Festivals

Rathlin Sound Maritime Festival

This Festival celebrates the maritime heritage of the North Anrtim Coast and in particular that of Rathlin Sound, …

Portarlington French Festival

Portarlington becomes 'French' for a weekend, with arts, theatre, street entertainment, music, dance, food and sports …

Groove Festival

First held in 2013, Groove Festival is a family event combining music, food, and fun activities in the grounds of …

Riverfest

Limerick City will become a mecca for families, foodies, fun runners and watersport enthusiasts during the May Bank …

Music for Galway: Midwinter Festival

This is not really a festival, more a year long series of events, which since 1981 has taken a theme for each year and …

Dublin Pride

This is a joyful and colourful celebration of LGBT life in Dublin, with a 10 day programme of events culminating in a …

Carrickmacross Arts Festival

This is a small festival but packs in a lot of activity to the weekend.

Waterford Harvest Festival

Waterford Harvest Festival celebrates the food and food heritage of Waterford and is all about local food.

Harvest Time Blues

Lovers of blues from all over Ireland and beyond converge on Monaghan in September for this festival which has grown in …

Sligo Live

Sligo Live is an annual festival of traditional, roots and acoustic music.

Boyne Music Festival

While classical music – chamber music in particular – is the main focus at Boyne, there are also …

Spraoi

This annual festival of street performance and spectacle, where almost all events are free, lives up to its name - …

Indiependence

This music and arts festival is small by festival standards with a limit to of just 5000 tickets, which makes for a …

Puck Fair

Where do you even begin with Puck Fair?  It’s old for a start, it got official recognition from James I in 1603 …

Galway International Arts Festival

Probably the largest and most varied arts festival in the country, Galway started back in 1978 and has just grown and …

City Spectacular

This event is build around free events in two city parks – Merrions Square in Dublin and Fitzgerald Park in Cork …