- Joe Mooney Summer School of Traditional Irish Music (18–25 July 2026): Held in Drumshanbo, this award-winning week-long festival features classes, workshops, concerts, céilís, recitals, and pub sessions celebrating traditional Irish music, song, and dance in honour of Leitrim legend Joe Mooney.
- Ballinamore Family Festival (9–16 August 2026): Celebrating its 60th anniversary in Ballinamore, this longstanding week-long family-oriented event offers free open-air concerts, children’s activities, parades, sports, and community entertainment, recognised as one of Ireland’s few remaining extended festivals.
- Carrick Carnival (typically June bank holiday weekend): An action-packed community festival in Carrick-on-Shannon with street entertainment, live music, family fun days, traditional amusements, food events like Taste of Carrick, and evening spectacles for all ages.
- An Tóstal Festival (typically spring/summer): The only surviving continuous An Tóstal since 1953 in Drumshanbo, featuring parades, street performances, arts, water sports, games, and eclectic events showcasing Irish life and culture.
- Leitrim Roots Festival (typically summer): A week-long celebration of traditional roots music and heritage across various Leitrim venues, with sessions, concerts, and community gatherings highlighting the county’s musical traditions.
- Iron Mountain Literature Festival (typically autumn): Held at The Dock in Carrick-on-Shannon, this literary event features acclaimed authors, readings, discussions, and awards honouring writers like John McGahern with a focus on Irish storytelling.
- Leitrim Dance Festival (dates TBC): Organised by the Leitrim Dance Project, this event includes performances, workshops, step-sharing sessions, and traditional dance nights promoting both contemporary and Irish dance forms across county venues.
Festivals
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Leitrim:
Introduction – 1837 – Adventure – Anthem – Archaeology – Attractions – Awards – Birdwatching – Castles – Churches – Contact list – Cycling – Dining – Equestrian – Festivals – Fishing – Folklore – Golf – Graveyards – Happening – Haunted – Highest – Hiking – History – Holy Wells –Hotels – Hotels8 – Instagrammable – Itineraries – Largest town – Luxury – MICE – Movies – Musicians – Name – Novelists – Off the beaten track – Poets – Pubs – Quotes – Random Facts – Restaurant Awards – Saints – Spas – Sports – Sunsets – Sustainable – Things to do – Towns – Video – Villages – Walking – Wanderlist – Weddings – Wild swimming – Writers
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