Events in the Burren Region

Download a complete guide to festivals and events in Co. Clare in 2010!

 

St. Patrick's Celebrations at Bunratty Castle & Folk Park

(17 Mar 2010)

March 17th 2010 - enjoy live traditional Irish music and singing, Irish language and set dancing classes, kids disco, snakes display, an appearance from St. Patrick and lots more!

Seabirds Festival at the Cliffs of Moher

(01 Apr 2010)

Month of April 2010 - a month long study of one of the most famous aspects of the Cliffs of Moher - the seabirds that make their home there. The festival will feature puffin viewing, wildlife guided tours, wildlife lectures and seabird identification.

Fleadh na gCuach (The Cuckoo Festival)

(30 Apr 2010)

April 30th - May 3rd 2010 - Fleadh na gCuach (The Cuckoo Festival) takes place annually in Kinvara on the May Bank Holiday weekend. It is a hugely enjoyable and successful traditional music and community-based arts festival and is now in its 17th year.

'Burren in Bloom'

(01 May 2010)

Month of May 2010 - a month long festival of illustrated talks and walks to celebrate the amazing botanical wealth of The Burren region.

Clare Burren Marathon Challenge 2010

(01 May 2010)

May 2010 (dates to be confirmed) - the Clare Burren Marathon Challenge is a road, green road and trail challenge. Enjoy some of Europe's most unique landscapes and see the riches of the Burren in Bloom. Each participant has a choice of a full, half or mini marthon on the day.

Slow Food Clare

(21 May 2010)

May 21st - 23rd 2010 - Slow Food Clare returns with the Burren Food Festival! Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.

Doonbeg International Jazz Festival

(04 Jun 2010)

June 4th-7th 2010 - a weekend of jazz, dixie, swing and latin dancing, held in the village of Doonbeg. All events are free.

An Post Tour de Burren Cycle Challenge

(19 Jun 2010)

June 19th 2010 - the Tour de Burren is now entering its seventh year of running and numbers are continuing to grow as word spreads of the fantastic route and the detailed level of organising and planning that goes into the event. The 2009 event had over 800 cyclists and we hope that we will far surpass this number in 2010.

Willie Clancy Summer School

(03 Jul 2010)

July 3rd-11th - the Willie Clancy Summer School promotes the study, practice and appreciation of Irish traditional music, song and dance. The school was established in 1973 to commemorate the Miltown Malbay uilleann piper, Willie Clancy, and `to promote the study, practice and appreciation of Irish traditional music song and dance.

Lughnasa Festival at Craggaunowen

(01 Aug 2010)

August 1st & 2nd - Craggaunowen, the Living Past Experience, is Ireland’s original, award winning prehistoric park. Situated on 50 acres of wooded grounds, the park interprets Ireland’s prehistoric and early Christian eras. It features a stunning recreation of some of the homesteads, animals and artefacts which existed in Ireland over 1,000 years ago.


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