Music Festivals on the Island of Ireland in 2023
Updated May 2023 (First Published January 2023)
Ireland – we’re known for our ‘ceoil agus craic’ so there’s no surprise that this beautiful little Island of Ireland plays host to some of the best music festivals in the world!
Feast your eyes on this ‘Ultimate Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023‘ and get planning. From old favourites to pastures new, tickle your dancin toes and feed your soul with the energy of live music in whichever form feeds it.
Further Reading:
- The Ultimate Guide to Art and Culture Festivals Ireland 2023
- The Ultimate Guide to Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2023
The Ultimate Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023
Table of Contents
Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023 – January
- Dublin Bowie Festival | Various Venues | Jan 10 – Jan 15 | dublinbowiefestival.ie
- Midwinter Festival: Seasons | Galway | Jan 20 – Jan 22 | musicforgalway.ie
- The Next Big Thing Festival | Dublin | Jan 24 – Jan 27 | theworkmansclub
- TradFest 2020 | Various Venues | Jan 25 – Jan 29 | tradfest.ie
- Imbolc International Music Festival | Derry | Jan 29 – Feb 5 | imbolcfestival
Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023 – February
- Féile na Tána | Cooley, Louth | Feb 3 – Feb 5 | eilenatana.com
- BalladFest 4 | National Stadium Dublin | Feb 4 | eventbrite.com
- Concertina Cruinniú | Clare | Feb 10 – Feb 12 | concertinacruinniu.ie
- 26th Festival of Youth Orchestras | Dublin | Feb 11 | iayo.ie
- RIAM PianoFest | Dublin | Feb 13 | riam.ie
- Relapse Punk & Arts Festival | Cork | Feb 18 | eventbrite.ie
- The Gathering Festival | Killarney | Feb 22 – Feb 26 | inec.ie
- Russell Festival Weekend | Doolin | Feb 23 – Feb 27 | russellfestivalweekend.ie
- Belfast TradFest Winter Wknd | Belfast | Feb 24 – 26 | belfasttraditionalmusic.com
- Ortús Chamber Music Festival | Cork | Feb 26 – Mar 5 | ortusfestival.ie
Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023 – March
- Finding A Voice | Clonmel, Tipperary | Mar 8 – Mar 12 | findingavoice.ie
- Fingal Int. Festival of Voices Launch | Dublin | Mar 11 | fingalfestivalofvoices.com
- Kilkenny Tradfest | Kilkenny | Mar 15th – 19th | kilkennytradfest.com
- Feis Ceoil Festival | Dublin | Mar 20 – Mar 31 | feisceoil.ie
- Soul Of Dublin Soul Weekender | CIE Inchicore | Mar 24 – 26 | facebook.com/events
- Limerick Early Music Festival | Various Venues | Mar 24 – 26 | limerickearlymusic
- Inishowen Int. Folk Song & Ballad | Donegal | Mar 24 – 27 | inishowensinging.ie
- Ballydehob Traditional Music Festival | Cork | Mar 31 – Apr 2 | fuinneamh.ie
- Tullamore Trad Fest | Offaly | Mar 31 – Apr 2 | tullamoretradfest.com
Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023 – April
- Pan Celtic Festival | Carlow | Apr 11 – Apr 16 | panceltic.ie
- Music Current | Apr 12 – Apr 15 | musiccurrent.ie
- New Music Dublin | Various Venues | Apr 20 – Apr 23 | newmusicdublin.ie
- Kilfenora Traditional Music Festival | Clare | Apr 21 – Apr 24 | kilfenoraclare.com
- Cork International Choral Festival | Cork | Apr 26 – Apr 30 | corkchoral.ie
- City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival | Apr 27 – May 1 | cityofderryjazzfestival
- Birr Festival of Music | Offaly | Apr 27 – May 1 | birrfestivalofmusic.com
- Rebel Fest | Donegal | Apr 28 – Apr 30 | rebelfest.ie
- The Greenfields Festival | Athy, Kildare | Apr 28 – 30 |
- Kilkenny Roots Festival | Kilkenny | April 28 – May 1 | kilkennyroots.com
- The Cup of Tae Festival | Donegal | Apr 28 – May 1 | cupoftaefestival.com
- Fleadh Cheoil Chorcaí | Cork | Apr 29 – May 1 | corkfleadh.ie
- BD Festival | Wicklow | Apr TBC | facebook.com/bdfestivalsireland
- Claremorris Folk Festival | Apr TBC | claremorrisfolkfestival
Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023 – May
- Baltimore Fiddle Fair | Cork | May 4 – May 7 | fiddlefair.com
- The Road to The Great Escape | Dublin | May 10 – 13 | greatescapefestival.com
- West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival | May 17 – 21 | westwicklowfestival.com
- Féile Nasc Folk and Traditional Music Festival | Dublin | May 20 – 21 | nasc.ie
- Afro-Irish Festival | Dublin | May 25 – May 27 | irishinstituteofmusic.com
- Life Festival | Mullingar, Westmeath | May 26 – May 28 | life-festival.com
- Galway Early Music Festival | Galway | May 26 – 28 | galwayearlymusic.com
- Mayo Manchester Tradfest | Mayo | May 26 – May 31 | mayomanchester
- Live at the Marquee | Cork | May 27 – Jun 29 | aikenpromotions.com
- Fleadh Nua | Ennis, Clare | May 27 – Jun 5 | fleadhnua.com
- Blackwater Valley Opera Festival | Waterford | May 29 – Jun 5 | blackwatervalley
- Clancy Brothers Festival | Tipperary | May 31 – Jun 5 | clancybrothersfestival.com
- Other Voices | May TBC | othervoices.ie
Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023 – June
- Rory Gallagher Festival | Donegal | Jun 1 – Jun 4 | rorygallagherfestival.com
- AVA Festival | Belfast City | Jun 2 – Jun 3 | avafestival.com
- Wildroots Festival | Sligo | Jun 2 – Jun 4 | wildroots.ie
- HeadFest | Moyne Villa, Monaghan | Jun 2 – Jun 4 | eventbrite.ie
- Live at The Botanic Gardens | Belfast |. Jun 2 – Jun 12 | aikenpromotions.com
- Éalú Le Grá | Galway | Jun 2 – Jun 5 | ealulegra.ie
- Forbidden Fruit Festival | Dublin | Jun 3 – Jun 4 | forbiddenfruit.ie
- Belsonic | Belfast City | Jun 3 – Jun 30 | belsonic.com
- Skerries Ukulele Festival | Dubiln | Jun 3 | eventbrite.ie
- Dublin International Chamber Music Festival | Jun 7 – Jun 12 | dicmf.com
- Westport Folk & Bluegrass Fest | Mayo | June 9 – Jun 11 | westportfolkbluegrass
- Doolin Folk Festival | Doolin, Clare | Jun 9 – Jun 11 | doolinfestivals.ie
- Michael Dwyer Festival | Allihies, Cork | Jun 9 – Jun 11 | facebook.com
- Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe & Trad Fest | Cork | Jun 15 – Jun 18 | jimdowlingfestival
- Beyond the Pale | Wicklow | Jun 16 – Jun 18 | itsbeyondthepale.ie
- Body & Soul | Westmeath | Jun 16 – Jun 18 | bodyandsoul.ie
- Sea Sessions | Bundoran, Donegal | Jun 16 – Jun 18 | seasessions.com
- Fastnet Maritime & Folk Festival | Cork | Jun 16 – Jun 20 | fastnetmaritime.com
- Pipeworks Festival | Dublin | Jun 20 – Jun 25 | pipeworks.ie
- West Cork Chamber Music Festival | Cork | Jun 23 – Jul 2 | westcorkmusic.ie
- Night and Day Festival | Roscommon | Jun 24 – Jun 25 | nightandday.ie
- Belfast City Blues Festival | Belfast City | Jun 23 – Jun 25 | facebook.com
- Trinity Summer Series | Trinity College Dublin | Jun 26 – Jul 2 | ticketmaster
- Kaleidoscope Festival | Wicklow | June 30 – Jul 2 | kaleidoscopefestival.ie
- Buncrana Music Festival | Donegal | Jun 30 – July 1 | buncranamusicfestival.com
- Higher Vision Festival | Navan Racecourse | Jun TBC
- Moynalty Country Music Festival | Meath | Jun TBC
Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023 – July
- Longitude | Marlay Park | Jul 1 – Jul 2 | longitude.ie
- Livestock Music Festival | Galway | Jul 1 – Jul 2 | livestockfestivalgalway.com
- Willie Clancy Summer School | Clare | Jul 1 – Jul 9 | scoilsamhraidhwillieclancy.com
- K-Pop World Festival | Dublin | Jul 5 | facebook.com/korembassy
- Otherside Festival | Slane, Meath | Jul 7 – Jul 9 | othersidefestival.ie
- SULT Music Festival | Donegal | Jul 7 – Jul 8 | sultfeile.ie
- Live at The Iveagh Gardens | Dublin | Jul 7 – Jul 22 | aikenpromotions.com
- Kilkenny Country Music Festival | Jul 9 | kilkennycountrymusicfestival.ie
- Fleadh Cheoil na Mumhan | Kerry | Jul 10 – Jul 16 | munsterfleadh.ie
- Forever Young Festival | Kildare | Jul 14 – Jul 16 | foreveryoungfestival.ie
- Forest Fest Music Weekend | Emo, Laois | Jul 21 – Jul 23 | forestfest.ie
- Belfast TradFest Summer Festival | Belfast | Jul 23 – 29 | belfasttraditionalmusic.com
- Live on the Harbour | Dublin | Jul 27 – Jul 29 | liveontheharbour.com
- It Takes A Village | Cork | July TBC | ittakesavillage
Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023 – August
- Ballyshannon Folk & Trad Music Festival | Aug 3 – Aug 6 | ballyshannonfolkfestival
- All Together Now Festival | Waterford | Aug 4 – Aug 6 | AllTogetherNow.ie
- Indiependence Music Festival | Cork | Aug 4 – Aug 6 | indiependence
- Ruta-Fest Music Festival | Mayo | Aug 4 – Aug 7 |
- Fleadh Cheoil | Mullingar | Aug 6 – Aug 14 | fleadhcheoil.ie
- Howth Roots & Blues Festival | Howth | Aug 11 – Aug 13 | howthrootsandblues.com
- Revival Festival | Listowel | Aug 11 – Aug 12 | revivalfestival.ie
- Chamber Music on Valentia | Kerry | Aug 17 – 20 | chambermusiconvalentia
- Another Love Story | Killyon Manor, Meath | Aug 18 – Aug 20 | anotherlovestory.ie
- Clandeboye Festival | Bangor, Down | Aug 18 – Aug 26 | camerata-ireland
- Arranmore Country Music Fest | Donegal | Aug 19 & 20 | facebook.com/Arranmore
- Masters of Tradition | West Cork Music | Aug 23 – Aug 27 | westcorkmusic.ie
- Desmond O’Halloran Music Weekend | Inishbofin | Aug 24 -26 | facebook.com
- The Playing Fields | Clane | Aug 25 – Aug 26 | theplayingfields.ie
- Audio Garden Festival | Athy, Kildare | Aug 25 – Aug 27 | audiogarden.ie
- Glenarm Festival of Voice | Ballymena | Aug 25 – Aug 27 | niopera.com
- Emerge Music Festival | Belfast | Aug 26 – Aug 27 | emergebelfast.com
- Beatyard | Dublin | Aug TBC | the-beatyard.com
- New Ross Guitar Festival | Wexford | Aug TBC | newrossguitarfestival.ie
- Yurt City Music Festival | Dublin | Aug TBC | yurtcity.ie
- Temptation Festival | Naas, Kildare | Aug TBC
- Dylanfest | Moville, Donegal | Aug TBC | dylanfest.com
Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023 – September
- Electric Picnic | Stradbally Laois | Sep 1 – Sep 3 | electricpicnic
- Harvest Time Blues Festival | Monaghan | Sep 1 – Sep 3 | harvestblues.ie
- Bree Country Fest | Bree, Enniscorthy | Sep 2 | eventbrite.ie
- Sounds From A Safe Harbour | Cork | Sep 7 – 10 | soundsfromasafeharbour
- Westport Festival of Chamber Music | Mayo | Sep 8 – 10 | westportchambermusic
- Music in Monkstown | Dublin | Sep 8 – 10 | musicinmonkstown.ie
- Galactic Grove Gathering | Kildare | Sep 9 – Sep 10 | eventbrite.ie
- Clonakilty International Guitar Festival | Cork | Sep 14 – Sep 24 | clonguitarfest
- Fuinneamh Festival | Dundalk | Sep 16 – Sep 18 | fuinneamh.ie
- New Ross Piano Festival | Wexford | Sep 20 – Sep 24 | newrosspianofestival.com
- Sligo Baroque Music Festival | Various Venues | Sep 22 – 24 | sligobaroquefestival
- Night & Day | Castlerea, Roscommon | Sep 24 – Sep 25 | nightandday.ie
- Cork Folk Festival | Cork City | Sep 28 – Oct 1 | corkfolkfestival.com
- Féile John Dwyer | Waterford | Sep 29 – Oct 1 | feilejohndwyer.com
- Cahir Trad Fest | Tipperary | Sept TBC | facebook.com/CahirComhaltas
- Limerick Jazz Festival | Limerick | Sep TBC | limerickjazz.com
- Vantastival | Drogheda, Louth | Back in Sep 2024 | vantastival.com
Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023 – October
- Ireland Music Week | Dublin | Oct 3 – Oct 6 | irelandmusicweek.com
- East Cork Early Music Festival | Oct 13 – 15 | eastcorkearlymusic.ie
- City of Derry International Choir Festival | Oct 18 – 22 | derrychoirfest.com
- Biggest 90s – 00s Disco | Leitrim | Oct 21 | 3arena.ie
- Wexford Festival Opera | Wexford | Oct 24 – Nov 5 | wexfordopera.com
- Westival Music & Arts Festival | Westport, Mayo | Oct 25 – Oct 30 | westival.ie
- Cork Jazz Festival | Cork | Oct 26 – Oct 30 | guinnesscorkjazz.com
- BD Festival Day of the Dead | Wicklow | Oct TBC | bdfest.ie
- Meet Me at Sundown | Dublin & Galway | Oct TBC | eventbrite.ie
Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023 – November
- West Wicklow Chamber Music winter Weekend | Nov 10 – 12 | westwicklowfestival
- Ardee Baroque Music Festival | Louth | Nov 24 – 26 | ardeebaroque.com
- Dún Laoghaire Vinyl Festival | Dublin | NOV TBC | vinylfestival.ie
- Quiet Lights Music Festival | Cork City | NOV TBC | quietlights.net
- Other Voices | Dingle Kerry | NOV TBC | othervoices.ie
- Sound of Belfast | Belfast City | NOV TBC | soundofbelfast.com
- Dublin Beatles Festival | Dublin | Nov TBC | facebook.com/DublinBeatles
- Ennis Trad Fest | Clare | Nov TBC | ennistradfest.com
- William Kennedy Piping Festival | Armagh | Nov TBC | armaghpipers
Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2023 – December
- New Year’s Festival | Dublin | DEC TBC | nyfdublin.com
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