- Carlow Garden Festival (25 July to 2 August): This celebration showcases Carlow’s outstanding gardens, from historic estates to modern landscapes, garden centres, and forest parks. It includes workshops, guided tours, demonstrations, talks by celebrity gardeners, and inspiration on sustainability, heritage, and horticulture.
- Carlow Fringe Arts Festival (29 July to 3 August): A community-focused arts event in Carlow Town emphasising creativity with performances, exhibitions, and activities that highlight local talent and artistic expression in a vibrant, accessible format.
- Carlow Vintage and Classic Motor Club Annual Show (8 to 9 August): A popular gathering at Duckett’s Grove featuring a display of vintage and classic vehicles, attracting enthusiasts for this celebration of automotive history in a scenic setting.
- Féile Vegan (14 to 16 August): A vegan festival at Lisnavagh House and Gardens with food, music, talks, and activities promoting plant-based living, sustainability, and ethical choices in a family-friendly environment.
- National Heritage Week (15 to 23 August): Nationwide events with local activities in Carlow celebrating Ireland’s cultural, built, and natural heritage through tours, talks, exhibitions, and community experiences (specific Carlow programmes announced closer to the date).
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Antrim – Armagh – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Derry – Donegal – Down – Dublin – Fermanagh – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick – Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Tyrone – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
Ireland’s County Carlow:
Introduction – Adventure – Anthem – Archaeology – Attractions – Awards – Birdwatching – Breweries & Distilleries – Camping – Castles – Churches – Contact list – Cycling – Dining – Equestrian – Festivals – Fishing – Folklore – Gardens – Golf – Graveyards – Happening – Haunted– Highest – Hiking – History – Holy Wells – Hotels – Hotels top 8 – Hunting & shooting – Instagrammable – Itineraries – Largest town – Luxury– MICE – Movies – Music – Name – New – Novelists – Off the beaten track – Poets – Pubs – Quotes – Random Facts – Restaurant Awards – Sacred Places – Saints – Songs – Spas – Sports – Sunsets – Sustainable – Things to do – Towns – Video – Villages – Walking – Wanderlist –Weddings – Wild swimming – Writers – – 1846 – 1852 – 1909 – 1955 – 1980 –
Heritage week
Events – Carlow – Cavan – Clare – Cork – Donegal – Dublin – Galway – Kerry – Kildare – Kilkenny – Laois – Leitrim – Limerick –Longford – Louth – Mayo – Meath – Monaghan – Offaly – Roscommon – Sligo – Tipperary – Waterford – Westmeath – Wexford – Wicklow
