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Macnas Parade

November 2, 2025 @ 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm

This year’s parade will take place on a new route in Dublin’s North East inner city.

  • Sunday 02 November 7:00pm
  • Around Mountjoy Square

    AN TREUN – THE SUMMONING OF THE LOST

    Part ecological fable, part dreamscape, part rebellion.

    World-renowned spectacle makers Macnas return to Dublin’s streets with another magical and unforgettable parade: An Treun – The Summoning of the Lost, a brand-new procession weaving through the North Inner City on a new route, passing beneath the city’s elegant Georgian facades as dusk descends on Hallowe’en Weekend.


    Inspired by Gibbet Hill, the long-lost tale by Dracula author Bram Stoker, unearthed in the National Library of Ireland and presented at last year’s festival, this spellbinding new work channels Macnas’ signature blend of storytelling, live music, giant puppetry and otherworldly magic.


    From the forgotten pages of Bram Stoker’s imagination and the vanished song of the Corncrake, a force awakens. At its heart is the ghostly call of the corncrake: once the soundtrack of Irish summers, now a vanished voice from our fields. Stirred by this lost sound, An Treun awakens: a shapeshifter, a memory, a force.


    Directed by Louise Lowe and designed by Owen Boss, the visionary team behind ANU Productions, this incredible new parade explores how our culture, memory and climate intertwine and asks what it means to hold on to what we’re losing.


    Join us along the new route for this free, open-air procession where myth and memory rise to walk the streets once more.


    For the first time, Macnas, in collaboration with the Government’s North East Inner City (NEIC) Initiative and Dublin City Council, will work with a group of 16 young community members from the NEIC who will be trained by Macnas to perform at their parades in Galway and Dublin.

    New Parade Route This year’s parade will take place in Dublin’s North Inner City.

    Parade Route: Great Denmark Street, Gardiner Place, Mountjoy Square, Gardiner Street and Seán McDermott Street.

    At the Parade, please follow the instructions of An Garda Síochána and event security staff.
    Gather Time 6.45pm. Please do not arrive any earlier.
    Parade Start Time 7.00pm
    Duration The full parade typically takes 15-20 minutes to pass any particular spot on the route.
    Age Suitability All ages.
    Warnings This is an outdoor event. Please dress appropriately.
    Accessibility Designated accessible viewing areas are available only to people who have pre-booked a space.

    These areas are open to wheelchair users and people who identify as neurodiverse, people on the autistic spectrum, people with sensory and communication disorders, ADHD, ADD, Tourette’s or with learning disabilities as well as their family or friends.More info
    Accessible Viewing Areas Relaxed Parade Viewing Area

    There is a dedicated space at a quieter area of the parade route for people who will benefit from a more relaxed environment, including families with members.

    Wheelchair Accessible Viewing Area

    While the majority of the parade route is accessible for wheelchair users, there is a dedicated wheelchair accessible viewing area.

    These spaces are for those who have reserved a space in advance.

    Please note: Both these accessible viewing areas are now full.
    Information for Local Residents Please read more about parking suspension, road closures and access along the route here.

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