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From the aphrodisiacs of the sea in Galway to the Banks of the Foyle Halloween Festival, the Irish people definitely know how to celebrate, well, pretty much everything!

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Waterside fun

Sports

Roar with the crowd at a Gaelic Football match soar off a sea cliff or tee off in one of the world’s most magnificent golf courses

Oyster Festival

Food & Drink

Awaken your senses with Ireland’s rich and wonderful food culture, and enjoy a pint in the warmest places on earth – real Irish pubs

Apple Blossom Festival

Scenery & Nature

From heather-flecked mountains and manicured gardens to clean, white beaches and mind-blowing sea cliffs, Ireland is a feast for the eyes

The thrill of the hooves

Horses & horse racing

Uncover a county with an unforgettable equestrian flavour and sample some of the events that make Ireland a unique place for unbridled fun…

Kilkenny Arts Festival

Arts & Cultural events

No matter what the time of year, the cities, towns and villages of Ireland come alive with arts and cultural events…

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Auld Lammas Fair

30 Aug 2010 - 31 Aug 2010

Ireland’s oldest traditional market fair, with horse trading, street entertainment and market stalls. Sample the local...

Hillsborough International Oyster Festival

02 Sep 2010 - 05 Sep 2010

The Festival continues to go from strength to strength and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever.

Cape Clear International Storytelling Festival

03 Sep 2010 - 05 Sep 2010

Cape Clear Storytelling Festival has been described as a 'festival on the edge'. Its appeal as a storytelling festival has been...

19th Annual Appalachian and Bluegrass Festival

03 Sep 2010 - 05 Sep 2010

Get along to the ‘Bluegrass in the Park’ afternoon sessions or the evening concerts and experience something really special....

Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival

03 Sep 2010 - 04 Oct 2010

Located in the Spa town of Lisdoonvama, with its spa wells Health centre and the only working Spa in Ireland, the sulphur baths,...

Monaghan Rhythm & Blues Festival

03 Sep 2010 - 05 Sep 2010

Harvest Time Blues is considered the most significant Blues Festival in Ireland. It showcases some of the most celebrated...

Moyasta Nell Galvin Traditional Music Weekend

03 Sep 2010 - 05 Sep 2010

A weekend commemorating the musical life of Ellen Galvin with traditional Irish music song and dance, free music and dancing...

Dan Furey Weekend

03 Sep 2010 - 05 Sep 2010

A full weekend of set dancing to the best of Irish music all weekend in a relaxed rural setting. This event celebrates the dances...

Loughs Agency Annual Pike Angling Festival

04 Sep 2010 - 05 Sep 2010

A highlight in the local angling calendar, and an ideal opportunity for adults and juniors alike to learn the art of pike fishing....

Big Tickle Comedy Festival

06 Sep 2010 - 12 Sep 2010

The Big Tickle is Northern Ireland's largest comedy festival and hosts a galaxy of comedy stars from around the globe. This year's...

Open House Festival

07 Sep 2010 - 13 Sep 2010

Belfast’s fantastic boutique blue grass festival, happening from 7-12 September, is into its twelfth year but trust us, its just...

Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival

08 Sep 2010 - 12 Sep 2010

The Mountains to Sea Book Festival takes place mainly in Dún Laoghaire over a four day period. More Information to follow.

The 9th Benedict Kiely Literary Weekend

09 Sep 2010 - 12 Sep 2010

An annual literary festival dedicated to Benedict Kiely, one of the most distinguished figures in twentieth century Irish...

Dunfanaghy Jazz and Blues Festival

10 Sep 2010 - 12 Sep 2010

Following on from last year's hugely successful festival we are delighted to announce that the 2010 Dunfanaghy Jazz and Blues...

Temple House Festival

10 Sep 2010 - 12 Sep 2010

Temple House musical line-up will be as deep and eclectic as the rest of the entertainment on offer, with indie, traditional,...

Waterford Harvest Food Festival

10 Sep 2010 - 12 Sep 2010

Slow Food Ireland and Waterford City Council have joined forces to offer you an opportunity to celebrate our food heritage and...

Autumn Eco Walking Festival

10 Sep 2010 - 12 Sep 2010

A sociable walking weekend exploring the Eco walks in the Slieve Blooms while walking in the company of local walking...

Tulla Traditional Music Festival

10 Sep 2010 - 12 Sep 2010

The 3rd Annual Tulla Traditional Music Festival is a weekend packed with wonderful music, song, dance, concerts, céilithe and...

Dublin Fringe Festival

11 Sep 2010 - 26 Sep 2010

A barge, a bush, a French diva chocolate cake, gorillas, snakes, a show in a supermarket, contortionists, the sassiest hoola...

Midleton Food & Drink Festival

11 Sep 2010 - 11 Sep 2010

The Midleton Food and Drink Festival brings a great influx of visitors into the town. With over 50 fresh food and drink stalls, it...

A Taste of West Cork Food Festival

11 Sep 2010 - 19 Sep 2010

The Festival started in 2004 and it has grown ever since, attracting people from all over Ireland, UK & further afield. It...

Mullagh Fair Day

12 Sep 2010 - 12 Sep 2010

The Mullagh Fair Day is a re-enactment of the bygone Fair Days with a lot more to see and do. This year’s attractions includes a...

Autumn Music in Castleconnell

14 Sep 2010 - 07 Dec 2010

Triocca will kick off on Tuesday 14th September, followed by Con Tempo Quartet on Tuesday 12th October. SIRIUS TRIO on Tuesday 9th...

Festival of the Peninsula

15 Sep 2010 - 19 Sep 2010

For five days in September the Ards Peninsula will spring to life with music, songs and stories.

East Cork Early Music Festival

16 Sep 2010 - 19 Sep 2010

This festival promotes and encourages the performance and appreciation of early music performed with instruments appropriate to...

Clifden Community Arts Week

16 Sep 2010 - 26 Sep 2010

Clifden Community Arts Week is celebrating its 33rd anniversary in 2010, and is a great celebration of the Arts which includes...

Donegal International Beer Festival

17 Sep 2010 - 19 Sep 2010

Starting Friday the 17th Donegal Town is hoisting the biggest Genuine Beer Festival in the North West. We got our Idea from the...

Magnus Barelegs Viking Festival

18 Sep 2010 - 19 Sep 2010

This very popular event will bring together the activities of Killyleagh Viking Boat Races and the Magnus Barelegs Festival in...

Blas an Fhomhair

19 Sep 2010 - 19 Sep 2010

Experience the annual celebratationof l" Blas an Fhomhar" community harvest lunch. The harvest lunch will be prepared by a...

TWEAK Festival

20 Sep 2010 - 24 Sep 2010

Tweak is an interactive art and live electronic music festival taking place in Limerick City. Its aim is to promote understanding...

National Ploughing Championships

21 Sep 2010 - 23 Sep 2010

The National Ploughing Championships hosts the All-Ireland Ploughing finals - the pinnacle of ploughmen and women's year. It hosts...

Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival

23 Sep 2010 - 10 Oct 2010

Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival - Europe's oldest specialist theatre festival and the only English speaking contemporary...

Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival

23 Sep 2010 - 26 Sep 2010

In memory of Irish banjo player Johnny Keenan. Promoting Irish culture and the friendship between Ireland and the world through...

New Ross Piano Festival

23 Sep 2010 - 26 Sep 2010

"The content of the programme and the stature of the pianists would fill the leading concert halls of the world..." Jeremy Hill....

Culture Night Belfast

24 Sep 2010 - 25 Sep 2010

Join thousands of people in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter and across the city as dozens of public areas, streets, and buildings are...

Dublin Culture Night

24 Sep 2010 - 24 Sep 2010

Culture Night began in 2006 as an initiative led by Temple Bar Cultural Trust. On Culture Night hundreds of arts and cultural...

Limerick Culture Night

24 Sep 2010 - 24 Sep 2010

Culture Night is an event that provides people of all ages and from all backgrounds to access and enjoy the rich cultural offering...

Burren Peaks Walking Festival

24 Sep 2010 - 26 Sep 2010

This festival weekend which takes place from 25th to 27th September promises a real taste of the Burren and offers guided hill and...

Johnny Doherty Traditional Music and Dancing Festival

24 Sep 2010 - 26 Sep 2010

A weekend of concerts, ceilis, pub sessions, street session workshops in dance and music. Now in its 2nd year its hoping this...

Tramore Oceanic Surf and Sea Festival

25 Sep 2010 - 26 Sep 2010

The annual Tramore Oceanic Surf and Sea Festival will take place on September 25 and 26 in the seaside town. A full programme of...

Seisiun na h-Eireann

25 Sep 2010 - 27 Sep 2010

Seisiun na h-Eireann, Celebrating the Traditional Irish Music Pub Session. A competition is held to select the best group playing...

Kilkenny Celtic Festival

25 Sep 2010 - 03 Oct 2010

The Kilkenny Celtic Festival is dedicated to encouraging a wider and deeper appreciation of all things Celtic, expressed in the...

Traditional Harvest Day at Bunratty Folk Park

26 Sep 2010 - 26 Sep 2010

Harvest traditions from over 100 years ago will be brought to life at Bunratty Folk Park, when a traditional 19th century Harvest...

Beamish Cork Folk Festival

29 Sep 2010 - 03 Oct 2010

Cork Folk Festival has been taking place annually since 1979 at locations thoughout the City. This four-day eclectic event...

Family History Festival

30 Sep 2010 - 03 Oct 2010

The Route Back Home 2010 is a family history festival focusing on the genealogy of Ballymoney and district, the region...

Enniskillen Arts Festival

30 Sep 2010 - 03 Oct 2010

Unmissable jam-packed festival fun for all the family featuring viibrant visual art, dynamic drama, good music, literature,...

City of Song Festival

30 Sep 2010 - 03 Oct 2010

A festival that celebrates the musical legacy of Derry – home to the Undertones, Joseph Locke, Phil Coulter, Nadine Coyle – with...

Sligo Traditional Singing Weekend

30 Sep 2010 - 03 Oct 2010

This, the 4th Sligo Traditional Singing Festival, will celebrate and promote the singing tradition in County Sligo and surrounding...

Dingle Food and Wine Festival

01 Oct 2010 - 03 Oct 2010

The fourth annual Dingle Food & Wine Festival will take place in and around Dingle, Co. Kerry. The festival will include a series...

Queen of Burren Festival Weekend

01 Oct 2010 - 03 Oct 2010

This is held at the end of the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking festival. Though part of that event has a life of its own and attracts...

Dromineer Literary Festival

01 Oct 2010 - 03 Oct 2010

The festival invites participants from all members of the community of all ages for writing competitions, workshops, readings and...

Slieve Bloom Storytelling Festival

10 Oct 2010 - 16 Oct 2010

The Slieve Blooms, a landscape of mountains, valleys, glens, waterfalls, ancient raths and medieval castles, in the heart of...

Cuisle - Limerick International Poetry Festival

13 Oct 2010 - 16 Oct 2010

Limericks’ long association with poetry makes Cuisle the perfect opportunity and place for audiences to extend their experience of...

Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queen's

15 Oct 2010 - 30 Oct 2010

Audiences and artists from around the world converge on Belfast in October for the 16 days of Ireland’s biggest international arts...

Ennis Fashion Week

16 Oct 2010 - 24 Oct 2010

Ennis Fashion Week is an innovative event that offers you an enhanced shopping experience in the ‘Boutique Capital of Ireland’....

Wexford Opera Festival

16 Oct 2010 - 30 Oct 2010

Wexford Festival Opera is widely recognised as Ireland's most prestigious cultural event. Now entering its 59th season, it is...

Clones Film Festival

20 Oct 2010 - 24 Oct 2010

Now in it's 9th year, Clones Film Festival has grown to become the biggest event of its type in the area. The festival aims to...

Sligo Live

21 Oct 2010 - 25 Oct 2010

Sligo Live will take place over 6 days on the October Bank Holiday weekend in venues around Sligo. Now in its sixth year, SLIGO...

The Halloween Howls Comedy Festival

21 Oct 2010 - 25 Oct 2010

One of Irelands leading Comedy Festival returns to Portlaoise for a weekend of rib tickling fun by top Irish and International...

Country Music Festival October 2010

22 Oct 2010 - 25 Oct 2010

Our 2010 Festivals include artists such as: Jimmy Buckley, Declan Nerney, Gary Gamble, Robert Mizzell, Mike Denver & more. The...

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The Dublin Theatre Festival was founded in 1957, and is Europe’s oldest specialist theatre festival