festivals and fairs donegal

Back To The Olde Tymes, with Donegal Vintage Club promises to be a fascinating day out for all the family. On display will be old tractors, engines, farm machinery and bygones.

Vintage military vehicles, cars, motorcycles and steam traction engines. Strasm threshing and ring events all afternoon. Stationary oil engines working in engine arena all day....

As part of the Burtonport Summer Festival, the Rosses Anglers will host an Angling Competition in Burtonport....

A weekend of indulgence with lobster barbeque, freshly caught seafood, live music, children's entertainmnent, dancing and fun....

The Dungloe Festival was launched in 1967. The original Mary Gallagher was courting a young man who had just returned from America, but in 1861, when her parents refused to let them marry, he returned to America to make his fortune. The previous year some of her family had been evicted from the Glenbeigh Estate and fled to Australia.
On 5 December 1861, Mary Gallagher emigrated to join her cousins. On the boat, she met and married Donal Egan. She gave birth to a baby but died within four...

Local crafts an traditions , sheepdog trails, livestock auctions, local produce, parades, music, ceili dancing and much more....

The Mick And Michael Carr Memorial Music Festival takes place annually in O'Donnell's Bar and Community Centre, Meenageary, Carrick, County Donegal. A weekend of excellent entertainment including traditional music is guaranteed and workshops will also be given by this year's special guests....

The Culdaff sports and Beer Festival will take place in Culdaff, County Donegal in August. For further information, please telephone the number shown....

Muff Sports Festival is held in venues throughout Inishowen in the village of Muff. The competitions include football, pool, darts, tug-of-war, two mile road race, bicycle race, strongest woman, horse shoe pitching, cards, clay pigeon shoot, soccer, welly throwing, nappy hanging, penalty kick, bonny baby, line dancing, volleyball and pitch 'n' putt. This promises to be a great weekend with many comic competitions such as 'the glam granny,' and a singing competition....

Four days of fun and mayhem, free seafood all weekend, crazy games, fireworks display, marching band competition, floats and parade, outdoor and indoor bands and much more. Audience participation is to the fore. Don't miss!...