Fun Festivals You Should Attend On Your Trip to Ireland

Have a Dance at the Galway Early Music Festival

The Galway Early Music Festival has to be one of the most unique festivals in Ireland. You can forget big name artists and electronica, because this festival is a celebration of European music from the 12th to the 18th centuries. The festival is held annually over the mid-May weekend when you can experience concerts, workshops, and masterclasses that will take you on an artistic journey back in time through the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods.

Join in With the Fun of the Rose of Tralee

The Rose of Tralee is a festival that is celebrated in Irish communities all over the world, but it has its roots in the town of Tralee in County Kerry. The festival takes its inspiration from a 19th century ballad of the same name, which describes a woman as “lovely and fair”. The idea of the festival is to find the local woman who most captures the essence of the ballad. These days, each county in Ireland selects its own rose, and those women then compete to be in the ultimate Rose of Tralee.

Catch a Film at the Dublin International Film Festival

Yes, the sightseeing and hopping from pub to pub in Dublin is totally awesome, but sometimes you just want to kick back and watch a great movie. If you love nothing more than to lean back into a comfortable cinema seat, make sure that your trip to Dublin coincides with the Dublin International Film Festival, which takes place every February. Each year, you’ll be able to catch the most exciting world cinema as well as films from up and coming Irish filmmakers, plus workshops, panels, and Q&A events.

Dance, Dance, Dance at Electric Picnic

If you fancy getting on board with Ireland’s summer festival scene, Electric Picnic is something that you really have to experience. This festival takes place at the end of August each year in Stradbally, and it’s often thought of as Ireland’s answer to Glastonbury. There’s a huge amount of live music at the festival with a leaning towards more electronic acts. Artists that have performed in the past include The Chemical Brothers, New Order, Royksopp, and Bjork.

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