ShannonREGION Festivals and Events

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1 Ireland s Activity Centre ShannonREGION Festivals and Events C A L E N D A R

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3 fun and festivals for all The towns and villages of the Shannon Region will host an array of festivals and events in Extending from the midlands to the Atlantic Ocean the Shannon Region covers counties Clare, Limerick, North Tipperary and South Offaly. From fun-filled family events to adrenaline pumping sport and toetapping trad, mark your calendar and book your festival break today. Check out for the latest special offers. Many of the theatres in the Shannon Region play host to Irish and International theatre and opera companies. Venues include The Belltable Arts Centre and The University Concert Hall in Limerick; Glor Irish Music Centre in Ennis; The Birr Theatre & Arts Centre in Co. Offaly; The Source Arts Centre in Thurles, Co. Tipperary; Friar s Gate Theatre in Kilmallock, Co. Limerick and Honey Fitz Theatre, Lough Gur. Before travelling it s advisable to check festival details with organisers, the nearest Tourist Information Office or online. For more information on these events and more visit:

4 Ireland s Activity Centre Shannon REGION What s on this month: RaboDirect PRO12 - Munster v Benetton Treviso Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick Heineken Cup - Munster v Castres Olympique 14 15:40 Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick 'On The Nail' Reading 1 January - 31 December (First Tuesday of every month) Upstairs@Foley's bar, Sarsfield Street, Limerick City T: Limerick Racecourse National Hunt Racing 25 January Patrickswell, Co. Limerick T:

5 Shannonside Winter Music Weekend January Sixmilebridge & Bunratty, Co. Clare T: Greyhound Racing Every Friday and Saturday Night Dock Road, Limerick City January New Year s Day Bank Holiday

6 Ireland s Activity Centre Shannon REGION What s on this month: Irish Youth Chamber Choir 18 February St. Mary s Cathedral, Limerick City RaboDirect PRO12 - Munster v Cardiff Blues 24 19:05 Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick Russell Memorial Weekend February Doolin, Co. Clare T: Corofin Trad Festival 27 February - 4 March Corofin, Co. Clare T:

7 Kate O' Brien Weekend February Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick City T: Greyhound Racing Every Friday and Saturday Night Dock Road, Limerick City February

8 Ireland s Activity Centre Shannon REGION What s on this month: Ennis Book Club Festival 2-4 March Ennis, Co. Clare T: / Seachtain na Gaeilge 5-17 March Various locations in the Shannon Region Burren Spring Conference 9-11 March Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare Limerick St. Patrick's Festival March Limerick City T: St. Patrick s Weekend March St. Patrick s Day is celebrated in most towns and villages in the Shannon Region. Check locally and online for information on traditional Irish music sessions, festivals, parades and more. International Band Parade & Competition 18 March Limerick City T: Clare Drama Festival March Scarriff, Co. Clare T: Fresh Film Festival March Limerick City T: Greyhound Racing Every Friday and Saturday Night Dock Road, Limerick City

9 Racing at Limerick Racecourse & 29 March Patrickswell, Co. Limerick T: RaboDirect PRO12 - Munster v Leinster 31 19:30 Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick March St.Patrick s Day

10 Ireland s Activity Centre Shannon REGION What s on this month: Racing at Limerick Racecourse 1 April Patrickswell, Co. Limerick T: Easter Celebrations 7-9 April Easter is celebrated throughout the Shannon Region including Family Fun Days at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, Aillwee Caves, Birr Castle and Craggaunowen. Check locally and online for information on these events and more. Headless Horseman Adventure Race & Festival 8 April Kilmallock, Lough Gur & Ballyhoura Mountains, Co. Limerick T: Easter Fun & Games at Craggaunowen 8 April near Quin, Co. Clare T: Treasure Trail at Aillwee Cave and The Burren Birds of Prey Centre 8-9 April Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare T: Easter Celebrations at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park 9 April Bunratty Co. Clare T: Mountain Bike Challenge April Lough Derg

11 Easter Egg Hunt at Moher Hill Open Farm & Leisure Park 7-9 April Liscannor, Co. Clare T: April Éigse Michael Hartnett Literary & Arts Festival April 2012 Newcastle West, Co. Limerick T: / Greyhound Racing Every Friday and Saturday Night Dock Road, Limerick City Easter Sunday Bank Holiday

12 Ireland s Activity Centre Shannon REGION What s on this month: Celtic Traditions Folk Concert Series May - October Tuamgraney & Ennis, Co. Clare T: Tipperary Bealtaine Festival 1-31 May Various venues in Co. Tipperary T: Burren in Bloom Month of May Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare T: Fleadh by the Feale 3-7 May Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick T: Slieve Bloom Walking Festival 4-6 May Slieve Bloom Mountains, Kinnitty, Co. Offaly T: PJ Hayes Memorial Weekend 4-6 May Feakle, Co. Clare T: Riverfest Raceday & National Hunt Racing 5 May & 27 May Limerick Racecourse, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick T: RaboDirect PRO12 - Munster v Ulster 5 18:30 Thomond Park Stadium, Limerick Ballyhoura International Walking Festival 5-7 May Kilmallock, Kilfinane & surrounds, Co. Limerick T: Great Limerick Run 6 May Limerick City & Co. Limerick T: eva International 19 May - 12 August Various venues in Limerick City T: Fleadh Nua Festival May Ennis, Co. Clare T: Feile na Maighe / Festival of Maigue Poets and Music May Adare, Co. Limerick T: mfitzgerald@woodlands-hotel.ie Adare Festival May Adare Village, Co. Limerick T: Clare Burren Marathon 26 May Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare T: /

13 Riverfest 4-7 May Limerick City T: May The Roches Feeds Limerick Oaks Final 12 May Limerick Greyhound Stadium, Dock Road, Limerick T: Burren Slow Food Festival May Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare T: Iniscealtra Festival of Arts 26 May - 4 June Mountshannon, Co. Clare T: Greyhound Racing Every Friday and Saturday Night Dock Road, Limerick City Bank Holiday

14 Ireland s Activity Centre Shannon REGION What s on this month: Fossetts Circus at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park June (Dates TBC) Bunratty Co. Clare T: Foynes Irish Coffee Festival 1-3 June Foynes, Co. Limerick T: Doonbeg International Jazz Festival 1-4 June Doonbeg, Co. Clare T: / Lough Derg Lake Festival 1-10 June Lough Derg Aonach ar Siul Nenagh Walking Festival June Nenagh, Co. Tipperary T: Bloomsday in Bruff Festival June Bruff, Co. Limerick T: An Post Tour de Burren Cycle Challenge 16 June The Burren, Co. Clare Twilight Racing 16 & 22 June Limerick Racecourse, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick T: Shannonbridge Midsummer's Music Festival June Shannonbridge/Clonmacnoise, Co. Offaly T: Lough Gur Summer Solstice June Lough Gur, Co. Limerick T: Hell of The West Triathlon 23 June Kilkee, Co. Clare T: Cloughjordan Festival 25 June - 8 July(TBC) Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary T: Feile Brian Boru Festival 26 June - 1 July (TBC) Ballina, Killaloe, Co. Clare T: Greyhound Racing Every Friday and Saturday Night Dock Road, Limerick City

15 County Fleadh June Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare T: Spancilhill Horse Fair 23 June Ennis, Co. Clare T: June Bank Holiday

16 Ireland s Activity Centre Shannon REGION What s on this month: Feile Sona 6-8 July Kilrush, Co. Clare T: Look for Feile Sona on Facebook Ennis Street Festival 6-8 July Ennis, Co. Clare T: Armada International Week of Set Dancing 7-15 July Spanish Point, Co. Clare T: Willie Clancy Summer School Festival 7-15 July Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare T: / / Thurles Sarsfields International Festival of Hurling July Thurles, Co. Tipperary T: Kilkee & Loophead Maritime Festival July Kilkee & Loophead, Co. Clare / Slieve Bloom Eco Walking Festival July Slieve Bloom Mountains, Kinnitty, Co. Offaly T: Pig 'n' Porter Tag Rugby Festival 14 July Old Crescent RFC, Rosbrien, Co. Limerick T: South East Clare Agricultural Show 22 July Killaloe, Co. Clare T: / Athea Road Races (Dates TBC) July Athea, Co. Limerick Irish Festival of Speed (Dates TBC) July Adare Manor, Co. Limerick TBC Lughnasa Festival at Craggaunowen Late July / Early August (TBC) Near Quin, Co. Clare T:

17 National Hunt Racing & Twilight Racing 8 & 26 July Limerick Racecourse, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick T: July The Doonbeg Food Festival July Doonbeg, Co. Clare Greyhound Racing Every Friday and Saturday Night Dock Road, Limerick City

18 Ireland s Activity Centre Shannon REGION What s on this month: Burren Annual Exhibition August / September Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare T: th Annual Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival 3-10 August Birr, Co. Offaly T: Scariff Harbour Festival 3-5 August Scariff, Co. Clare T: Beast of Ballyhoura 3-6 August (TBC) Ballyhoura area, Co. Limerick Rose of Clare 5-10 August Cooraclare, Co. Clare T: Traditional Music & Set Dancing Weekend 8-12 August Kilrush, Co. Clare T: Tullamore Show & AIB National Livestock Show 12 August Butterfield Estate, Tullamore, Co. Offaly T: / Terryglass Arts Festival August (TBC) Terryglass, Co. Tipperary T: Cappamore Agricultural Show 18 August Portnard, Cappamore, Co. Limerick T: Kilmurry Harvest Festival August Kilmurry, Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare T: Kilkee Tag Rugby Weekend August Kilkee, Co. Clare Irish Game and Country Fair August Birr Castle, Co. Offaly T: +44 (0) Limerick Agricultural Show August Limerick Racecourse, Co. Limerick T: Sky Ride Etape Hibernina 26 August Ennis & The Burren, Co. Clare Atlantic AirVenture Aviation Show 26 August Shannon, Co. Clare

19 Feakle International Traditional Music Festival 8-13 August Feakle, Co. Clare T: / August Limerick & District Canine 83rd All Br. Championship Show 23 August Adare, Co. Limerick Dan Furey Weekend August Labasheeda, Co. Clare Nell Galvin Traditional Music Festival 31 August - 2 September Moyasta, Kilrush, Co. Clare Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival 31 August - 7 October Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare T: Bank Holiday

20 Ireland s Activity Centre Shannon REGION What s on this month: Tulla Traditional Music Festival 7-9 September Tulla, Co. Clare T: Clare Shout Fleadh September Kilkishen, Co. Clare T: Culture Night 21 September Various venues in the Shannon Region Che Do Bheatha Cuban Music & Salsa Dance Festival September Kilkee, Co. Clare / Bo Leictreach - The GreenPlay Festival September Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly T: nd Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships September Birr Castle Demesne, Birr, Co. Offaly T: Mountshannon Traditional Music Festival September Mountshannon, Co. Clare The Burren Peaks Walking Festival September The Burren, Co. Clare T: Traditional Harvest Day 30 September Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, Bunratty, Co. Clare T: Greyhound Racing Every Friday and Saturday Night Dock Road, Limerick City

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22 Ireland s Activity Centre Shannon REGION What s on this month: OFFline Film Festival 3-7 October Birr, Co. Offaly T: Bruff Bluegrass Festival 5-7 October Bruff, Co. Limerick T: Queen of Burren Festival Weekend 5-7 October Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare T: East Clare Walking Festival 5-7 October Mountshannon, Co. Clare T: Slieve Bloom Storytelling Festival October Villages around Slieve Bloom T: Dromineer Literary Festival October Dromineer, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary T: Ladbrokes Munster National & Annual Ladies Day 14 October Limerick Racecourse, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick T: Ennis Fashion Week October Ennis, Co. Clare T: Cloughtoberfest October (TBC) Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary T: Willie Keane Memorial October Doonbeg, Co. Clare T: nd Annual Festival of One Act Drama October Friars' Gate Theatre, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick T: Shinty International Festival Weekend October Ennis, Co. Clare Birr Stage Guild's One Act Drama Festival October Birr Theatre & Arts Centre, Birr, Co. Offaly T: Lough Gur Storytelling Festival October Lough Gur, Co. Limerick T: Ballyhoura Spook 28 October (TBC) Ballyhoura Forest, Co. Limerick Halloween Fun & Moher Hill Open Farm & Leisure Park 28 October Liscannor, Co. Clare T: Castleconnell Craft Fair October Castle Oaks House Hotel, Castleconnell, Co. Limerick T: Halloween Fun and Bunratty Castle & Folk Park 29 October Bunratty, Co. Clare T: Spleodar - Nenagh's Community Arts Festival 29 October - 1 November (TBC) Nenagh, Co. Tipperary T: Halloween in the Haunted Gardens 31 October Birr Castle Demesne, Birr, Co. Offaly

23 CUISLE - Limerick City International Poetry Festival October Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick City T: October Thurles Halloween Festival October Thurles, Co. Tipperary T: Hullabaloo! Offaly's Children's Arts Festival 31 October - 3 November Various venues in Birr & Clara, Co. Offaly T: / Bank Holiday

24 Ireland s Activity Centre Shannon REGION What s on this month: Ennis Trad Festival 9-12 November Ennis, Co. Clare T: Upperchurch Walking Festival 9-11 November Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary T: Super Saver Limerick Racecourse November Patrickswell, Co. Limerick T: Santa s Aillwee Cave 24 November - 22 December Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare T: / The Christmas The Milk Market 29 November - 24 December (TBC) The Milk Market, Cornmarket Row, Limerick City T: Greyhound Racing Every Friday and Saturday Night Dock Road, Limerick City

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26 Ireland s Activity Centre Shannon REGION What s on this month: Santa Claus at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park 1-23 December Bunratty, Co. Clare T: Doonbeg Christmas Market 8-9 & December The Courtyard, Doonbeg Golf Resort, Co. Clare Santa Claus at Atlantic Airventure Throughout December (TBC) Shannon, Co. Clare T: / Christmas Village at Moher Hill Open Farm & Leisure Park 2-23 December Liscannor, Co. Clare T: Christmas Evenings at the Castle Various dates in December Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, Bunratty, Co. Clare T: Christmas at Birr Castle Demesne 8-9 & December (TBC) Birr Castle Demesne, Birr, Co. Offaly T: Limerick Racing Christmas Festival December Limerick Racecourse, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick T: Greyhound Racing Every Friday and Saturday Night Dock Road, Limerick City

27 December Christmas Day St. Stephen s Day

28 Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure the information included in this publication is accurate at time of print, however, no responsibility can be accepted for any subsequent changes. In order to avoid disappointment, it is strongly recommended that you contact event organisers prior to travelling.