Cape Clear Island Races
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.
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"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
"Cobh's beloved three-day harbour festival combines sailing competitions, live music, a busking contest and a fancy dress parade in one of Ireland's most iconic waterfront towns."
Cobh People's Regatta
"Rooted since 1996 in the tradition of the Humours of Bandon jig, this riverside town festival fills pubs and streets with trad sessions, folk and headline acts across a long summer weekend."
Bandon Music Festival
"Held in aid of Marymount Hospice, this August céilí in the Gaeltacht village of Ballyvourney pairs traditional set dancing with the Uí Bhriain céilí band for a night of music and community fundraising."
Conor's Céilí, Ballyvourney
"A community-built open-air timeline displayed along Main Street in the medieval coastal village of Timoleague, tracing centuries of local history in one walkable outdoor exhibition."
Timoleague Timeline
"The historic walled port town of Kinsale hosts a programme of Heritage Week events celebrating its remarkable 17th-century fortifications, maritime past, and living townscape traditions."
National Heritage Week 2026, Kinsale
"Claimed as Ireland's first walking festival, this long-running autumn weekend explores the hills and ancient routes of Ballyhoura Country with sunrise walks, moonlight ascents, and a medieval stroll in nearby Kilmallock."
Ballyhoura Walking 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
"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
"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
"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
"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