Toy traders and collectors attend the fair from all over the world where stalls sell everything from vintage train sets and old model soldiers to antique...
Beer Day in Iceland marks the abolition, on 1 March 1989, of a 75-year long prohibition of beer. Making up for lost time, the citizens of Reykjavik indulge...
Themes:
Food & Drink
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, History
Irishmen everywhere celebrate the life and death of St Patrick, Ireland's Patron Saint. Since 1995, the City of Dublin has built a major international...
Guinness Storehouse, home to the world famous beer, will throw open its doors and invite visitors from all around the world to join in with the St Patrick's...
The Cork festival is one of the biggest St Patrick's Day events in Ireland and has events for all the family. One of the most popular events is the street...
Themes:
Culture
, Dance
, Kids' Stuff
, Religion
, Spectacle
, Food & Drink
, History
, Entertainment
, Music
Running in tandem with the Samhaioch Easter Arts Festival, the Bumble Bee Children's Festival is an arts event especially for children aged between 4...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Exhibitions
, Entertainment
, Food & Drink
, Dance
, Art & Literature
, Theatre & Film
, Music
Featuring music, dance, drama, street theatre and visual arts, the Samhlaiocht Easter Arts Festival is an artistic event that is designed to get those...
Themes:
Art & Literature
, Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Theatre & Film
, Music
This year The Culwick will be celebrating its 110th anniversary as one of the greatest choirs in Dublin. To mark the occasion, the choir will be presenting...
Held over four days, the Cork International Choral Festival invites some of the best amateur choirs in Ireland and beyond to compete for the prestigious...
Themes:
Spectacle
, Music
, Entertainment
, Culture
Known as 'Féile na Bealtaine' in Celtic, the Festival of May is the largest arts festival in Dingle and celebrates all that is great about summer. With...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, History
, Exhibitions
, Dance
, Theatre & Film
, Art & Literature
, Music
Each summer, public and private gardens in County Wicklow (as well as some in the neighbouring counties of Carlow, Dublin and Wexford) open their doors...
Themes:
Home & Fashion
, Nature & Wildlife
, Other
With a great blend of local bands and performers from all corners of the globe, this festival oozes cool and attracts passionate crowds from all over...
A showcase of famous and not so famous rock bands and artists, the Heineken Green Energy Festival is held over the May Bank Holiday weekend. Each year...
The course's first major race meeting of the New Year, the Killarney Spring Festival generates a great buzz and excitement as racing enthusiasts and hopeful...
This is an exciting international event that celebrates the culture of Europe from the 12th to the 18th centuries through authentic music, dance, costume...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Theatre & Film
, Spectacle
, Dance
, Entertainment
, Culture
, Music
The Culwick Choral Society, Dublin's longest-established amateur choir, are taking their performance of two great choral works by French composers to...
Celebrating Irish traditions, heritage and culture, the annual Fleadh Nua in Ennis can rightfully claim to be one of the biggest and best festivals of...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Art & Literature
, History
, Food & Drink
, Culture
, Music
The annual AIMS (Association of Irish Musical Societies) Choral Festival is a fabulous affair that attracts choirs from all over the world. Choirs compete...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Exhibitions
, Religion
, Music
Occurring as the summer gets into full swing, the town of Dundalk comes alive for its annual Maytime Festival. Attracting visitors from all over the region,...
Themes:
Theatre & Film
, Dance
, Exhibitions
, Kids' Stuff
, Music
Each summer the Kenmare Walking Club organises its Walking Festival during which it invites visitors to share in the region's incredible beauty. One of...
Toy traders and collectors attend the fair from all over the world where stalls sell everything from vintage train sets and old model soldiers to antique...
Featuring some of the best comedians from Ireland and beyond, the renowned Cat Laughs Comedy Festival is the biggest event of its kind in Ireland. With...
The town of Leixlip celebrates the June Bank Holiday weekend in style with an annual festival that commemorates its Viking heritage. Visitors, young and...
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, History
, Dance
, Theatre & Film
, Sport
, Food & Drink
, Art & Literature
, Exhibitions
, Music
During this fun, four-day event visitors can enjoy a packed programme of open-air music concerts, pub gigs, guitar workshops and nightly exhibitions....
Themes:
Music
, Exhibitions
, Culture
, Entertainment
, History
This festival caters for true lovers of traditional and contemporary Irish music. Created in 1997, sponsored by Guinness and the Bandon Vintners, the...
Themes:
Pop(ular)
, Spectacle
, Entertainment
, Culture
, Music
Putting on a great show at various venues throughout the parish of Castlebar, the festival is sure to get those hips swaying and feet tapping at acoustic...
Celebrating its rich maritime history, the Cobh Maritime Song Festival brings together a programme of traditional Irish music, storytelling and drama....
Themes:
Art & Literature
, Dance
, Theatre & Film
, History
, Music
This fun festival brings further bustle to this already lively quarter of the city in celebration of its rich maritime history. The festival opens with...
Themes:
Exhibitions
, Spectacle
, Kids' Stuff
, Music
, Entertainment
, History
Borne out of the prestigious Wexford Festival Opera, the Wexford Festival Fringe provides an exciting programme of alternative events and entertainment....
Themes:
Kids' Stuff
, Dance
, Culture
, Art & Literature
, Spectacle
, Theatre & Film
, Food & Drink
, Music
This rally was originally created to promote heritage machinery of all classes at work and to provide a suitable venue for vintage enthusiasts to display...
Themes:
Sport
, Kids' Stuff
, Food & Drink
, Pop(ular)
, History
, Music
, Entertainment
, Spectacle
, Exhibitions
