Gorey Market House Festival
A long-running summer arts and community festival centred on the handsome 19th-century Market House in Gorey, bringing theatre, music, and street performance to one of Wexford's most characterful market towns.
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"A boutique two-day music, food, and community festival held in the whimsically named Fuddletown near Killinick, offering an intimate alternative to the large festival circuit in a south Wexford village setting."
FuddleFest
"The Wexford Bell Ringers open Rowe Street Church's historic bell tower during Heritage Week for demonstrations of the traditional campanology craft in one of Wexford's finest Victorian churches."
Wexford Bell Ringers Heritage Open Day
"A celebration of traditional Irish crafts staged within the 13th-century Norman ruins of Ferns Castle, built by William Marshal on the ancient seat of the Kings of Leinster."
Ferns Castle Craft Fair
"Ferns' remarkable Augustinian abbey with its unique half-square, half-round tower opens free on the first day of Heritage Week, spotlighting a building that survived from Diarmait Mac Murchada's era."
Heritage Week Open Day at Ferns Castle and Abbey
"A Cistercian abbey founded by William Marshal after a vow made during a storm at sea, nestled in woodland on the Hook Peninsula, opens for free guided tours throughout Heritage Week."
Heritage Week at Tintern Abbey
"Wexford's imposing 19th-century Gothic Catholic church, a rare twin-towered landmark on the historic quayside, opens its doors for public Heritage Week visits."
Rowe Street Church Heritage Week Opening
"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
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"A multi-town children's arts week coordinated by Offaly County Council Arts Office, running across Birr, Clara, Edenderry and Tullamore with theatre, film, music workshops and storytelling over the school half-term."
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"A new festive format launched in 2025 that transforms the atmospheric Victorian Wicklow Gaol into a Christmas events venue, offering a distinctly local and historic setting for seasonal entertainment."
Wicklow Wrapped at Wicklow Gaol
"One of Ireland's longest-running community arts festivals, filling historic Birr with visual arts, street theatre, a vintage vehicle parade, antique fairs, a donkey derby and fireworks for a full week."
Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival