Traveller Culture and Heritage Celebrations Day - Heritage Week 2026

What to Expect

Meath Travellers Workshop presents a full day celebrating Traveller culture and heritage during National Heritage Week 2026. The event features a fully restored barrel-top wagon, a camp setting, tinsmith display, storytelling, and displays of traditional crafts, tools and domestic items. Traveller beady pocket workshops and traditional soda bread-making are also offered. The exhibition challenges stereotypes and builds understanding of Traveller traditions and values.

Good to Know

• During National Heritage Week 2026, 15-23 August; most likely date is in the second half of the week.

• Free; exact date and venue confirmed at heritageweek.ie closer to the event.

• Contact Meath Travellers Workshop in Navan: 046-9027801.

• The Living History Exhibition has previously earned recognition in the Intangible Cultural Heritage Awards.

Getting There

Meath Travellers Workshop is based in Navan, Co. Meath. Navan is accessible by Bus Eireann from Dublin and surrounding towns.