Festival Directory

World‑class multi‑arts festival featuring music, theatre, dance, literature, and visual art.

Internationally renowned opera festival staging rare operas and supporting emerging talent.

Ireland’s largest jazz and blues festival with international and emerging artists.

Large Halloween festival of music, circus, street arts and immersive folklore experiences.

Ireland’s cultural celebration featuring parade performances, music, arts and street theatre.

Multidisciplinary festival including circus, outdoor arts, theatre, dance and new media.

Festival celebrating theatre, music, circus, exhibitions and community arts.

Street art festival with DJ sets, live music and urban‑culture performances.

Long‑running multi‑arts festival featuring music, exhibitions, classical concerts and spoken word.

Prestigious classical festival run with Vogler Quartet featuring concerts & workshops.

Arts festival featuring music, theatre, storytelling, drama and street performance.

Huge street‑performance festival featuring buskers, circus, music & interactive acts.

Festival for independent film, emerging music and media arts.

Earagail Arts Festival is a bilingual (Irish and English language), multidisciplinary summer festival which takes place each July throughout County Donegal along the Wild Atlantic Way on the north-west coast of Ireland.

Festival specialising in new and experimental music with premieres and commissions.

Independent showcase & conference in Dublin presenting emerging Irish music artists across genres.

Family‑arts & cultural festival in Tallaght focusing on multilingualism and creativity across art forms.

Annual multidisciplinary arts festival in Dublin — theatre, dance, live art, visual art & music — open to submissions.

City‑wide theatre, dance & performance festival in Dublin; includes the International Theatre eXchange open call.

City‑wide Halloween festival celebrating the life & work of Bram Stoker with performance, arts & installations.

Festival of contemporary music inviting composers & performers to propose new works for premiere.

Music festival in Dublin spotlighting emerging and left‑of‑centre artists.

Family‑friendly music & camping festival at Russborough House featuring live bands, kids’ activities & emerging artist stages.

Boutique electronic / underground music festival in the Wicklow Mountains (Halloween edition).

Open‑air festival of medieval, Renaissance & baroque music in a forest sanctuary in Co. Wicklow.

Annual chamber‑music festival bringing world‑class classical performers to West Wicklow; includes competitions and commissions.

Community arts & choir festival for choirs based in County Wicklow, held in Greystones.

Boutique music & arts festival at Glendalough Estate in Wicklow featuring live music, performing arts & immersive experiences.

Forest‑based boutique festival in Emo, Co. Laois combining live bands, dance, art and woodland camping.

Contemporary jazz festival in Bray on the May Bank Holiday weekend — ideal for jazz ensembles & smaller groups.

Ireland’s premier festival of Irish traditional music, song & dance — performers & competitors from across Ireland & beyond.

Annual choral festival in Cork for adult, youth & school choirs; performance & competition opportunities.

Music conference & showcase in Dublin with emerging‑artist performance applications.

Celebration of guitar music with performance opportunities for Irish & international artists.

Annual multidisciplinary arts festival in Dublin with theatre, dance, live art, visual art and music.

Major arts festival presenting theatre, music, street spectacle, visual art and more.

Performing-arts festival with main-stage applications for groups.

Urban festival mixing indie, hip hop & electronic with an Emerging Artist open call.

Iconic Irish festival with rolling submissions for artists.

Ireland’s biggest music & arts festival featuring new-act performance opportunities.

Original-music festival with Apply-to-Play for emerging artists.

Folk/trad/world music festival with annual artist showcase.

Experimental/electronic festival on Sherkin Island.

Boutique multi-genre festival at Curraghmore Estate.

Classical music festival & competition.

Independent arts festival with open performer applications.

Eclectic music & arts festival known for emerging artists and alternative genres.

Indie & alternative festival with Irish and international acts.

Renowned folk & bluegrass event with performer submissions.

Celebration of guitar music with performance opportunities.

Folk & trad festival featuring Irish & international artists.