Sligo Christmas Market
A daily festive market running for nearly four weeks in Sligo town, bringing together small local businesses and artisan makers in a community-led celebration of Irish-made goods.
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"The Coleman Traditional Irish Music Centre in tiny Gurteen village hosts a summer-long weekly céilí series celebrating the South Sligo style of music in the heartland that produced the legendary Michael Coleman."
Coleman Irish Music Centre Summer Céilís
"A ten-day autumn festival anchored in Sligo town that blends Irish traditional and folk music with international acts, céilís and sessions across the town's pubs and venues each October."
Sligo Live
"A five-day south Sligo heritage festival in its 41st year, culminating in a street fair with over 50 traditional craft demonstrations, vintage machinery, livestock and artisan stalls recreating the atmosphere of a 19th-century Irish fair day."
Tubbercurry Old Fair Day Festival
"A beloved one-day agricultural show in the coastal village of Grange dating back to 1945, showcasing livestock, homecrafts, fruits and vegetables against the backdrop of north Sligo's drumlin scenery."
North Sligo Agricultural Show
"Named in honour of the legendary Sligo fiddle master James Morrison, this village festival in Riverstown celebrates the distinctive East Sligo fiddle tradition with sessions, concerts and workshops run by the local Comhaltas branch."
James Morrison Traditional Music Festival
"Pilgrims gather at Tobernalt holy well outside Sligo town on Garland Sunday to perform the traditional rounds, a practice that shifted from Keash Hill to this wooded well site in living memory."
Tobernalt Holy Well, Garland Sunday Pilgrimage
"A weekly Sunday gathering of local crafts, home baking, fresh produce, and artisan goods on the Connemara coast, a sociable window into the village community all summer long."
Roundstone Country Market
"A weekly Saturday showcase of local artists and craft workers from the Burren and Wild Atlantic Way region, held at the Russell Cultural Centre in the trad-music village of Doolin from 10am to 4pm."
Doolin Craft Fair
"A woodland craft market set within the illuminated Avondale Forest Park, pairing handmade stalls and vintage carousels with Treetop Night Lights and a real ice rink beside the historic Parnell family estate."
Winter Woodland Christmas Market at Beyond the Trees Avondale
"A celebrated two-weekend artisan fair on the grounds of the famous Ballymaloe House estate, showcasing over 200 Irish craft and food exhibitors with a different roster of makers each weekend."
Ballymaloe Christmas Craft Fair
"Returning in 2026 after a year's absence, this harbour-town market at The Murrough brings over 50 stalls of local craft and food, a Santa Express train, and a 300-metre eco-ice trail."
Wicklow Town Christmas Market
"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."
Kilkenny Yulefest Christmas Market