Music Festivals on the Island of Ireland in 2020
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 2020‘. Sure you’d be broke and broken if you were to try fit them all in. But one, or possibly two during peak months does sound sweet. What have you got your eye on? An old favourite or does the thought of pastures new tickle your dancin toes?
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 grande scale music festivals. From trad music to jazz music, dance to drumming, Irish to international – just choosing one will be the problem.
For more Art and Culture on the ‘Island of Ireland’ see:
- Ultimate Guide to Food and Drink Festivals in Ireland 2020
- Ultimate Guide to Art and Culture Festivals in Ireland 2020
Table of Contents
Music Festivals this January 2020
- Dublin Bowie Festival | Various Venues | January 11th | dublinbowiefestival.ie
- Ones to Watch 2020 | Dublin | Jan 15th – Jan 19th | whelanslive.com
- Shannonside Winter Music Festival | Clare | Jan 16th – Jan 20th | wmw.ie
- Midwinter Festival Beethoven | Galway | Jan 17th – Jan 19th | musicforgalway.ie
- Atlantic Irish Fest | Bundoran, Donegal | Jan 18th – Jan 22nd | atlanticirishfest.com
- TradFest 2020 | Various Venues | Jan 22nd – Jan 26th | tradfest.ie
- TradFest Children’s Hub | The Ark Dublin | Jan 24th – Jan 26th | ark.ie
- Féile na Tána | Carlingford, Louth | Jan 31st – Feb 2nd | eilenatana.com
Music Festivals this February 2020
- Corofin Trad Fest | Galway | Feb 4th – Mar 8th | corofintradfest.com
- Spike Cello Festival | Dublin | Feb 7th – Feb 9th | spikecellofest.com
- The Irish Soul Weekender | Westport, Mayo | Feb 7th – 9th | irishsoulweekender
- 25th Festival of Youth Orchestras | Dublin | Feb 8th | iayo.ie
- Concertina Cruinniú | Clare | Feb 14th – Feb 16th | concertinacruinniu.ie
- New Music Dublin | Dublin | Feb 27th – Mar 1st | facebook.com/newmusicdublin
- Ortús Chamber Music Festival | Cork | Feb 28th – Mar 1st | ortusfestival.ie
- Other Voices | Ballina, Mayo | Feb 28th – Feb 29th | othervoices.ie
Music Festivals this March 2020
- Finding A Voice | Clonmel, Tipperary | Mar 6th – Mar 8th | findingavoice.ie
- Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival | Belfast | Mar 11th – 13th | belfastnashville.com
- Kilkenny Tradfest | Kilkenny | Mar 12th – Mar 17th | kilkennytradfest.com
- Fingal International Festival of Voices | Dublin | Mar 12 – 15th | fingalfestivalofvoices
- Mo’Chara’s Music Festival | Baltinglass, Wicklow | March 17th | eventbrite.com
- Inishowen Traditional Singers’ Circle | Donegal | Mar 20th – 23rd | inishowensing
- Feis Ceoil Festival | Dublin | Mar 23rd – Apr 3rd |