Tours & Festivals
TOURS
IRISH MUSIC FESTIVALS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS
JANUARY
Shannonside Winter Music Festival
County Clare
January 2024
https://www.facebook.com/ShannonsideWMW/
Celtic Connections
Glasgow, Scotland
January 18th - February 24th, 2024
www.celticconnections.com
Letterkenny Trad Week
January 2024
https://www.facebook.com/TRADWEEK
TradFest
January 24th - 28th, 2024
http://tradfest.ie/
IMBOLC International Music Festival
January 28th - February 4th, 2024
www.imbolcfestival.com
FEBRUARY
Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh
County Kerry
February 14th - 18th, 2024
www.scoilcheoil.com
The Gathering Festival of Music and Arts
February 28th - March 3rd, 2024
https://www.inec.ie/festivals/the-gathering/
MARCH
NYAH Traditional Irish Music Festival
March 21st - 24th, 2024
https://www.facebook.com/cavanmusic
Calaveras Celtic Faire & Concert
March 2024
https://celticheritagecelebration.com/index.html
Kilkenny TradFest
March 15th - 18th, 2024
www.kilkennytradfest.com
Tulsa Irish Festival
March 8th - 10th, 2024
www.facebook.com/TulsaIrishFest
Music City Irish Fest
Nashville
March 15th - 17th, 2024
www.musiccityirishfest.com
Inishowen International Folk Song & Ballad Seminar
March 22nd - 25th, 2024
www.inishowensinging.ie
Féile Patrick Byrne
March/April 2024
https://feilepatrickbyrne.ie/
www.carrickmacross.ie/feile-patrick-byrne
Ballydehob Irish Traditional Music Festival
County Cork
March 22nd - 24th, 2024
https://www.facebook.com/BallydehobTradFestival/
APRIL
Dunedin Live : Haggis Winter MusicFest 2023
April 2024
https://sas-dunedin.org
Claremorris Folk Festival
April/May 2024
https://claremorrisfolkfestival.com/
Ceardlann Earraigh, Concert & Workshops in Traditional Music
April 2024
https://kildarecomhaltas.ie/
Baltimore Irish Trad Fest
USA
April 2024
www.baltimoreirisharts.com
Clifden Traditional Music Festival
Clifden, Galway
April 2024
www.clifdentradfest.ie
https://www.facebook.com/ClifdenTradFest/
The Cup of Tae Traditional Music Festival
Ardara, County Donegal
April/May 2024
www.cupoftaefestival.com
MAY
Shetland Folk Festival
May 2nd - 5th, 2024
www.shetlandfolkfestival.com
KVMR Celtic Festival & Marketplace
May 3rd - 5th, 2024
www.kvmrcelticfestival.org
Féile Chnoc na Gaoithe
Tulla Traditional Music Festival
May 2024
www.cnocnagaoithe.ie
Fiddle Fair
Baltimore
May 9th - 12th, 2024
www.fiddlefair.com
Orkney Folk Festival
May 23rd - 26th, 2024
www.orkneyfolkfestival.com
Galway Early Music Festival
May 2024
www.galwayearlymusic.com
Fleadh Nua
Ennis
May 25th - June 3rd, 2024
www.fleadhnua.com
East Durham Irish Festival
May 2024
www.eastdurhamirishfestival.com
JUNE
Skerries Traditional Music Weekend
June 2024
www.skerriestraditionalmusic.com
Minnesota Irish Music Weekend
June 2024
www.centerforirishmusic.org/events/mim
Doolin Folk Festival
June 14th - 16th, 2024
https://www.doolinarts.ie/doolinfolkfest
Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe & Trad Festival
June 2024
www.facebook.com/jimdowlingUilleannpipefestival/
http://jimdowlingfestival.ie/
Knocklane Festival
June 2024
https://www.facebook.com/CCE.IE/
Craiceann International Bodhrán Summerschool
June 24th - 28th, 2024
www.craiceann.com
Penn-Mar Irish Festival
Pennsylvania
June 15th, 2024
https://pennmaririshfestival.com
Blas International Summer School
of Irish Traditional Music and Dance
June 24th - July 5th, 2024
www.blas.ie
TuneFest Dungarvan
June 2024
https://www.facebook.com/tunefestdungarvan/
Cairde na Cruite, An Chúirt Chruitireachta
International Festival for Irish Harp
June 2024
www.cairdenacruite.com
Clonmel Junction Arts Festival
Clonmel, County Tipperary
June 28th - July 7th
www.junctionfestival.com
JULY
Ulster Fleadh
July 2024
https://ulsterfleadh.ie
Gooikoorts International Folk Festival
July 5th - 7th, 2024
www.gooikoorts.be
Willie Clancy Summer School
Miltown Malbay, County Clare
July 6th - 14th, 2024
www.scoilsamhraidhwillieclancy.com
Earagail Arts Festival
July 13th - 28th, 2024
www.eaf.ie
Catskills Irish Arts Week
July 14th - 20th, 2024
www.catskillsirishartsweek.com
Ceol na Coille Summer School of Irish Traditional Music
July 8th - 12th, 2024
www.ceolnacoille.ie
Joe Mooney Summer School
July 2024
www.joemooneysummerschool.com
CCE MAD Week
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
July 2024
https://www.facebook.com/CCEMAD/
Fiddler’s Green Festival
July 24th - 28th, 2024
https://fiddlersgreenfestival.com
Meitheal Summer School
July 22nd to 26th (St. Flannan’s College, Ennis)
July 23rd to 27th (Villiers School, Limerick)
www.tradweek.com
Yn Chruinnaght Celtic Gathering
Isle of Man
July 2024
www.celticgathering.im
Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival
July 2024
http://clevelandirish.org
https://www.facebook.com/clevelandirish/
Scoil Acla Summer School
July 28th - August 3rd, 2024
www.scoilacla.ie
Belfast TradFest
July 21st - 28th, 2024
www.belfasttraditionalmusic.com
Féile Cheoil Chill Chartha
Kilcar Fleadh
Kilcar, County Donegal
July 2024
www.kilcarfestivals.com
South Sligo Summer School
July 14th - 20th, 2024
www.southsligosummerschool.com
O’Carolan Harp Festival
Keadue, Co. Roscommon
July/August 2024
http://www.ocarolanharpfestival.ie/
www.facebook.com/ocarolanfestival/
AUGUST
Ballyshannon Folk & Traditional Music Festival
Ballyshannon, County Donegal
August 1st - 4th, 2024
www.facebook.com/ballyshannonfolkfestival
James Morrison Traditional Music Festival
August 2nd - 5th, 2024
https://riverstowncce.com/
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
Wexford
August 4th - 11th, 2024
www.fleadhcheoil.ie
Feakle International Traditional Music Festival
August 7th - 12th, 2024
www.feaklefestival.ie
Iowa Irish Fest
August 2nd - 4th, 2024
www.iowairishfest.com
Dublin Irish Festival
Ohio, USA
August 2nd - 4th, 2024
www.dublinirishfestival.org
Montelago Celtic Festival
Italy
August 2024
www.montelagocelticfestival.it
Goderich Celtic Roots Festival
Canada
August 5th - 11th, 2024
https://www.celticfestival.ca/
Irish Fair of Minnesota
August 9th - 11th, 2024
www.irishfair.com
Sparta Celtic Festival
August 2024
www.spartacelticfest.org
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention
August 8th - 10th, 2024
www.fairportconvention.com
Coleman Traditional Festival
August 2024
www.colemanirishmusic.com
Milwaukee Irish Fest
Milwaukee, USA
August 15th - 18th, 2024
www.irishfest.com
Philadelphia Folk Festival
August 16th - 18th, 2024
https://folkfest.org/
National Heritage Week
August 2024
www.heritageweek.ie
Tonder Festival
Denmark
August 21st - 24th, 2024
www.tf.dk
Masters of Tradition
Bantry, County Cork
August 21st - 25th, 2024
www.westcorkmusic.ie/masters-of-tradition
Iúr Cinn Fleadh
Newry City Music Festival
August 22nd - 26th, 2024
www.iurcinnfleadh.com
Cornwall Folk Festival in Wadebridge
August 22nd - 26th, 2024
www.cornwallfolkfestival.com
Kansas City Irish Fest
August 30th - September 1st, 2024
https://kcirishfest.com/
Féile Cheoil Larry Reynolds
September 2024
https://feilecheoillarryreynolds.com/
Pittsburgh Irish Festival
September 6th - 8th, 2024
http://pghirishfest.org/
Gerry Whelan Memorial Weekend
Cootehill, Co. Cavan
September 2024
http://gerrywhelanweekend.com/
Michigan Irish Music Festival
September 12th - 15th, 2024
https://michiganirish.org/
Johnny Doherty Music & Dancing Festival
Ardara, Co. Donegal
September 2024
www.ardara.ie
www.johnnydohertyfestival.com
Great American Irish Festival
September 2024
https://www.facebook.com/greatamericanirishfest
Cork Folk Festival
September/October 2024
www.corkfolkfestival.com
OCTOBER
The Irish Festival of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
October 2024
https://www.facebook.com/theirishfestivalofoulu/
Gig’n the Bann
Portglenone, County Antrim
October 2024
www.gignthebann.com
Celtic Colours International Festival
Cape Breton Island, Canada
October 11th - 19th, 2024
https://celtic-colours.com
Sligo Live
October 25th - November 3rd, 2024
www.sligolive.ie
Ed Reavy Traditional Music Festival
October 2024
www.cavantowncomhaltas.ie
www.facebook.com/EdReavyTradFest
Scoil Cheoil na Botha
Scotstown, County Monaghan
October 2024
https://www.facebook.com/scoil.cheoil/
www.anbhoth.ie
O’Carolan Harp Festival
Nobber
October 2024
Return to London Town Festival
October 2024
https://www.returntolondontown.org/
Foxford Traditional Weekend
October 2024
www.foxfordtraditionalweekend.com
Cwlwm Celtaidd, Wales’ Interceltic Festival
October 2024
www.cwlwmceltaidd.org
Patrick O’ Keeffe Traditional Music Festival
Castleisland, County Kerry
October 2024
www.patrickokeeffefestival.com
Galway Bay’s Celtic Music Feis
October 22nd - 27th, 2024
https://celticmusicfeis.com
www.galwaybayirishpub.com
O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat
October 2024
www.oflahertyretreat.org
NOVEMBER
IrishFest Atlanta
November 2024
www.irishfestatlanta.org
Ennis Trad Fest
November 2024
www.ennistradfest.com
Maryland Irish Festival
November 8th - 10th 2024
https://www.facebook.com/MDirishfest/
www.irishfestival.com
Copenhagen Irish Festival
November 2024
https://www.facebook.com/copenhagen.irish.festival/
The Trip to Birmingham TradFest
November 2024
www.birminghamtradfest.co.uk
William Kennedy Piping Festival
Armagh
November 2024
https://armaghpipers.com/wkpf/