festivals and fairs clare

A new literary festival takes place in Ennis . The Ennis Book Club Festival is a social and literary gathering to bring together the many Book Clubs that exist nationwide. The programme includes author visits, readings, lectures, music, workshops, exhibitions and more. You will enjoy poetry in the cosy cafes, readings in the many restaurants and shops, and drama on street corners as you wander through the narrow streets and lanes of Ennis. If you're not a Book Club member come along and find...

A variety of events including exhibitions, music, theatre, film, workshops and lectures covering all of the visual arts....

CHORD: Ennis International Music Festival, the town’s newest event will take place over St Patrick’s Weekend. It comprises a fantastic music programme, complemented by street events. The festival will feature a series of guitar workshops and there will be a series late night concerts ....

This is a traditional music festival celebrating the east Clare style of traditional music, but with an international and contemporary twist.
For further details please visit www.feaklefestival.ie...

Road cart races, family fun day, BBQ's, Bonny baby competition, Bucking bronco, Wheel of fortune, helium ballon race, bouncy castles, Pony rides, lucky dips and much more....

This is the one of the longest running festivals in County Clare. There are activities for all ages to enjoy. It is one of the biggest tourist attractions in west Clare....

Mrs Elizabeth Crotty was born in west Clare in 1885. She first began to play the concertina around the turn of the century. By the 1950's she became a pioneer of the Fleadh Cheoil movement.
Today, her celebrated name continues to stand guard over the Market Square in Kilrush, while her concertina music continues to inspire hundreds of enthusiasts throughout the 'Irish Music World'. This traditional music festival offers lectures, concertina and set dancing classes, open air ceilis and sin...

A multi disciplinary Arts Festival focusing on art exhibitions, workshops, music , theatre and film. Dates to be confirmed...

Winter Music Weekend 2009
Sixmilebridge will be the place to be on the 16th, 17th, and 18th of January next, as crowds gather for the tenth annual Winter Music Weekend. The packed programme features many of the acoustic acts who have made the Winter Weekend so special over the last ten years.

Top of the bill is a U.S. band who always impress with their incredible skill and passion for bluegrass music, Special Consensus, who will play a concert in the Mill Bar on the Friday nig...