Festivals

Experience Ireland at its most festive

From traditional music and literary gatherings to world-famous arts, food and cultural celebrations, Ireland’s festivals offer an unforgettable way to experience the country. Throughout the year, towns and cities come alive with vibrant performances, lively streets, local traditions and warm Irish hospitality.

Experience acclaimed festivals across the island, from the laughter of Kilkenny Cats Festival and the buzz of Cork’s Jazz Festival to the traditions of the Galway Races and the romance of Lisdoonvarna’s Matchmaking Festival. Whether you’re drawn to music, literature, food, sport or simply a great Irish celebration, there’s a festival waiting to welcome you.

Explore Ireland’s festivals and experience the culture, character and craic that make an Irish festival truly unforgettable.

Kilkenny Cat Laugh's Festival

The Cat Laughs Festival is an acclaimed comedy festival in the atmospheric setting of the charming and intimate medieval city of Kilkenny.

Cork Jazz Festival

The Cork Jazz Festival is one of Ireland's most successful Arts & Cultural Events and one of the top three Jazz festivals in the world.

Dublin Writers Week

Founded in 1998 the Dublin Writers’ Festival gathers many of the world’s best writers to discuss, debate, delight, provoke and enthral their...
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Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, AFestival of music in Ireland has been running for over 60 years across Ireland. The goal of the Fleadh Cheoil has been to...
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Galway Oyster Festival

Every September since 1954, Clarenbrige in Galway has come alive with seafood & oysters as it celebrates the Galway International Oyster & Seafood...
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Galway Races

Ireland's biggest and most famous racing festival is held in Galway during the last week of July every year and involves seven days of unrivalled...
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Kilkenny Arts Festival

The Kilkenny Arts Festival was originally founded by a group of classical music enthusiasts. In later years the festival has broadened its...
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Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival

The world famous Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival draws huge crowds of over 20,000 people to the busy pubs and hotels every year during the whole...
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Listowel Writers Week

Listowel Writers’ Week is an international acclaimed 5-day literary festival devoted to bringing together writers and audiences at unique and...
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National Ploughing Championship

The National Ploughing festival exhibits a cross – section of everything associated with rural Ireland. From the national ploughing finals in...
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Puck Fair

Puck Fair is one of Ireland's oldest festivals having been celebrated for more than 400 years. Only in Ireland would a wild mountain goat be crowned...
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Rose of Tralee

The Rose of Tralee International Festival is one of Ireland's largest and longest running festivals. It features the selection of the Rose of Tralee,...
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St. Patricks Festival

There will be so much on offer - music, street theatre, family carnivals, comedy, street performances, dance, a treasure hunt, night spectacles. Over...
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Wexford Festival Opera

Many hundreds of thousands of people have travelled to Wexford Festival Opera in search of artistic excellence and innovation. Wexford Festival Opera...
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Festival of World Cultures

Immersed in folk, tradition, culture, tribalism, digital arts and the experimental, the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Festival of World Cultures presented a...
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Puca Festival Ireland The Home of Halloween

Ireland is the birthplace of Halloween! This worldwide celebrated festival has its roots firmly  in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, a time...
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Waterford Harvest Festival

First launched in 2009, Waterford Harvest Festival has become a beloved celebration of food, culture, and community spirit in Ireland’s oldest city.