Over 2,000 festivals take place across Ireland during the summer months (June, July, and August). These events range from massive music gatherings to local heritage, arts, and food celebrations in almost every county. Today’s events include major traditional fairs, multi-cultural carnivals, and boutique music gatherings:
- Dublin City Fleadh: Free traditional Irish music, céilís, and street sessions across central Dublin hubs like Smithfield and Capel Street.
- Another Love Story: An intimate, multi-stage music and arts weekender hosted at Killyon Manor in County Meath.
- Ould Lammas Fair: Ireland’s oldest traditional fair in Ballycastle, County Antrim, featuring heavy horse shows and artisan markets.
- Belfast Mela: The north’s largest multicultural celebration, launching today with its vibrant city centre carnival parade.
- Over the West Festival: Independent music and folk showcase set on Arranmore Island, County Donegal.
- National Heritage Week Events: Nationwide community heritage celebrations featuring localized historical fesstivals and open days.
- Monaghan Pleinair Festival: Outdoor painting and arts celebration hosted around Lough Muckno in Castleblayney.
- NeuroArt Family Festival: Creative arts and family-focused festival events taking place in Portlaoise, County Laois.
- Ballybunion Bean Festival: Local community and seaside family festival activities running today in County Kerry.
- Arranmore Country Fest: Country music celebration running evening sessions on Arranmore Island alongside island independent acts
Ireland’s Festivals
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
