Links > Tours & Festivals
TOURS
IRISH MUSIC FESTIVALS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS
JANUARY DATES
Sixmilebridge Winter Music Weekend
January 14-17th, 2010
www.wmw.ie
Temple Bar Trad 2010
January 27th-31st, 2010
www.templebartrad.com
FEBRUARY DATES
Ceol Chairlinn
February 4th - 5th, 2010
www.carlingfordbeds.com
The 12th Gathering Traditional Festival
February, 24th-28th, 2010
www.thegathering.ie
MARCH DATES
The Celtic Festival of Wales
March 5th-7th, 2010
www.cwlwmceltaidd.com
Nyah Festival
March 28th-30th, 2010
www.cavanmusic.com
Ceardlann Earraigh, Concert and Workshops in Music
March 27th, 2010
Tel. + 353 1 6273274
www.ceardlannearraigh.com
APRIL DATES
Féile na bPáistí
Children’s Festival
April 4th-5th, 2010
www.cill-chartha-kilcar.com
The 4th Annual Féile Átha Dá Chab,
April 16th - 18th, 2010
www.feileathadachab.blogspot.com
FÉILE NA nDÉISE
April 30th - May 4th, 2010
www.feilenandeise.com
The “Cup of Tae” Traditional Festival
April 30th - May 2nd, 2010
www.cupoftaefestival.com
Ceiliuradh an Earraigh
Coleman Music Centre
www.colemanirishmusic.com
MAY DATES
FÉILE NA nDÉISE
April 30th - May 4th, 2010
www.feilenandeise.com
Folk, Blues & Bluegrass Festival
May 2010
www.cill-chartha-kilcar.com
Galway Early music Festival
May 28th - 30th, 2010
www.galwayearlymusic.com
FOLK IN THE PARK
May 2010
www.folkpark.com
Fiddle Fair 2010
May 6th - 9th, 2010
www.fiddlefair.com
Fleadh Nua in Ennis
May 23rd - 31st, 2010
www.comhaltas.ie/events/detail/fleadh_nua_2009
The 9th Skerries Traditional Weekend
May 14th-16th, 2010
www.skerriestraditionalmusic.com
Edward Bunting Harp Festival
May 28th - 30th, 2010
www.edwardbuntingharpfestival.org
JUNE DATES
Wimborne Folk Festival
June, 11th-13th 2010
www.wimbornefolkfestival.co.uk
The Galway Sessions
June 14th-21st, 2010
www.galwaysessions.com
MINNESOTA 4th ANNUAL YOUNG IRISH MUSICIAN’S WEEKEND
June 2010
www.centerforirishmusic.org
Blas 2010
June 21st-July 2nd, 2010
www.blas.ie
The East Clare Fiddle Festival
June 30th - July 3rd, 2010
www.eastclarefiddlefestival.com
JULY DATES
DR. DOUGLAS HYDE SUMMER SCHOOL
July 3rd-July 10th, 2010
www.douglashyde.com
WILLIE CLANCY SUMMER SCHOOL
July 2010
Email: angleann@oceanfree.net
Celtic Fusion International Musical Arts Festival
July 2010
www.celticfusion.co.uk
South Sligo Summer School
July 11th-17th, 2010
www.sssschool.org
Catskills Irish Arts Week
July 11th-17th, 2010
www.east-durham.org/irishartsweek
Meitheal Summer School
July 19th-23rd, 2010
www.tradweek.com
FIDDLER’S GREEN FESTIVAL
July 18th-25th, 2010
www.fiddlersgreenfestival.co.uk
The 16th Phil Murphy Weekend
July 2010
Tel.+ 353 87 8200986
O’Carolan, Harp & Traditional Music Festival, Keadue, Co. Roscommon
July 30th-1st August, 2010
www.ocarolanharpfestival.ie
Scoil Acla Irish Traditional Music Summer School
July 26th - August 1st, 2010
www.scoilacla.com
Kilcar Street Festival
July 30th-1st August, 2010
www.cill-chartha-kilcar.com
Ballyshannon Folk Festival
July 30th - August 1st, 2010
www.ballyshannonfolkfestival.com
AUGUST DATES
Dublin OHIO Irish Festival
August 6th-8th, 2010
www.dublinirishfestival.org
The World Fleadh
www.theworldfleadh.com
Carmel Gunning International Summer School Festival
www.carmelgunning.com
23rd Feakle Traditional Music Festival
August 4th–10th, 2010
www.feaklefestival.ie
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention
August 12th-14th, 2010
www.fairportconvention.com
Féile Cheoil Chill Chartha
Kilcar Fleadh
August 2010
www.cill-chartha-kilcar.com
ESB BEO Celtic Music Festival
National Concert Hall, Dublin
August 2010
www.nch.ie
Milwaukee Irish Fest
August 19th – 22nd, 2010
www.irishfest.com
Masters of Tradition Festival
August 10th-15th, 2010
www.westcorkmusic.ie
Fleadh Ceol na hEireann, Cavan
August 15th - 22nd, 2010
www.fleadh2010.ie
Wadebridge Folk Festival
August 2010
www.wadebridgefolk.co.uk
Tonder Festival
August 26th - 29th, 2010
www.tf.dk
17th Annual Appalachian & Bluegrass Music Festival
September 2010
www.folkpark.com
Coleman Traditional Festival
August 2010
www.colemanirishmusic.com
SEPTEMBER DATES
Gign the Bann Music and Dance Festival
September 2nd-5th September, 2010
www.gignthebann.com
Éigse Chill Chartha
September 2010
www.cill-chartha-kilcar.com
Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival
September 23rd-26th, 2010
www.johnnykeenan.com
Johnny Doherty Music & Dance Festival
September 24th-26th, 2010
www.ardarafestivals.com
Kilkenny Celtic Festival
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
September 2010
www.celticfestival.ie
OCTOBER DATES
The Irish Festival of Oulu
Finland, October 2010
www.irkku.fi
Cork Folk Festival
October 2010
www.corkfolkfestival.com
O’Carolan Harp Cultural & Heritage Festival
Nobber, Co Meath
October 2010
www.nobberfest.com
Feile Frank McGann Irish Traditional Music Festival
October 2010
www.feilefrankmcgann.com
Celtic Colours International Festival
October 8th-16th, 2010
www.celtic-colours.com
Tyneside Irish Festival Festival
October 2010
www.tynesideirish.com
Scoil Cheoil na Botha
October 2010
Scotstown, County Monaghan
www.anbhoth.ie
Return to Camden Town Festival
October 23rd - 1st November, 2010
www.returntocamden.org
Sligo Live Festival
October 21st-25th. 2010
www.sligolive.ie
Patrick O’ Keeffe Traditional Music Festival
Castleisland, County Kerry
October 2010
www.patrickokeeffe.com
An T-Oireachtas
Killarney, Ireland
October 2010
www.antoireachtas.ie
Carlingford Halloween Festival
October 2010
www.carlingfordbeds.com
NOVEMBER DATES
Copenhagen Irish Festival
Copenhagen, Denmark
November 5th - 6th 2010
www.irishfestival.dk
Ennis Trad Festival
November 2010
www.ennistradfestival.com
17th William Kennedy Piping Festival
November 2010
www.armaghpipers.com
