Nire Valley Drop Mountain Bike and Gravel Grinder Challenge
A thrilling off-road cycling challenge that sends mountain bikers and gravel riders descending through the wild terrain of the Nire Valley in the heart of the Comeragh Mountains.
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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
"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."
Lismore Immrama Festival of Travel Writing
"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
"Cobh's beloved three-day harbour festival combines sailing competitions, live music, a busking contest and a fancy dress parade in one of Ireland's most iconic waterfront towns."
Cobh People's Regatta
"Trail runners tackle fuchsia-lined island lanes and clifftop paths in a half marathon and 10km on Ireland's southernmost inhabited island, with the ferry crossing from Baltimore included in the adventure."
Cape Clear Island Races
"The prestigious King and Queen of the Roads championship, the showpiece finale of the Irish Road Bowling season, runs over three days on the country roads around Ballincurrig in East Cork, crowning the year's top male and female bowlers."
King and Queen of the Roads
"Claimed as Ireland's first walking festival, this long-running autumn weekend explores the hills and ancient routes of Ballyhoura Country with sunrise walks, moonlight ascents, and a medieval stroll in nearby Kilmallock."
Ballyhoura Walking Festival
"A beloved three-day horse-racing festival set against the dramatic backdrop of Dingle Bay, drawing crowds to one of Ireland's most scenic racecourses on the Dingle Peninsula."
Dingle Races
"A traditional currach racing day on the wild Atlantic coast of west Clare, part of the all-island Rásaí na gCurrach season and a rare chance to see canvas currachs racing in open coastal waters."
An Dún Beag Currach Races