Lismore Immrama Festival of Travel Writing
Ireland's only dedicated travel-writing festival, held each June in the medieval riverside town of Lismore since 2003, blending author talks, live music and fine entertainment in one of Waterford's most historic settings.
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"A recurring Heritage Week Viking heritage celebration on the Waterford Greenway at Woodstown, featuring battle re-enactments, Viking games, and a craft village at one of Ireland's most significant Viking archaeological sites."
Aonach na nDéise, Woodstown
"The Irish Landmark Trust opens Salterbridge Gatelodge near Cappoquin for self-guided tours, offering a rare glimpse inside one of Waterford's most characterful estate gate lodges."
Heritage Open Doors: Salterbridge Gatelodge
"A boutique multi-arts festival set on the historic Curraghmore Estate in rural County Waterford, combining music across multiple stages with arts, comedy and woodland walks on a working country estate."
All Together Now
"One of Ireland's oldest surviving pattern days, pilgrims perform the rounds at St Declan's holy well on the Sunday nearest his feast day, a custom documented continuously since at least 1611."
Ardmore Pattern Day, Patrún Naomh Declán
"One of Ireland's oldest unbroken pattern-day traditions, drawing pilgrims to St Declan's holy well for eve-of-feast prayer vigil and traditional rounds at the site of the earliest Christian settlement in the southeast."
Pattern Day of St Declan, Ardmore
"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 tribute festival in the Atlantic-coast village of Waterville honouring Charlie Chaplin, who famously holidayed there, with film screenings, stand-up comedy, and street theatre."
Charlie Chaplin Comedy Film Festival
"One of Ireland's longest-running storytelling gatherings, this acclaimed festival brings seanchaithe and international tellers together on Ireland's southernmost inhabited Gaeltacht island for a weekend of spoken word, walks and sessions."
Cape Clear Island International Storytelling Festival
"The second Bere Island Arts Festival brings a diverse programme of visual arts, theatre, music and literature to this West Cork island, culminating in a special Culture Night event."
Bere Island Arts Festival
"A sprawling autumn arts festival centred on the small West Cork village of Leap, running over two weeks with performances, exhibitions and creative events for the local and visiting community."
Leap Arts Festival
"Established in 2019, this compact West Kerry book festival brings authors and readers together in both Irish and English, honouring the rich literary heritage of the Dingle Peninsula."
Dingle Literary Festival
"One of Ireland's most respected literary gatherings, held each July in the market town of Bantry, bringing Irish and international writers together for readings, workshops and events for all ages."
West Cork Literary Festival