Heritage Events in Donegal

10th May - 12 May 2024 The history theme of the weekend is ‘Words, Language and Lore/ Focail, Teanga agus Seanchas’ and will examine how words and language collided in Mícheál Ó Cléirigh’s Ireland (early 17th Century). Friday 10th May: School opening- Musical interludes - Primary School Art Awards for Art Competition organised for local school children (Fun evening). Summer School Club at Sa…

9th June 2024 Celebrating 70th anniversary of the O'Donnell Clan Association (ODCA) in tandem with 550th anniversary of erection of Donegal Castle and foundation of Donegal Abbey in 1474 by Red Hugh O'Donnell the First. We are pleased to announce that the ODCA membership in Clans of Ireland has been renewed after an extended hiatus of absence. The Clan Gathering on 9 June 2024, being also th…

16 days of music, theatre, visual arts, film, literature, circus & carnival on Ireland’s North West Atlantic seaboard with Donegal’s premier summer event, Earagail Arts Festival. Earagail Arts Festival is a bilingual (Irish and English language), multidisciplinary summer festival which takes place each July throughout County Donegal along the Wild Atlantic Way on the north-west coast of Ireland. …

1st - 5th August 2024 A new & exciting Arts festival to look forward to in Glenties from 1st to 5th of August, celebrating the old Festival of Lughnasa. Glenties as we know has strong ties with Lughnasa & Brian Friel & it’s a natural way to tie in the old pagan Celtic festival to Glenties & with Dancing at Lughnasa in its native Ballybeg (Glenties) Thursday August 1st- 5th Displays in the M…

11th - 13th October 2024 Concerts, sessions, workshops, film showing and more. Venues and sessions for all levels & ages. Friday 11th - Fiddle concert featuring Jack Houston. Sat 12th am - music instrument workshops for all ages. Sat pm - Grand Concert featuring from Scotland 'Blazin Fiddles'. Sun 13th - Film show 'From Forest to Fiddle' Family session in Markethouse. Pub sessions Fri…