Farmleigh Estate Christmas Market
Held across three December weekends at the OPW's Farmleigh Estate in Phoenix Park, this market combines festive food and craft stalls with horse-and-carriage rides, puppet shows, and Victorian dress-up against twinkling parkland grounds.
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"One of North County Dublin's longest-running village festivals, established in 1970, packing a full three-day programme of live music headlined by the Whistlin' Donkeys, trad sessions, a pet show, vintage vehicle displays, and community fundraisers into the heart of a small rural village."
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"A weekend craft and food market set against Kilkenny's medieval streetscape, combining local artisan stalls, open-air movie nights and live music across several weeks of festive programming."
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