So Many Festivals
St Patrick’s Day
Celebrate our national patron, Saint Patrick, with colourful, whimsical costumes and floats, vintage tractors, antique cars, and members of our volunteer emergency services. A delightful day for recognising heritage and love of place.
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A feast of traditional Irish music and dance featuring famous musicians and local talent. The wide-ranging programme includes an all star concert, session trails, music/song/dance workshops, a singing session, a céilí, sean-nós dancing workshops, street seisiún competitions and recitals.
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Each May Bank Holiday weekend sees over 40 performances that range from big name concerts to small workshops; from lively pub gigs to intimate side shows and a healthy dose of fringe attractions to compliment.
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Very popular with the two-steppin’ crowd, this festival features dynamic dance hall concerts, free gigs in bars, and hilarious theatrical fringe performances as well. Great Craic altogether.
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This music festival brings folk artists from England and Ireland to Ballydehob each June for a jovial mix of contemporary and traditional music with a maritime twist.
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A 3-day gathering of Yoga, Movement and Healing, in the beautiful setting of An Sanctoir’s 30 acre nature reserve, near Ballydehob, West Cork.
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A full week of rural shenanigans including (but not limited to) Charades Competitions, Crab Fishing, Historic Walks, Live Music, and Ballydehob’s infamous Turnip Races.
read moreBoat Gathering
A celebration of local maritime heritage, the annual Gathering of the Boats has grown into a much anticipated summer event with scores of families meeting the flotilla of working boats and other traditional sailing vessels into Ballydehob Quay. Music and Barbecue compliment the spectacle.
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Established in 2009, the Fit-up Theatre Festival is based on the original fit-ups of the 1950’s and was developed to provide rural communities, where there is a lack of accessibility to professional theatre, an opportunity to sample some of the wealth and talent professional theatre has to offer.
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Celebrating rural heritage and agricultural traditions
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Lots of stalls selling original artwork, crafts and delicious homemade food. Find that perfect Christmas gift made by a local Artisan and support your community. Entertainment to kick off the festive season.
read more2019 – The long and the short of it…
March 17 – St Patrick’s Day Parade
Apr 12-14 Ballydehob Traditional Music Festival website facebook
May 3- 6 Ballydehob Jazz Festival website facebook twitter
May 30 – June 2 Ballydehob Country Music Festival website facebook
June 14- 17 Fastnet Maritime and Folk Fest website facebook
August 10- 18 Ballydehob Summer Festival facebook
Sabbatical until 2020 – West Cork Yoga Festival website
August 10 Ballydehob Gathering of the Boats
TBA (August) West Cork Fit-Up Theatre Festival website facebook instagram
TBA (October) Ballydehob Old-Time Threshing & Vintage Day Facebook
TBA (November) Annual Christmas Fair facebook