Upcoming Festivals

May 2012 Info Location Dates
Human Body Exhibition
The Human Body Exhibition takes visitors on a life-changing journey... 		Event Listings Dublin 03/02/2012 - 28/12/2012
The Dublin Gay Theatre Festival
The Dublin Gay Theatre Festival is an annual event, celebrating... 		Event Listings Dublin 07/05/2012 - 20/05/2012
Ulster Hall 150th Festival Event
The Ulster Hall's 150th birthday festival is now underway with a... 		Event Listings Antrim 11/05/2012 - 09/06/2012
Dublin Dance Festival
Dublin Dance Festival is the premier dance event on the Irish arts... 		Event Listings Dublin 11/05/2012 - 26/05/2012
diyCork Festival
diyCork - a Do It Yourself festival. The very first diyCork festival... 		Event Listings Cork 17/05/2012 - 20/05/2012
diyCork Festival
 Event Website Cork 17/05/2012 - 20/05/2012
Burren Slow Food Festival
Lisdoovarna in Co. Clare is already famous for matchmaking, and you... 		Event Listings Clare 18/05/2012 - 20/05/2012
Dylan Thomas Literary Weekend
The life and works of poet, short-story writer and playwright Dylan... 		Event Listings Clare 18/05/2012 - 20/05/2012
Só Sligo Food & Culture Festival 2012
Sligo has a wealth of incredible food, and some amazing food... 		Event Listings Sligo 18/05/2012 - 20/05/2012
So Sligo Food and Culture Festival
The So Sligo Food and Culture Festival from 18th – 20th May... 		Event Listings Sligo 18/05/2012 - 20/05/2012
AIMS Choral Festival New Ross 2012
The Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS) holds its annual... 		Event Listings Wexford 18/05/2012 - 20/05/2012
Dublin City Soul Festival

Dublin City Soul Festival, a celebration of peace, unity and love,...

Event Listings Dublin 24/05/2012 - 27/05/2012
Wicklow Arts Festival

Not long now til Wicklow comes alive with creativity & fun for...

Event Listings Wicklow 24/05/2012 - 27/05/2012
Baltimore Seafood Festival
Why not journey to the very southern tip of Ireland and take in the... 		Event Listings Cork 25/05/2012 - 27/05/2012
Donegal Live 2012
Donegal Live 2012 will be held this year in Donegal Town, Co... 		Event Listings Donegal 25/05/2012 - 27/05/2012
LINK Culturefest
Between the 25th and the 27th of May LINK CULTUREFEST will host a... 		Event Listings Dublin 25/05/2012 - 27/05/2012
Clifden 200 Festival
This year, Clifden, Co. Galway celebrates the 200th anniversary of... 		Event Listings Galway 25/05/2012 - 04/06/2012
Life Festival
The 7th Life will embrace more the community spirit, with a new... 		Event Listings Westmeath 25/05/2012 - 27/05/2012
A Taste of Carlingford
A Taste of Carlingford takes place in Carlingford, Co. Louth from... 		Event Listings Louth 26/05/2012 - 27/05/2012
ShakeFest 2012
Shakefest - a celebration of dance, is a successful venture... 		Event Listings Offaly 26/05/2012 - 27/05/2012
Synergy and Light Dance Festival 2012
Synergy and Light Dance Festival that is taking place in Athlone on... 		Event Listings Westmeath 27/05/2012 - 27/05/2012
Listowel Writers Week
Listowel Writers' Week has been recognised as the primary event in... 		Event Listings Kerry 30/05/2012 - 03/06/2012
Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival
MICK TAYLOR BAND (ex. Rolling Stones) - HORSLIPS - DR. FEELGOOD -... 		Event Listings Donegal 31/05/2012 - 03/06/2012
Bloom
Bloom, Ireland's largest garden, food and family festival takes place... 		Event Listings Dublin 31/05/2012 - 04/06/2012
The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival
Now in its 19th year, The Cat Laughs Comedy Festival continues to be... 		Event Listings Kilkenny 31/05/2012 - 04/06/2012
THE Tattersalls International Horse Trials And County Fair
The Tattersalls International Horse Trials and County Fair, Ireland's... 		Event Listings Meath 31/05/2012 - 03/06/2012
The Clancy Brothers Music and Arts Festival
Music and art with a sprinkle of magic, fun and splendour will fill... 		Event Listings Tipperary 31/05/2012 - 04/06/2012
June 2012 Info Location Dates
Titanic Lockdown
Hydroponic Music – one of the most respected music collectives... 		Event Listings Antrim 01/06/2012 - 02/06/2012
The Doonbeg International Jazz Festival
A Jazz packed weekend featuring bands from Germany, Scotland,... 		Event Listings Clare 01/06/2012 - 04/06/2012
The Melting Pot Festival
The Melting Pot Festival is a Multicultural Celebration of music,... 		Event Listings Donegal 01/06/2012 - 04/06/2012
International Motorcycle Festival
Ireland Bike Fest 2012
International Motorcycle Festival
... 		Event Listings Kerry 01/06/2012 - 04/06/2012
The Happy Valley Festival 2012
Happy Valley Festival is a week long music and arts festival with... 		Event Listings Kilkenny 01/06/2012 - 04/06/2012
Tramore Bluegrass Festival
Joe Lonergan Presents: his 1st International Bluegrass Festival in... 		Event Listings Waterford 01/06/2012 - 04/06/2012
Goldsmith International Literary Festival
 Event Website Westmeath 01/06/2012 - 03/06/2012
Strawberry Fest

With last year's Strawberry Fest being a new take on one of...

Event Listings Wexford 01/06/2012 - 03/06/2012
Bandon Music Festival
Leading musician and judge on the hit TV show 'The Voice of Ireland',... 		Event Listings Cork 02/06/2012 - 04/06/2012
Ocean to City Maritime Festival

Ocean to City - "An Rás Mór" is a 24km rowing race and maritime...

Event Listings Cork 02/06/2012 - 10/06/2012
Irish Aerial Dance Fest 2012
Presented by Fidget Feet Aerial dance Theatre, Donegal County... 		Event Listings Donegal 02/06/2012 - 16/06/2012
Forbidden Fruit 2012
Forbidden Fruit 2012 is a multi-stage music and arts festival in... 		Event Listings Dublin 02/06/2012 - 04/06/2012
All Ireland & International Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling...
The All Ireland & International Sheep Shearing and Wool Handling... 		Event Listings Kildare 02/06/2012 - 03/06/2012
Spirit Stock 2012
The return of the all-day DJ festival at the Spirit Store Dundalk on... 		Event Listings Louth 02/06/2012 - 02/06/2012
Innishannon Steam and Vintage Rally
15th Innishannon Steam & Vintage Rally in aid of The Irish Cancer... 		Event Listings Cork 03/06/2012 - 04/06/2012
Pop Picnic
Taking place at Tramore Racecourse in County Waterford, Pop Picnic is... 		Event Listings Waterford 03/06/2012 - 03/06/2012
Dublin Writers Festival
The controversial author, evolutionary biologist, ethologist, atheist... 		Event Listings Dublin 04/06/2012 - 10/06/2012
Dublin Writers Festival 2012
The 2012 Dublin Writers Festival runs from June 4th -10th at various... 		Event Listings Dublin 04/06/2012 - 10/06/2012
Live at the Marquee
 No Info Cork 07/06/2012 - 06/07/2012
Limavady Jazz and blues festival

The festival is run by a small committee of local volunteers who...

Event Listings Derry 07/06/2012 - 10/06/2012
Eigse Carlow Arts Festival
The inaugural History Festival of Ireland is curated by author and... 		Event Listings Carlow 08/06/2012 - 17/06/2012
Live at Leopardstown 2012
For nine summer evenings, Dublin's only racecourse will combine the... 		Event Listings Dublin 08/06/2012 - 16/08/2012
Gentlemen of the Road
Salthill Park, Salthill, Galway - June 9th

Tickets From... 		Event Listings Galway 09/06/2012 - 09/06/2012
Helium Music Festival
Helium is a micro music festival organized to raise awareness and... 		Event Listings Longford 09/06/2012 - 09/06/2012
Temple House Festival
Temple House Festival 2012

Temple House Festival,... 		Event Listings Sligo 10/06/2012 - 12/06/2012
The Dublin James Joyce Festival
Organised by the New Theatre - with support from the Arts Council,... 		Event Listings Dublin 11/06/2012 - 23/06/2012
KBC Great Music in Irish Houses Festival
Ireland’s longest running chamber music festival has been... 		Event Listings Dublin 12/06/2012 - 17/06/2012
Play Tag Festival
Play Tag Festival, organised by Carlow Football Club, takes place on... 		Event Listings Carlow 15/06/2012 - 16/06/2012
Dalkey Book Festival
Dalkey Book Festival 2012
June 15th-17th

Dalkey... 		Event Listings Dublin 15/06/2012 - 17/06/2012
Bushmills Live
Bushmills Village: 8th March 2012: The Old BUSHMILLS® Distillery,... 		Event Listings Antrim 20/06/2012 - 21/06/2012
Celtic Fringe Festival 2012
The Celtic Fringe Festival, taking place in Sligo 20-24 June,... 		Event Listings Sligo 20/06/2012 - 24/06/2012
Cork Midsummer Festival
Cork Midsummer Festival is an annual city-wide summer celebration of... 		Event Listings Cork 21/06/2012 - 01/07/2012
Summer Carnival

 Event Listings Cork 21/06/2012 - 01/07/2012
Shannonbridge and Clonmacnoise Midsummer Music Festival
Music Festival set in wonderful indoor and outdoor locations. Lots of... 		Event Listings Offaly 21/06/2012 - 24/06/2012
Body and Soul 2012

The Body and Soul Festival, now in its third year, exploded on to...

Event Listings Westmeath 22/06/2012 - 24/06/2012
Westport Festival of Music and Performing Arts
Set amidst a stunning 400 acre site in the heart of Westport town in... 		Event Listings Mayo 23/06/2012 - 24/06/2012
Fortstock Festival
Fortstock music festival 23rd - 24th June will feature one of the... 		Event Listings Monaghan 23/06/2012 - 24/06/2012
Celtronic 2012
Some of the biggest names in electronic music will converge on Derry... 		Event Listings Derry 27/06/2012 - 01/07/2012
Sea Sessions 2012
Nominated for awards and joins forces with Red Bull Bedroom Jam to... 		Event Listings Donegal 29/06/2012 - 01/07/2012
Volvo Ocean Race
The Volvo Ocean Race Festival will involve a fleet of up to 12 Volvo... 		Event Listings Galway 30/06/2012 - 08/07/2012
July 2012 Info Location Dates
Carrick on Shannon Water Music Festival 2012
Carrick-on-Shannon Water Music Festival - Leitrim's boutique festival... 		Event Listings Leitrim 03/07/2012 - 08/07/2012
Phoenix Park Gigs
 No Info Dublin 05/07/2012 - 08/07/2012
Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival
The 27th Annual Seafood Festival event in Kilmore Quay taking place... 		Event Listings Wexford 05/07/2012 - 08/07/2012
Clonmel Junction Festival
Clonmel Junction Festival is an annual arts festival which takes... 		Event Listings Tipperary 06/07/2012 - 15/07/2012
Kinsale Arts Week
Kinsale Arts Week is a multi-disciplinary Arts Festival. It... 		Event Listings Cork 07/07/2012 - 15/07/2012
West Cork Literary Festival
The West Cork Literary Festival continues to be one of this... 		Event Listings Cork 08/07/2012 - 14/07/2012
Ballina Salmon Festival
Ballina Salmon Festival will take place on 8th - 15th July 2012. A... 		Event Listings Mayo 08/07/2012 - 15/07/2012
Galway Garden Festival
Get ready for the third Galway Garden Festival on Saturday &... 		Event Listings Galway 14/07/2012 - 15/07/2012
Carbon Dioxide Festival 2012
Your One Day Electronic Dance Music Festival 		Event Listings Leitrim 14/07/2012 - 14/07/2012
Galway Arts Festival 2012
Galway Arts Festival is Ireland's largest international arts... 		Event Listings Galway 16/07/2012 - 29/07/2012
Irish Examiner Food Festival

 Event Listings Cork 19/07/2012 - 22/07/2012
Feile Bia Na Mara/Achill Seafood Festival 2012
Féile Bia na Mara, taking place from July 17th to 22th, is a... 		Event Listings Mayo 19/07/2012 - 22/07/2012
25th Gerard Manley Hopkins Festival
The 25th Hopkins Festival will be a unique celebration of poet Gerard... 		Event Listings Kildare 21/07/2012 - 27/07/2012
Boyle Arts Festival
Boyle Arts Festival will take place from the 26th July-4th August... 		Event Listings Roscommon 26/07/2012 - 04/08/2012
Midleton Arts Festival
The first Midleton Arts Festival will take place this Summer on the... 		Event Listings Cork 28/07/2012 - 29/07/2012
Jamestown Show and Heritage Festival
A festival celebrating the Heritage of Jamestown Co Leitrim. Saturday... 		Event Listings Leitrim 28/07/2012 - 05/08/2012
Jamestown Show and Heritage Festival 2012
Taking place from the 28th of July to the 5th of August in Jamestown,... 		Event Listings Leitrim 28/07/2012 - 05/08/2012
Yeats International Summer School 2012
 Event Website Sligo 29/07/2012 - 10/08/2012
August 2012 Info Location Dates
Patsy Farrell Festival
Patsy Farrell Festival Celebrating Irish Music, Song and dance in... 		Event Listings Westmeath 01/08/2012 - 08/08/2012
Waterford Spraoi Festival
Spraoi, pronounced spree, is the Irish word for fun, exuberance and... 		Event Listings Waterford 02/08/2012 - 05/08/2012
Indiependence 2012
INDIEPENDENCE Fancy Dress

Saturday July 30 is... 		Event Listings Cork 03/08/2012 - 05/08/2012
Cahersiveen Festival of Music and Arts
Every August Bank Holiday weekend in Cahersiveen, Co Kerry this well... 		Event Listings Kerry 03/08/2012 - 05/08/2012
Le Cheile
Le Cheile presents its 15th successive year of celebrating music and... 		Event Listings Meath 03/08/2012 - 06/08/2012
44th Annual Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival
Turn back time in the beautiful Georgian Heritage town of Birr and... 		Event Listings Offaly 03/08/2012 - 10/08/2012
Castlepalooza 2012
One of entertainment.ie's favourite summer festivals is Castlepalooza... 		Event Listings Offaly 03/08/2012 - 05/08/2012
Joy Festival
Featuring 40+ World Classs DJs at Fusion Complex, Dundalk. Ireland's... 		Event Listings Louth 05/08/2012 - 05/08/2012
Kilkenny Arts Festival
The dates for the 2012 festival are 10-19 August.  Each summer,... 		Event Listings Kilkenny 10/08/2012 - 19/08/2012
Annagassan Viking Festival
The festival celebrates the Celtic and Viking history of Annagassan.... 		Event Listings Louth 10/08/2012 - 12/08/2012
47th Annual Ballinamore Family Festival
Free Open Air Concerts Nightly & Free Events for Children &... 		Event Listings Leitrim 12/08/2012 - 19/08/2012
Belsonic 2012
Belsonic 2012 takes place in the Custom House Square Belfast from the... 		Event Listings Antrim 15/08/2012 - 26/08/2012
Masters of Tradition 2012
Masters of Tradition is a unique Irish Traditional Music Festival,... 		Event Listings Cork 15/08/2012 - 19/08/2012
Stendhal Festival of Art
Stendhal Festival of Art is excited to announce that the dates have... 		Event Listings Derry 17/08/2012 - 18/08/2012
Jack of Diamonds Rhythm and Roots Festival
The first annual Jack of Diamonds Rhythm and Roots festival takes... 		Event Listings Dublin 17/08/2012 - 19/08/2012
Rose of Tralee International Festival
The Rose of Tralee International Festival is one of Ireland's largest... 		Event Listings Kerry 17/08/2012 - 21/08/2012
East Kerry Roots Festival
The East Kerry Roots Festival will welcome people with an ancestral... 		Event Listings Kerry 21/08/2012 - 26/08/2012
Ballinamore Free Fringe Festival
It's back, its bigger & it's better... but best of all it's... 		Event Listings Leitrim 23/08/2012 - 26/08/2012
Electric Picnic 2012
 Event Website Laois 31/08/2012 - 02/09/2012
September 2012 Info Location Dates
Harvest Time Blues Festival

Harvest Time Blues aka Monaghan Rhythm and Blues Festival is...

Event Listings Monaghan 07/09/2012 - 09/09/2012
A Taste of West Cork Food Festival
A Taste of West Cork Food Festival, which takes place in and around... 		Event Listings Cork 10/09/2012 - 16/09/2012
Waterford Harvest Festival

Waterford Harvest Festival is a city wide festival celebrating...

Event Listings Waterford 10/09/2012 - 16/09/2012
Paulaner Oktoberfest Beag

 Event Listings Cork 13/09/2012 - 22/09/2012
Clarenbridge Oyster Festival
This lively two day festival, set in the picturesque village of... 		Event Listings Galway 15/09/2012 - 16/09/2012
Clifden Arts Festival
The 35th Clifden Arts festival week will take place on 20th - 30th... 		Event Listings Galway 20/09/2012 - 30/09/2012
Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival
The eleventh year of this annual event, recently relocated to the... 		Event Listings Offaly 20/09/2012 - 23/09/2012
Spirit of Folk Festival
Spirit of Folk Festival 2012

The Spirit... 		Event Listings Meath 21/09/2012 - 23/09/2012
New Ross Piano Festival


  		Event Listings Wexford 27/09/2012 - 30/09/2012
Galway Oyster Festival
Each September, Galway City comes alive with seafood and oysters as... 		Event Listings Galway 28/09/2012 - 30/09/2012
The Green Village Music And Arts Festival 2012
The Green Village Music & Arts Festival is set in the remarkable... 		Event Listings Westmeath 29/09/2012 - 29/09/2012
October 2012 Info Location Dates
Beamish Cork Folk Festival
The Beamish Cork Folk Festival has been taking place annually since... 		Event Listings Cork 04/10/2012 - 07/10/2012
The Kerry Film Festival
The Kerry Film Festival is a multi-location festival which was... 		Event Listings Kerry 09/10/2012 - 13/10/2012
Kinsale Gourmet Food Festival
The Kinsale Gourmet Festival is held in October of each year and is a... 		Event Listings Cork 12/10/2012 - 14/10/2012
Baboro International Arts Festival
Baboró International Arts Festival for Children takes place in... 		Event Listings Galway 15/10/2012 - 21/10/2012
Wexford Fringe Festival
 Event Website Wexford 19/10/2012 - 04/11/2012
Wexford Festival Opera
Recognised by the Frommers Guide as 'one of the best small festivals... 		Event Listings Wexford 24/10/2012 - 04/11/2012
November 2012 Info Location Dates
Corona Cork Film Festival
The 57th Corona Cork Film Festival will be held on 4th -11th November... 		Event Listings Cork 04/11/2012 - 11/11/2012

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