PHOTOS; AISHLING CONWAY
Punchestown festival in Kildare registered a record breaking attendance of 139,077 people.
They enjoyed five days of top-class racing action, beautiful style, live music and unrivalled hospitality at the County Kildare venue, we look back on a truly incredible festival!
An always stylish Oniesa Owens landed the big style ticket having been in the line up on numerous occasions previously, the Longford lass was deemed the Bollinger Best Dressed at the Punchestown Festival for 2026. Her prize, a money can’t buy trip for two to the Bollinger Estate, flights, chauffeur, five star hotel, Michelin Star dining and more.
The final race of the Punchestown Festival was the "35th Running of the "Have The Conversation - Say Yes To Organ Donation" Punchestown Charity Race
Attendance on the final day of the Punchestown Festival was 31,542 compared with 33,158 on the corresponding day last year and the overall festival attendance for 2026 was 139,077 in comparison to 136,651 making it an all-time record breaker!
Punchestown CEO, Conor O’Neill commented “It has been the most incredible festival, 139,077 is a phenomenal attendance and I am so grateful to each and every one of our patrons who came along this week. To our sponsors, the racing community, all our partners and suppliers we owe a debt of gratitude, and I would like to especially thank all the A-team here at Punchestown who have worked so hard to put on such a damned good festival, I’m delighted for them!”
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They enjoyed five days of top-class racing action, beautiful style, live music and unrivalled hospitality at the County Kildare venue, we look back on a truly incredible festival!
An always stylish Oniesa Owens landed the big style ticket having been in the line up on numerous occasions previously, the Longford lass was deemed the Bollinger Best Dressed at the Punchestown Festival for 2026. Her prize, a money can’t buy trip for two to the Bollinger Estate, flights, chauffeur, five star hotel, Michelin Star dining and more.
The final race of the Punchestown Festival was the "35th Running of the "Have The Conversation - Say Yes To Organ Donation" Punchestown Charity Race
Attendance on the final day of the Punchestown Festival was 31,542 compared with 33,158 on the corresponding day last year and the overall festival attendance for 2026 was 139,077 in comparison to 136,651 making it an all-time record breaker!
Punchestown CEO, Conor O’Neill commented “It has been the most incredible festival, 139,077 is a phenomenal attendance and I am so grateful to each and every one of our patrons who came along this week. To our sponsors, the racing community, all our partners and suppliers we owe a debt of gratitude, and I would like to especially thank all the A-team here at Punchestown who have worked so hard to put on such a damned good festival, I’m delighted for them!”
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