A selfie with the Samhain mythical creature at the 2024 Lighting of the Samhain Fire.

Watch Live: The Lighting of the Samhain Fire for Púca Festival

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Púca Festival kicked off yesterday with an array of live acts, performances and workshops in the towns of Trim and Athboy.

Despite weather conditions interrupting a few of the scheduled events, the festival is set to go ahead in full swing over the weekend, including a YouTube live stream of the two main events for those who cannot attend in person.

A mythical Púca (Shape Changing) creature arrives at the Fairgreen in Athboy during the Lighting the Samhain fire event last year. Photo by David Mullen

The Lighting of the Samhain Fire will be streamed at 5:30pm today on Friday 31st October and the Púca Procession - The Gathering of the Spirits will be streamed tomorrow Saturday 1st November at 6pm.

Lighting of the Samhain Fire 2024. Photo by David Mullen

If you wish to tune in for the live stream, you can do so here.

The stream will also be shared on all of Púca Festival's social media once the events have finished.

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