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2018 FESTIVALS & EVENTS GUIDE WWW.CLARE.IE 2018 FESTIVALS All information in this guide has been provided by the individual promoters. Clare Tourism has made every effort to ensure its accuracy. Responsibility for all aspects of the festivals and events listed lies with the individual promoter. Details of individual events should be veried in advance of visits by contacting the promoter. Come for the festivals & events, Design by imagezoo-design.eu take in the scenery, meet the people, enjoy the food, breathe the fresh air and feel alive! 2018 FESTIVALS & EVENTS GUIDE WWW.CLARE.IE 2018 FESTIVALS Contents Festivals & Events 05 January 10 February All information in this guide has been provided 16 March by the individual promoters. Clare Tourism has made every effort to ensure its accuracy. 23 April Responsibility for all aspects of the festivals and events listed lies with the individual 28 May promoter. 38 June St Patricks Details of individual events should be veried 46 July Day Events in advance of visits by contacting the Easter promoter. 52 August Events HALLOWEEN Come for the festivals & events, Design by imagezoo-design.eu 60 take in the scenery, meet the September Events 66 October CHRISTMAS people, enjoy the food, breathe the Events 73 November SINGERS fresh air and feel alive! CLUBS 78 December WEEKLY MARKETS 83 Map WEEKLY EVENTS January Ennis Spanish Point Kilshanny GLÓR JOHNNY BURKE’S KILSHANNY SINGING Throughout January LIVE MUSIC SESSION CIRCLE If you like music, theatre, comedy and visual art, Every Saturday & Sunday First Sunday of every month at EXPERIENCE check out glór’s website for a programme that Enjoy the atmosphere of an old style bar while features top acts throughout the year, as well 8pm enjoying the sounds of live traditional music Join us in the cosy, intimate and welcoming as the best touring Irish theatre. or ballad singing. Kilshanny House village pub for an evening of W www.glor.ie W www.armadahotel.com singing, story-telling, friendship and fun. Bring a song, a story or a listening ear. CLARE Doolin W www.kilshannyhouse.ie Lahinch FITZPATRICK’S KENNY’S BAR TRAD SESSION Every Friday, Saturday & Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday Sunday & Monday from 9.30pm You are invited to visit Kenny’s Bar, Lahinch for You are invited to visit Fitzpatrick’s Pub, Hotel a live music session. Doolin for a live traditional music session. F Kenny’s Bar Lahinch W www.hoteldoolin.ie Ennis Ennis FAWL’S RAILWAY BAR AFTERNOON TEA LIVE TRAD SESSION DANCE Every Friday & Saturday Night Every Sunday Music and dancing at Treacy’s West County. Visit an award winning traditional Irish music pub and enjoy a free live trad session. W www.treacyswestcounty.com W [email protected] 5 Various locations throughout the Burren Various Locations Throughout the Burren January BURRENBEO WINTER TEA TALKS HERITAGE WALK 10th January Everyone welcome to join an Friday Sunday 7th January Burrenbeo presents an interesting heritage talk evening of song & storytelling Anyone with an interest in the Burren and from an expert speaker. ENNIS Farmers Market Killaloe Farmers Market its natural, built and cultural heritage is invited W www.burrenbeo.com Roslevan Shopping Centre, ENNIS Between the Waters, Killaloe to join a guided walk of the Burren. Shannon 3rd January W www.burrenbeo.com Wolfe Tones GAA Clubhouse LOOPHEAD Ennis Street Trading LOOK, DRAW, STITCH Spancilhill 5th January The Market, ENNIS Duggan’s Pub Second Sunday of WEEKEND Shannon Market 12th - 14th January KILSHANNY 7th January Sky Court Shopping Centre Car Park the month Be inspired by the local dry stone walls, incredible Kilshanny House Pub & Restaurant geology, the lighthouse and friendly welcome. We Scarriff Community Market Clarecastle Village Market will go out to take photos/draw or stay inside and Ennis 12th January Sustenance, Scarriff Abbey Hall, CLARECASTLE draw from the wonderful views and artefacts in and Grove Bar & Restaurant, Roslevan around Kim’s colourful and interesting home. Feakle 13th January W www.kimthittichai.com Shortt’s Bar Saturday ENNIS Crusheen 17th January Sixmilebridge & Bunratty FOGARTY’S PUB Ennis Street Trading REMEMBRANCE, Ennis CARMODY’S HOTEL Fanore Song Night 19th January The Market, Ennis SHANNONSIDE O‘Donohue’s Pub CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY Chapel Lane Market 14th January WINTER MUSIC Chapel Lane, Ennis Kilmaley 20th January TREE THROWING Mass of Remembrance at 11.30am in Ennis FESTIVAL Bogdale House Pub COMPETITION Cathedral. Launch of book by Clare Roots on Carmody’s Hotel. Ecumenical Wreath Laying 18th-22nd January Cooraclare 26th January 7th January Ceremony at Carmody’s Hotel Site. Chapel Gates, O’Keeffe’s Pub Visit the 18th annual winter music festival Test your strength at the novel event in Active E [email protected] with over 80 events, 20 venues, 10 genres, Ennis Tim Smythe Park from 1pm – 3pm. concerts, sessions, set dancing and poetry. W www.activeennis.ie W www.wmw.ie E [email protected] 6 7 KILLALOE KILLALOE/BALLINA LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY 31st January Talks at Killaloe Library on the fascinating and intriguing history on either side of the River Shannon at Killaloe and Ballina. LOOP HEAD LIGHTHOUSE ENNIS F Killaloe-Ballina Local History Society ENNIS BRIDGE ENNIS CONGRESS The enchanting Loop Head Lighthouse is located Ú 27th – 28th January at the tip of the Loop Head Peninsula which is the 50 SCOIL GHEIMHRIDH furthest point west on the Clare coastline. W www.treacyswestcounty.com MERRIMAN The wild and rugged Atlantic coastline, 26th - 28th January contrasting sharply with the sheltered Shannon The theme of the 50th Scoil Gheimhridh is ‘Éigse Ennis Estuary, truly sets a breathtaking backdrop Éireann go hAonteach’ and a gathering of the RUN CLARE RACE 1: cream of contemporary writers in Irish is to this lighthouse. anticipated. The best of writing in Irish since the 5KM RESOLUTION RUN late 1960s will be celebrated during the weekend. 27th January Run from 5km to 10 miles in 4 months as part W www.merriman.ie of the Run Clare series. W www.runclare.com Ennistymon ADMISSION STEP TO THE WEST ADULTS €5 OPENING TIMES CONTACT 26th - 28th January CHILDREN €2 Enjoy a weekend of set dancing, trad sessions 16 MAR-4 NOV 2018 00 353 65 68 46429 and workshops in the Falls Hotel. FAMILY TICKET €12 10AM-6PM EVERY DAY WWW.LOOPHEAD.IE W www.fallshotel.ie 8 February WEEKLY EVENTS Various locations throughout the Burren February BURRENBEO Ennis Spanish Point Kilshanny HERITAGE WALK GLÓR JOHNNY BURKE’S KILSHANNY SINGING 4th February Anyone with an interest in the Burren and Throughout February LIVE MUSIC SESSION CIRCLE its natural, built and cultural heritage is invited If you like music, theatre, comedy and visual art, Every Saturday & Sunday First Sunday of every month to join a guided walk of the Burren. check out glór’s website for a programme that Enjoy the atmosphere of an old style bar while features top acts throughout the year, as well at 8pm W www.burrenbeo.com enjoying the sounds of live traditional music Join us in the cosy, intimate and welcoming as the best touring Irish theatre. or ballad singing. Kilshanny House village pub for an evening of W www.glor.ie LOOPHEAD W www.armadahotel.com singing, story-telling, friendship and fun. Bring a song, a story or a listening ear. LOOK, DRAW, STITCH Doolin W www.kilshannyhouse.ie WEEKEND Lahinch Ballyvaughan FITZPATRICK’S BURREN COLLEGE OF ART EXHIBITION 9th - 11th February KENNY’S BAR Be inspired by the local dry stone walls, incredible TRAD SESSION Every Friday, Saturday & EMERGING IRISH geology, the lighthouse and friendly welcome. We ARTIST RESIDENCY will go out to take photos/draw or stay inside and Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday Sunday & Monday from 9.30pm 1st – 23rd February draw from the wonderful views and artefacts in and You are invited to visit Kenny’s Bar, Lahinch for Visit an exhibition by emerging Irish artists around Kim’s colourful and interesting home. You are invited to visit Fitzpatrick’s Pub, Hotel a live music session. in the Gallery at the Burren College of Art. Doolin for a live traditional music session. W www.kimthittichai.com F Kenny’s Bar Lahinch W www.burrencollege.ie/college/gallery Doolin W www.hoteldoolin.ie DOOLIN Ennis Ennis ENNISTYMON FAWL’S RAILWAY BAR AFTERNOON TEA WRITERS’ DANCE COUNTRY MUSIC LIVE TRAD SESSION WEEKEND WEEKEND Every Friday & Saturday Night Every Sunday 2nd–4th February Music and dancing at Treacy’s West County. 2nd – 4th February Visit an award winning traditional Irish music A fantastic weekend of live country music and jive An eclectic mix of workshops, readings, pub and enjoy a free live trad session. W www.treacyswestcounty.com dancing is promised at the Falls Hotel. music and food and has something for every W level of writer and lovers of literature alike. E [email protected] www.fallshotel.ie W www.doolinfestivals.ie 10 11 BALLYVAUGHAN Various Locations Throughout the Burren LAHINCH February SEÁN KEANE CONCERT WINTER TEA RUN CLARE RACE 2: AT AILLWEE CAVE TALKS LAHINCH 5 MILE Everyone welcome to join an Friday Sunday 9th February 13th February 18th February Fundraiser for RNLI. Burrenbeo presents an interesting heritage Enjoy this classic coastal run in the beautiful evening of song & storytelling talk from an expert speaker. setting of Lahinch. ENNIS Farmers Market Killaloe Farmers Market W www.aillweecave.ie Between the Waters, Killaloe W www.runclare.com Spancilhill 2nd February Roslevan Shopping Centre, ENNIS W www.burrenbeo.com Duggan’s Pub Ennis Street Trading LISDOONVARNA Kilshanny 4th February The Market, ENNIS Kilshanny House Second Sunday of IRISH OLD TIME Shannon Market APPALACHIAN MUSIC Shannon 7th February Sky Court Shopping Centre Car Park the month GATHERING Wolfe Tones GAA Clubhouse Scarriff Community Market Clarecastle Village Market 17th – 19th February Ennis 9th February Sustenance, Scarriff Abbey Hall, CLARECASTLE The first ever All-Ireland Gathering of musicians Grove Bar & Restaurant, Roslevan who play old-time Appalachian style music.
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