Ireland - Youth & Adventure Buyers Guide 2018/2019

Name of Festival Contact Name Email Festival Websites Month Festival takes place Programme Earagail Arts Festival Paul Brown info@eaf.ie www.eaf.ie July Wild AtlanticWay Fleadh Cheoil Drogheda Colette Moss colette.moss@louthcoco.ie www.fleadhcheoil.ie August Ireland’s Ancient East Spraoi TV Honan tv@spraoi.com http://www.spraoi.com/ August Ireland’s Ancient East Dublin Horse Show Marita Connors marita@rds.ie www.dublinhorseshow.com August Dublin Kilkenny Arts Festival Eugene Downes director@Kilkennyarts.ie www.kilkennyarts.ie August Ireland’s Ancient East Rose of Tralee Valerie Kerins info@roseoftralee.ie www.roseoftralee.ie August Wild AtlanticWay Quest Adventure Race Sneem Oliver Kirwan info@elitevents.ie August Wild AtlanticWay Dingle Marathon Ken Dunne irun@dinglemarathon.ie www.dinglemarathon.ie September Wild AtlanticWay Dublin Fringe Festival Shannon Lacek shannon@fringefest.com www.fringefest.com September Dublin Clifden Arts Karen Mannion Karen.mannion@me.com www.clifdenartsfestival.ie September Wild AtlanticWay A Taste of West Cork Festival Helen Collins helencollinss@gmail.com http://www.atasteof westcork.com/ September Wild AtlanticWay Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival 2018 Maria Moynihan Lee info@galwayoyster festival.com www.galwayoyster festival.com September Wild AtlanticWay Dublin Theatre Festival Sinead McHugh sinead@dublintheatre festival.com www.dublintheatre festival.com Sept/Oct Dublin CarlowWalking Festival Eileen O’Rourke eorourke@carlowtourism.ie http://carlowtourism.com/ Sept/Oct Ireland’s Ancient East Westport Arts Festival WillieWalsh info@westportartsfestival.com www.westportartsfestival.com Sept/Oct Wild AtlanticWay Dingle Food Festival Martin Bealin info@dinglefood.com www.dinglefood.com October Wild AtlanticWay Quest Adventure Race Killarney Oliver Kirwan info@eliteevents.ie www.questadventure series.com October Wild AtlanticWay Guinness Cork Jazz Festival ShaneWhelan shane.whelan@verve.ie www.guinnessjazzfestival.com October Ireland’s Ancient East Sligo Live Rory O’Connor roc@sligolive.ie www.sligolive.ie October Wild AtlanticWay Nire Valley Walking Festival Michael Desmond comeragh2@gmail.com http://www.nirevalley.com/ index.php/walkingfestival October Ireland’s Ancient East I.NY David O’Donovan hello@thisisiny.com www.thisisiny.com October Wild AtlanticWay Vodafone Comedy Carnival, Galway Kevin Healy kevin@roisindubh.net www.vodafonecomedy carnival.com October Wild AtlanticWay FootfallsWicklow Walking Festival Christopher & Teresa Stacey info@walkinghiking ireland.com http://walkinghikingireland. com/wicklow-walking-festival October Ireland’s Ancient East Bram Stoker Festival Tom Lawlor tomlawlor@gmail.com www.bramstokerfestival.com October Dublin Wexford Festival Opera Tracy Ryan tracy@wexfordopera.com www.wexfordopera.com October/ November Ireland’s Ancient East Other Voices Molly King molly@southwindblows.ie www.othervoices.ie November Wild AtlanticWay Cork Film Festival Fiona Clark fiona@corkfilmfest.org www.corkfilmfest.org November Ireland’s Ancient East Jonathan Swift Andrew Smith education@ stpatrickscathedral.ie www.jonathanswiftfestival.ie November Dublin Dublin New Year’s Eve Festival Shane Dunne shane@mcd.ie www.nyfdublin.com December Dublin 111