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Ballinasloe International Horse Fair and Festival

One of Europe's oldest and largest horse fairs, tracing roots to 1722, where hundreds of dealers buy and sell Irish Draught and Connemara horses by handshake on the historic Fair Green, surrounded by fireworks, tug-of-war, street parades, and a funfair.

4 Oct to 11 Oct 2026 · Annual, first week of October
Ballinasloe, Galway, Ireland
Free
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