festivals and fairs sligo

This event is a good one for all the family with show jumping and other equestrian events. There will also be a dog show and other entertainment such as a vintage machinery display as well as traditional potato picking. There will be a few educational displays as well....

This is the 48th annual celebration of all things Yeats. Included in the festivities is a Summer School to help everyone get to know this world famous author all the better. This festival attracts interested parties from all over the globe but there are plenty of local visitors...

Atmoscore: The original Festival is a culture, music and arts festival designed to promote exciting young talent from every corner of Ireland, as well as bring young people of all ages together for a memorable experience....

Micheal Coleman is well-known fiddle player in the community and his legacy to Irish music worthy of remembrance. The programme includes a traditional concert, junior feis, Céilí, pub sessions and plenty of other street entertainment....

Bingo, Heritage Day, Fun Soccer, Car Treasure Hunt, Duck Race, Bonny Baby, Fishing Competition....

Festival of drama, Irish language, classical and traditional music, dancing, art and verse speaking....

James Morrison is a local legend and this makes for the 15th year in which he is remembered. This musical genius played the fiddle with extraordinary skill and this festival celebrates him over the August bank holiday weekend. All are welcome to join in is this 3 day event with concerts, street céilí’s and plenty of other activities that are open to all....

The feis encompasses everything from verse speaking, to classical and traditional music and singing....

The St Patricks Day pageant upholds the traditions of all great carnivals which revel in undermining, if just one day, the boundaries of authority. Street festers, face painters, green revellers and masked impersonators join in maelee of Irish compatriots, form all over the world, who flock to the celebration.
The parade in led by Saint Patrick, Irelands emblem of Christianity, while the revellers that follow display equal respect for the mythological past and ancient pagan traditions....

This 4-day event celebrates the coming of the month of May, or in Irish, Bealtaine, which was a major holiday for the ancient Gaels. The festival is celebrates with plenty of traditional Irish music and other entertainment so you will not be short of craic during this celebration of spring and new life....