Tullow Agricultural Show
Founded in 1946 and known as the County Carlow Show, this one-day event draws over 15,000 visitors to the Coppenagh showground for livestock, equestrian, dog, and domestic arts competitions alongside All Ireland Championship finals.
Cottages, B&Bs and hotels near Tullow, Carlow.
Some stay links are affiliate links. More
Add the free Villagly badge to your own website. It shows visitors you are listed with us and links them straight back to this page.
Get the free badge →Event details come from organisers and can change. Please check with the organiser before you travel.
"Borris House, a Tudor Revival mansion that has been home to the MacMurrough Kavanagh family for centuries, opens for afternoon tours during Heritage Week in its handsome south Carlow village setting."
Borris House Heritage Week Open Days
"Over three thousand children from communities across all 26 counties compete in track, field, and outdoor team events at SETU's South Sports Campus, making this the largest annual community sports festival in rural Ireland."
Cairn Community Games National Athletics and Outdoor Teams Finals
"A packed three-day set dancing weekend at the Seven Oaks Hotel brings together céilís with the Abbey, Brian Ború and Johnny Reidy bands, workshops, sean-nós, and social dancing for all levels."
Carlow Set Dancing Weekend
"Now in its 23rd year, this nine-day county-wide festival opens at Arboretum Leighlinbridge and takes in historic estates, woodland gardens and walled gardens across the Carlow Garden Trail, with acclaimed designers and gardeners from Ireland and the UK delivering talks, tours and workshops."
Carlow Garden Festival
"Pilgrims gather at the seventh-century monastic ruins of St Moling for the rounds at the holy well and graveyard prayers, keeping alive one of the great medieval pilgrimages of Leinster."
St Mullins Pattern Day
"Ireland's oldest agricultural show, celebrating its 200th edition in 2026, draws 25,000 visitors to Piltown for livestock, horses, horticulture, crafts and family competitions."
Iverk Show
"A well-supported community agricultural show in the market town of Moate, bringing together livestock, equestrian classes, and rural crafts in the heart of County Westmeath each August."
Moate Agricultural Show
"One of Leinster's flagship agricultural days, the Royal Meath Show fills the Porchfields of Trim each September with pedigree livestock, equestrian displays, an artisan craft marquee, and trade stands celebrating the best of the Royal County's farming heritage."
Royal Meath Show
"Europe's largest outdoor agricultural trade exhibition and cultural event returns to Screggan, Tullamore, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors to witness competitive ploughing, livestock, and rural crafts."
National Ploughing Championships
"One of the oldest agricultural shows in Ireland, held at Treanlawn, Killoe, with livestock championships, showjumping, craft marquee, live country music, and free children's entertainment drawing visitors from across the country."
Longford Agricultural Show
"In its 75th year, this traditional one-day show at Killag combines cattle, sheep, goat and poultry judging, dressage, show jumping, sheepdog trials, and home industry classes on a long-established show field in the southeast corner of Wexford."
Bannow and Rathangan Agricultural Show