Festivals & Events in Donegal

Starts 1st October 2020, Virtual Challenge over 4 months EXCEL SPORTS PRESENTS THEIR AUTUMN / WINTER VIRTUAL CHALLENGE Can be done anywhere in the World. Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way on the outer edge of Europe stretches along the West coast of Ireland. It begins in Donegal, and goes through the counties Leitrim, Sligo, Mayo, Galway, Clare , Limerick, Kerry and finishes in Kinsale, Co. Cork…

#Halloween fun and adventure at the ‘Ardglass Trick or Treat Village’ located at the Crossroads in Portsalon, @donegalardglasscottages This is for school age kids 6 - 11 and their parents. We will have outside Trick or Treating at our enclosed compound of 5 cottages, and cafe. Candy and ghouls await you at each house! There is more fun to follow with food and drinks for all. Lots of parking is a…

05 - 07 November 2020, Virtu - Allingham Arts Festival If you’ve been wondering what’s happening with the Allingham Festival this year, stay tuned, as we’ll be making a few announcements this week. To begin, the shortlists for the Allingham Festival Flash Fiction and Poetry competitions will be announced in the next couple of days. We’ll also reveal our programme of content our first …

#BuyDonegalWeekend is an opportunity for us all to highlight the fantastic range of Donegal products and services (brands) available to buy and most importantly encourage people to buy them. Simply buy a Donegal brand, take a picture of your purchase and share on social media using the hashtag #BuyDonegalWeekend or as Gaeilge #CeannaighDúnnanGall. You can buy through company websites, physically i…

23 - 27 January 2021 - Bundoran The Northwest of Ireland has long been celebrated for its unique Atlantic culture and history. Now there is a festival which takes place on that Wild Atlantic Way, making the most of the cosy winter atmosphere, with the best of live music, cultural talks about the history of Ireland, outdoor activities along the spectacular coastline, and plenty of craic and ceo…

5th - 6th March 2021, Bundoran Cara Bundoran Run deferred until 2021 The organising committee of the annual Cara Bundoran Run has made the decision to defer this year’s postponed run until 2021 with the event now taking place on the 5th and 6th of March 2021. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was impossible to run the event earlier this year as scheduled and having examined all possibili…

Event POSTPONED until 2021 Due to the current situation regarding Covid-19/Coronavirus we have unfortunately had to postpone Rebel Fest. However the event has been rescheduled to the 27th & 28th March 2021. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the fantastic acts for being so accommodating in helping us to reschedule this event, to The Arranmore Blue Ferry and to Early's Bar. …

New Date: 16th-24th April 2021, Ballyshannon Ballyshannon will host the 2021 Bostik All Ireland Confined Drama Finals from 16-24 April. This event will be run under the auspices of the ‘Amateur Drama Council of Ireland’. Over the 9 days, see plays from all over Ireland compete and enjoy a host of fringe events and of course the nightly Festival Club.

30th April - 2nd May 2021, Donegal Town Following the recent announcement that A Taste of Donegal 2020 had been cancelled, a new date has been announced. The event which normally takes place on the last full weekend of August will instead by held over the May Bank Holiday weekend in 2021. The new dates are Friday, April 30; Saturday, May 1 and Sunday, May 2, 2021.

3rd - 6th June 2021, Ballyshannon Rory Gallagher International Tribute Festival have announced that they are postponing the 18th Annual Festival to 2021 with the New Festival dates - 3rd to 6th June 2021. The hugely popular International Festival celebrating Ireland's Greatest Guitarist – Rory Gallagher was due to take place on the final weekend of August, however the voluntary organising co…

June 2021, Donegal Town (exct date tbc) Due to the continued COVID-19 restrictions and a ban on mass gatherings unfortunately we can confirm the Donegal Town Summer Festival will not take place in 2020. This is a regrettable decision, but one that has to be made in the interest of public safety and respect for the frontline workers. We would like to use this opportunity to thank all of yo…

12th-16th July 2021, Letterkenny The Summer School will be our 10th anniversary year and with an even bigger ‘Jammed Packed’ program of events, we hope to welcome you all again. Take Care and Stay Safe

2020 Event Cancelled New 2021 date: 5th - 8th August It is with heavy heart, that in the interest of public safety, we have decided to cancel this year’s Regatta and Festival. As one of the longest running regatta's in the country we had hoped to run the event in some form this year but given the government recommendations and in the interests and safety of everyone involved, we now see tha…

QUADRATHON 2020 HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19 RESTRICTIONS AND IN THE INTEREST OF KEEPING OUR RUNNERS AND COMMUNITY SAFE. WE REGRET THIS DECISION BUT AFTER EXAMINING DIFFERENT METHODS IT BECAME APPARENT THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO STAGE THE EVENT SAFELY THIS YEAR. All existing entries will defer to next year and we will be making a decision soon on reopening entries for 12th – 15th August …