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✈️How to get to Samhain Festival
Planning your trip to Samhain Festival? Here's how to get there by plane, train or car, and plan your route to the festival site.
- Nearest airport: Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR), about 3 km from the venue.
- Major international airport nearby: Brussels Airport (BRU), about 35 km away (more routes).
- Allow about 4 min by car from the airport to the site.
- By train, head for Antwerp or the nearest major station, then finish by bus, shuttle or taxi to the site.
- By car, plan for on-site parking and expect heavy traffic around the venue on festival days.
🛏️Where to stay near Samhain Festival
Accommodation near the Samhain Festival site fills up fast. Compare hotels, apartments and rentals nearby and book early to stay as close to the stage as possible.
Also consider staying around Antwerp, the nearest large city, if the closest options to the site are sold out.
Estimated travel time to the site
| Distance | 🚗 Car / taxi | 🚴 Bike | 🚶 On foot |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~1 km | ~3 min | ~4 min | ~12 min |
| ~3 km | ~7 min | ~12 min | ~36 min |
| ~5 km | ~11 min | ~20 min | ~1 h |
| ~10 km | ~22 min | ~40 min | ~2 h |
Public transport: depends on the network around Antwerp.
Each accommodation's distance to the site is shown on the map above. Rough estimates; allow extra time during festival peak hours.
🗺️Things to do near Samhain Festival
Many shows happen in the evening, so use your days to explore the area around Samhain Festival. Guided tours, museums, outdoor experiences and local activities can be booked in a few clicks before you go.
Nearby, Antwerp and its surroundings offer museums, walks and local gems to discover between sets.
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📋About
Samhain Festival 2026: Celebration of Dark and Pagan Metal
Samhain Festival will take place on April 4 and 5, 2026, at TRIX in Antwerp, Belgium. With 21 artists scheduled, this spring festival celebrates the darkest and most mystical facets of metal, offering two days dedicated to black metal, pagan metal, and occult sounds exploring ancestral themes and alternative spirituality.
The lineup explores folk metal, viking metal, doom metal, and all variations of atmospheric metal drawing from European pagan traditions. Samhain stands out for its unique atmosphere, mixing medieval aesthetics, occult symbolism, and celebration of ancestral natural cycles.
The festival takes its name from the ancient Celtic festival marking summer's end and the dark season's beginning, creating strong thematic coherence between musical programming and pagan symbolism. This conceptual approach attracts an audience passionate about Nordic mythologies, pre-Christian traditions, and artistic expressions celebrating connection with nature.
Temple of pagan and atmospheric metal in Belgium, Samhain Festival offers much more than just a succession of concerts: it's a complete celebration of an alternative worldview, where extreme music and pagan spirituality meet to create a unique immersive and mystical experience.
