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IRISH MUSIC FESTIVALS AND SUMMER SCHOOLS
JANUARY

Shannonside Winter Music Festival
County Clare
January 2025
https://www.facebook.com/ShannonsideWMW/

Celtic Connections
Glasgow, Scotland
January 16th - February 2nd, 2025
www.celticconnections.com

Letterkenny Trad Week
January 24th - February 1st, 2025
https://www.facebook.com/TRADWEEK

TradFest
January 22nd - 26th, 2025
http://tradfest.ie/

IMBOLC International Music Festival
January/February 2025
www.imbolcfestival.com

Your Roots Are Showing
January 15th - 19th, 2025
www.showingroots.com

FEBRUARY

Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh
County Kerry
February 19th - 23rd, 2025
www.scoilcheoil.com

MARCH

NYAH Traditional Irish Music Festival
March 2025
https://www.facebook.com/cavanmusic

Calaveras Celtic Faire & Concert
March 7th - 9th, 2025
https://celticheritagecelebration.com/index.html

Kilkenny TradFest
March 14th - 17th, 2025
www.kilkennytradfest.com

Tulsa Irish Festival
March 7th - 9th, 2025
www.facebook.com/TulsaIrishFest

Music City Irish Fest
Nashville
March 2025
www.musiccityirishfest.com

Inishowen International Folk Song & Ballad Seminar
March 2025
www.inishowensinging.ie

Féile Patrick Byrne
March/April 2025
https://feilepatrickbyrne.ie/
www.carrickmacross.ie/feile-patrick-byrne

APRIL

Ballydehob TradFest
April 11th - 13th, 2025
https://www.facebook.com/BallydehobTradFestival/

Dunedin Live : Haggis Winter MusicFest 2023
April 2025
https://sas-dunedin.org

Claremorris Folk Festival
April//May 2025
https://www.facebook.com/ClaremorrisFolk/

Ceardlann Earraigh, Concert & Workshops in Traditional Music
April 2025
https://kildarecomhaltas.ie/

Baltimore Irish Trad Fest
USA
April 3rd - 6th, 2025
www.baltimoreirisharts.com

Clifden Traditional Music Festival
Clifden, Galway
April 24th - 27th, 2025
www.clifdentradfest.ie
https://www.facebook.com/ClifdenTradFest/

MAY

Girvan Traditional Folk Festival
May 2nd – 4th, 2025
www.girvanfolkfestival.org.uk

The Cup of Tae Traditional Music Festival
Ardara, County Donegal
May 2025
http://ardara.ie

Shetland Folk Festival
May 1st - 4th, 2025
www.shetlandfolkfestival.com

KVMR Celtic Festival & Marketplace
May 2nd - 4th, 2025
www.kvmrcelticfestival.org

Fiddle Fair
Baltimore
May 2025
www.fiddlefair.com

Orkney Folk Festival
May 22nd - 25th, 2025
www.orkneyfolkfestival.com

Galway Early Music Festival
May/June 2025
www.galwayearlymusic.com

Fleadh Nua
Ennis
May 24th - June 2nd, 2025
www.fleadhnua.com

East Durham Irish Festival
May 24th - 25th, 2025
www.eastdurhamirishfestival.com

JUNE

Minnesota Irish Music Weekend
June 5th - 8th, 2025
www.centerforirishmusic.org/events/mim

Skerries Traditional Music Weekend
June 2025
www.skerriestraditionalmusic.com

Doolin Folk Festival
June 2025
https://www.doolinarts.ie/doolinfolkfest

Knocklane Festival
June 2025
https://www.facebook.com/CCE.IE/

Penn-Mar Irish Festival
Pennsylvania
June 21st, 2025
https://pennmaririshfestival.com

Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe & Trad Festival
June 2025
www.facebook.com/jimdowlingUilleannpipefestival/
http://jimdowlingfestival.ie/

TuneFest Dungarvan
June 2025
https://www.facebook.com/tunefestdungarvan/

Blas International Summer School
of Irish Traditional Music and Dance
June/July 2025
www.blas.ie

Craiceann International Bodhrán Summerschool
June 30th - July 4th, 2025
www.craiceann.com

Cairde na Cruite, An Chúirt Chruitireachta
International Festival for Irish Harp
June 29th - July 4th, 2025
www.cairdenacruite.com

JULY

Clonmel Junction Arts Festival
Clonmel, County Tipperary
July 4th - 13th, 2025
www.junctionfestival.com

Ulster Fleadh
July 2025
https://ulsterfleadh.ie

Gooikoorts International Folk Festival
July 4th - 6th, 2025
www.gooikoorts.be

Willie Clancy Summer School
Miltown Malbay, County Clare
July 5th - 13th, 2025
www.scoilsamhraidhwillieclancy.com

Earagail Arts Festival
July 12th - 26th, 2025
www.eaf.ie

Catskills Irish Arts Week
July 15th - 19th, 2025
www.catskillsirishartsweek.com

Ceol na Coille Summer School of Irish Traditional Music
July 14th - 18th, 2025
www.ceolnacoille.ie

Joe Mooney Summer School
July 2025
www.joemooneysummerschool.com

CCE MAD Week
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
July 2025
https://www.facebook.com/CCEMAD/

Fiddler’s Green Festival
July 16th - 20th, 2025
https://fiddlersgreenfestival.com

Meitheal Summer School
July 21st - 25th, 2025 (St. Flannan’s College, Ennis)
July 22nd - 26th, 2025 (Villiers School, Limerick)
www.tradweek.com

Yn Chruinnaght Celtic Gathering
Isle of Man
July 21st - 27th, 2025
www.celticgathering.im

Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival
July 2025
http://clevelandirish.org
https://www.facebook.com/clevelandirish/

Scoil Acla Summer School
July 27th - August 2nd, 2025
www.scoilacla.ie

Belfast TradFest
July 27th - August 3rd, 2025
www.belfasttraditionalmusic.com

Féile Cheoil Chill Chartha
Kilcar Fleadh
Kilcar, County Donegal
July 2025
www.kilcarfestivals.com

South Sligo Summer School
July 13th - 19th, 2025
www.southsligosummerschool.com

O’Carolan Harp Festival
Keadue, Co. Roscommon
July-August 2025
http://www.ocarolanharpfestival.ie/
www.facebook.com/ocarolanfestival/

AUGUST

James Morrison Traditional Music Festival
August 1st - 4th, 2025
https://riverstowncce.com/

Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
Wexford
August 3rd - 10th, 2025
www.fleadhcheoil.ie

Feakle International Traditional Music Festival
August 6th - 11th, 2025
www.feaklefestival.ie

Iowa Irish Fest
August 1st - 3rd, 2025
www.iowairishfest.com

Dublin Irish Festival
Ohio, USA
August 1st - 3rd, 2025
www.dublinirishfestival.org

Montelago Celtic Festival
Italy
July/August 2025
www.montelagocelticfestival.it

Goderich Celtic Roots Festival
Canada
August 4th - 10th, 2025
https://www.celticfestival.ca/

Irish Fair of Minnesota
August 2025
www.irishfair.com

Sparta Celtic Festival
August 2025
www.spartacelticfest.org

Fairport’s Cropredy Convention
August 7th - 9th, 2025
www.fairportconvention.com

Coleman Traditional Festival
August 2025
www.colemanirishmusic.com

Milwaukee Irish Fest
Milwaukee, USA
August 14th - 17th, 2025
www.irishfest.com

Philadelphia Folk Festival
August 15th - 17th, 2025
https://folkfest.org/

National Heritage Week
August 2025
www.heritageweek.ie

Tonder Festival
Denmark
August 27th - 30th, 2025
www.tf.dk

Masters of Tradition
Bantry, County Cork
August 20th - 24th, 2025
www.westcorkmusic.ie/masters-of-tradition

Iúr Cinn Fleadh
Newry City Music Festival
August 21st - 25th, 2025
www.iurcinnfleadh.com

Cornwall Folk Festival in Wadebridge
August 21st - 25th, 2025
www.cornwallfolkfestival.com

Kansas City Irish Fest
August 29th - 31st, 2025
https://kcirishfest.com/

SEPTEMBER

Féile Cheoil Larry Reynolds
September 2025
https://feilecheoillarryreynolds.com/

Pittsburgh Irish Festival
September 5th - 7th, 2025
http://pghirishfest.org/

Gerry Whelan Memorial Weekend
Cootehill, Co. Cavan
September 2025
http://gerrywhelanweekend.com/

Michigan Irish Music Festival
September 11th - 14th, 2025
https://michiganirish.org/

Féile Chnoc na Gaoithe Traditional Music Weekend
September 2025
www.cnocnagaoithe.ie

Johnny Doherty Music & Dancing Festival
Ardara, Co. Donegal
September 2025
www.ardara.ie
www.johnnydohertyfestival.com

Great American Irish Festival
September 2025
https://www.facebook.com/greatamericanirishfest

The Irish Festival of Oulu
Oulu, Finland
September 2025
https://www.facebook.com/theirishfestivalofoulu/

OCTOBER

Cork Folk Festival
October 2nd - 5th, 2025
www.corkfolkfestival.com

Gig’n the Bann
Portglenone, County Antrim
October 2025
www.gignthebann.com

Celtic Colours International Festival
Cape Breton Island, Canada
October 10th - 18th, 2025
https://celtic-colours.com

Sligo Live
October 2025
www.sligolive.ie

Ed Reavy Traditional Music Festival
October 2025
www.cavantowncomhaltas.ie
www.facebook.com/EdReavyTradFest

Scoil Cheoil na Botha
Scotstown, County Monaghan
October 2025
https://www.facebook.com/scoil.cheoil/

O’Carolan Harp Festival
Nobber
October 2025

Return to London Town Festival
October 2025
https://www.returntolondontown.org/

Foxford Traditional Weekend
October 2025
www.foxfordtraditionalweekend.com

Cwlwm Celtaidd, Wales’ Interceltic Festival
October 2025
https://www.facebook.com/CwlwmCeltaidd/

Patrick O’ Keeffe Traditional Music Festival
Castleisland, County Kerry 
October 2025
www.patrickokeeffefestival.com

Galway Bay’s Celtic Music Feis
October 13th - 19th, 2025
https://celticmusicfeis.com
www.galwaybayirishpub.com

O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat
October 23rd - 26th, 2025
www.oflahertyretreat.org

NOVEMBER
IrishFest Atlanta
November 7th - 9th, 2025
www.irishfestatlanta.org

Galway TradFest
November 2025
www.galwaytradfest.ie

Ennis Trad Fest
November 2025
https://www.facebook.com/ennistradfest/
www.ennistradfest.com

Maryland Irish Festival
November 2025
https://www.facebook.com/MDirishfest/
www.irishfestival.com

Copenhagen Irish Festival
November 2025
https://www.facebook.com/copenhagen.irish.festival/

The Trip to Birmingham TradFest
November 2025
https://www.facebook.com/birminghamtradfest/

William Kennedy Piping Festival
Armagh
November 2025
https://armaghpipers.com/wkpf/