Folk events calendar
Festivals, sessions, workshops and dances from the traditions we teach, pulled in from the folk community's own listings and added by us.
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Paahto & The Bull @ Saltwater Festival
30 September 2026·Various Venues, Bundoran, Donegal, Ireland
Aisling Drost Byrne, Brendan McCarthy & Conal O'Kane
1 October 2026, 20:00–21:30·Church Of Ireland, Glencolmcille, Donegal, Ireland
The Mulcahy Family
1 October 2026, 19:30–21:30·The Stores, Naas, Kildare, Ireland
Féile Liam O'Flynn 2026
1–4 October 2026·Various Venues, Naas, Kildare, Ireland
The Bonny Men
3 October 2026, 19:30–21:30·Moat Theatre, Naas, Kildare, Ireland
Gatehouse
3 October 2026, 20:00·Coleman Traditional Irish Music Centre, Gurteen, Sligo, Ireland
47th Cork Folk Festival
8–11 October 2026·Various Venues, Cork, Ireland
Handed Down Series - Mapping Sliabh Luachra
10 October 2026, 20:00–22:00·Sliabh Luachra Heritage Centre, Scartaglin, Kerry, Ireland
Foxford Traditional Weekend 2026
15–18 October 2026·Various Venues, Foxford, Mayo, Ireland
Ed Reavy 2026 Festival
15–18 October 2026·Various Venues, Cavan, Ireland
Caroline Keane album launch
16 October 2026, 20:30·The Crane Bar, Galway, Ireland
Album Launch: "The 123" by Paahto & The Bull
17 October 2026·Levis Corner House, Ballydehob, Cork, Ireland
Altan
18 October 2026, 20:00·Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
Album Launch: "The 123" by Paahto & The Bull w/support by Ultan O'Brien
18 October 2026·The Green Room, Dingle, Kerry, Ireland
The Patrick O'Keeffe Traditional Music Festival
22–26 October 2026·Various Venues, Castleisland, Kerry, Ireland
Metronome: Antoni O'Breskey & Consuelo Nerea Breschi
22 October 2026·National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland
Maurice Lennon Trio
22 October 2026, 20:00–22:00·The Seantí, Smartscastle, Kilkenny, Ireland
The Cooley Collins Trad Festival
23–25 October 2026·Various Venues, Gort, Galway, Ireland
Album Launch: "The 123" by Paahto & The Bull w/support by Méabh McKenna
24 October 2026·Pot Duggans, Ennistymon, Clare, Ireland
Album Launch: "The 123" by Paahto & The Bull w/support by Méabh McKenna
25 October 2026·Connolly's Of Leap, Leap, Cork, Ireland
Album Launch: "The 123" by Paahto & The Bull
26 October 2026·Prim's Bookshop, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
Album Launch: "The 123" by Paahto & The Bull w/support by Cathal Caulfield
28 October 2026·Whelan's, Dublin, Ireland
Album Launch: "The 123" by Paahto & The Bull
30 October 2026·Cleere's Bar And Theatre, Kilkenny, Ireland