Ireland's village events, all in one place.

"One of the oldest agricultural shows in Ireland, held at Treanlawn, Killoe, with livestock championships, showjumping, craft marquee, live country music, and free children's entertainment drawing visitors from across the country."

Longford Agricultural Show

"One of Munster's most complete one-day agricultural shows, held at Powerstown Park Racecourse with cattle, horses, sheep, poultry, home industries, arts and crafts, a Donkey Derby and live music all under the same roof."

Clonmel Show

"Held at the mart ground in the heart of Connemara, this annual one-day show celebrates the native Connemara pony alongside sheep, dogs, and trade stands in a setting of wild mountain scenery."

Maam Cross Connemara Pony Show

"St Patrick's Purgatory on Station Island has received barefoot pilgrims keeping an all-night vigil and strict fast for over a thousand years, making Lough Derg one of Europe's most demanding and continuous pilgrimage traditions."

Lough Derg Three-Day Pilgrimage Season

"Running for 41 years in a working fishing village, this community-run festival serves locally landed seafood platters, live music, and children's workshops as a fundraiser for the Stella Maris Centre."

Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival

"In its 75th year, this traditional one-day show at Killag combines cattle, sheep, goat and poultry judging, dressage, show jumping, sheepdog trials, and home industry classes on a long-established show field in the southeast corner of Wexford."

Bannow and Rathangan Agricultural Show

"A compact mid-summer arts weekend filling the historic harbour town of Kinsale with visual art, music, performance and open studios across its medieval streets."

Kinsale Arts Weekend

"A four-day multi-village celebration rooted in the Comeragh Mountains, weaving together open-air mountain concerts, traditional sheep shearing, storytelling and guided mountain walks across rural Waterford."

Comeraghs Wild Festival

"One of Ireland's longest-running open-air country music gatherings, filling The Diamond in Monaghan Town with four nights of live dancing and headline acts each July."

Monaghan Town Country Music Festival

"A ten-day Celbridge arts festival tied to the real-life story of Jonathan Swift and Esther Vanhomrigh, returning in 2026 to mark the 300th anniversary of the publication of Gulliver's Travels."

Swift & Vanessa Arts Festival

"A three-day celebration in Wicklow Town's Abbey Grounds, showcasing over 30 artisan food producers, live chef demonstrations from Catherine Fulvio and Rachel Allen, craft stalls, live music and outdoor cinema."

Taste of Wicklow Food and Music Festival

"One of Ireland's most respected literary gatherings, held each July in the market town of Bantry, bringing Irish and international writers together for readings, workshops and events for all ages."

West Cork Literary Festival

"A three-night outdoor festival at Ballinderreen GAA grounds, reviving the showband tradition of the 1950s and 1960s when this small south Galway village was a key stop on the national music circuit."

South Galway Bay Music Festival

"A vibrant community celebration in the heritage village of Ramelton featuring a four-day main music programme alongside pre-events and activities across the surrounding week."

The Lennon Festival

"Now in its 9th year, this three-night live music festival pitches a Big Top on the shorefront overlooking Lough Swilly, with on-site camping and food vendors for a family-friendly atmosphere."

Buncrana Music Festival

"A returning summer highlight in the heart of the Inishowen Peninsula, this three-night marquee music event in Carndonagh has drawn crowds since it began in 2018."

Live in the Marquee Carndonagh

"A storytelling and community festival honouring poet Patrick Kavanagh in his home village, with period-dress cycling, céili-house tours, barn performances and a family barbecue."

Inniskeen Road July Evening Festival

"A high-energy lakeside family festival on the shores of Lough Muckno, running since 1999, combining live music, water sports, themed family days and Saturday night entertainment."

Muckno Mania Festival

"A thrilling off-road cycling challenge that sends mountain bikers and gravel riders descending through the wild terrain of the Nire Valley in the heart of the Comeragh Mountains."

Nire Valley Drop Mountain Bike and Gravel Grinder Challenge

"Classic and vintage vehicles from across the south-east gather for a scenic run and open-air display through the Comeragh Mountain foothills, drawing enthusiasts of all ages."

Comeragh Motor Club Classic and Vintage Car Run and Display

"A lively open-air country music day at Gowran Park Racecourse gathering top Irish country acts, a giant dance floor and family attractions in the heart of rural Kilkenny."

Kilkenny Country Music Festival

"A show with over 180 years of unbroken tradition at the Westmeath Show Society's own 50-acre Culleen showgrounds, featuring pedigree cattle, sheep, horses, showjumping, and trade stands drawing entries from across Ireland."

Mullingar Agricultural Show

"One of Munster's longest-running county shows, held at the Ennis Showgrounds for over a century, with livestock, equestrian, horticulture, arts and crafts classes showcasing the best of Clare farming and rural life."

County Clare Agricultural Show

"Ireland's longest-running community festival celebrates the River Moy with eight days of traditional music, the historic Moy Swim, Cruinniú na mBád boat parade, National Heritage Day, and a fireworks finale."

Ballina Salmon Festival

"A week-long immersion in the fiddle-rich traditions of south Sligo, held in a characterful market town that has nurtured some of Ireland's finest trad players."

South Sligo Summer School

"One of Europe's oldest horse fairs, held on Buttevant's main street every 12 July since at least the reign of Charles II, where legend holds that both Napoleon and Wellington sourced their famous warhorses."

Cahirmee Horse Fair

"A beloved Connemara village show featuring 20 in-hand Connemara Pony classes alongside dog and sheep competitions, celebrating the area's deep-rooted breeding tradition on the wild Atlantic seaboard."

Roundstone Connemara Pony, Dog and Sheep Show

"A traditional currach racing day on the quiet western shores of Lough Corrib, part of the beloved Rásaí na gCurrach season that keeps west of Ireland rowing customs alive."

Corr na Móna Currach Races

"A traditional boat festival in the heartland of Connemara's Gaeltacht at Rosmuc, featuring currach racing on the waterways that inspired Patrick Pearse and remain central to Irish maritime and linguistic heritage."

Féile na mBád Rosmuc

"A five-day, family-friendly village festival set against the colourful backdrop of Sneem on the Ring of Kerry, mixing live music, crafts, sports, funfair rides, and genuine community spirit."

Sneem Summer Festival

"A living calendar custom drawing pilgrims each year on the feast of St Fiacra to his holy well on the edge of the Westmeath village, continuing an unbroken pattern of devotion and rural community gathering."

St Fiacra's Well Pilgrimage

"A three-night community music festival held in one of County Sligo's smallest villages, bringing Irish and European acts to a stage run entirely by local volunteers since 2019."

Ballygawley Music Festival

"Ten days of visual art, music, theatre, literature, and a spectacular opening parade transform the market town of Boyle into one of Ireland's premier regional arts destinations each July."

Boyle Arts Festival

"A community-run, multi-genre outdoor music festival in the heart of the West Donegal Gaeltacht, combining live bands, pop, rock and late-night DJ sets with a family fun day at CLG Ghaoth Dobhair."

Sult Féile

"South Wicklow's own agricultural show, held at Umrigar since 1944 and affiliated with the Irish Shows Association, covering horse classes, sheep, poultry, pets, home industries, arts and crafts, and horticulture in a relaxed community atmosphere."

Carnew and District Agricultural Show

"A beloved village show at Claremount featuring the prestigious Banner Breeders' Championship for Irish Sport Horses, alongside horticulture, indoor craft classes and a warm community atmosphere on the banks of the River Fergus."

Clarecastle Agricultural Show

"A one-day traditional county show held in Riverstown Community Park since 1994, offering over 260 livestock, domestic arts, and junior classes with many qualifying for national finals."

Sligo County Agricultural Show

"An award-winning week-long festival of traditional Irish music, song and dance in Drumshanbo, now in its 36th year, honouring Leitrim piper Joe Mooney with classes, concerts and sessions."

Joe Mooney Summer School

"Billed as Ireland's oldest agricultural show, this one-day Carndonagh event brings together livestock classes, crafts, sheepdog trials, and family entertainment on the Inishowen Peninsula."

Inishowen Agricultural Show

"A centuries-old Gaeltacht pilgrimage to St Mac Dara's island by currach and Galway hooker culminates in thrilling traditional boat races and a céilí on the shores of South Connemara."

Féile Mhic Dara

"Coastal rowing beach sprints held in the Irish-speaking Gaeltacht village of Ring on Waterford's coastline, part of the national coastal rowing series organised by Rowing Ireland."

Ring Beach Sprints League

"Hundreds of kites fill the Atlantic sky above Keel Beach as professional fliers, kite-making workshops and crowd competitions bring all ages together on one of Achill's most spectacular strands."

Mayo International Kite Festival

"A beloved open-air weekend market in Con Smith Park bringing together 50-plus local food producers, crafters, artists, and live musicians to celebrate the best of County Cavan."

Summer Cottage Market

"A summer festival set within the sweeping lakeside gardens of Belvedere House, combining horticultural displays, artisan markets, and family entertainment at one of Westmeath's finest Georgian estates on Lough Ennell."

Belvedere Garden Festival

"A traditional one-day Connemara show featuring Connemara ponies, cattle, sheep, a pet parade, arts and crafts, and live Irish music at the community field in Ballyconneely."

Ballyconneely Agricultural Show

"A long-established annual show held at the showgrounds on the Kilrickle Road outside Loughrea, bringing together farming classes, livestock displays, and community entertainment for all ages."

Loughrea Agricultural Show

"A beloved rural show on the edge of Clew Bay bringing together equestrian competition, livestock classes, and community spirit in one of Mayo's most scenic coastal villages."

Louisburgh Horse and Pony Show

"One of Connemara's largest pony shows, attracting over 200 entries of the celebrated Connemara Pony breed to this coastal village, with a dog show, craft fair and bonny baby competition alongside the judging ring."

Ballyconneely Pony Show

"Now in its 32nd year, this intimate four-day gathering in a small Wexford village pub draws a loyal following with a mix of traditional, folk, roots, and Americana music across a long July weekend."

Annual Phil Murphy Weekend of Music

"A boutique music and arts weekend that transforms the tiny village of Emo into a walkable festival site, mixing Britpop and indie legends with Irish trad and folk on multiple stages under the forest skyline."

Forest Fest Music & Arts Festival

"A riverside festival in the Shannon-side village of Banagher that takes its name from the old Irish expression, mixing music, community events and Shannon waterway celebrations over a summer weekend."

That Beats Banagher Festival

"A long-standing pattern festival rooted in the parish's holy well tradition, Brideswell's last-July-weekend gathering brings together live music, heritage walks, arts and crafts, sport, and family fun for a genuine community celebration."

Brideswell Pattern Festival

"Now in its 23rd year, this nine-day county-wide festival opens at Arboretum Leighlinbridge and takes in historic estates, woodland gardens and walled gardens across the Carlow Garden Trail, with acclaimed designers and gardeners from Ireland and the UK delivering talks, tours and workshops."

Carlow Garden Festival

"A traditional one-day agricultural show in the shadow of Nephin mountain, showcasing livestock, home produce, and rural crafts at the heart of North Mayo's farming community."

Crossmolina Agricultural Show

"Running annually since 1988 and named Best Irish Festival 2024, this week-long community celebration fills Castlerea with open-air concerts, parades, markets, and the crowning of the Rose of Castlerea."

Castlerea Rose Festival

"Revived in 1995, this Dingle Peninsula community festival marks the ancient harvest feast with music, sheep shearing, a blessing of the boats at Brandon Pier, and a pilgrimage to the summit of Mount Brandon."

Féile Lúghnasa, Cloghane agus Baile an Bhóthair

"Dating to the 1890s, this spectacular two-day regatta on Bertraghboy Bay brings Galway hookers, gleoiteógs, and racing currachs racing beneath the Twelve Bens in one of the oldest traditional sea festivals in the west of Ireland."

Roundstone Regatta

"Now in its 148th year, this entirely volunteer-run festival celebrates Wicklow Town's seafaring heritage with golly fishing, rowing races, raft races and live music across the harbour and town."

Wicklow Regatta Festival

"A community-run country show at Knockmoylan featuring show jumping, dog classes, Macra na Feirme sporting contests and live music in the south Kilkenny countryside."

Castlegannon Show

"One of Ireland's oldest agricultural shows, founded in 1898, bringing livestock competitions, vintage machinery, a truck show, and the famous tractor pull to the Coolfin showgrounds outside Rathdowney."

Ossory Agricultural Show

"A lively outdoor afternoon festival held in the shadow of the Devil's Bit mountain at Killoskehane, Borrisoleigh, combining live music, food and local devilment for its fourth year running."

Devil's Bit Music Festival

"A beloved Connemara beach racing tradition held on the sands of Aillebrack near Ballyconneely, where horses and ponies have raced on this Atlantic shoreline for well over a century."

Errismore Horse and Pony Races

"Celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2026, this traditional one-day show in the heart of County Cavan features seven livestock categories, home industries and a big-screen All-Ireland football final."

Arva Agricultural Show

"A beloved week of trad workshops, céilís and sessions on the wild Atlantic island of Achill, connecting generations of musicians in one of Ireland's most dramatic landscapes."

Scoil Acla Summer School

"Up to 25,000 pilgrims climb Ireland's holiest mountain barefoot on the last Sunday of July, continuing an unbroken Lughnasa-rooted tradition traced to at least the 12th century."

Reek Sunday Pilgrimage, Croagh Patrick

"One of Ireland's oldest surviving pattern days, pilgrims perform the rounds at St Declan's holy well on the Sunday nearest his feast day, a custom documented continuously since at least 1611."

Ardmore Pattern Day, Patrún Naomh Declán

"Pilgrims gather at Tobernalt holy well outside Sligo town on Garland Sunday to perform the traditional rounds, a practice that shifted from Keash Hill to this wooded well site in living memory."

Tobernalt Holy Well, Garland Sunday Pilgrimage

"A specialist breed show at Mullingar Equestrian Centre celebrating the hardy Connemara pony, drawing breeders and enthusiasts from across the midlands for a day of showing, competitions, and rural tradition."

Midlands Connemara Pony Show

"A beloved West Cork village festival centred on its working harbour, with regatta racing, street races, pillow fights, the greasy pole, swimming competitions and nightly music across the Bank Holiday week."

Courtmacsherry Harbour Festival

"Held each August Bank Holiday week in the heritage village where Turlough O'Carolan is buried, this internationally acclaimed festival weaves harp competitions, summer school tuition, céilís, and the legendary Door Dancing Competition into eight days of living Irish tradition."

O'Carolan Harp Festival & Summer School

"A nine-day village celebration in Georgian Durrow where hundreds of creative scarecrows occupy every nook and cranny, culminating in the All-Ireland Scarecrow Championship with a prize fund of EUR3,000."

Durrow Scarecrow Festival

"A patron-day currach racing festival on the largest of the Aran Islands, keeping alive the island's deep seafaring tradition on one of the Atlantic's most dramatic coastlines."

Pátrún Inis Mór Currach Races

"The world's oldest folk festival of its genre, now in its 49th year, brings headline concerts, street sessions, and talent competitions to Ballyshannon over four days on the banks of the Erne."

Ballyshannon Folk and Traditional Music Festival

"A long-running summer arts and community festival centred on the handsome 19th-century Market House in Gorey, bringing theatre, music, and street performance to one of Wexford's most characterful market towns."

Gorey Market House Festival

"One of Ireland's longest-running community arts festivals, filling historic Birr with visual arts, street theatre, a vintage vehicle parade, antique fairs, a donkey derby and fireworks for a full week."

Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival

"A beloved August Bank Holiday country and Irish music festival under canvas in Drumlish, immortalised in song by local legend Declan Nerney, drawing crowds from across Ireland for dancing, comedy, and community spirit."

The Marquee in Drumlish

"A multi-day celebration in Ireland's biggest whitefish port on the Beara Peninsula, mixing live music, seafood, family activities and maritime heritage against the backdrop of Bantry Bay."

Castletownbere Festival of the Sea

"A milestone 30th edition of Clones's beloved coarse angling competition, drawing match fishermen from across Ireland to the waterways surrounding Lough Muckno."

Clones Coarse Angling Festival

"An outdoor country and contemporary music festival in St Mary's Park, Castleblayney, bringing live headline acts to the lakeside town each summer."

Fogfest Castleblayney Music Festival

"An annual August Bank Holiday fixture on Rush's North Beach combining world-class aerobatics over the Irish Sea with artisan food markets, heritage boat displays, and live music in a free, community-driven coastal celebration."

Rush Harbour Festival and Fingal Air Show

"One of Ireland's longest-running regattas, held since 1886 on the River Barrow through Graiguenamanagh every August Bank Holiday weekend."

Graiguenamanagh River Regatta

"A community-run music, comedy and culture weekend staged in the intimate ruins of Cullohill Castle, brought to life by Cullohill Community Council with support from Laois County Council."

Folly Festival

"A beloved one-day agricultural show in the coastal village of Grange dating back to 1945, showcasing livestock, homecrafts, fruits and vegetables against the backdrop of north Sligo's drumlin scenery."

North Sligo Agricultural Show

"A community-led nine-day festival in the cathedral town of Ballaghaderreen bringing together local art exhibitions, street performances, and traditional music sessions across the August bank holiday period."

Ballaghaderreen Arts Festival

"Traditional currach racing day held on the remote Connemara island-peninsula of Lettermullen, a genuine community gathering that preserves the ancient rowing culture of the west Galway coast."

Féile Cuigéal Currach Races

"Held at Stradbally Hall by the Irish Steam Preservation Society, this August Bank Holiday gathering showcases working steam engines, traction engines, oil engines, vintage tractors, and traditional crafts over three days, with a steam and vintage parade through the village square."

National Steam Rally

"One of south Mayo's flagship summer shows, bringing together livestock judging, equestrian events, home produce, and trade stands for a full family day in the market town of Claremorris."

Claremorris Agricultural Show

"A two-day traditional agricultural show set in one of Donegal's most remote and scenic Gaeltacht valleys, celebrating rural life with livestock classes, home industries, and community competitions."

Glencolmcille Agricultural Show

"A traditional currach racing day on the wild Atlantic coast of west Clare, part of the all-island Rásaí na gCurrach season and a rare chance to see canvas currachs racing in open coastal waters."

An Dún Beag Currach Races

"An offshore coastal rowing endurance regatta based in one of Ireland's busiest fishing ports on the Beara Peninsula, drawing club crews from across Munster for long-course competition on open Atlantic water."

Castletownbere Endurance Regatta

"One of Leinster's most beloved agricultural shows, running since 1935 and drawing over 15,000 visitors to Fairwood Park each August Bank Holiday Monday for livestock, horses, home industries, crafts and live country music."

Tinahely Agricultural Show

"A free annual medieval fair set inside the walled grounds of the 13th-century St. Mary's Collegiate Church in Youghal, bringing costumed displays, crafts and living history to one of Ireland's best-preserved walled towns."

Youghal Medieval Festival

"A 140-plus-year-old show always held on August Bank Holiday Monday in Nenagh, combining livestock and showjumping competitions with a dog show, horticultural displays, arts and crafts and one of Ireland's leading showjumping qualifying events."

North Tipperary Agricultural Show

"A small, community-run rural show in the Rosses district of Donegal, one of seven government-funded agricultural shows in the county keeping the tradition of the meitheal alive."

Meenacross Show

"One of County Monaghan's flagship one-day agricultural shows, held at the Castleblayney Showgrounds with equestrian classes, cattle competitions and local artisan food stalls."

Castleblayney Agricultural Show

"North Mayo's quintessential Bank Holiday Monday gathering draws over 30,000 people to 200 acres of dedicated showgrounds in the small village of Bonniconlon, with a prize fund of up to €60,000 across livestock, equestrian, and trade stand classes."

Bonniconlon Agricultural Show and Gymkhana

"An annual one-day country show in the traditional weaving town of Ardara, showcasing livestock, horsemanship, home industries, and arts and crafts against the backdrop of the Blue Stack Mountains."

Ardara Agricultural Show

"Now in its 57th year, Donegal's premier agricultural show in Clonmany combines livestock classes, sheepdog trials, the Taste of Inishowen food element, and the North West Shearing Championships across two days."

Clonmany Agricultural Show

"A surviving pattern day on the Mayo-Roscommon border, held at Urlaur on the feast of St Dominic, drawing local families and community in a centuries-old devotional gathering at the holy well."

Pattern of Urlaur, Kilmovee

"A fun 32 km charity cycle open to all ages that winds from Roundstone village through the otherworldly Connemara bog road to Ballyconneely and back, finishing with music, awards, and community celebration."

Tour de Bog

"Now in its 39th year, this intimate East Clare village festival draws world-class traditional musicians for a week of concerts, workshops in fiddle, concertina and accordion, céilí dances and lively pub sessions."

Feakle International Traditional Music Festival

"A weekend of lively academic talks, walking tours and field trips held on the private island estate of Inish Beg, exploring West Cork's rich and often turbulent history with leading historians and writers."

West Cork History Festival

"A beloved three-day horse-racing festival set against the dramatic backdrop of Dingle Bay, drawing crowds to one of Ireland's most scenic racecourses on the Dingle Peninsula."

Dingle Races

"In the award-winning Tidy Towns village of Moynalty, this beloved annual gathering revives the pre-mechanisation harvest with working steam engines, horse-drawn farm machinery, old-time threshing, butter making, and cooking on open fires."

Moynalty Steam Threshing Festival

"Set against the medieval backdrop of Trim Castle, this three-day summer proms festival brings live orchestral and classical performances to one of Ireland's most atmospheric historic town settings."

King John Summer Prom Festival

"A flagship Offaly agricultural show held each August at the Tullamore showgrounds, featuring livestock competitions, equestrian events, craft markets and family entertainment."

Tullamore Show

"A five-day south Sligo heritage festival in its 41st year, culminating in a street fair with over 50 traditional craft demonstrations, vintage machinery, livestock and artisan stalls recreating the atmosphere of a 19th-century Irish fair day."

Tubbercurry Old Fair Day Festival

"Two free days of seaside family fun along the shores of Schull, blending long-standing regatta tradition with on-water racing and community festivities in a classic West Cork harbour village."

Schull Regatta Festival

"A long-distance community walking event winding through the lake-dotted drumlin landscapes of Killeshandra and west Cavan within the UNESCO Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark."

Cuilcagh Camino

"A week-long community celebration in south Leitrim now in its 60th year, famous for free nightly open-air concerts on the main street alongside water sports, funfairs and children's events."

Ballinamore Family Festival

"An island-community currach racing festival at Lettermore in the heart of Connemara's island archipelago, celebrating the close bond between these scattered coastal communities and the sea."

Féile na nOileán Currach Races

"Ireland's oldest festival, held without fail on 10, 11 and 12 August in Killorglin since at least 1613, where a wild mountain goat is crowned King Puck above the town square amid horse fairs, parades, and street music."

Puck Fair (Aonach an Phoic)

"One of North County Dublin's longest-running village festivals, established in 1970, packing a full three-day programme of live music headlined by the Whistlin' Donkeys, trad sessions, a pet show, vintage vehicle displays, and community fundraisers into the heart of a small rural village."

Garristown Festival

"A summer traditional music festival on the island of Great Island, drawing top-tier Irish trad musicians to perform sessions and concerts across the Victorian harbour town of Cobh."

Cobh Trad Fest

"A lively celebration of local producers and street food traders filling Church Square in Monaghan Town with artisan stalls, live music and community atmosphere each August."

Monaghan Street Food Festival

"A two-day celebration of the county's food and drink at Naas Racecourse, bringing together Kildare's local producers and chefs for tastings, live cooking demonstrations, workshops and live music."

Taste of Kildare

"A traditional street fair held every year on the Feast of the Assumption in the market town of Kenmare, continuing a centuries-old pattern day custom on the shores of Kenmare Bay."

Kenmare Fair

"Now in its 70th year, Cappamore Show is one of Munster's most respected one-day agricultural shows, drawing competitors from across the region for livestock, horses, vintage engines, and artisan craft classes."

Cappamore Agricultural Show

"A traditional rural parish show at Drumshervra Showgrounds bringing together livestock, home industries and community pride in one of Monaghan's quieter farming villages."

Tydavnet Parish Agricultural Show

"A rare surviving Limerick pattern day, held on the Feast of the Assumption, gathering the parish of Ballylanders for traditional devotions that link Christian feast to pre-Christian harvest custom."

Ballylanders Pattern Day, Feast of the Assumption

"A weekend of traditional currach racing and community celebration on the smallest of the Aran Islands, where skilled island rowers compete in boats that have shaped life on this remote Atlantic shore for centuries."

Rásaí Inis Oírr

"Founded in 1946 and known as the County Carlow Show, this one-day event draws over 15,000 visitors to the Coppenagh showground for livestock, equestrian, dog, and domestic arts competitions alongside All Ireland Championship finals."

Tullow Agricultural Show

"Held each August in Ireland's oldest town on the Wild Atlantic Way, this traditional one-day show is a shop window for local livestock producers, agri-food businesses, and rural crafts in south Donegal."

Ballyshannon Agricultural Show

"Expert-guided tours of Carlingford's medieval streetscape and castle run across two weekends during Heritage Week, letting visitors follow in President Biden's footsteps through one of Ireland's best-preserved Anglo-Norman towns."

Carlingford Heritage Week Castle Tours

"The premier showcase of Ireland's native Connemara pony breed, held over four days at the Clifden Showgrounds, drawing breeders and enthusiasts from around the world for in-hand, ridden, and working hunter classes."

Connemara Pony Show Clifden

"West Cork Music's curated festival brings together some of the most revered masters of Irish traditional music for intimate, high-calibre performances in the handsome market town of Bantry."

Masters of Tradition

"A beloved literary weekend transforming the medieval riverside village of Graiguenamanagh into a book lover's paradise, with over 25 independent booksellers, author talks, music and crafts along the River Barrow."

Graiguenamanagh Town of Books Festival

"A cherished 29-year-old set dancing weekend on the Shannon Estuary, honouring Clare dancing master Dan Furey with three nights of céilí music from the Tulla and Kilfenora Céilí Bands alongside workshops open to all."

Dan Furey Weekend of Set Dancing

"Ireland's oldest agricultural show, celebrating its 200th edition in 2026, draws 25,000 visitors to Piltown for livestock, horses, horticulture, crafts and family competitions."

Iverk Show

"A carefully curated boutique arts and music weekend set on the grounds of Killyon Manor, a rural Meath estate, blending intimate performances with a warm community atmosphere far from the festival mainstream."

Another Love Story

"A well-supported community agricultural show in the market town of Moate, bringing together livestock, equestrian classes, and rural crafts in the heart of County Westmeath each August."

Moate Agricultural Show

"Limerick's largest agricultural festival brings up to 15,000 visitors to Limerick Racecourse for show jumping, livestock classes, a dog show, horticulture, a food village, and live music all in a single summer day."

Limerick Show

"A long-established east Mayo show drawing farming families from across Connacht to compete in livestock, equestrian, and home produce classes in the market town of Swinford."

Swinford Agricultural Show

"A free Heritage Week display of beautifully restored vintage tractors, vehicles and farm machinery at John Hanlon's yard, with donations supporting the Maria Goretti Foundation."

John Hanlon's Vintage Museum Exhibition

"Trail runners tackle fuchsia-lined island lanes and clifftop paths in a half marathon and 10km on Ireland's southernmost inhabited island, with the ferry crossing from Baltimore included in the adventure."

Cape Clear Island Races

"Self-styled the best little show in Munster, Dualla packs livestock, showjumping, sheepdog trials, tractor pulling, vintage displays, artisan food and free children's entertainment into one spectacular late-summer Sunday near Cashel."

Dualla Show

"A harvest celebration weekend set among Skerries' iconic working windmills and watermill, blending live music, family attractions, and the seasonal heritage of grain milling during National Heritage Week."

Skerries Mills Harvest Time Festival

"Europe's largest singles festival, running for over 165 years in this small Burren spa town, fills every pub and hotel throughout September with céilí dancing, country music and the legendary services of traditional matchmaker Willie Daly."

Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival

"A three-day East Galway traditional music festival honouring the legacy of musician Larry Reynolds, with sessions, workshops, storytelling, and céilí firmly rooted in the local community."

Féile Cheoil Larry Reynolds

"An internationally acclaimed five-day blues festival that transforms Monaghan Town into a world-class hub for guitarists and roots musicians each September."

Harvest Time Blues Festival

"One of Ireland's longest-running storytelling gatherings, this acclaimed festival brings seanchaithe and international tellers together on Ireland's southernmost inhabited Gaeltacht island for a weekend of spoken word, walks and sessions."

Cape Clear Island International Storytelling Festival

"A family-friendly two-day festival set in the grounds of Oakfield Park near Raphoe, mixing live original acts and tribute performances across two stages in the heart of County Donegal."

Oakfest

"One of Leinster's flagship agricultural days, the Royal Meath Show fills the Porchfields of Trim each September with pedigree livestock, equestrian displays, an artisan craft marquee, and trade stands celebrating the best of the Royal County's farming heritage."

Royal Meath Show

"Now in its eighth decade, this south Mayo show regularly attracts nearly 7,000 visitors to Ballinrobe Racecourse for livestock competitions, equestrian classes, crafts, and family entertainment beside Lough Mask."

Ballinrobe Agricultural Show

"One of Kerry's most tenacious pattern survivals, pilgrims pay rounds three times sunwise at Our Lady's Well on 8 September in a tradition that draws returned emigrants and the travelling community from across Ireland and Britain."

Ballyheigue Pattern Day

"Pilgrims process the Pilgrim Cross through the great 6th-century monastic ruins of Clonmacnoise on St Ciarán's feast day, a diocesan pilgrimage that transforms a UNESCO-listed monument back into a living sacred community."

Clonmacnoise Pattern Day, Féile Naomh Ciarán

"A four-day multidisciplinary arts festival on the scenic shores of Lough Derg in Portumna, spanning visual arts, music, film, theatre, and literature in one of County Galway's most undervisited lakeside towns."

Shorelines Arts Festival

"A beloved two-day outdoor folk and roots music festival held in the small west Limerick village of Kilmeedy, with camping under the September sky and a warm community atmosphere."

Full Moon Rising

"Set on the wild Atlantic edge of Achill Island, this growing folk festival fills village pubs and venues in Dooagh with headline sessions, workshops and intimate recitals from some of the finest names in Irish and Celtic folk."

Dooagh Folk Festival

"The Village Green transforms into a living history Viking camp each September, with re-enactors, the Ardglass Viking Longboat, street entertainment and interactive family activities set against Carlingford's medieval walls."

Carlingford Viking Experience and Medieval Festival

"Europe's largest outdoor agricultural trade exhibition and cultural event returns to Screggan, Tullamore, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors to witness competitive ploughing, livestock, and rural crafts."

National Ploughing Championships

"Billed as the longest-running community arts festival in Ireland, this ten-day Connemara celebration brings theatre, music, visual arts, and literary events to the market town of Clifden each autumn."

Clifden Community Arts Festival

"Established in 1829 and now in its 186th year, this two-day show at Ballinasloe Showgrounds is the oldest agricultural show in Ireland, hosting five All-Ireland Championship finals across ponies, horses, cattle, sheep, and dogs."

Ballinasloe Horse and Agricultural Show

"A weekend Taste Trail through one of Ireland's most celebrated food towns, showcasing Dingle Peninsula's award-winning artisan producers, celebrity chef demonstrations, and street markets with Atlantic seafood at their heart."

Dingle Food Festival (Féile Bia Dhaingean Uí Chúis)

"Europe's oldest and largest horse fair, now in its 303rd year, filling Ballinasloe's Fair Green for eight days with horse and pony trading, street entertainment, a vintage parade, fireworks, and the deep traditions of the Irish Travelling community."

Ballinasloe International October Fair and Festival

"A unique competitive filmmaking festival in Birr where participants are challenged to conceive, shoot and screen a short film within just a few days."

OFFline Film Festival

"A five-day autumn festival in Castleisland honouring the fiddle legend of the Sliabh Luachra tradition, with sessions, concerts and workshops celebrating the living music of east Kerry."

Patrick O'Keeffe Traditional Music Festival

"Running since 2007, this much-loved Halloween weekend festival fills the lakeside town of Virginia with pumpkin competitions, parades, and family festivities every October bank holiday."

Virginia Pumpkin Festival

"A once-in-a-generation outdoor spectacle marking 300 years of Gulliver's Travels, transforming Cavan Courthouse with large-scale digital projections, theatre, music, and community lantern art inspired by Jonathan Swift's West Cavan connections."

Gulliver's Travels 300th Anniversary Celebration

"A historic one-day livestock fair at the Connemara crossroads of Maam Cross, rooted in the tradition of local farmers trading cattle, sheep, and Connemara ponies to supplement a living from the rocky western landscape."

Maam Cross Fair (An Aonach Mór)

"An intimate autumn gathering in the estate village of Glin celebrating the legacy of the Mulvihill brothers with workshops, sessions and concerts rooted in the north Munster trad tradition."

Brendan and Martin Mulvihill Traditional Music Week

"A multi-town children's arts week coordinated by Offaly County Council Arts Office, running across Birr, Clara, Edenderry and Tullamore with theatre, film, music workshops and storytelling over the school half-term."

Hullabaloo, Offaly's Children's Arts Festival

"Ireland's flagship Samhain festival animates the medieval Norman walls of Trim Castle with fire processions, a Gathering of the Spirits parade, four nights of music and the ceremonial lighting of the ancestral flame. The festival spans Trim and neighbouring Athboy, where the Samhain fire is lit on the Hill of Ward, the custom's recorded birthplace."

Púca Festival (Trim and Athboy)

"Curated by the Geata Arts collective since 2017, this community Samhain festival blends free traditional music sessions, folklore talks and a costume-making tradition culminating in the Púca Parade through Clonakilty at sunset on the ancient feast day."

Clonakilty Samhain Festival

"A five-day November festival in the trad heartland of Ennis, Clare, bringing concerts, sessions and workshops to pubs and venues across a town synonymous with Irish traditional music."

Ennis TradFest

"Ireland's only dedicated travel-writing festival, held each June in the medieval riverside town of Lismore since 2003, blending author talks, live music and fine entertainment in one of Waterford's most historic settings."

Lismore Immrama Festival of Travel Writing