festivals and fairs donegal

Muff Sports Festival is held in venues throughout Inishowen in the village of Muff, on the August Bank Holiday Weekend. The competitions include football, pool, darts, tug-of-war, two mile road race, bicycle race, strongest woman, horse shoe pitching, cards, clay pigeon shoot, soccer, welly throwing, nappy hanging, penalty kick, bonny baby, line dancing, volleyball and pitch 'n' putt. This promises to be a great weekend with many comic competitions such as 'the glam granny,' and a singing compet...

Weekend festival of events incorporating drama performances, workshops, storytelling and music. The festival provides a platform for art exhibitions and cultural tours and talks. Well established event held in attractive, lively village....

The Bundoran Ocean Festival celebrates the diverse attributes of our most precious asset : the sea. Through participation in surfing and watersports, music, art, photography, cinema and food we aim to respect, protect and nurture our neighbour the Atlantic....

Fancy dress competitions, scary storytelling, live music, torchlight procession, amazing firework display and crazy weekend!...

The scenery in this Gaelic-speaking part of the county is worth the trip alone, but for trad musicians there is much more on offer during the Frankie Kennedy Winter School. The festival has two main centres: Cois Locha in the village of Dunlewey at the foot of Errigal Mountain, and Ostán Gaoth Dobhair in the seaside village of Bunbeg. The winter school features a series of classes in various instruments and an enviable line-up of performers who take part in day-time recitals and night-time conce...

Hosted by local poet Cathal O Searcaigh and made world famous by Seamus Heaney.

Poetry competition, concerts, recitals, workshops, art exhibitions and classes. Bookings , poetry competition applications, www.samhainpoetry.com or info@samhainpoetry.com.The closing date for the ? 6000 poetry competition is Wednesday 31st of October.. The festival runs in mid November around the 15th to the 19th.

The prizes may be divided by the judges between the...

This is a family orientated fair with animals, stalls, indoor and outdoor entertainment....

This long established, annual two day international sea angling festival is renowned for the quality of fishing and the 'mighty craic'. Pre-booking essential....

One of Ireland's oldest traditional fairs held each year in Ballycastle at end of August (last Monday and Tuesday). An event not to be missed. Savour the atmosphere of the livestock sales and the many hundreds of stalls selling souvenirs and bric-a-brac of every description including the Lammas Fair's traditional Dulse (a dried edible seaweed) and Yellowman (a confectionery)....

This festival, which takes place over two days in March (St. Patrick's Day  Weekend), expects walkers from Ireland, Scotland and The Netherlands. The programme includes easy, moderate and strenous routes, taking in the Maghera and Loughros Bays, the banks of the Owenrea River and an ascent by Easaranka Water fall on Glengesh Hill.

The easy walks are will take around three hours, while the strenous walks take about six hours. The Festival includes evening entertainment....