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Punchestown
Naas · County Kildare
A day at Punchestown Racecourse
Jumps 🎟 Children free 👨👩👧 Family-friendly
- 22racedays in 2027
- 0Flat
- 22Jumps
- 2evening meetings
- 8weekends & holidays
🏇 The course
Galloping, undulating right-handed National Hunt track with a separate cross-country course; Ireland's main jumps venue outside Leopardstown.
- Track
- Right-handed · Turf
- Big races
- Punchestown Festival (late April/early May); Winter Festival incl. Morgiana Hurdle (November); Premiere Weekend (November)
👨👩👧 A family day out
All children 14 and under race free.
Family days: Festival Family Day (Saturday) with carnival rides, face painting, street theatre and live music (2022); Santa Truck/Train on Premiere Weekend (2024)
- 🛝 Play area: family days only
📍 Getting there
- Address
- Punchestown Racecourse, Punchestown, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 VCX4
- Parking
- Free, plenty of space
- Tickets
- From €15 (2024, advance, Premiere Weekend)
Worth knowing: No rail station within 5 km: free shuttle bus from Naas (Poplar Square) and a paid Dublin city coach. No strict grandstand dress code; restaurant guests smart casual. Free entry is for 14 and under only; Festival week is very crowded. Some guides list Punchestown as dual-purpose; it is primarily National Hunt.
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Hotel
Osprey Hotel
Naas, County Kildare · 2.8 miles from Punchestown Racecourse
Price guide: from £100 a night
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Hotel
Lawlors Hotel
Naas, County Kildare · 2.9 miles from Punchestown Racecourse
Price guide: from £100 a night
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Hotel
Killashee Hotel
Naas, County Kildare · 3.0 miles from Punchestown Racecourse
Price guide: from £100 a night
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Hotel
The Club Hotel at Goffs
County Kildare · 4.5 miles from Punchestown Racecourse
Price guide: from £100 a night
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Hotel
Westgrove Hotel and Conference Centre
Clane, County Kildare · 7.8 miles from Punchestown Racecourse
Punchestown 2027 fixtures
January
- Sun 17 Jumps Next
- Mon 18 Jumps
- Tue 19 Jumps
February
- Mon 1 Jumps
- Sun 21 Jumps
- Wed 24 Jumps
April
- Tue 27 Jumps
- Wed 28 Jumps
- Thu 29 Jumps
- Fri 30 Jumps EVE
May
- Sat 1 Jumps
- Wed 12 Jumps EVE
- Sat 29 Jumps
- Sun 30 Jumps
September
- Tue 14 Jumps
October
- Tue 12 Jumps
- Wed 13 Jumps
November
- Mon 8 Jumps
- Sat 20 Jumps
- Sun 21 Jumps
December
- Tue 7 Jumps
- Fri 31 Jumps
From the Horse Racing Ireland 2027 Fixture List. Dates can change – check with the racecourse before you travel.
