Bannow Rathangan Show, early July 2011
One of Ireland's top agricultural shows. Great day out.
Courtown Maritime Festival, July 10, 11
July 10,11 Courtown Maritime Festival, Courtown, Co Wexford. Live music, sand castle competition, kid's disco, sailing and rowing races and lots more.
RIVERSIDE JUMP, a 1950's Rock and Classic Car Festival
July 17, 2010 RIVERSIDE JUMP, a 1950's Rock and Classic Car Festival, Marquee @ The Bailey, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. Featuring Wildfire Willie & The Ramblers (Swe), The Barnshakers (Fin), Charlie Hightone & The Rockits (Esp), The Houserockers (UK), Bill Fadden & The Rhythm Busters (UK), The Sabrejets, Aces Wild + some great R'n'R DJs. Classic Car & Bike display all day and evening cruise (7pm). Tickets (includes shows on Fri and Sun) €40 (in advance) or €48 on day. Starts at 3pm. More info at www.rockbopboogie.com
Gorey Market House Festival, July 31-Aug 1, 2010
July 31-Aug 1 Gorey Market House Festival, Gorey, Co Wexford. Includes live acts on the Main Street, a kids fun day, a local arts and crafts exhibition, historical events and more. See www.gorey.ie or google the event on Facebook.
Maritime Matters Festival, Hook Lighthouse, Co Wexford
Maritime Matters Festival, Hook Lighthouse, Co Wexford.
Pembrokeshire Jazz & Blues Festival, last weekend of August
It's worth making the trip across the water for this tasty little festival in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Pembrokeshire Jazz & Blues Festival website
WexWorlds Sci-Fi Weekend, Nov 2010
The first Wexworlds - sci-fi and fantasy fiction festival happened at various venues in Wexford town Nov 20-22, 2009. Full details at www.wexworldsfestival.com.
South East Plein Air, Art In The Open Weekend, Wexford, July 30-Aug 1, 2010
The third running of the top class Art In The Open on the streets of Wexford. The standard last year was really excellent. Tel. 053 9122019.
Over 100 artists from USA, Europe, UK, and Ireland gather in Wexford and Enniscorthy for Europe's largest annual plein air painting festival. Demonstrations, 6 extra paint-outs around the county, mammoth exhibition, cash awards and plenty of craic.
Brochure and Registration form now online: http://artintheopen.org
Adamstown Show, July 3, 2010
This is the 63rd running of the show that's got it all: sheep dog trial, dog show, show jumping, hunt chase, vintage display, arts, crafts, agric. produce displays, etc. Tel 053 9240635.
Rosslare Harbour Festival - July 2-4, 2010
Rosslare Harbour Festival Web Page.
Enniscorthy Street Rhythms Festival
Lots going on at the Enniscorthy Street Rhythms Festival
Caroreigh Field Day, July 26, 2009
40th year of the event. Vintage vehicles, marching bands, kid's races, slow bicycle race, arts/crafts/farm and home produce, dog show, refreshments. Followed later (10pm) by Annual Field Day Dance at Camross Hall.
Byrne Perry Summer School, Gorey, Co Wexford - June 25-27, 2010
Theme: "Entwined Histories: Ireland, France and America"
Byrne Perry Summer School website. Tel: 053/9421248 (Gorey Tourism Office)
New Ross Piano Festival, New Ross, Sept 25-28
New Ross Piano Festival
AIMS Choral Festival, New Ross, May, 2010
22nd AIMS Choral Festival, New Ross
The Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS) holds its annual choral festival. The first AIMS Choral Festival was held in Birr, Co. Offaly in 1980 where it ran for a number of years. In 1985 the festival was revived and located in New Ross, Co. Wexford where it has remained since.
ENTRIES AND ENQUIRIES TO
Patricia Gannon, Secretary
New Ross Chamber of Commerce, Delare House, South Street, New Ross, Co, Wexford
Tel: 051-425077 E-mail: choral@newrosschamber.ie
or
Margaret Rossiter, Festival Administrator
11 Ard Alainn, New Ross, Co. Wexford
Tel: 051-425582 E-mail: marrossiter@eircom.net
Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival, Aug 28-30, 2009
Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival
St Iberius Field Day, July
Annual field day at Johnstown Castle. Usually the last Sunday in July. Great family entertainment.
Byrne-Perry Summer School, Gorey, Co. Wexford, June
The Summer school was set up to examine Irish history and literature from the eighteenth century onwards in an objective, professional and learned manner. The school has a broad appeal to those with an interest in how the last two centuries of Irish history, have shaped contemporary Ireland, north and south.
Byrne Perry Summer School
Wexford Festival Fringe
Visit General A-Z Fringe Listing from Chamber of Commerce and Wexford Festival Fringe on Wexlive
Kilkenny Rhythm n Roots Festival - May Bank Holiday
Kilkenny Rhythm 'n' Roots
Wexford Children's Book Festival, Oct
Storytelling, lectures and a range of activities for children, families and adults.
Its free and all are welcome. Info available at Wexford library. Contact Hazel Percival at Wexford Library: 053 21637.
Tagoat Steam and Vintage Rally - Aug
Very popular annual event. Usually happens the third Sunday in August. All the usual attractions vintage cars/tractors/motorbikes, fairground, traditional bread/buttermaking, steam engines and threashing, dog show and more. Starts 2pm. Children free.
Contact Aidan Browne: 086-8308249 / 053-31281.
Email tagoatsteamrally@eircom.net
Website: www.tagoatsteamrally.com
Harvest Festival in the Harrow, Aug
Annual steam threshing, vintage display, sheaf pitching, dog show, wheel of fortune, bonny baby, field day. Proceeds to Wexford Hospice. Usually happens the third Sunday in August.
Phil Murphy Weekend, Carrig-on-Bannow, Co Wexford. July 23-25, 1010
Phil Murphy devised a playing technique for the diatonic harmonica involving modal music and vamping accompaniment with spectacular effect when added to fast reels and jigs. He passed his technique onto his sons, John and Pip. This festival remembers Phil Murphy.
There will the usual plethora of sessions and workshops.
Phil Murphy Weekend
Tel 087 8200986 / 051 561101. Email colfers@eircom.net
Bunclody Eileen Aroon Festival July 28-Aug 2, 2010
A week of music, street entertainment, exhibitions and general shenanigans at the annual
Eileen Aroon Festival, Bunclody. Happens last weekend of July.
Wexford Festival Opera Oct 16-30, 2010
Wexford Festival Opera
59th Wexford Festival Opera runs Oct 16-30, 2010. The 3 main operas are:
Virginia by Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870)
Lyric Tragedy in Three acts
Premiere: Teatro San Carlo, Naples, April 7 1866
Sung in Italian The Golden Ticket by Peter Ash & Donald Sturrock
An Opera based on Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie & the Chocolate Factory’.
A co-production with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, commissioned by American Lyric Theater & Felicity Dahl.
A European premiere performance. Sung in English Hubièka (The Kiss) by Bedøich Smetana (1824 –1884)
An Opera in two acts
Premiere: Prague, November 7 1876
First Wexford performance October 26, 1984 (in English)
Sung in Czech
Blackstairs Blues Festival, Enniscorthy
Blackstairs Blues Festival still alive and kickin'! Happens September.
Adamstown Lughnasa Festival, Sunday July
A day of music and craic on last Sunday of July.
Check that it's still running.
JFK Dunbrody Festival, New Ross, July 16-19, 2009
An action-packed three days with free gigs, exhibitions, street theatre and more. The centrepiece is the beautiful Dunbrody ship anchored at the Quays.
Gigs, films, exhibitions, talks, walks, powerboat racing, helicopter trips, vintage cars, crafts displays and stuff for kids. Also see the Ros Tapestry at St. Mary's Church.
JFK Dunbrody Festival
Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival, July 5-11, 2010
Annual festival with live music and dancing (céilí, hip-hop and line!), angling competitions, exhibitions, Talent Contest, Water sports, Ceili Mor, arts and crafts, steam engines and, of course, great sea food platters. Big afternoon of fun and games for kids on the beach on Sat, July 10. Live music with The Submersibles and bbq on the Little Beach on Sunday afternoon (4pm). See www.kilmorequayseafoodfestival.com.
Bannow & Rathangan Agricultural Show, July 9, 2009
Featuring horse, ponies, donkies, cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, pets corner, driving classes, dog show.
Cookery, crafts, flowers, photography, ICA exhibition, fashion show, dressage, sheep dog trials, Inter-Hunt Steeplechase.
Also the Pettitt's Novice Showjumping Championship Final.
Check on date.
Enquiries: Ann White 053 29653
Strawberry Festival, Enniscorthy, June 23-26, 2009
Enniscorthy Strawberry Festival is a long-standing veteran of the county's festival world. Music, theatre, street entertainment, funfairs, markets and kids' activities.
Wexford Grooves Festival - not happening
Wexford Grooves Festival, formerly the Hooves 'n' Grooves Festival and, unfortunately, no more.
Last held in 2007.
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