| Dates | Event, Location & Description |
28 Jul
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7 Aug | Belturbet Festival of the Erne
, Belturbet, Cavan |    |
| Ten day family festival incorporating International Angling Calendar, Outdoor Music, Family Entertainment and much more. |
31 Jul
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6 Aug | Galway Races
Racecourse, Ballybrit, Galway | |
| Irelands premier and most colourful racing festival. A great sporting event filled with atmosphere, passion and fun. |
| 4 - 7 Aug | Regatta and Rowing Festival
Boathouse Complex, Graiguenamanagh, Kilkenny | |
| River festival with traditional cot racing, rowing, canoeing, swimming and diving competitions, novelty events, music and childrens activities. |
| 4 - 6 Aug | International Angling Festival
, Cahersiveen, Kerry | |
| An international angling fishing competition held over the August weekend. A lite line 12lbs test will be held on Friday. Saturday and Sunday are all tackle. |
| 4 - 6 Aug | Sperrins Walking Festival
Various, Derry, Derry | |
| A range of walks on offer for all ages and fitness levels through some of the most scenic parts of the Sperrins using local guides and volunteers. |
| 5 - 13 Aug | Limerick County Golf Open Week
Limerick County Golf and Country Club, Ballyneety, Limerick | |
| One week of open singles where golfers have the opportunity of winning fantastic prizes at a first-rate golf course. |
| 11 - 13 Aug | Dingle Races
Race Course, Dingle, Kerry | |
| Dingle is the biggest of all flapper races in the country. |
| 11 - 13 Aug | Cobh Regatta
, Cobh, Cork | |
| Three day open air festival with live music, French market, childrens entertainment, rowing and sailing at the oldest regatta in the world at Cobh. |
| 13 Aug | Independent Waterford Wedgwood Phoenix Stakes Race Day
Curragh Race Course, The Curragh, Kildare | |
| This prestigious race day is one of the richest races in Europe and attracts some of the top two year olds from Ireland, Britain and France |
| 13 - 20 Aug | Ballydehob Summer Festival
, Ballydehob, Cork | |
| A festival with something for all the family including street music, various shows, pub charades, talent competitions, water sports and fireworks. |
| 13 - 16 Aug | Ballylanders Pattern Festival
Ballylanders, Ballyhoura, Limerick | |
| The pattern is the annual festival, held to celebrate the feast day of the Assumption, which is the 15th of August. It is organised by the G.A.A. in Ballylanders and lasts for a weekend. |
| 15 - 19 Aug | Millstreet Horse Show
Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, Cork | |
| Festival of show jumping, all ages of horses and riders competing. |
| 17 - 20 Aug | Tramore Races
Gaun Hill, Tramore, Waterford | |
| Race meeting. |
| 17 - 20 Aug | Cruinniu na mBad Festival
, Kinvara, Galway | |
| Gathering of the Boats is a festival held in August each year which brings us back in time when the Galway Hookers used to transport turf and peat to Kinvara. |
| 17 Aug | Connemara Pony Show
The Showgrounds, Clifden, Galway | |
| The largest National and International show for Connemara ponies with up to 500 ponies being exhibited. |
| 19 Aug | All Ireland Youth Boat Championship
, Crosshaven, Cork | |
| Youth Championship for age category 17-21. |
| 23 - 24 Aug | Bellewstown Races
Bellewstown Race Course, Drogheda, Louth | |
| Race Meeting |
| 24 - 26 Aug | Surfing Blitz International
Spanish Point, Miltown Malbay, Clare | |
| A family weekend of fun with lots of surfing exhibitions and competition, beach activities and nightly entertainment. |
28 Aug
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1 Sep | Tralee Festival Races
Ballybeggan, Tralee, Kerry | |
| Five day festival race meeting |
14 Jul
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2 Sep | Maize Maze
Tubberlispole, Dingle, Kerry | |
| For something completely novel and fun while on holidays, how about tackling a 10-point quiz trail in a six-acre maze in a field of corn? Themaze is the work of the internationally recognised Adrian Fisher, who has designed mazes in 23 countries.
Finding your way around the field of courn which grows to a height of nine feet, is challegning and highly amusing for all ages. There are other puzzles also - such as a rope maze, which is great for relays, and table top puzzles. A great day for all the family.
For 21 years, Adrian has had the extraordinary vocation of designing and creating unique and beautiful puzzle mazes all over the world.
His company is based in Dorset, England, and has
won 6 Guinness world records
won twelve design and export awards
created hundreds of mazes in over 30 countries
visited by over 30 million visitors since 1979 |
