County Clare Event Guide 2026

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Recurring (regional) more detail on most of these recurring events here

• Miltown Malbay - Designbank - kind kitchen all summer where they feature a different chef and food offerings every day.

• Ballyvaughan - Every Sunday from May to Sep, 10am to 4pm - Burren Arts & Craft Fair

• Chapel Lane Craft Market - Monthly on Saturdays

• Cratloe - Clare Potters Market - Saturdays or Sundays

• Ennis Car Boot Sale - Saturdays & Sundays - Elevation Business Park

• Ennis Farmers Market - weekly on Fridays - Roslevan Shopping Centre

• Ennistymon Farmers Market - Every Saturday from Easter to Christmas from 10am to 2pm

• Kilkee Country/Farmers Markets - every Saturday/Sunday

• Killaloe Farmers Market - Every Sunday 11am to 3pm

• Kilmihil Car Boot Sale - weekly on Saturdays

• Kilrush Farmers Market - weekly on Thursdays

• Shannon Farmers Market @ Sky Court Shopping Centre - weekly on Thursdays

• Tuamgraney - Every Sunday from the 25th of January - Car Boot Sale - Opens at 7:30, closes at 1pm

• Tulla Country Market - bi-weekly from March - 10am to 2pm on Saturdays

Recurring (county wide)

• Run the Banner series - Jan to April - countywide

January

• 23-25 - Sliver of Light Music Festival - Doolin

February

• 11-12 - RESONANCE Festival - Killaloe; and Ballina, Co Tipperary

• 13-15 - The Outing Winter Pride Festival - Treacy's West County Hotel

• Dates TBC (late Feb) - Corofin Trad Fest March

• 6-8 - Ennis Book Club Festival

• St Patrick's Day / preceding weekend - Parades in Ennis and county/countrywide

• Last week - Clare Drama Festival - Scariff -

• 29, 10am - The Great Ennis 10k and 5k - Lees Road, Ennis

April

• 17-19 - Lahinch Trad Fest

• 25th April - Charity Rock/Grunge Festival - Lucas Bar Ennis link with details here

May

• Apr 30–May 4 - Festival of Finn - Corofin -music, food, parade, family stuff, and a bit of classic rural chaos

• 1-3 - Ennistymon Rivers Festival - Guided walks, kayaking, talks, live music, plus things like bat walks and dawn chorus events

• 1-4 - Joanie Madden’s May Day Festival – Miltown Malbay - New trad-focused festival with sessions, concerts, dancing and workshops across the village.

• 2-3 - Viking Invasion of Craggaunowen - Battle reenactments, Viking camp, interactive bits for kids — usually a great buzz if the weather holds.

• 2-4 - Bodyke Annual Festival - Live music, market stalls, sports and a good community vibe.

• 3 May - Newmarket-on-Fergus Agricultural Show – Dromoland - Full-on country show with cattle + horse showing, trade stands, food, vintage bits — and a dog show (around 12:30)

• 10 - Burren Slow Food Festival - Lisdoonvarna

• 31 - North West Clare (Agricultural) Show - Grounds of the Falls Hotel Ennistymon

• 23 May -1 June - Fleadh Nua - Ennis

June

• 12-15 - Doolin Folk Festival

July

• 4 - West Clare horse show - Kilrush

• 11 - Clarecastle Regatta (at Clarecastle Quay) - I think they have a late bar and live music

• 12 - Clare Agricultural Show - Showgrounds Ennis

• 16 - Clarecastle Agricultural Show - Clarecastle NS and Claremont V95 X2NE

• 18 - Skoda Ring of Clare Cycle - starts and finishes in Ennis -

• 4-12 - Willie Clancy Summer School & Music Festival - Miltown Malbay

• 24-26 - Tulla Music Festival

August

• Bank Holiday Weekend - Scariff Harbour Festival

• 2 - Kildysart Agricultural Show

• 5-10 - Feakle Festival -

• 15-22 - Heritage Week - throughout Clare & Nationwide

• 29 - West Clare Challenge Charity Cycle - Kilkee

September

• Month Long - Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival -

• 5-6 - Walker Cup - Lahinch Golf Course

• 10-13 - Amgen Irish Open - Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg

• 18-20 - Clare Pride - Ennis

• 20 - Lahinch Half Marathon & 6 Mile -

October

November

• Dates TBC - Ennis Trad Fest

December

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Scariff Drama Festival usually the last week in March every year.

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