St. Patrick's Festival
Season or date: Around March 17
National celebration with parades and traditional music centered in Dublin to welcome spring
Festivals in Republic of Ireland
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Festivals
Galway International Arts Festival
Season or date: July
Largest arts festival in the west featuring theatre, music, and street art throughout the city
Fleadh Cheoil
Season or date: August
All-island traditional Irish music competition and festival
Cork Jazz Festival
Season or date: Last weekend of October
One of Europe's premier jazz events
Puck Fair
Season or date: August 10-12
Ancient market festival in County Kerry famous for crowning a goat as king
Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival
Season or date: September
Matchmaking festival with music and dancing, continuing for over 150 years
Public holidays
- New Year's Day
- St. Patrick's Day
- Easter Monday
- May Bank Holiday
- June Bank Holiday
- August Bank Holiday
- October Bank Holiday
- Christmas
- St. Stephen's Day