| Dates | Event, Location & Description |
28 Sep
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8 Oct | Open House Festival
Various, Bangor, Down |    |
| Open House Festival brings the best of traditional, roots and acoustic music and arts to the heart of Belfast, with a quality programme of events based in the citys Cathedral Quarter. |
29 Sep
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1 Oct | O Carolan Harp, Cultural and Heritage Festival
, Nobber, Meath | |
| Harp and instrumental workshops, harp competition, traditional concerts, lectures, historical tours, arts & crafts exhibition and traditional music sessions. |
29 Sep
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1 Oct | Seisiun na hEireann
, Quin, Clare | |
| A unique Irish festival of Traditional Irish Music with 19 groups and more than 130 musicians. |
29 Sep
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1 Oct | Line Dance Championships 2006
SHARE Holiday Village Centre, Lisnaskea, Fermanagh | |
| A WCDF World Qualifying Event. Competitions for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Dancers. |
| 10 - 20 Oct | Sionna Festival of World Music + Dance 2006
, Limerick City, University of Limerick | |
| Based at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, this festival is a collection of unique events celebrating music and dance from Ireland and across the globe. |
| 13 - 15 Oct | Hard Working Class Heroes Music Festival
Various, Dublin City, Dublin | |
| Showcase festival of 80 plus bands in Dublin city centre, over three nights. Also featuring mentor sessions and panels with industry professionals. |
| 14 - 15 Oct | Irish Steel Guitar Festival 2006
Europa Hotel, Drogheda, Meath | |
| A weekend of live steel guitar music by performers from Ireland, USA and Europe. |
| 17 - 23 Oct | D.E.A.F. Dublin Electronic Arts Festival
, Dublin City, Dublin | |
| D.E.A.F. is a festival dedicated to showcasing Irish/International electronic musicians & artists in venues around Dublin. Principle aim is to provide a platform for acts & events that would normally be sidelined by financial contraints of other festivals |
| 19 Oct | Kenny Rogers Live
The Point, Dublin City, Dublin | |
| Famous for his hits Coward of the County and the Gambler, Kenny Rogers brings his greatest hits tour to dublin |
| 26 - 30 Oct | Tain Rhythm + Roots Festival
Various, Dundalk, Louth | |
| Once again this popular festival will be bringing an eclectic range of folk, tradition and leftfield rock to music lovers from all around the country. |
| 27 - 30 Oct | Sligo Festival of Baroque Music
The Model and Niland Gallery, The Mall, Sligo | |
| The Sligo Festival of Baroque Music is ane exceptional event providing an elegant setting for an extraordinary line up of musicians. |
3 Aug
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31 Dec | Set Dancing Workshop
The Moorings Bar, Portmagee, Kerry | |
| Set dancing sessions on Friday and Sunday nights all year and an Irish Night every Tuesday in July and August. |
