TradFest
20–24 Jan 2027 · Temple Bar, Dublin · Music
Five January days of traditional music in Temple Bar's pubs, churches and historic venues: Ireland's biggest trad festival, and the warmest possible start to a year of Irish music.
Ireland's events & festivals
The dates worth planning a trip around: the anchor festivals, races and gatherings of the Irish year, with their 2027 dates checked against the organisers on 20 October 2026. Where an organiser has not published 2027 dates yet, the card says so.
St Patrick's Festival
13–17 Mar 2027 · Dublin (and parades nationwide) · Festivals
The national festival: five days around 17 March, with the great parade through Dublin city centre at its heart, and a parade in nearly every town in Ireland besides.
Bloomsday Festival
16 Jun 2027 (dates to be confirmed) · Dublin · Arts & Culture
One day, one novel: every 16 June, Dublin walks in Leopold Bloom's footsteps, with readings, Joycean breakfasts, Edwardian dress, and the city Joyce made immortal.
Bloomsday itself is always 16 June; the festival-week programme is announced nearer the time.
Galway International Arts Festival
12–25 Jul 2027 · Galway City · Arts & Culture
The festival's 50th edition: two weeks of theatre, music, visual art and street spectacle that take over Galway every July.
Galway Races Summer Festival
26 Jul – 1 Aug 2027 · Ballybrit, Galway · Sport
Seven days of summer racing at Ballybrit: the Galway Plate and the Galway Hurdle, famous crowds, and the whole city in festival mode around it.
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
1–8 Aug 2027 · Belfast · Music
The world's largest celebration of Irish traditional music returns to Belfast for a second year. Competitions by day, and a session in every pub by night.
Dublin Horse Show
4–8 Aug 2027 · RDS, Dublin · Sport
Five days of show jumping at the RDS: the Nations' Cup and the Puissance, at Dublin's oldest summer fixture.
Kilkenny Arts Festival
6–15 Aug 2027 (dates to be confirmed) · Kilkenny City · Arts & Culture
Ten August days of music, theatre and visual art in Kilkenny's medieval streets, churches and castle grounds.
2027 dates are announced nearer the time; the festival usually runs for ten days from the August bank-holiday weekend.
Electric Picnic
27–29 Aug 2027 · Stradbally, Co. Laois · Music
Ireland's biggest music and arts weekend, in the parkland of Stradbally Hall.
Tickets for 2027 have already sold out. Use the festival's official site for resale and information, and be wary of unofficial sellers.
Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival
1–30 Sep 2027 · Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare · Festivals
A whole month of music, dancing and matchmaking in the Clare spa town: the famous festival that has paired people off since the days of the harvest fairs.
The Ryder Cup 2027
13–19 Sep 2027 · Adare Manor, Co. Limerick · Sport
The biggest sporting event in Ireland in 2027: the Ryder Cup at Adare Manor. The week's play runs 13–19 September, with the matches themselves on 17–19 September.
Ticketing is handled through the official Ryder Cup site only.
National Ploughing Championships
21–23 Sep 2027 · Rathangan, Co. Kildare · Festivals
Europe's largest outdoor event: three days of ploughing championships, machinery, livestock and trade. In 2027 it moves a week later than usual to avoid clashing with the Ryder Cup.
Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival
24–26 Sep 2027 (dates to be confirmed) · Galway City · Festivals
The world's oldest oyster festival opens the native oyster season: the World Oyster Opening Championships, a seafood trail through the city's restaurants, and a great deal of stout.
The 2027 dates shown are the festival's usual last-weekend-of-September timing, to be confirmed by the organisers.
Wexford Festival Opera
14–30 Oct 2027 · Wexford Town · Arts & Culture
Seventeen days of rare and rediscovered opera in the National Opera House on Wexford's quays. The 2027 programme was announced in October 2026.
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
21–25 Oct 2027 (dates to be confirmed) · Cork City · Music
The October bank-holiday weekend fills Cork's pubs, clubs and concert halls with jazz, the city at its most musical.
Exact 2027 dates are confirmed nearer the time; the festival always centres on the October bank-holiday weekend.
Live listings
Concerts, comedy, theatre and sport across Ireland over the next 60 days appear here from Ticketmaster's Ireland listings when the feed is connected; the anchor festivals above are the dates worth planning around either way. Always confirm details and prices on the official event page before travelling.