Samhain Festival of Food and Culture with Sheridans Irish Food Fair
A harvest-end food festival in the Boyne Valley combining the renowned Sheridans Irish Food Fair with farm tours, cookery demos, a Long Table Supper, and tastings celebrating the best of Irish seasonal produce.
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"An annual village fete at Slane Castle combining visits to the holy well, harp recitals, falconry, vintage cars, pony and trap rides and a duck derby in the historic estate grounds."
Lady Well Fete
"A carefully curated boutique arts and music weekend set on the grounds of Killyon Manor, a rural Meath estate, blending intimate performances with a warm community atmosphere far from the festival mainstream."
Another Love Story
"One of Leinster's flagship agricultural days, the Royal Meath Show fills the Porchfields of Trim each September with pedigree livestock, equestrian displays, an artisan craft marquee, and trade stands celebrating the best of the Royal County's farming heritage."
Royal Meath Show
"Ireland's flagship Samhain festival animates the medieval Norman walls of Trim Castle with fire processions, a Gathering of the Spirits parade, four nights of music and the ceremonial lighting of the ancestral flame. The festival spans Trim and neighbouring Athboy, where the Samhain fire is lit on the Hill of Ward, the custom's recorded birthplace."
Púca Festival (Trim and Athboy)
"At Tlachtga on the Hill of Ward, Athboy hosts the free ceremonial Lighting of the Samhain Fire, a direct revival of the ancient rite where all fires in Ireland were once relit from a single sacred flame."
Púca Festival, Athboy and the Lighting of the Samhain Fire
"A Samhain torchlight procession from Athboy town to the ancient Hill of Ward, reviving the Celtic new year fire ceremony at one of Ireland's most sacred druitic hilltop sites."
Spirits of Meath Halloween Festival
"A two-day celebration of the county's food and drink at Naas Racecourse, bringing together Kildare's local producers and chefs for tastings, live cooking demonstrations, workshops and live music."
Taste of Kildare
"A volunteer-run, family-oriented community festival in the small north Wexford village of Kilanerin, placing locally grown food produce at the heart of a two-day programme of heritage, craft, and entertainment."
Kilanerin Food and Heritage Festival
"One of Ireland's longest-running food festivals takes over Kilkenny Castle's medieval grounds for five days of artisan markets, top-chef cooking demos and a family street party rooted in ancient Samhain harvest tradition."
Savour Kilkenny
"Carlingford's medieval streets fill each August for this four-day celebration of the famous lough-reared Carlingford oyster, with a sailing regatta, world crab-fishing contest, oyster pearl hunt and street markets."
Carlingford Oyster Festival
"Set in the Victorian grounds of Wells House and Gardens, this one-day festival gathers over 200 Irish food and drink producers alongside live cooking demos and music in a rare rural estate setting."
Wells Food Fest 2026
"A three-day celebration in Wicklow Town's Abbey Grounds, showcasing over 30 artisan food producers, live chef demonstrations from Catherine Fulvio and Rachel Allen, craft stalls, live music and outdoor cinema."
Taste of Wicklow Food and Music Festival