WELCOME, FÁILTE TO SLIGO FESTIVALS & EVENTS 2011-2012
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Sligo, our hometown, where a warm welcome and good times await you, it will come as no surprise that Sligo has a calendar crammed with a range of vibrant festivals and events. The highest calibre of international, national and local artists grace Sligo venues in a sparkling series of arts and cultural events throughout the year.
So check out What’s On Sligo’s events calendar and ensure that your visit coincides with a festival for a truly memorable trip.
Shane, Mark and Kian MARCH / APRIL 2011
FEIS SHLIGIGH SLIGO MYTHS AND Sligo Town LEGENDS SCHOOL March 26 – April 20 April 29 – 01 May Irish Dancing. English Verse Learn about our Myths & Legends Speaking, Comortaisi Gaeilge, through storytelling and theatre. Traditional Music, Classical Music www.lughzone.ie and Drama. www.feis-shligigh.ie CEILIURADH AN EARRAIGH GURTEEN SLIGO NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL April 30 - 02 May The Model, Sligo Town This traditional music festival to April 16 -17 celebrate Spring and the ancient Ian Wilson,Director, with special Bealtine Festival brings to one guests Australian musicians venue the cream of traditional music – electric guitarist and soundscape performers in Ireland today. artist extraordinaire Oren Ambarchi www.colemanirishmusic.com and one of the world’s leading recorder players, Genevieve Lacey. DRUMCLIFFE CHAMBER www.themodel.ie MUSIC FESTIVAL Drumcliffe Church April 30 - May 02 SOUTH SLIGO SPRING Key performers The Vogler Quartet. WALKING FESTIVAL For classical aficionados - the South Co Sligo April 09 -10 emerging talents of Ireland perform The annual South Sligo Spring alongside long established names Walking Festival Lough Talt and on the International chamber music the Ox Mountains. scene. www.oxmountain.com www.sligoarts.ie FEIS CEOIL Sligo Town April 25 - 28 Established in 1903, it has a proud tradition of fostering a love of the arts in Sligo and throughout Ireland. www.sligofeisceoil.ie MAY / JUNE 2011
COS COS SEAN NOS SLIGO RACES DANCE FESTIVAL Sligo Town, May 23 Monday (E) Rathcormac, Drumcliffe Flat and National Hunt Racing May 06 - 08 www.countysligoraces.com The Festival promotes the oldest of our Irish art forms through WRITER’S RETREAT workshops, concerts, ceili, sessions THE CREATIVE WRITER’S in dance, music, singing, lilting, WORKSHOP / FICTION storytelling, bodhran and bones. WRITING www.coscos.ie Markree Castle, Collooney May 23 - 26 THE SCOTTISH CONNECTION Residential Writer’s Retreat Sligo Town, May 06 - 08 with Irene Graham. Exploring A Gaelic culture and Columban/ the inner creativity, story creation island monasticism encouraged and fiction writing using migration, specially literary, on the right-brain/left-brain learning sea-routes of the Northwest and techniques and exercises. Scotland. www.thecreativewritersworkshop.com www.sligofieldclub.ie FLEADH CHEOIL AN POST TOUR OF SLIGO CHONTAE SHLIGIGH Sligo & Environs May 08 Strandhill, June 03 - 05 Get on your bike!. This year’s Sligo County Fleadh The Hazelwood Family Spin 10km; Cheoil will take place in Stranhdill. The Lough Gill Circuit - 60 km and www.comhaltas.ie The Ox Mountain Challenge- 160km www.sligosportandrecreation.ie THE ANNUAL RIVERSTOWN VINTAGE FESTIVAL OX MIDWEEK WALKS Riverstown, June 04 - 05 May 18 - 20 Enniscrone Saturday for vintage enthusiasts. www.ceol-na-mara.com Sunday is the ever popular Children’s Day which features bouncy castles, face painting and lots more. SLIGO RACES www.sligofolkpark.com Sligo Town, May 1 Sunday Flat and National Hunt Racing www.countysligoraces.com MAY / JUNE 2011
TEMPLE HOUSE CELTIC FRINGE FESTIVAL MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL Grange June 24 - 26 Ballymote June 10 - 12 This festival will retell the fascinating The three day music and arts story of the Spanish Armada of 1588 extravaganza will see over 80 acts in Sligo, through music, song, dance, perform on three stages with an drama, gourmet & maritime events. eclectic line-up of music including www.celticfringefestival.com alternative & indie rock, reggae, funk, blues, soul, dance, roots, folk, trad, PADDY KILLORAN electro and rock & roll. TRADITIONAL MUSIC www.templehousefestival.com FESTIVAL Ballymote, June 25 - 27 SLIGO SET DANCING Commemorates the memory and WEEKEND legacy of Paddy KIilloran and Co Sligo, June 10 -12 his contemporaries. Concerts, Weekend of Set Dancing workshops in Fiddle; Flute; Whistle; and Workshops. For more Concertina; bango and singing. Information contact: Session trail and lots more. Helen Kilgallon: www.comhaltas.ie Email: [email protected] WRITERS STUDIO / THE CREATIVE WRITER’S FIREBALL WORLD WORKSHOP / WORK-IN- CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRESS Rosses Point, June 11 - 24 Markree Castle, Sligo Yacht Club will host the Fireball Collooney, June 27 - 30 World Championship. Racing takes Day Work-in-Progress Writers’ place over two weeks, Studio in a 14th Century Castle 11- 17: International set in the heart of W.B. Yeats Championship. countryside. Facilitated by Irene Graham, founder of The Creative 19 June - 24 June: Writer’s Workshop (1991) and World Championship. Author of The Memoir Writing www.sligoyachtclub.org Workbook, the Writers’ Studio allows advanced writers time to ROSSES POINT SHANTY develop their writing while benefiting AND SEAFARING FESTIVAL from private Story Consultations and daily group workshops on Rosses Point, June 17 - 19 The Art of Language in Story Writing. A mix of great atmosphere, music www.thecreativewritersworkshop. song, poetry and performances bring com this seaside village to life. www.rossespointshanty.com SLIGO RACES Sligo Town, June 28 Tuesday(E) Flat and National Hunt Racing www.countysligoraces.com JULY / AUGUST 2011
BODHRAN sporting events, it annually attracts SUMMER SCHOOL large numbers of competitors and spectators to the region. Moving the Gurteen June 27 - July 01 event to a Saturday for 2011 will World and Irish bring an additional social aspect to champions conduct a the weekend’s sporting festivities. series of workshops. www.connachtmotorclub.com Top class bodhran tuition by internationally renowned championship winners, including SLIGO RACES lectures, lessons, sessions and Sligo Town, July 10 Sunday concert. Flat and National Hunt Racing www.colemanbodhran.com www.countysligoraces.com
FLEADH CHONNACHT 2011 SOUTH SLIGO Ballymote, July 01 - 03 SUMMER SCHOOL Oíche Gaelach with bi-lingual quiz; South Co Sligo, July 10 - 16 A lecture on musical heritage; Classes and Workshops; Set Dancing Launch of a CD, “”Sligo Songs””; Daily; Lectures; Recitals; & Sean Nos Concert; Céilí with “”Swallow’s Tail Dancing. Céilí Band””; Singing Club. www.sssschool.org Music competitions will take place from 10.00am. SLIGO JAZZ Tel: +353 86 3650536 SUMMER SCHOOL 2011 E-mail: [email protected] Sligo Town, July 19 -24 A unique festival of jazz, CAIRDE SUMMER FESTIVAL combining education, inspiration and entertainment for musicans Sligo Town, July 02 - 09 of all ages. A week of music, dance, theatre, www.sligojazz.ie children events, visual art, spoken word, street art and spectacle. www.cairdefestival.com COOLANEY SUMMER FESTIVAL SLIGO STAGES RALLY Coolaney, July 22 - 24 A celebration of Coolaney’s rural Co Sligo, July 09 Heritage through music, arts, sports. Sligo Stages Rally in its 30th Year,this www.coolaneydevco.ie year takes place on Saturday July 09. As one of Sligo’s major JULY / AUGUST 2011
YEATS INTERNATIONAL CARMEL GUNNING SUMMER SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL Sligo Town SUMMER SCHOOL July 23 - August 05 Sligo Town, August 01 - 05 If Yeats may be studied in an Music and singing tuition daily. international context, he is best Classes in tin whistle, flute, fiddle, studied in Ireland, the country bodhran banjo, mandolin, traditional of his deepest attachment - and guitar and traditional singing. within Ireland, in Sligo, where he Evening entertainment - pub commemorated the landscape in sessions, music and singing recitals, his poetry. singers night, lecture and irish www.yeats-sligo.com music forum, tutors concert, ceili and farewell session. BALLYMOTE Info: Carmel Gunning, Director HERITAGE WEEKEND Tel: + 353 87 625 0454 Ballymote, July 29 - August 01 E-mail: [email protected] Official opening on Friday night with lectures delivered each night. BLACK PIG FESTIVAL Other activities include daily trips Enniscrone, August 04 - 08 to historical and ancient places of interest. The festival parade, followed by Tel: +353 71 91 83 380 the black pig warriors, and street entertainment. There’s something for everyone! SLIGO MYTHS AND LEGENDS SCHOOL www.blackpigfestival.com Sligo Town July 29 – 31 SLIGO RACES Learn about our myths & Legends through storytelling and theatre. Sligo Town, August 3 (E) August 4 Thurs (E) Ladies Day www.lughzone.ie Sligo Town, August 16 (E) JAMES MORRISON 19th Flat and National Hunt Racing. TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL www.countysligoraces.com Riverstown, July 31 - August 02 Commemorates the musical genius of Sligo fiddler James Morrison and his contemporaries, through concert, street ceilis, workshops, symposium and continuous sessions. This festival is one of Ireland’s most popular traditional music events. www.morrison.ie JULY / AUGUST 2011
TUBBERCURRY THE WARRIORS RUN OLD FAIR DAY FESTIVAL FESTIVAL Tubbercurry, August 05 - 10 Strandhill, August 27th Meet Old Friends and Make This unique event takes its New Ones at one of the longest participants 15km to the top of established Old Fair days in Ireland Knocknarea Mountain around the Events during the festival include megalithic cairn of Queen Maeve of street entertainment; open air Connacht. Athletes must cross grass, bands,bouncy castles and lots heather and loose gravel surfaces more. as well as tackling a 600ft incline. Info: email: tubbercurryoldfair There is also a Fun Warriors Walk, [email protected] live music and street entertainment. [email protected] www.warriorsfestival.com Tel: + 353 87 955 8441 COLEMAN LE MARCHÉ DE FRANCE TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL EUROPEAN MARKET Gurteen, 26th-28th August Tubbercurry August 10th Commemorates the great fiddle Le Marché de France European player, Michael Coleman, who was Market will transform the Main born in Knockgrania, Killavil in 1891 Street into a vibrant meeting place and died in New York in 1945. during Tubbercurry Fair. A large www.colemanirishmusic.com variety European style market. www.frencheuropeanmarket.ie GURTEEN AGRICULTURAL AND HORSE SHOW SLIGO HERITAGE WEEK COUNTY FOCUS Lisacheen Farm, Gurteen August 20th - 28th August 28th Weather permitting A Celebration of Sligo`s naturally, From show jumping to equestrian built and cultural heritage. events, to dog show, vintage machinery display, and traditional www.heritageweek.ie potato picking. Fun for all the family. WRITER’S RETREAT/ Tel: +353 71 9182158 THE CREATIVE WRITER’S WORKSHOP/MEMOIR MULLAGHMORE HARVEST WRITING SHOW DONKEY DERBY Mullaghmore, August 28th Markree Castle, Collooney Step back in time to this fabulous August 21th - 24th fishing village and enjoy Donkey race 4 Day Residential Memoir Writing & ride, interesting stalls, and games Retreat facilitated by Irene from your youth! Graham, Author of The Memoir Info: email: Writing Workbook. [email protected] www.thecreativewritersworkshop.com SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2011
100th BELTRA SHOW SLIGO RACES September 03 September 28 Come and join us celebrate our Flat and National Hunt Racing 100th Show! Sheep Section, Dog www.countysligoraces.com Trials, Poultry, Dog Show, Baking, Flower arranging, Vegetables, Fancy Dress, Arts & Crafts, Bonny Baby SLIGO OKTOBERFEST Competition,Gundog Champion, All Sligo Town Ireland Baking Challenge. Launch of September 30 – 02 October Beltra Centenary Book. A major line up of both local Info: Martin and national artists Tel: +353719166061 or +353872572920 www.sligotourism.ie
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ANNUAL TRADITIONAL OF THE CLASSICAL MUSIC FESTIVAL & THE ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND BALLINTOGHER ANNUAL FEIS September 19 - 21 October 21-30 Founded back in 1908. The Sligo Commemorating John Egan Flute branch will host the National Player. Fred Finn Branch CCE Conference for the first time in 2011. Info: Teresa McCormack www.theclassicalworld.com +353719164250 www.homepage.eircom. SLIGO TRADITIONAL SINGING net/~fredfinn/ WEEKEND ROSSES POINT Rosses Point, September 30 – SLIGO LIVE October 02 Sligo Town Sligo Traditional Singers Circle October 26-31 host this weekend in Rosses Point, A national festival celebrating a combination of singing sessions, traditional, roots and acoustic music. lectures and field trips. The festivities Sligo Live Sessions, has carved out will be centred around the Yeats a niche as one of the most relaxed, Country Hotel Spa and Leisure Club. intimate and enjoyable music www.sligotradsingers.ie festivals in Ireland. www.sligolive.ie SLIGO FESTIVAL OF BAROQUE MUSIC SLIGO MYTHS AND The Model, September 29 - 02 LEGENDS SCHOOL October October 28-30 An excellent programme of concerts, talks, workshops and masterclasses. Learn about our myths & Legends through storytelling and theatre www.sligobaroquefestival.com www.lughzone.ie NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2011
CEOL NA SAMHNA SANTATOWN, TUBBERCURRY SLIGO FOLK PARK, November 11 - 13 RIVERSTOWN From concerts, to workshops, singing Santa’s Village Grotto at the Sligo sessions, ceili and lots more, its all Folk Park. See the spectacular happening in Tubbercurry home of display of Christmas lights. Traditional Music www.sligofolkpark.com Info:Jim Tel: + 35386 8105468 SLIGO CHRISTMAS MARKETS Michael December Tel: +35386 8201500 Chestnuts roasting on open fires! Entertainment galore, a sumptuous SLIGO INTERNATIONAL Food Village, arts and crafts, CHORAL FESTIVAL stocking fillers, a lively atmosphere November 10 - 13 is promised. Music & Singing - Worldwide Choirs attending the event. Competitions for mixed choirs - Male voice- Female voice- Madrigals - Sacred Music- Folksongs- Youth choirs - Gospel choirs - Barbershop. Concerts - Competitions - Cabaret - Street & Pub singing - Church services. www.sligochoralfest.org TRADITIONAL MUSIC JACK.B.YEATS EXHIBITION SUNDAYS Fureys Pub, Sligo Town Kennedys Bar, Sligo Town The Outsider Feb - 5 June 2011 @ The Model, Sligo Town 9.30 p.m. Summer only This major survey exhibition of Jack B Yeats promises to bring many of his great masterpieces Tel: +353 7191 43825 Tel: +35371 916 1250 together for the first time in almost 40 years. Curator, Brian O’Doherty, works from Yeats late Donaghys, Sligo Town McGarrigles, Sligo Town expressionist phase will be included alongside his more local, political works of the 1920’s. 10pm Summer only www.themodel.ie Tel: +353 71 916 2417 Tel: +353 71 9171193 MONDAYS FRIDAYS HAMILTON The Harp Tavern, Sligo Town Brennan’s Pub, Tubbercurry, 9.30 p.m. Co Sligo GALLERY Tel: + 35371 9142473 1st of every month is located on the first floor of No. 4 Castle Street, a listed Victorian building in the heart of Sligo. Roisin Dubh, Gurteen, Co Sligo The gallery hosts monthly exhibitions which are open to the public from 10am to 5pm, Monday TUESDAYS to Saturday. In addition to our exhibition calendar we present an extensive collection of fine art Tel: +35371 9182100 Shoot the Crows, Sligo Town limited edition print and sculpture by Irish artists. www.hamiltongallery.ie Ellens Pub, Maugherow, Co Sligo 6pm WEDNESDAYS Tel: +353719163761 TEE OFF View Bar, Glasshouse Hotel, Sligo Town Durkins, Ballinacarrow, Co Sligo Tubbercurry Golf Club All BH weekends are open. www.tubbercurrygolfclub.com June/July/Aug 9pm Tel: 353 87 648 9057 County Sligo Golf Club June 4-12 www.countysligogolfclub.ie Tel: + 35371 9194300 Foleys Bar, Sligo Town Strandhill Golf Club for info on Open Week contact pro shop Shoot the Crows, Sligo Town Tel: +353 71 9142381 Tel: +353 71 9168725 or web: www.strandhillgc.com Ballymote Golf Club June 18-26 www.ballymotegolfclub.ie THURSDAYS SATURDAYS Enniscrone Golf Club June 20-24 www.enniscronegolfclub.com Earleys Pub, Sligo Town Foleys Bar, Sligo Town Castle Dargan Golf Club July 1-10 www.castledargan.com Tel: + 353719142171 Tel: +353 71 9142381 Killorans, Tubbercurry, Co Sligo West of Ireland 2011 West Coast Challenge, Summer only Championship 72 hole Stableford Golf Tel: +353 71 9185111 County Sligo Golf Club, Rosses Point Competition April 22-26 played over the 4 links of Enniscrone Strandhill, Bundoran, Donegal. 2011 SLIGO Mens Interprovincals September 5-9 RACING County Sligo Golf Club, Rosses Point July 19-21 Cara Mara 2011 1st May Sunday County Sligo Golf Club, Rosses Point 23rd May Monday (E) Home Internationals September 6-7 countysligogolfclub.com 28th June Tuesday (E) County Sligo Golf Club, Rosses Point 10th July Sunday August 10-12 3rd August Wednesday (E) 4th August Thursday Ladies Day (E) – A chance for the human fillies to go on parade in high fashion and amazing hats. Careful you don’t get too distracted from the serious business of SPORTING racing. Check www.sligotourism for fringe events. FIXTURES 16th August Tuesday (E) 28th September Wednesday www.sligorovers.com www.sligogaa.ie (E) -evening event (all others are afternoon) www.sligorfc.ie www.countysligoraces.com SLIGOCULTURAL AT A SLIGO GETTING HERE GLANCECultural Sligo is a lively, attractive combination of contempary Sligo Airport and traditional theatres and art centres. Strandhill, Co Sligo Yeats Grave, Drumcliffe Church Located only 10 minutes from Sligo Town Nobel Laureate William Butler Yeats is buried in Drumcliffe. Twice daily service from Dublin to Sligo. Journey time just 40 minutes. The Model Tel: +353719168280 Home of the Niland Collection one of Ireland¹s most unique cultural spaces, the Model’s acclaimed contemporary art programme features several major www.sligoairport.com exhibitions of noted national and international contemporary artists. www.themodel.ie Iarnrod Eireann – Irish Rail Network Tel: + 353719169888 Yeats Memorial Building www.irishrail.ie 19th century red brick building, the home of the Sligo Yeats Society promoting the Yeats Heritage. Bus Eireann www.yeats-sligo.com Tel: +353719160066 Blue Raincoat Theatre Company www.buseireann.ie A professional ensemble based at The Factory Performance Space. www.blueraincoat.com Coleman Music Centre 2012 AT A GLANCE Gurteen centre for the enjoyment, further understanding and learning of traditional music and Irish culture that includes a visitor centre, archive and traditional cottage. Yeats Winter School SÓ SLIGO FOOD FESTIVAL www.colemanirishmusic.com January 27-29 Sligo Town March 16 - 20 A weekend of relaxation, lectures and a From the World Irish Stew Hawk’s Well Theatre tour of Yeats Country. Championship to the allure of the theatre is one of the oldest regional theatres in the country and still remains as alive and as active in the Irish arts scene as ever. www.yeats-sligo.com dining by the sea and surf, the www.hawkswell.com streets of Sligo will come alive WESTERN DRAMA FESTIVAL with a spectacular carnival and Sligo County Museum Tubbercurry, March 2- 10 live traditional music. is divided between a Yeats collection and an accumulation of local www.sosligo.com artefacts and geological samples. The 69th Western Drama www.sligococo.ie Festival takes place in St. Brigid’s Hall, Sligo Heritage & Genealogy Tubbercurry. Trace your Roots @ Sligo Heritage & Genealogy offers a comprehensive genealogical www.adci.ie service to people tracing their County Sligo roots from all over the world. www.sligoroots.com Saint Patricks Day Parade, Sligo Sligo Gaiety 12 Screen Multiplex March 17 Sligo Town www.gaietysligo.com Parade Commences in Sligo Town at 12 noon Ballinfad 1 pm Grange 2 pm FARMERS MARKET Ballymote 3.30 pm Aclare 4 pm Every Saturday 9a.m. to 1 p.m. Venu: IT Sligo Car Park, Ballinode A wide range of fresh produce is available including: Fish, vegetables,organic fruit and meat, health foods, free range eggs, artisan cheese, honey and bee products, speciality breads, teas, coffee and home baking. To become a stall holder contact: +35371 91 47007 26thth-31st October 2011 Bank Holiday Weekend
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Ancient Sites: Ballymote Castle; Sligo Abbey; Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetry; Creevykeel Court Tomb; Carrowkeel; Drumcliffe Church, Round Tower & High Cross; Maeve’s Cairn For more info on all sites log on to www.sligotourism.ie Adventure Sligo To the Waters and the Wild! From abseils to walks, there are a range of adventure activities to suit outdoor junkies of all levels. So why not abandon your comfort zone and take a walk on the wild side! www.adventuresligo.com Rose of Innisfree Tour Boat Take a cruise to the ‘Lake Isle of Innisfree’ aboard the Rose of Innisfree Tour Boat www.roseofinnisfree.com Equestirian Fancy a headlong gallop in the white Atlantic foam or a trek in the wilderness, the terrain will vary from long empty beaches to moors, forest trails, mountain paths and lakeshores. Check out Sligo’s Equestirian Centres www.sligotourism.ie Accomodation To book accommodation call the Tourist Information Office +353 7191 61201