Festivals

Ennis Trad Fest is a joyous celebration of Irish traditional music in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. With a long and rich musical heritage, the picturesque County Clare town of Ennis on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way has been called the traditional music capital of Ireland. Year round its pubs and streets are filled with music but for five days every year...

Ireland’s most exciting and ambitious film festival returns to Cork this November showcasing the best films from around the world. Now in its 69th year, Cork International Film Festival (CIFF) (7–17 November) is Ireland’s oldest and largest film festival with a mission to create a shared cultural experience connecting audiences and artists. The festival presents a far-reaching programme of over 200...

Fire & Shadows processions in cities across Ireland will bring the spirit of Samhain to life this Halloween. Celebrating Ireland as the birthplace of Halloween, the Samhain night processions present spirits, mythical creatures, and ethereal beings in a captivating fusion of Celtic mythology and folklore. Waterford Ireland’s oldest city was founded by the Vikings over 1,100 years ago and is brimming with...

This November, Ireland’s Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) celebrates its 140th anniversary highlighting the importance of Gaelic games to the life of Irish people. The GAA is Ireland’s largest sporting organisation representing the unique national games of hurling and Gaelic football as well as handball and rounders. Camogie and ladies Gaelic football are governed by other associations but taken together these...

Fabulous food, fireworks and festival fun will light up Northern Ireland’s prettiest seaside towns and villages this August and September. Northern Ireland offers visitors a host of fun events over the summer and into autumn and in its picturesque coastal villages there will be a focus on fabulous local food and family friendly events. On the spectacular Causeway Coast, the seaside...

Summer festival fun on Northern Ireland’s stunning coast   Fabulous food, fireworks and festival fun will light up Northern Ireland’s prettiest seaside towns and villages this August and September. Northern Ireland offers visitors a host of fun events over the summer and into autumn and in its picturesque coastal villages there will be a focus on fabulous local food and family friendly...

Dungarvan is Seisiún ready as TuneFest 2024 Festival Beckons Head to Dungarvan from 21st-23rd June for concerts, including headline gigs with Cherish the Ladies, Talisk and Danú, music workshops, dancing, pub sessions, youth buskers, cd launches, and free outdoor gig rig performances. TuneFest Dungarvan, Ireland’s most exciting emerging traditional Irish music festival, will take place in the scenic harbour town of Dungarvan...

Set sail to the Foyle Maritime Festival for seafaring fun   Derry~Londonderry’s waterfront will be overflowing with maritime-themed events and activities when the Foyle Maritime Festival returns.    A four-day programme of events, from Tall Ships, on-water activities, circus and maritime market to music, animation and comedy will run from 27–30 June in the walled city. The theme of this year’s Foyle Maritime...

Celebrate a summer of LGBTQ+ love on the island of Ireland   Pride events across the island of Ireland this summer will see hundreds of thousands of people celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. Ireland is an LGBTQ+ friendly place and in June, July and August, cities across the island will stage colourful and joyous Pride parades and festivals to celebrate and show...

Joyce’s Dublin recalled in Bloomsday Festival   Ireland’s annual celebration of James Joyce’s seminal work, Ulysses, returns to Dublin in June with the five-day Bloomsday festival. Art, music, theatre, lectures, readings, walking tours and food events make up the packed programme that invites Joyce fans to see his famous novel Ulysses through a multitude of lenses. Bloomsday (11–16 June) recalls 16 June 1904,...