The Ultimate Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2022

Music Festivals on the Island of Ireland in 2022

Ireland – the land of saints and scholars … and music festivals it would appear! Feast your eyes on this ‘Ultimate Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2022‘. Sure you’d be broke and broken if you were to try fit them all in. But then again we’ve all been starving for live music for two years! From famine to feast … where do I tuck in?

What have you got your eye on? An old favourite or does the thought of pastures new tickle your dancin toes?


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Get saving, get planning, get moving … and travel this beautiful isle of Ireland, from the north to the south, the east to the west and back again. Belfast to Blessington, Dublin to Dingle, there are music festivals for every taste. From boutique music festivals to grand scale music festivals. From trad music to jazz music, dance to drumming, Irish to international – just choosing one will be the problem!


Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland this January 2022


  • Midwinter Festival: Stanford | Galway | Jan 21 – Jan 23 | musicforgalway.ie
  • TradFest 2020 | Various Venues | Jan 26 – Jan 30 | tradfest.ie
  • Imbolc International Music Festival | Derry |  Jan 30 – Feb 6 | imbolcfestival

Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland this February 2022


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Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland this March 2022

  • Kilkenny Tradfest | Kilkenny | Mar 16th – 20th | kilkennytradfest.com
  • Soul Of Dublin Soul Weekender | CIE Inchicore | Mar 25 – 27 | facebook.com
  • Finding A Voice | Clonmel, Tipperary | Mar 4 – Mar 8 | findingavoice.ie
  • Fingal International Festival of Voices | Dublin | Mar 10 – 13 | fingalfestivalofvoices
  • Limerick Ballad & Folk Festival | Thomond Pk | Mar 11 | eventbrite.ie
  • Limerick Early Music Festival | Various Venues | Mar 18 – 20 | limerickearlymusic
  • Relapse Punk Festival | Cork | Mar 19 | eventbrite.ie
  • Feis Ceoil Festival | Dublin | Mar 28 – Apr 8 | feisceoil.ie

Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland this April 2022

  • Dublin Bowie Festival | Various Venues |  APRIL | dublinbowiefestival.ie
  • Ballydehob Traditional Music Festival | Cork | Apr 8 – 10 | facebook.com
  • Tullamore Trad Fest | Offaly | Apr 8 – Apr 10 | tullamoretradfest.com
  • BD Festival | Wicklow | Apr 16 | eventbrite.ie
  • Music Current | Dublin Art Project | Apr 19 – Apr 23 | musiccurrent.ie
  • Kilfenora Traditional Music Festival | Clare | Apr 23 – Apr 24 | kilfenoraclare
  • Cork International Choral Festival | Cork | Apr 27 – May 1 | corkchoral.ie
  • The City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival | April 28 – May 2 | cityofderryjazz
  • Rebel Fest | Donegal | April 29 – May 1 | eventbrite.co.uk
  • Kilkenny Roots Festival | Kilkenny | April 29 – May 2 | kilkennyroots.com
  • The Cup of Tae Festival | Donegal | Apr 29th – May 2nd | cupoftaefestival.com
  • Claremorris Folk Festival | Co. Mayo | Apr 30th – May 1st | claremorrisfolkfestival

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Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland this May 2022


Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland this June 2022


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Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland this July 2022


Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland this August 2022

  • Beatyard | Dublin | AUG TBC | the-beatyard.com
  • Howth Roots & Blues Festival | Howth | Aug 5th – 7th | howthrootsandblues.com
  • Temptation Festival | Naas, Kildare | Aug 6th | eventbrite.ie
  • New Ross Guitar Festival | Wexford | Aug 11th – 14th | newrossguitarfestival.ie
  • Revival Festival | Listowel | Aug 12th – 13th | revivalfestival.ie
  • Chamber Music on Valentia | Kerry | Aug 17th – 21st | chambermusiconvalentia
  • Yurt City Music Festival | Dublin | Aug 20 + Aug 21st | eventbrite.ie
  • Another Love Story | Killyon Manor, Meath | Aug 19 – 21 | anotherlovestory.ie
  • Clandeboye Festival | Bangor, Down | Aug 20th – 27th | camerata-ireland
  • Masters of Tradition | West Cork Music | Aug 24th – 28thwestcorkmusic.ie
  • Dylanfest | Moville, Donegal | Aug 25th – 28th | govisitdonegal
  • Audio Garden Festival | Athy, Kildare | Aug 26th – 28th | audiogarden.ie
  • Glenarm Festival of Voice | Ballymena | Aug 26th – 28th | niopera.com
  • Emerge Music Festival | Belfast | Aug 27th + 28th | emergebelfast.com
  • Arranmore Country Music Fest | Donegal | Aug 27th + 28th | facebook.com
  • Ballyshannon Folk & Trad Music Festival | Aug 28th – 31st | ballyshannonfolkfestival

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Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland this September 2022


Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland this October 2022

  • Ireland Music Week | Dublin | Oct 4 – Oct 7 | irelandmusicweek.com
  • Meet Me at Sundown | Dublin & Galway | Oct 10 – 25th | eventbrite.ie
  • East Cork Early Music Festival | Oct 13 – 16 | eastcorkearlymusic.ie
  • City of Derry International Choir Festival | Oct 19th – 23rd | derrychoirfest
  • Wexford Festival Opera | Wexford | Oct 21 – Nov 6 | wexfordopera.com
  • Westival Music & Arts Festival | Westport, Mayo | Oct 26 – 31 westival.ie
  • Guinness Cork Jazz Festival | Cork | Oct 27 – Oct 30 | guinnesscorkjazz.com
  • The Greenfields Festival | Athy, Kildare | Oct 28 – 30 | eventbrite.ie
  • Clang Metal Festival | Dublin | Oct 29 | clangmetalfestival.com – cancelled
  • BD Festival Day of the Dead 2022 | Wicklow | Oct 30 | bdfest.ie

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Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland this November 2022


Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland this December 2022


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