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What's on in Ireland in August 2008
An Event Guide listing festivals and other happenings of particular interest to those visiting Ireland in August 2008
Puck Fair
Date: 10th - 12th August | Location: Kerry
Each August during one of Europes oldest fairs, Puck Fair in Kilorglin Co Kerry, a wild mountain goat is crowned King and elevated to a high perch where he overlooks three days of... More....
Fleadh Cheoil 2008
Date: 17th - 25th Aug | Location: Offaly
Photo by Irish TypepadFleadh Cheoil began life as a competitive event, but has evolved to include concerts, céilis, parades, pageants and street sessions. It changes location... More....
Ahakista Regatta
Date: 1st - 4th August | Location: Cork
A very friendly local regatta in this lovely West Cork village, this is one of those friendly small scale events that it is a pleasure to drop in on when you are on vacation. It is... More....
Festival of World Cultures
Date: 22nd - 24th August | Location: Dublin
The 2008 Festival will once again celebrate an incresingly multicultural Ireland, and given that one in every ten people living in Ireland now was not born here, it is certainly no... More....
Feakle Traditional Music Festival
Date: 6th - 12th August | Location: Clare
Feakle has always been an area steeped in traditional music and is the home of the famed East Clare sytle. For the last 20 years this festival has been bringing some of ... More....
Birr Vintage Week
Date: Aug 15th - 22nd | Location: Offaly
Now in its 40th year, Birr celebrates the coming of motorised vehicles in style every year, with costumed parades and displays of vintage vehicles of every kind - from fancy Rolls... More....
The Merriman Summer School
Date: Aug 17th - 23rd | Location: Clare
If you are planning to attend a summer school in Ireland for the first time, Merriman is the one to pick. It has plenty for anyone with an interest in Irish culture to enjoy and... More....
National Heritage Week
Date: Aug 24th - Sept 1st | Location: Various
Heritage Week is a week long celebration of natural, artistic and built Heritage of Ireland during which many local and national heritage organisation hold special events throughout... More....
The Electric Picnic
Date: Aug 29th - 31st | Location: Laois
Billing itself as a 'boutique music' event, there was a great athmosphere here in previous years and this year they add a third day. As always there is an eclectic and... More....
Kilkenny Arts Festival
Date: Aug 8th-17th | Location: Kilkenny
One of the longest established Arts Festivals in Ireland, this one has something for everyone and the whole city is involved, with exhibitions and performances even in shops and hotel... More....
Calves Week 2008
Date: August 1st- 10th | Location: Cork
Named as a tongue in cheek reference to the famous yachting event Cowes Week, this is a not to be missed event for lovers of sailing and enjoyable even for those with only a passing... More....
Spraoi Festival
Date: August 1st - 3rd | Location: Waterford
The Spraoi [say spree] Festival in Waterford is all about live street performance and world music. Every part of the city is involved and the whole place becomes a huge street party,... More....
Greystones Arts Festival
Date: August 1st - 4th | Location: Wicklow
Greystones Arts Festival, now in its 27th year, is Wicklow’s biggest and brightest Festival and includes four days of non stop Street Theatre, Carnival, Comedy, Music and... More....
Warriors Festival
Date: August 24th | Location: Donegal
The central event of this festival is the gruelling Warrior's Run, which takes runners from the beachfront at Strandhill over a 10 mile route involving a seriously challenging... More....
Dublin Horse Show
Date: August 6th -10th | Location: Dublin
Photo by decscrambleThe annual gathering of the horsey set in Dublin is not just Ireland's premier showjumping event of the year, but a fixture in the social calendar... More....
Yeats Summer School
Date: July 26th - August 8th | Location: Sligo
Organised by the Sligo Yeats Society, this very popular school commemorates the life and work of W.B. Yeats in a series of workshops, lectures, seminars and readings. Attended... More....
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