Castlegannon Show
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.
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"Dunmore Cave, a Viking-age site where a hoard of silver coins and bones were discovered, opens with special Heritage Week guided tours exploring its dramatic limestone chambers and dark history."
Dunmore Cave Heritage Open Day
"One of the finest Cistercian ruins in Ireland, celebrated for its carved cloister arcade and expressive medieval effigies, offers free admission and guided tours throughout Heritage Week."
Heritage Week at Jerpoint Abbey
"Known locally as the Seven Castles, this vast 13th-century Augustinian walled priory beside the King's River is one of the largest medieval monuments in Ireland and opens free for Heritage Week."
Heritage Week at Kells Priory
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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