Carlingford Oyster Festival
Carlingford's medieval streets fill each August for this four-day celebration of the famous lough-reared Carlingford oyster, with a sailing regatta, world crab-fishing contest, oyster pearl hunt and street markets.
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"Ireland's first Cistercian monastery, where the Nine Years War ended and William of Orange camped before the Boyne, opens free for guided tours across Heritage Week."
Heritage Week Open Days at Old Mellifont Cistercian Abbey
"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
"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
"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
"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 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 volunteer-run, family-oriented community festival in the small north Wexford village of Kilanerin, placing locally grown food produce at the heart of a two-day programme of heritage, craft, and entertainment."
Kilanerin Food and Heritage Festival
"One of Ireland's longest-running food festivals takes over Kilkenny Castle's medieval grounds for five days of artisan markets, top-chef cooking demos and a family street party rooted in ancient Samhain harvest tradition."
Savour Kilkenny
"A harvest-end food festival in the Boyne Valley combining the renowned Sheridans Irish Food Fair with farm tours, cookery demos, a Long Table Supper, and tastings celebrating the best of Irish seasonal produce."
Samhain Festival of Food and Culture with Sheridans Irish Food Fair
"Set in the Victorian grounds of Wells House and Gardens, this one-day festival gathers over 200 Irish food and drink producers alongside live cooking demos and music in a rare rural estate setting."
Wells Food Fest 2026
"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