The Ultimate Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2020

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.

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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 | feisceoil.ie

Music Festivals this April 2020

Clifden Traditional Music Fest | Galway | Apr 2nd – 5th | facebook.com/ClifdenTrad
Ballydehob Traditional Music Festival | Cork | Apr 3rd – Apr 5th | ballydehobtradfest
Tullamore Trad Fest | Offaly | Apr 3rd – Apr 5th | tullamoretradfest.com
Music Town | Dublin | Apr 6th – Apr 19th | musictown.ie
Music Current Festival | Dublin | Apr 14th – Apr 18th | musiccurrent.ie
Kilfenora Traditional Music Festival | Clare | Apr 24th – Apr 27th | kilfenoraclare
Cork International Choral Festival | Cork | Apr 29th – May 3rd | corkchoral.ie

Music Festivals this May 2020

The Acoustic Yard Festival | Westport, Mayo | May 2020 TBC | theacousticyard.com
Rebel Fest | Donegal | May 1st – May 3rd | eventbrite.co.uk
Kilkenny Roots Festival | Kilkenny | May 1st – May 4th | kilkennyroots.com
The Cup of Tae Festival | Donegal | May 1st – May 4th | cupoftaefestival.com
The City of Derry Jazz & Big Band Festival | Derry | May 7th – 11th | cityofderryjazz
It Takes A Village | Tribolgan, Cork | May 8th – May 10th | ittakesavillage.fm
Life Festival | Mullingar, Westmeath | May 22nd – May 24th | life-festival.com
Fleadh Nua | Ennis, Clare | May 24th – Jun 1st | fleadhnua.com
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival | Waterford | May 26th – Jun 1st | blackwatervalley
AVA Festival | Belfast City | May 28th – May 31st | avafestival.com
Vantastival | Drogheda, Louth | May 29th – May 31st | vantastival.com
Live at the Marquee | Cork | May 29th – Jun 27th | aikenpromotions.com
Saltwater Festival | Westport, Mayo | May 29th – May 31st | saltwater.ie
Forbidden Fruit Festival | Dublin | May 30th – May 31st | forbiddenfruit.ie
All Aboard Festival | Dublin | May 30th – Jun 1st | dlharbour.ie

Music Festivals this June 2020

Slane Castle | Slane Castle, Meath | June 2020 TBC | slanecastle.ie
Michael Dwyer Festival | Allihies, Cork | June 2020 TBC | facebook/Michael-Dwyer
Belfast City Blues Festival | Belfast City | June 2020 TBC | belfastcityblues.com
Westport Folk & Bluegrass Fest |Mayo | June 5th-7th | westportfolkbluegrass
Belsonic | Belfast City | Jun 7th – Jun 28th | belsonic.com
Doolin Folk Festival | Doolin, Clare | Jun 12th – Jun 14th | doolinfestivals.ie
Sunstroke | Kildare | Jun 13th – Jun 14th | sunstrokeireland.com
Jim Dowling Uilleann Pipe & Trad Fest | Cork | Jun 18th – 21st | jimdowlingfestival
Sea Sessions | Bundoran, Donegal | Jun 19th – Jun 21st | seasessions.com
Body & Soul | Westmeath | Jun 19th – Jun 21st | bodyandsoul.ie
West Cork Chamber Music Festival | Cork | Jun 26th – Jul 7th | westcorkmusic.ie
Buncrana Music Festival | Donegal | June 26th – 27th | buncranamusicfestival
Kaleidoscope Festival | Wicklow | June 26th – 28th | kaleidoscopefestival.ie
Trinity Summer Series | Trinity College Dublin | Jun 30th – Jul 4th | ticketmaster

Music Festivals this July 2020

Wood Quay Summer Sessions | Dublin | July 2020 TBC | dublincity.ie
Howth TradFest | Howth | July 2020 TBC | facebook.com/HowthTradFest
KnocksanStockan | Wicklow | July 2020 TBC | knockanstockan.ie
Longitude | Marlay Park | Jul 3rd – Jul 5th | longitude.ie
SULT Music Festival | Donegal | Jul 10th – Jul 11th | facebook.com/sultfeile
Forever Young Festival | Kildare | Jul 10th – Jul 12th | foreveryoungfestival.ie
Sunflowerfest | Hillsborough, Down | Jul 24th – Jul 26th | sunflowerfest.co.uk
Belfast Trad Fest | Belfast | Jul 25th – Jul 31st | belfasttraditionalmusic.com
Boyne Music Festival | Boyne Co. Louth | Jul 30th – Aug 2nd | boynemusicfestival
All Together Now Festival | Waterford | Jul 31st – Aug 2nd | AllTogetherNow
Indiependence Music Festival | Cork | Jul 31st – Aug 2nd | indiependence

Music Festivals this August 2020

Howth Roots & Blues Festival | Howth | Aug 2020 TBC | facebook/HowthRoots
Summerland Music Festival | Wicklow Town | Aug 2020 TBC | summerlandwicklow
Mayo Manchester Tradfest | Mayo | Aug 2020 TBC | mayomanchester
7 Hills Blues Festival | Armagh Town | Aug 2020 TBC | facebook.com/7HillsArmagh
Shoreline Music Festival | Fermanagh | Aug 2020 TBC | shorelinemusicfestival.com
Beatyard | Dublin | Aug 1st – Aug 2nd | the-beatyard.com
Castlepalooza | Tullamore, Offaly | Aug 1st – Aug 3rd | castlepalooza.com
Groove Music Festival | Bray, Wicklow | Aug 1st – Aug 2nd | groovefestival.ie
Fleadh Cheoil | Mullingar | Aug 2nd – Aug 9th | fleadhcheoil.ie
The Retro Festival | Meath | August 8th | theretrofestivalireland.com
Yurt City | Tullamore | Aug 14th – Aug 16th | eventbrite.ie
Belfast Vital | Belfast | Aug 19th & Aug 25th | facebook.com/BelfastVital
Rory Gallagher Festival | Donegal | Aug 27th – Aug 30th | rorygallagherfestival.com

Music Festivals this September 2020

Cahir Trad Fest | Tipperary | Sep 2020 TBC | facebook.com/CahirComhaltas
Féile Trip to Tipp | Tipperary | Sep 2020 TBC | thetriptotipp.com
Electric Picnic | Stradbally Laois | Sep 4th – Sept 6th | electricpicnic
New Ross Piano Festival | Wexford | Sep 23rd – Sep 27th | newrosspianofestival.com

Music Festivals this October 2020

Cork Folk Festival | Cork City | Oct 1st – Oct 4th | corkfolkfestival.com
Ireland Music Week | Dublin | Oct 6th – Oct 10th | irelandmusicweek.com
Wexford Festival Opera | Wexford | Oct 20th – Nov 1st | wexfordopera.com
Westival Music & Arts Festival | Westport, Mayo | Oct 21st – Oct 26th | westival.ie
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival | Cork | Oct 22nd – Oct 26th | guinnessjazzfestival.com
Achill International Harp Festival | Mayo | Oct 23rd – Oct 26th | achillharpfestival

Music Festivals this November 2020

Dún Laoighaire Vinyl Festival | Dublin | Nov 2020 TBC | vinylfestival.ie
Dublin Beatles Festival | Dublin | Nov 2020 TBC | facebook.com/DublinBeatles
Quiet Lights Music Festival | Cork City | Nov 2020 TBC | quietlights.net
Other Voices | Dingle Kerry | Nov 2020 TBC | othervoices.ie
Sound of Belfast | Belfast City | Nov 2020 TBC | soundofbelfast.com

Music Festivals this December 2020

New Year’s Festival | Dublin | Dec 31st – Jan 1st | nyfdublin.com

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