SLIGO events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Sligo
Hagstravaganza (8 August, White Hag Brewery, Ballymote): Ireland’s largest international craft beer festival with over…
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ROSCOMMON events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Roscommon
Roscommon Agricultural Show (15 August, Hannon’s Grounds, Athlone Road): The 54th annual show with livestock…
OFFALY events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Offaly
Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival (continuing into early August, Birr): One of Ireland’s longest-running…
MONAGHAN events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Monaghan
Castleblayney Music Festival (FOG Fest) (31 July–2 August, St Mary’s Park, Castleblayney): A lively bank…
MEATH events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Meath
Moynalty Steam Threshing Festival (8–9 August, Moynalty): The 51st annual celebration of rural heritage with…
MAYO events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Mayo
Belmullet Festival (9–16 August, Belmullet): A week-long community celebration with family entertainment, live music, cultural…
LOUTH events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Louth
Carlingford Oyster Festival (August 7 to August 10, Carlingford): A major four-day celebration of the…
LONGFORD events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Longford
Longford Marathon (30 August, Longford Town): The annual marathon (with half marathon, ultra, relay, and…
LIMERICK events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Limerick
Live at the Docklands (mid-August, e.g. around 14–22 August, Limerick Docks): A popular outdoor music…
LEITRIM events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Leitrim
Ballinamore Family Festival (9–16 August, Ballinamore): The 60th annual family festival features a week of…
LAOIS events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Laois
The Folly Festival (1–2 August, Cullohill Castle): A vibrant bank holiday weekend event at the…
KILKENNY events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Kilkenny
Kilkenny Arts Festival (6–16 August, Kilkenny City and various venues): One of Ireland’s leading multi-disciplinary…
KILDARE events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Kildare
Taste of Kildare (15–16 August, Naas Racecourse): A vibrant two-day celebration of the county’s food…
KERRY events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Kerry
Dingle Races (7–9 August, Ballintaggart, Dingle): A lively three-day horse and pony racing event with…
GALWAY events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Galway
Galway Races (late July to early August, main racing days into early August): Ireland’s biggest…
FERMANAGH events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Fermanagh
Fermanagh Feast & Folk Festival (1 August): A family-friendly day at Enniskillen Castle with over…
DUBLIN events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Dublin
Dublin Horse Show (6 to 10 August): A prestigious equestrian event at the RDS featuring…
DOWN events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Down
Open House Festival (1 to 31 August): A month-long celebration in Bangor featuring music, comedy,…
DONEGAL events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Donegal
Wild Atlantic Festival (1 to 8 August): A week-long celebration in Ardara and surrounding areas…
DERRY events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Derry
Féile Derry (approximately 6 to 15 August): Derry’s largest community arts festival returns with over…
CORK events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Cork
Cork On A Fork Food Festival (12 to 16 August): Cork City’s flagship celebration of…
CLARE events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Clare
Kilrush Traditional Music & Set Dancing Festival (30 July to 3 August): A vibrant weekend…
CAVAN events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Cavan
Ballyconnell Festival (30 July to 3 August): This popular summer festival in Ballyconnell returns for…
CARLOW events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Carlow
Carlow Garden Festival (25 July to 2 August): This celebration showcases Carlow’s outstanding gardens, from…
ARMAGH events: HAPPENING in Ireland’s county Armagh
7 Hills Blues Festival (31 July to 2 August): This popular blues and roots music…
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