The Rolling Sun Book Festival, set in Westport, County Mayo, is a quirky boutique festival that indulges bookworms and connoisseurs of music, song and poetry. This year highlights include Mike Scott and Steve Wickham from The Waterboys, comedian Maeve Higgins and a live recording of Sunday Miscellany.

There are a number of free events at this year's festival including the festival opening by Clíodhna ní hAnluain (RTÉ), Festival Club with music, a children's event with author Judi Curtain and a Poetry Slam. The festival programme also includes special book clubs event with authors Kathleen McMahon and Kate Kerrigan; and two exhibtiions - Dickens at 200: the Life and Times of Charles Dickens at Westport Library and Mayo Poetry Tree at the Clew Bay Hotel.

For more information on tickets call 098 28088.