Tours & Festivals

TOURS

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IRISH MUSIC FESTIVALS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS
JANUARY

Shannonside Winter Music Festival
County Clare
January 2026
https://www.facebook.com/ShannonsideWMW/

Celtic Connections
Glasgow, Scotland
January 15th - February 1st, 2026
www.celticconnections.com

Letterkenny Trad Week
January/February 2026
https://www.facebook.com/TRADWEEK

TradFest
January 21st - 25th, 2026
tradfest.com

IMBOLC International Music Festival
January/February 2026
www.imbolcfestival.com

Your Roots Are Showing
January 14th - 18th, 2026
www.showingroots.com

FEBRUARY

Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh
County Kerry
February 2026
www.scoilcheoil.com

MARCH

NYAH 2026 Co Cavan Traditional Music Festival
Feb 27th - March 1st
March 15th - 17th
Saturday May 2nd
www.cavanarts.ie
https://www.facebook.com/cavanmusic

Calaveras Celtic Faire & Concert
March 6th - 8th, 2026
https://celticheritagecelebration.com/index.html

Kilkenny TradFest
March 14th - 17th, 2026
www.kilkennytradfest.com

Tulsa Irish Festival
March 13th - 15th, 2026
www.facebook.com/TulsaIrishFest
www.tulsairishfest.org

Music City Irish Fest
Nashville
March 2026
www.musiccityirishfest.com

Inishowen International Folk Song & Ballad Seminar
March 20th - 23rd, 2026
www.inishowensinging.ie

Ballydehob TradFest
March 27th-30th, 2026
https://www.facebook.com/BallydehobTradFestival/

APRIL

Féile Patrick Byrne
April 2026
https://feilepatrickbyrne.ie/

Dunedin Live : Haggis Winter MusicFest
April 2026
https://sas-dunedin.org

Claremorris Folk Festival
April//May 2026
https://www.facebook.com/ClaremorrisFolk/

Ceardlann Earraigh, Concert & Workshops in Traditional Music
April 2026
https://kildarecomhaltas.ie/

Baltimore Irish Trad Fest
USA
April 2026
www.baltimoreirisharts.com

Clifden Traditional Music Festival
Clifden, Galway
April 2026
www.clifdentradfest.ie
https://www.facebook.com/ClifdenTradFest/

MAY

Girvan Traditional Folk Festival
May 1st - 3rd, 2026
www.girvanfolkfestival.org.uk

Shetland Folk Festival
May 2026
www.shetlandfolkfestival.com

KVMR Celtic Festival & Marketplace
May 2026
www.kvmrcelticfestival.org

Fiddle Fair
Baltimore
May 2026
www.fiddlefair.com

Orkney Folk Festival
May 21st - 24th, 2026
www.orkneyfolkfestival.com

Galway Early Music Festival
May/June 2026
www.galwayearlymusic.com

Fleadh Nua
Ennis
May/June 2026
www.fleadhnua.com

East Durham Irish Festival
May 22nd - 24th, 2026
www.eastdurhamirishfestival.com

JUNE

Minnesota Irish Music Weekend
June 11th - 14th, 2026
www.centerforirishmusic.org/events/mim

Skerries Traditional Music Weekend
June 2026
www.skerriestraditionalmusic.com

Doolin FolkFest
June 2026
https://www.doolinarts.ie/doolinfolkfest

Knocklane Trad Fest Weekend
June 2026
https://www.facebook.com/CCE.IE/

Penn-Mar Irish Festival
Pennsylvania
June 20th, 2026
https://pennmaririshfestival.com

Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe & Trad Festival
June 2026
www.facebook.com/jimdowlingUilleannpipefestival/
http://jimdowlingfestival.ie/

TuneFest Dungarvan
June 2026
https://www.facebook.com/tunefestdungarvan/

Blas International Summer School
of Irish Traditional Music and Dance
June/July 2026
www.blas.ie

Craiceann International Bodhrán Summerschool
June 29th - July 3rd, 2026
www.craiceann.com

Cairde na Cruite, An Chúirt Chruitireachta
International Festival for Irish Harp
June/July 2026
www.cairdenacruite.com

JULY

Clonmel Junction Arts Festival
Clonmel, County Tipperary
July 3rd - 12th, 2026
www.junctionfestival.com

Ulster Fleadh
July 2026
https://ulsterfleadh.ie

Gooikoorts International Folk Festival
July 3rd - 5th, 2026
www.gooikoorts.be

Willie Clancy Summer School
Miltown Malbay, County Clare
July 5th - 12th, 2026
www.scoilsamhraidhwillieclancy.com

Earagail Arts Festival
July 11th - 25th, 2026
www.eaf.ie

Catskills Irish Arts Week
July 2026
https://www.mjqirishcentre.com

Ceol na Coille Summer School of Irish Traditional Music
July 2026
www.ceolnacoille.ie

Joe Mooney Summer School
July 18th - 25th, 2026
www.joemooneysummerschool.com

CCE MAD Week
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
July 2026
https://www.facebook.com/CCEMAD/

Fiddler’s Green Festival
July 2026
https://fiddlersgreenfestival.com

Meitheal Summer School
Villiers School, Limerick (July 20th - 24th, 2026)
St. Flannan’s, Ennis (July 21st - 25th, 2026)
www.tradweek.com

Yn Chruinnaght Celtic Gathering
Isle of Man
July 27th - August 2nd, 2026
www.celticgathering.im

Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival
July 2026
http://clevelandirish.org
https://www.facebook.com/clevelandirish/

Scoil Acla Summer School
July 26th - August 1st, 2026
https://scoilacla.ie/

Belfast TradFest
July 26th - August 2nd, 2026
www.belfasttraditionalmusic.com

Fleadh Cheoil Chill Chartha
Kilcar Fleadh
Kilcar, County Donegal
July 2026
Facebook @ Fleadh Cheoil Chill Chartha

South Sligo Summer School
July 12th -18th, 2026
www.southsligosummerschool.com

O’Carolan Harp Festival
Keadue, Co. Roscommon
July/August 2026
http://www.ocarolanharpfestival.ie/
www.facebook.com/ocarolanfestival/

AUGUST

James Morrison Traditional Music Festival
August 2026
https://riverstowncce.com/

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
Belfast
August 2nd - 9th, 2026
www.fleadhcheoil.ie

Feakle International Traditional Music Festival
August 5th - 10th, 2026
www.feaklefestival.ie

Iowa Irish Fest
July 31st - August 2nd, 2026
www.iowairishfest.com

Dublin Irish Festival
Ohio, USA
July 31st - August 2nd, 2026
www.dublinirishfestival.org

Montelago Celtic Festival
Italy
August 2026
www.montelagocelticfestival.it

Goderich Celtic Roots Festival
Canada
August 3rd - 9th, 2026
https://www.celticfestival.ca/

Irish Fair of Minnesota
August 7th - 9th, 2026
www.irishfair.com

Sparta Celtic Festival
August 2026
www.spartacelticfest.org

Fairport’s Cropredy Convention
August 13th - 15th, 2026
www.fairportconvention.com

Coleman Traditional Festival
August 2026
www.colemanirishmusic.com

Philadelphia Folk Festival
August 2026
https://folkfest.org/

National Heritage Week
August 2026
www.heritageweek.ie

Tonder Festival
Denmark
August 26th - 29th, 2026
www.tf.dk

Masters of Tradition
Bantry, County Cork
August 19th - 23rd, 2026
www.westcorkmusic.ie/masters-of-tradition

Iúr Cinn Fleadh
Newry City Music Festival
August 2026
www.iurcinnfleadh.com

Cornwall Folk Festival in Wadebridge
August 2026
www.cornwallfolkfestival.com

Kansas City Irish Fest
August 2026
https://kcirishfest.com/

SEPTEMBER

Féile Cheoil Larry Reynolds
September 2026
https://feilecheoillarryreynolds.com/

Pittsburgh Irish Festival
September 11th - 13th, 2026
http://pghirishfest.org/

Gerry Whelan Memorial Weekend
Cootehill, Co. Cavan
September 2026
http://gerrywhelanweekend.com/

Michigan Irish Music Festival
September 17th - 20th, 2026
https://michiganirish.org/

Cnoc na Gaoithe Traditional Music Weekend
September 2026
www.cnocnagaoithe.ie

Johnny Doherty Music & Dancing Festival
Ardara, Co. Donegal
September 2026
www.ardara.ie
www.johnnydohertyfestival.com

Great American Irish Festival
September 2026
https://www.facebook.com/greatamericanirishfest

The Irish Festival of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
September 2026
https://www.facebook.com/theirishfestivalofoulu/

OCTOBER

Cork Folk Festival
October 2nd - 5th, 2025
www.corkfolkfestival.com

Celtic Colours International Festival
Cape Breton Island, Canada
October 10th - 18th, 2025
https://celtic-colours.com

Sligo Live
October 23rd - November 2nd, 2025
www.sligolive.ie

Ed Reavy Traditional Music Festival
October 16th - 19th, 2025
www.cavantowncomhaltas.ie
www.facebook.com/EdReavyTradFest

Scoil Cheoil na Botha
Scotstown, County Monaghan
October 2025
https://www.facebook.com/scoil.cheoil/

O’Carolan Harp Festival
Nobber
October 2025

Return to London Town Festival
October 24th - 27th, 2025
https://www.returntolondontown.org/

Foxford Traditional Weekend
October 16th - 19th, 2025
www.foxfordtraditionalweekend.com

Cwlwm Celtaidd, Wales’ Interceltic Festival
October 2025
https://www.facebook.com/CwlwmCeltaidd/

Patrick O’ Keeffe Traditional Music Festival
Castleisland, County Kerry 
October 24th - 27th, 2025
www.patrickokeeffefestival.com

Galway Bay’s Celtic Music Feis
October 13th - 19th, 2025
https://celticmusicfeis.com
www.galwaybayirishpub.com

O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat
October 23rd - 26th, 2025
www.oflahertyretreat.org

NOVEMBER
IrishFest Atlanta
November 7th - 9th, 2025
www.irishfestatlanta.org

Galway TradFest
November 2025
www.galwaytradfest.ie

Ennis Trad Fest
November 6th - 10th, 2025
https://www.facebook.com/ennistradfest/
www.ennistradfest.com

Maryland Irish Festival
November 7th - 9th, 2025
https://www.facebook.com/MDirishfest/
www.irishfestival.com

Copenhagen Irish Festival
November 2025
https://www.facebook.com/copenhagen.irish.festival/

The Trip to Birmingham TradFest
November 2025
https://www.facebook.com/birminghamtradfest/