it weaves its way through the streets to the PuÌca playground at the Castle.
· Púca Light Spectacular
Thursday 31 October – 2 November. Nightly from 6pm. Admission Free.
The grounds at Trim Castle come to life each night with a host of illuminations and interactive interventions - from aerialists and Púca performers to castle projections to laser shows.
· Púca Food and Craft Market
Thursday 31 October – 2 November in Trim from 2pm
A showcase of local producers in the grounds of Trim Castle.
· Trim Castle Concerts
Nightly from 8pm-11pm
The very best in contemporary Irish music, including:
Thursday 31st October: Jerry Fish’s Púca Sideshow
Jerry resurrects his hugely popular Electric Sideshow – a wicked night of Halloween entertainment.
Frisat 1st November: Just Mustard + Pillow Queens + AE MAK
Breaking Tunes Púca Nite with some of Ireland’s best music-makers
Saturday 2 November
KORMAC + Irish Chamber Orchestra
Acclaimed beatmaker and performer, Kormac brings his incredible multimedia Equivalent Exchange with his Big Band and the Irish Chamber Orchestra.
DROGHEDA
Thursday 31 October & Friday 1 November
Shadows Of The Tain (Táin Bó Cuailgne) : A unique re-telling by Candlelit Tales of the Irish Epic, Táin Bó Cuailgne. Old Mollies, Drogheda. 8pm. Tickets €15
Friday 1 November
Haxan – For this special PuÌca screening a new score has been created by Dublin- based musician Matthew Nolan for Benjamin Christensen’s legendary silent horror Häxan (The Witches).
David Keenan + Sive, Droichead Arts Centre,. 8pm. Tickets €12
Friday 1 November, Crescent Concert Hall, 8pm. Tickets €20
Saturday 2 November
Lisa O’Neill + Dani,
Crescent Concert Hall, 8pm. €15
31 October – 2 November, locations to be announced.
DROGHEDA de:LUX –
Over three nights Drogheda will play host to de:LUX - music and light installations which draw inspiration from tales of Irish folklore and the spirits of Halloween.