- Highlights include concerts by Tulua 3 on the Bund and The Tin Sandwich Band plus Ardán na Sláine free indoor gig-rig event on Saturday.
- Crown Quarter will host sessions late-night festival club events with Crown Live presenting The Rising Electrad and Gerry’s Trisco.
- Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann will deliver instrument workshops youth events and a céilí with The Legacy Céilí Band.
- The Smithwick’s Trad Trail spans over 20 pubs and hotels from 30 January to 2 February.
- Partner venues include National Opera House Wexford Arts Centre and Eclectic Avenue for cultural events.
Wexford has launched the inaugural WexTrad Weekend from 29 January to 2 February 2026 across the St Brigid’s bank holiday. The festival celebrated Irish traditional music dance and heritage throughout Wexford Town building on Fleadh momentum. Wexford County Council supported the event as a Fleadh legacy project alongside Wexford Credit Union Wexford Town Vintners Talbot Hotel and Crown Quarter. The programme featured concerts workshops exhibitions and late-night entertainment. The weekend openes with the Wexford Mummers Ball revival at the Talbot Hotel on 29 January.
WexTrad shared in a written statement “Wexford is set to launch a major new cultural festival with the inaugural WexTrad Weekend taking place across the St Brigid’s bank holiday from January 29th to February 2nd.”
