Links > Tours & Festivals
TOURS
IRISH MUSIC FESTIVALS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS
JANUARY
Shannonside Winter Music Festival
County Clare
January 17th–21, 2019
www.wmw.ie
Celtic Connections
Glasgow, Scotland
January 17th–February 3rd, 2019
www.celticconnections.com
Letterkenny Trad Week
January 19th–27th, 2019
www.regionalculturalcentre.com
TradFest Temple Bar, Dublin
January 23rd–27th, 2019
http://tradfest.ie/
IMBOLC - Derry
January 27th–February 10th, 2019
www.imbolcfestival.com
FEBRUARY
Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh
County Kerry
February 20th–24th, 2019
www.scoilcheoil.com
The Gathering Traditional Festival
Killarney, County Kerry
February 27th–March 3rd, 2019
https://inec.ie/festival/the-gathering
John Joe Maguire
Memorial Festival Weekend
Swanlinbar, Co. Cavan
February 2019
NYAH Traditional Irish Music Festival
Co. Cavan
February 8th–March 17th, 2019
www.cavanarts.ie
MARCH
Kilkenny TradFest
March 15th–18th, 2019
www.kilkennytradfest.com
www.facebook.com/KKTradFest/
Cwlwm Celtaidd, Wales’ Interceltic Festival
March 8th–10th, 2019
www.cwlwmceltaidd.org
Music City Irish Fest
Nashville
March 17th, 2019
www.musiccityirishfest.com
Inishowen International Folk Song & Ballad Seminar
March 22nd–25th, 2019
www.inishowensinging.ie
APRIL
Féile Patrick Byrne
April 11th–14th, 2019
www.carrickmacross.ie/feilepatrickbyrne
Clifden Traditional Music Festival
Clifden, Galway
April 11th–14th, 2019
www.clifdentradfest.com
Baltimore Irish Trad Fest
USA
April 12th–14th, 2019
www.baltimoreirisharts.com
Ballydehob Irish Traditional Music Festival
County Cork
April 12th–14th, 2019
www.ballydehobtradfestival.com
Ceardlann Earraigh, Concert & Workshops in Music
April 2019
www.ceardlannearraigh.com
MAY
Fiddle Fair
Baltimore, West Cork, May 2019
www.fiddlefair.com
Skerries Traditional Music Weekend
County Dublin, May 2019
www.skerriestraditionalmusic.com
Shetland Folk Festival
Scotland, May 2nd–5th, 2019
www.shetlandfolkfestival.com
“Cup of Tae” Festival
Ardara, County Donegal
May 3rd–6th, 2019
www.cupoftaefestival.com
Féile Chnoc na Gaoithe
Tulla Traditional Music Festival
May 18th–19th, 2019
www.cnocnagaoithe.ie
Fleadh Nua in Ennis
May 19th–27th, 2019
www.fleadhnua.com
Orkney Folk Festival
May 23rd–26th, 2019
www.orkneyfolkfestival.com
Galway Early Music Festival
May 24th–26th, 2019
www.galwayearlymusic.com
East Durham Irish Festival
May 25th–26th, 2019
www.eastdurhamirishfestival.com
JUNE
Galway Sessions
June 2019
www.galwaysessions.com
Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe & Trad Festival,
June 2019
www.facebook.com/jimdowlingUilleannpipefestival/
Minnesota Irish Music Weekend
June 14th–16th, 2019
www.centerforirishmusic.org
Doolin Folk Festival
June 14th–16th, 2019
www.doolinfestivals.ie/folk-festival
Penn-Mar Irish Festival
Pennsylvania
June 15th, 2019
https://pennmaririshfestival.com
Knocklane Festival
June 21st–23rd, 2019
https://www.facebook.com/events/1855997657844831/
Craiceann International Bodhrán Summerschool
June 24th–29th, 2019
www.craiceann.com
Blas International Summer School
of Irish Traditional Music and Dance
June 24th–July 5th, 2019
www.blas.ie
Cairde na Cruite, An Chúirt Chruitireachta
International Festival for Irish Harp
June 30th–July 5th, 2019
www.cairdenacruite.com
JULY
Carrick Water Music Festival
Carrick–on–Shannon, County Leitrim
July 2019
carrickwatermusicfestival.com
Clonmel Junction Festival
Clonmel, County Tipperary
July 1st–7th, 2019
www.junctionfestival.com
Gooikoorts International Folk Music Festival
July 5th–7th, 2019
www.gooikoorts.be
Willie Clancy Summer School
Miltown Malbay, County Clare
July 6th–14th, 2019
www.scoilsamhraidhwillieclancy.com
Ceol na Coille Summer School of Irish Traditional Music
July 8th–12th, 2019
www.ceolnacoille.ie
Earagail Arts Festival
July 10th–28th, 2019
www.eaf.ie
South Sligo Summer School
July 14th–20th, 2019
www.sssschool.org
Catskills Irish Arts Week
July 14th–20th, 2019
www.catskillsirishartsweek.com
Ardara Bluegrass Festival
July 19th–21st, 2019
www.Ardara.ie
Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival
July 19–21st, 2019
http://clevelandirish.org
East Durham Trad Fest
July 20th, 2019
www.catskillsirishartsweek.com
Joe Mooney Summer School
July 20th–27th, 2019
www.joemooneysummerschool.com
CCÉ MAD Week
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
July 21st–27th, 2019
www.ccemadweek.org
Fiddler’s Green Festival
July 21st–28th, 2019
www.fiddlersgreenfestival.eu
Meitheal Residential Summer School
July 22nd–27th, 2019
www.tradweek.com
Scoil Acla Summer School
July 27th–August 3rd, 2019
www.scoilacla.ie
Belfast TradFest
July 27th-August 2nd, 2019
www.belfasttraditionalmusic.com
AUGUST
O’Carolan Harp Festival
Keadue, Co. Roscommon
August 2nd–7th, 2019
www.facebook.com/ocarolanfestival/
Iowa Irish Fest
August 2nd–4th, 2019
www.iowairishfest.com
Montelago Celtic Festival,
Italy
August 1st–3rd, 2019
www.montelagocelticfestival.it
Ballyshannon Folk & Traditional Music Festival
Ballyshannon, County Donegal
August 2nd–5th, 2019
www.ballyshannonfolkfestival.com
Dublin Irish Festival
Ohio, USA
August 2nd–4th, 2019
www.dublinirishfestival.org
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann,
Drogheda
August 11th–18th, 2019
www.fleadhcheoil.ie
James Morrison Traditional Music Festival
August 2019
jamesmorrisonfestival.com/music-festival/
Féile Cheoil Chill Chartha,
Kilcar Fleadh
Kilcar, County Donegal
August 2019
www.kilcar.ie
Eire!, International Irish Music Festival Bondeno (Italy)
August 2019
www.eirelafesta.com
Feakle International Traditional Music Festival
August 7th–12th, 2019
www.feaklefestival.ie
The Irish Fair of Minnesota
August 9th–11th, 2019
www.irishfair.com
Sparta Celtic Festival
August 9th & 10th, 2019
www.spartacelticfest.org
Fairport’s Cropredy Convention
United Kingdom, August 8th–10, 2019
www.fairportconvention.com
Bath Folk Festival
August 2019
www.bathfolkfestival.org
Milwaukee Irish Fest
Milwaukee, USA
August 15th–18th, 2019
www.irishfest.com
Masters of Tradition
Bantry, County Cork
August 21st–25th, 2019
www.westcorkmusic.ie
National Heritage Week
August 17th-25th, 2019
www.heritageweek.ie
Tonder Festival,
Denmark
August 22nd–25th, 2019
www.tf.dk
Cornwall Folk Festival in Wadebridge
England, August 22nd–26th, 2019
www.cornwallfolkfestival.com
Kansas City Irish Fest
August 30th-September 1st, 2019
https://kcirishfest.com/
Irish Traditional Music Camp in Takashima,
Japan
August 31st–September 1st, 2019
https://www.facebook.com/Irish-Traditional-Music-Camp-in-Takashima-JAPAN-1850221215220538/
SEPTEMBER
Pittsburgh Irish Festival
September 2019
http://pghirishfest.org/
Iúr Cinn Fleadh
Newry City Music Festival
September 5th–8th, 2019
www.iurcinnfleadh.com
Féile Cheoil Larry Reynolds
September 6th–8th, 2019
www.larryreynoldsweekend.com
Gig’n the Bann
Portglenone, County Antrim
September 2019
www.gignthebann.com
Fingal Fleadh & Fair
Swords Castle
September 2019
www.facebook.com/FingalFleadhFair
Dingle Tradfest
Dingle, County Kerry
September 2019
www.facebook.com/dingle.tradfest/
Gerry Whelan Memorial Weekend
Cootehill, Co. Cavan
September 2019
http://gerrywhelanweekend.com/
Johnny Doherty Music & Dancing Festival
Ardara, Co. Donegal
September 27th-29th, 2019
www.ardara.ie
www.johnnydohertyfestival.com
Celtic Festival & Marketplace
September 27th–29th, 2019
www.kvmrcelticfestival.org
OCTOBER
Cork Folk Festival
October 2nd-6th, 2019
www.corkfolkfestival.com
IrishFest Atlanta
October 2019
www.irishfestatlanta.org
O’ Carolan Harp Festival,
Nobber
October 2019
www.nobberharpfestival.com
Dingle Folk Fest
Dingle, County Kerry
October 2019
www.dinglefolkfest.ie
The Irish Festival of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
October 2nd-6th, 2019
www.irkku.fi
Celtic Colours International Festival
Cape Breton Island, Canada
October 11th - 19th
https://celtic-colours.com
Ed Reavy Traditional Music Festival
October 18th–20th, 2019
www.cavantowncomhaltas.ie
www.facebook.com/EdReavyTradFest
Tyneside Irish Festival
United Kingdom, October 2019
www.tynesideirish.com
Scoil Cheoil na Botha
Scotstown, County Monaghan, October 2019
www.anbhoth.ie
Return to Camden Town Festival
October 2019
www.returntocamden.org
Patrick O’ Keeffe Traditional Music Festival
Castleisland, County Kerry, October 2019
www.patrickokeeffefestival.com
Foxford Traditional Weekend
Foxford, Co Mayo, October 16th-20, 2019
www.foxfordtraditionalweekend.com
Celtic On the Costas
Albufeira, Portugal
October 21st - 27th, 2019
www.enjoytravel.co.uk & www.celticonthecostas.co.uk
Sligo Live
October 23rd-28th, 2019
www.sligolive.ie
Galway Bay’s Celtic Music Feis
October 2019
www.galwaybayirishpub.com
NOVEMBER
New York Trad Fest
November 2019
www.newyorktradfest.org
Copenhagen Irish Festival
Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2019
www.irishfestival.dk
Ennis Trad Fest
Ennis, County Clare, November 2019
www.ennistradfest.com
The Trip to Birmingham TradFest
November 2019
www.birminghamtradfest.co.uk
William Kennedy Piping Festival
Armagh
November 2019
www.armaghpipers.com/wkpf/index.html
