festivals and fairs cavan

A local festival famous in the east Cavan region, in its 31st year. A mixture of music, displays, exhibitions and sporting events. Four day festival featuring fashion show, parachuting, hot air balloon display, kids entertainment; face painting, playmaking, bouncy castle, live music.

Dates to be confirmed...

Cookery competition; Pig racing; Pig roasting and food on the street; Pike angling competition; Soccer tournaments; talent competitions; Music events; Torchlight parade and Fireworks.

On in various venues and the streets of the town....

NYAH presents acclaimed fiddle-guitar duo Liz Carroll and John Doyle at Farnham Arms Hotel, Main Street, Cavan Town for a special NYAH May Concert on Friday 19th May at 9.30pm. Seat tickets for the concert are 15 euros, and are available from Multisound Cavan, Farnham Arms Hotel or pre book at 086 2342270. Limited Seating.

Dates for 2009 Nyah County Cavan Arts Festival, have yet to be confirmed....

Fancy betting on Pig Races or taking a helicopter ride or maybe performing Artsand a lively night life is more your scene? We are delighted to have established such a vivacious Family Festival, as it is now one of trhd longest running Festivals in Ireland. date to be confirmed

The  festival, Belturbet Festival Of The Erne which also includes the Lady Of the Erne competition. The festival attracts large crowds for the last week in July and boasts one of the largest fanc...

Five days of magical music, song and craic. A cross-border festival promoting the wonderful work of Percy French.
 

 

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Old Fair Day in Dowra is reliving the fairs of long ago. It has fun fair street stalls, tug of war, sheep shearing, music on the streets. A Rose of the Fair is crowned on the first day of the event.

Start Date: July 2008 - Date to be confirmed
End Date: July 2008 - Date to be confirmed...

Shercock Heritage and Vintage festival is a rapidly growing festival weekend which brings a mixture of the past and present to the small rural town of Shercock, situated thirty minutes from Drogheda, Navan and Dundalk and just over an hour from Dublin. Event dates to be confirmed...

The Arts Office of Cavan County Council organises a number of festivals annually. These include literature, film, and the NHAY Festival , traditional arts Event dates are all year round...

Re enactment of traditional fair events. Includes cattle dealing, craft demonstation, butter churning, basket making, horse shoeing. Prize cattle, horses and dogs. Busking, traditional music and dance. Lots of activities for children and babies dates to be confirmed...

This festivak celebrates a traditioal event in East Cavan where by Bilberry picking on Lough an Lae mountain was followed by an evening of traditional music, dancing and storytelling. Typical activities include guided tours of Lough an Lae mountain as well as outdoor tradiotional music and set dancing sessions on a purpose built dancing desk. A craft displays, classical music performances in the Local Wesleyan Chapel and local history seminars throughout the festival, which takes place in late J...