June

            June 24^th           Dublin Pride

At 1.30pm up to 50,000 people – on floats, in bands, in happy groups – will explode  out of Parnell Square in a riot of colour, music, glitter and sequins, to dance, sing and celebrate their way through the centre of the city to the Pride Village in Merrion Square

July     

            July 9th             Dublin Horse Show

                                    More than horses…

                                    Adullt €22; OAP €16

9^th Jul              Ballyferriter / Baile an Fheirtéaraigh
Beal Ban Races 2017           12pm to 6pm

The horse and pony racing at Beal Bán beach take place annually at Ballyferriter, Co Kerry

18^th July               Dun Laoghaire East Pier  Official DCC outing.

Meet at the Dun Laoghaire Dart Station at 7.30pm

August

5^th & 6^th Aug      Stradbally Steam Rally

13^th Aug            Fleadh Cheoil - -Ennis

15^th–20^th Aug    Connemara Pony Festival

4^th-6^th Aug         Spraoi – International Festival of Street Arts – Waterford

19^th Aug            National Heritage Week

10^th-13^th Aug     Puck Fair         

    15^th August       Phoenix Park  Official DCC outing.

Details to follow.

September

1^st-4^th Sep         Harvest Time Blues 2017

Lovers of blues from all over Ireland and beyond converge on Monaghan in September for this festival which has grown in stature every year since it began

1^st Sep-1^st Oct   Lisdoonvarna Matchmaker Festival

5th Sep             Laytown Races

15^th Sep            Culture Night

17^th-22ns Sep   Hot air Balloon Championships – Waterford

                                    It is all, of course, weather dependent

19^th-21^st Sep     National Ploughing Championships 2017

Widely referred to as “the Ploughing Match” or simply “the Ploughing” this is rural Ireland’s biggest annual event by far.

30^th Sep-8^th Oct Ballinasloe Horse Fair

This is Ireland’s, and maybe Europe’s, oldest traditional fair and an annual gathering has taken place here since at least the time of the High Kings of Tara.

The main purpose of the fair is the sale of horses, and watching the hundreds of horse dealers gathered with their stock and doing business on the Fair Green is a highlight of the week

October

            13^th-15^th Oct      Open House Dublin

18^th-28^th Oct      Halfway Dead:

Haunted House at Tooban 2016

You’ll find yourself lost in a maze of corridors and rooms full of evil and madness. Corpses will come to life, there will be vampires and mutants and zombies and thats just the beginning.

28^th Oct            The Turf Warrior Challenge 2016

The Turf Warrior challenge takes place on the banks of Killary Fjord, so for those watching it will be in glorious surroundings. Whether those taking part will fully appreciate the scenic beauty of the location is another matter.

November

            4^th Nov              Annual Pilgrimage to Clochlea

• Old bridge, tumbling water and woodland – perfect location to practice your “furry” water effects with golden autumn colours.
• GPS Coordinates:         304894, 216594

18^th Nov            Powerscourt Waterfall