| Jan 1 |
New Year's Day (banks closed) |
Rep. of Ire. & North. Ire. |
| Jan 23-27 |
Temple Bar Trad (music and culture festival, www.templebartrad.com) |
Dublin, Rep. of Ire. |
| March 13-17 |
St. Patrick's Day celebration (parades, drunkenness, 5-day festival
in Dublin; www.stpatricksday.ie) |
Rep. of Ire. |
| March 17 |
St. Patrick's Day (bank holiday) |
Rep. of Ire. & North. Ire. |
| March 21 |
Good Friday (bank holiday) |
Rep. of Ire. & North. Ire. |
| March 23 |
Easter Sunday |
Rep. of Ire. & North. Ire. |
| March 24 |
Easter Monday (bank holiday) |
Rep. of Ire. & North. Ire. |
| March 25-30 |
Pan Celtic Festival (www.panceltic.ie) |
Donegal (rotates locations) |
| May 5 |
Early May Holiday (bank holiday) |
Rep. of Ire. & North. Ire. |
| May 15-18 |
Early Music Festival (www.galwayearlymusic.com) |
Galway,
Rep. of Ire. |
| May 18-26 |
Fleadh Nua (cultural festival; www.fleadhnua.com)
|
Ennis,
Rep. of Ire. |
| May 26 |
Spring Holiday (bank holiday) |
North. Ire. |
| May 29-June 2 |
Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival (www.thecatlaughs.com)
|
Kilkenny,
Rep. of Ire. |
| June 2 |
June Holiday (bank holiday) |
Rep. of Ire. |
| June 16 |
Bloomsday (anniversary of James Joyce's Ulysses; www.jamesjoyce.ie)
|
Dublin,
Rep. of Ire. |
| July 12 |
Battle of the Boyne anniversary (banks closed, Protestant marches, protests) |
North. Ire. |
| July 14-27 |
Galway Arts Festival (www.galwayartsfestival.com) |
Galway,
Rep. of Ire. |
| July 27 |
Reek Sunday (pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick, last Sun in July; www.croagh-patrick.com) |
Near Westport,
Mayo County,
Rep. of Ire. |
| July 28-Aug 3 |
Galway Races (www.galwayraces.com) |
Galway |
| Aug 1-3 |
Waterford Spraoi Street Festival (parade, music, street theater; www.spraoi.com) |
Waterford,
Rep. of Ire. |
| Aug 4 |
August Holiday (bank holiday) |
Rep. of Ire. |
| Early to mid-Aug |
Féile an Phobail (West Belfast Irish cultural festival; www.feilebelfast.com) |
Belfast, North. Ire. |
| Aug 8-17 |
Kilkenny Arts Festival (www.kilkennyarts.ie) |
Kilkenny,
Rep. of Ire. |
| Aug 9-10 |
Dingle Races (boat races, second weekend in Aug) |
An Daingean (Dingle),
Rep. of Ire. |
| Aug 10-12 |
Puck Fair (one of Ireland's oldest festivals, family entertainment
and parades, www.puckfair.ie) |
Killorglin,
Rep. of Ire. |
| Aug 15 |
Kenmare Fair (www.kenmare.com) |
Kenmare, Rep. of Irel. |
| Aug 16-17 |
Dingle Regatta (third weekend in Aug) |
An Daingean (Dingle),
Rep. of Ire. |
| Aug 22-24 |
Festival of World Cultures (www.festivalofworldcultures.com) |
Dun Laoghaire |
| Aug 22-26 |
Rose of Tralee International Festival (arts, music, beauty pageant;
www.roseoftralee.ie) |
Tralee,
Rep. of Ire. |
| Aug 25 |
Late Summer Holiday (bank holiday) |
North. Ire. |
| Aug 29-Oct 5 |
Matchmaking Festival (weekends only; www.matchmakerireland.com/festival.html) |
Lisdoonvarna,
Rep. of Ire. |
| Late Aug-early Sept |
Blessing of the Boats (maritime festival) |
An Daingean (Dingle),
Rep. of Ire. |
| Sept 8-10 |
Galway Races, Galway (www.galwayraces.com) |
Galway |
| mid-Sept |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final (Croke Park) |
Dublin,
Rep. of Ire |
| Sept 25-28 |
Oyster Festival (shucking contests, music; www.galwayoysterfest.com) |
Galway,
Rep. of Ire. |
| Oct 26-27 |
Galway Races (www.galwayraces.com) |
Galway |
| Oct 27 |
October Holiday (banks closed) |
Rep. of Ire. |
| Late Oct-early Nov |
Belfast Queens Festival (12 days of music, www.belfastfestival.com) |
Belfast,
North. Ire. |
| Dec 25 |
Christmas |
Rep. of Ire. & North. Ire. |
| Dec 26 |
Boxing Day (day of charitable giving; bank holiday) |
North. Ire. |
| Dec 26 |
St. Stephen's Day (religious festival) |
Rep. of Ire. |
