"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 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
"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 bilingual Irish and English multidisciplinary summer festival spread across County Donegal's Gaeltacht communities and wild Atlantic coastline, combining circus, theatre, music and spoken word to celebrate a unique language and landscape."
Earagail Arts 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
"Now in its 13th year, this intimate chamber music festival performs in three historic Boyne Valley venues including Townley Hall, Slane Castle and Drogheda's St Peter's Church, themed this year around Forgotten Spaces."
Boyne Music Festival
"A ten-day Gaeltacht pageant and arts festival held since 1967 in the Rosses, drawing over 45,000 visitors with concerts, parades, traditional Irish music sessions and the internationally recognised Mary From Dungloe selection."
Mary From Dungloe International Arts Festival
"A ten-day county-wide outdoor arts festival staging sculpture, painting, and performance in public spaces across Wexford, bringing contemporary Irish art directly into streets, harbours, and open landscapes."
Wexford Art in the Open 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 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
"A four-day arts festival staged in the rural townland of Ballythomas near Gorey, combining visual art, performance, and music in an intimate countryside setting away from the main festival circuit."
The Gap Arts Festival
"An eclectic arts, music, and literary festival on the grounds of the historic Hilton Park estate near Clones, known for its intimate, quirky atmosphere and diverse multi-genre programme."
Flat Lake Festival
"A tribute festival in the Atlantic-coast village of Waterville honouring Charlie Chaplin, who famously holidayed there, with film screenings, stand-up comedy, and street theatre."
Charlie Chaplin Comedy Film Festival
"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 book-town weekend in the medieval riverside village of Graiguenamanagh that celebrates reading, writing, and the joy of books across three summer days."
Ireland's Town of Books 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 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
"An intimate four-day chamber music festival in the Georgian estate town of Westport, attracting top international and Irish ensembles to a series of concerts in unique small venues."
Westport Festival of Chamber Music
"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
"The second Bere Island Arts Festival brings a diverse programme of visual arts, theatre, music and literature to this West Cork island, culminating in a special Culture Night event."
Bere Island Arts Festival
"An annual literary festival in Kavanagh's own village of Inniskeen, combining keynote talks, poetry readings, and performances that celebrate the life and enduring legacy of Patrick Kavanagh."
Patrick Kavanagh Weekend
"A boutique literary weekend in a picturesque fishing village on the Wexford coast that turns the harbour setting into a stage for acclaimed authors, workshops, and lively literary debate."
Write By The Sea Literary 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 sprawling autumn arts festival centred on the small West Cork village of Leap, running over two weeks with performances, exhibitions and creative events for the local and visiting community."
Leap Arts 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 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
"Established in 2019, this compact West Kerry book festival brings authors and readers together in both Irish and English, honouring the rich literary heritage of the Dingle Peninsula."
Dingle Literary Festival
"A new festive format launched in 2025 that transforms the atmospheric Victorian Wicklow Gaol into a Christmas events venue, offering a distinctly local and historic setting for seasonal entertainment."
Wicklow Wrapped at Wicklow Gaol
"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