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Community West Limerick 8-11 Dance Mar Drama Festival Knockaderry Family Fun Limerick Choral Film 9-23 Festival Mar Throughout Limerick City Food & Drink
History & Heritage Paddy Casey 10 St. John’s Church, Knockainey Learning Mar
Literature Festival of Kindness Music 11-17 Throughout Limerick City Mar Sports & Recreation
Theatre Isla Grant 11 Friars Gate Theatre, Kilmallock Mar Details correct at time of print. Events are subject to change
2 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 3 17 Free Mar Family LIT Music Festival Fun 12-15 Limerick Institute of Technology Mar
Russell Brand 13 University Concert Hall Mar
Jerry Fish 16 Dolans Mar Ireland’s Largest Regional St. Patrick’s Day Parade! Joyce Brother’s 16-18 Music Festival
Mar KilfinaneDolans 18 Mar Limerick St. Patrick’s 17-19 Mar Festival Throughout Limerick Free Family St. Patrick’s Festival Fun 18 Extravaganza Mar KingDolans John’s Castle
Limerick Lifelong 19-25 Learning Festival Mar
Throughout Limerickolans Ireland’s ONLY International Band Championship!
4 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 5 Fresh Film Festival Hudson Taylor 20-25 Throughout Limerick City 1 Live at the Big Top Mar Apr
Irish Chamber Siege of Limerick 22 Orchestra 1 Earrach Apr Mar University Concert Hall Dolans
The Stunning Limerick Writers’ 22 & 23 Dolans 1-30 Festival Mar Apr Throughout Limerick City
Limerick International Limerick Fringe 24 & 25 Tattoo Convention 4-7 Throughout Limerick City Mar South Court Hotel Apr
All Tvvins Limerick Ceramic 29 Dolans 5-21 Mar Artists Exhibition Apr Belltable
Limerick’s Easter Delorentos 29-31 Family Festival 6 Dolans Mar Apr DolansMilk Market & Corcanree Business Park
Jake Carter 6 University Concert Hall Apr
6 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 7 Mary Black Deirdre O’Kane 7 University Concert Hall 28 Dolans Apr Apr
The Stranglers Cathedral 850 8 Live at the Big Top 28 - 17 Apr Jul Pipe Organ Festival Apr St. Mary’s Cathedral
Éigse Michael 12-14 Hartnett Apr Newcastle West
EVA International - 14-8 Apr Jul Ireland’s Biennial 2018 Throughout Limerick City
Milton Jones 19 is Out There Apr Lime Tree Theatre
Little Hours 20 Dolans Apr
Christy Moore 20&21 University Concert Hall Apr
8 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 9 11 4-7 May
Riverfest Limerick Free Family Bealtaine Festival Fun 1-3 Throughout Limerick May Jun
UL/Frank McCourt 3-6 Literary Festival May University of Limerick
Fleadh by the Feale 3-7 Abbeyfeale May May Bank Holiday Weekend
Amazing Aquabatics • River Shannon Zipline Riverfest Limerick Kayaking • Water Zorbing 4-7 LimerickDolans City May Swimable Limerick • Stand Up Paddle Boarding Riverfestival Village • Fashion Friday Riverfest BBQ Competition • Big Gigs Ballyhoura International Spectacular Fireworks Display and much more!!! 4-7 May Walking Festival
BallyhouraDolans Country
Jack L 5 Dolans May
10 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 11 Bon Secours Hospital Finbar Furey 6 25 University Concert Hall May Great Limerick Run May
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BELL X1 PolskaÉire Limerick 6 King John’s Castle 25 - 10 Throughout Limerick May May Jun
Limerick Rugby Fest Aslan ‘Feel No Shame’
12 OldDolans Crescent RFC 26 30 year anniversary May May Live at the Big Top
Irish Chamber Limerick Fleadh 16 Orchestra 31 - 3 Cheoil 2018 May May Jun St. Mary’s Cathedral Kilfinane
Unwrap LSAD 16-18 Fashion Show May Throughout Limerick City
Mario Rosenstock 18&19 University Concert Hall May
Africa Day 25-27 Throughout Limerick City May
12 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 13 Don McLean Bruff Community 1&2 University Concert Hall 15-17 Jun Jun Summer Festival
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Très Court International Limerick Garden 1-10 Film Festival 17 Jun Jun Festival Belltable MilkDolans Market Tom Cat Limerick Kupala Night - 2 mid June Jun Street Festival Midsummer Night Limerick City Arthur’s Quay Park
Hermitage Green Lough Gur Summer 3 King John’s Castle 21 Jun Solstice Festival Jun Lough Gur
Limerick Sings International 7-10 Choral Festival Jun Throughout Limerick
BeSPOKE - Limerick’s 9-17 Jun Cycling Festival
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Street Feast 10 Throughout Limerick Jun
14 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 15 Twilight Racing with Limerick Pride 22 2-8 Jun Jake Carter in concert Jul Festival Limerick Racecourse Throughout Limerick
Mary Coughlan Pig ‘n’ Porter Belltable 23 4-7 Dolans Old Crescent RFC Crescent RFC & University of Limerick Jun Jul
Blas International Summer School Steps featuring 25-6 of Traditional Music & Dance 6 Aqua & Blue Jun Jul University of Limerick Jul Thomond Park Stadium
Dromcollogher Ballinvreena Annual Flower, 29-8 Festival 9-15 Vegetable & Cake Show Jun Jul Ballinvreena Dromcollogher Broadford Summer 12-15 Festival Jul Broadford
The Riptide 13 Movement Jul Broadford
Newcastle West 15 Jul Agricultural Show Castlemahon
16 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 17 Welcome to the Gavin James Neighbourhood - Askeaton 16-28 21 King John’s Castle Jul Contemporary Arts Jul Askeaton Stanzas - A Weekend Foynes Air Show 19-22 of Words 28 Foynes Jul Jul Ormston House
Walking on Cars Knockfierna - 20 King John’s Castle Jul 29 Festival of Lughnasa Jul Knockfierna, Ballingarry
18 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 19 Ardpatrick Festival Cappamore 3-5 18 Aug 2018 Aug Agricultural Show Ardpatrick Cappamore
B-Fest Ballingarry Mungret Music Festival 3-6 Ballingarry 24-25 Mungret Aug Aug
Fusion Dance Festival Bring Your Limericks 9-15 Millennium Theatre Aug 24-26 to Limerick Aug Throughout Limerick City
National Heritage Week The Limerick 18-26 26 Show 2018 Aug 2018 - Sharing Stories Aug Throughout Limerick Limerick Racecourse
20 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 21 Pigtown Limerick Festival of Ardagh 1-30 Culture & Food Series 21-30 Sep Sep Chalice 150 Throughout Limerick City Ardagh
Hospital Arts and Jason Manford 12-16 26 University Concert Hall Sep Culture Festival Sep Hospital
Elemental Limerick Limerick Jazz Festival 27-30 Throughout Limerick City 13-16 Arts Festival 2018 Sep Sep Throughout Limerick City
Culture Night The Paddy Dakar Throughout Limerick 21 28-30 DoonDolans Old Crescent RFC Sep Sep
22 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 23 Richard Harris 25-29 International Film Festival Oct 26 Throughout Limerick City
Limerick Oktoberfest Beag October 25-28 King John’s Castle Bank Holiday Oct Weekend
Make a Move 28th Annual Festival 4-7 Hip Hop Festival 26-28 Oct Oct of One Act Drama Throughout Limerick City Friars Gate Theatre
This is I.NY Lough Gur 4-14 Throughout Limerick City 26-28 Oct Oct Storytelling Festival Lough Gur
Bualadh Bos Bruff Bluegrass 9-20 Children’s Festival 26-29 Festival Oct Oct Lime Tree Theatre Bruff
Garry McMahon Traditional 19-21 Oct Singing Weekend Abbeyfeale
Open House Limerick 19-21 Throughout Limerick City Oct
24 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 25 Limerick October Bank 26-29 Holiday Weekend 27 Oct Throughout Limerick
Siege of Limerick Light Up 28 Limerick Oct Samhain Dolans
Castleconnell Fright Fest Soulscapes 28 featuring the Scary Trail 7-28 Friars Gate Theatre Oct Castleconnell Nov
Light Moves Festival 8-11 of Screendance 26-29 Nov Oct Throughout Limerick City
Limerick Festival 11-18 Nov of Science
Throughout Limerick Cityns Deacon Blue 16 Live at the Big Top Nov
Light Up Limerick 18 Christmas Lights Ceremony Nov Limerick City Spooktacular fun for all the family!
26 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 27 Christmas in Limerick 1-31 Throughout Limerick Dec
Limerick Christmas 26-29 Dec Racing Festival
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Limerick is set to sparkle over Christmas!
With a fabulous array of seasonal activities, family fun events, live music, food and craft fairs, magical Santas, shopping, exciting sporting action and lots of festive cheer there will be something for everyone to enjoy this Christmas! 28 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 29 MARCH pg 3-6 MAY pg 10-13 JULY pg 17-19 l West Limerick Drama Festival l Bealtaine Festival l Limerick Pride Festival Limerick l Limerick Choral Festival l UL/Frank McCourt Literary Festival l Pig n’ PorterLimerick l Paddy Casey l Fleadh by the Feale l Steps featuring Aqua & Blue l Festival of Kindness l Riverfest Limerick l Ballinvreena Annual Flower, ivals l Isla Grant in Concert l Ballyhoura International Walking Vegetable & Cake Show t Fest GUIDE 2018rea l G LIT Music Festival Festival l Broadford Summer Festival 0 Gigs! GUIDE 2018 10 ig l Russell Brand l Jack L l The Riptide Movementvals & Big Gigs! er B Festi v & l reat O Jerry Fish l Bon Secours Hospital Great l Newcastle00 GWest Agricultural Show Over 1 l Joyce Brother’s Music Festival Limerick Run l Welcome to the Neighbourhood - l Limerick St. Patricks Festival l BELL X-1 Askeaton Contemporary Arts OCTOBER pg 24-26 l 48th Limerick International Band l Limerick Rugby Fest l Stanzas - A Weekend of Words l Make a Move Hip Hop Festival Championship l Irish Chamber Orchestra l Walking on Cars l This is I.NY l St. Patrick’s Festival Extravaganza l Unwrap LSAD Fashion Show l Gavin James l Bualadh Bos Children’s Festival l Limerick Lifelong Learning l Mario Rosenstock l Foynes Air Show l Garry McMahon Traditional Festival l Africa Day l Knockfierna - Festival of Lughnasa Singing Weekend l Fresh Film Festival l Finbar Furey l Open House Limerick l Irish Chamber Orchestra l PolskaÉire Limerick l l The Stunning l Aslan ‘Feel No Shame’ 30 year AUGUST pg 20-21 Richard Harris International l Limerick International Tattoo anniversary l Ardpatrick Festival 2018 Film Festival Convention l Limerick Fleadh Cheoil 2018 l B-Fest Ballingarry l Oktoberfest Beag l All Tvvins l Fusion Dance Festival l Limerick October Bank Holiday l l Limerick’s Easter Family Festival JUNE pg 14-16 National Heritage Week 2018 - Weekend Sharing Stories l l Don McLean 28th Annual Festival of l Cappamore Agricultural Show APRIL pg 7-9 l Très Court International One Act Drama l Mungret Music Festival l Hudson Taylor Film Festival l Lough Gur Storytelling Festival l Bring Your Limericks to Limerick l Siege of Limerick - Earrach l Tom Cat Limerick Street Festival l Bruff Bluegrass Festival l The Limerick Show 2018 l Limerick Writers’ Festival l Hermitage Green l Siege of Limerick - Samhain l Limerick Fringe l Limerick Sings International l Castleconnell Fright Fest l Limerick Ceramic Artists Choral Festival SEPTEMBER pg 22-23 featuring the Scary Trail Exhibition l BeSPOKE - Limerick’s Cycling Festival l Pigtown Limerick l Delorentos l Street Feast Culture & Food Series NOVEMBER pg 27 l Jake Carter l l Bruff Community Summer Hospital Arts and Culture Festival l Soulscapes l Mary Black l Elemental Limerick Festival l Light Moves Festival of l The Stranglers l Arts Festival 2018 Limerick Garden Festival Screendance l Éigse Michael Hartnett l l Culture Night Kupala Night - Midsummer Night l Limerick Festival of Science l EVA International - Ireland’s in Limerick l Festival of Ardagh Chalice 150 l Deacon Blue Biennial 2018 l Lough Gur Summer Solstice Festival l Jason Manford l Light Up Limerick Christmas l Milton Jones is Out There l Twilight Racing with Jake Carter l Limerick Jazz Festival Lights Ceremony l Little Hours in concert l The Paddy Dakar l Christy Moore l Mary Coughlan l Deirdre O’Kane l Blas International Summer DECEMBER pg 29-30 l Cathedral 850 Pipe Organ Festival School of Traditional Music & Limerick.ie l Christmas in Limerick Dance THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO LIMERICK l Limerick Christmas l Dromcollogher Festival Racing Festival Festival Organisers!
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