| Dates | Event, Location & Description |
| 1 - 8 Oct | Celtic Spirit Culture Week Walking the Ancient Celtic Way 2006
Inishmore, Aran Islands, Galway |   |
| Cultural week on Celtic Heritage. Holy places, ancient rituals, old myths and legends, early Celtic church etc. with recognised scholars on Celtic heritage. |
| 7 - 8 Oct | Fingal Walking Festival
, Fingal, Dublin |  |
| Two day walking festival exploring Fingal, North County Dublin countryside and coastline includes easy and moderately strenuous walks. |
| 13 - 15 Oct | Nire Valley Comeragh Mountains Walking Festival
Old School House, Ballymacarbry, Waterford | |
| One of Irelands best walking festival weekends with walks to suit everyone including ridge, mountain, low-level, forest and country lane. |
| 14 - 15 Oct | Master Angler Shore Championship
, Kilmore Quay, Wexford | |
| Fishing Competition |
| 27 - 30 Oct | Kerry Walking Festival
, Glenbeigh, Kerry | |
| Guided walks. Accommodation and transfers with Go Ireland on some of the best walks. |
| 27 - 29 Oct | Wicklow Autumn Walking Festival 2006
, Wicklow, Wicklow | |
| The festival is one of the most successful, long running festivals of its kind anywhere in Ireland. It attracts up to 600 people annually & provides a healthy boost to the local economy off-season, whilst the venue for this years is still to be confirmed. |
| 29 Oct | Irish Conker Championships
, Freshford, Kilkenny | |
| An event for all ages, activities with food and country market to distract you between heated competitive conker games. |
| 29 - 30 Oct | Galway Races October Meeting
Race Course, Ballybrit, Galway | |
| Race Meeting |
| 30 Oct | Adidas Dublin Marathon
Dublin City, Dublin City, Dublin | |
| The 27th year of the Adidas Dublin Marathon which runs through the historic streets of Dublin. |
| 25 - 29 Oct | Connemara Pony Sales
Galway Road, Clifden, Galway | |
| 5 Day Sales of Registered Connemara Ponies,
Thursday - Broken & Ridden
Friday - Dry Mares and Fillies
Saturday, Sunday & Monday - Breeding Mares and Foals |
