Samhain Festival is back on Bank holiday Sunday October 26th this year in its new home – Loughcrew Gardens, Co, Meath.
Archetype, Hidden Agenda, Bodytonic, & Bedlam are behind the festival that this year will feature :
Jon Hopkins
John Talabot
Maya Jane Coles
Booka Shade
Jimmy Edgar
Rodhad
Leon Vynehall
Scntst
That’s a good start! The festival will not be BYOB this year and tickets start at €35 from www.samhain-festival.com
There will be more names announced obviously. There’ll be three stages, craft beer and cocktails, “theatrical nooks & crannies” and gourmet food.
The festival setting is “Shadowed by Sliabh na Caillíagh, the “Witch’s Mountain”, bordered by 300 year old Yew trees, grown to ward off evil spirits and centered around the ruined church of Saint Oliver Plunkett.”

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last years was a waste of a night. music off at 1 and out the door. load of crap