r/Clare • u/notacardoor • 17h ago
r/Clare • u/dapper-dano • Dec 31 '25
Events County Clare Event Guide 2026
Planning a trip to Clare in 2026? Or do you want some free advertising for a local event you know of or are involved in?
Let me know of anything I'm missing. All festivals, community events, car boot sales, etc can be advertised here.
Recurring (regional) more detail on most of these recurring events here
Miltown Malbay - Designbank - kind kitchen all summer where they feature a different chef and food offerings every day.
Ballyvaughan - Every Sunday from May to Sep, 10am to 4pm - Burren Arts & Craft Fair
Chapel Lane Craft Market - Monthly on Saturdays
Cratloe - Clare Potters Market - Saturdays or Sundays
Ennis Car Boot Sale - Saturdays & Sundays - Elevation Business Park
Ennis Farmers Market - weekly on Fridays - Roslevan Shopping Centre
Ennistymon Farmers Market - Every Saturday from Easter to Christmas from 10am to 2pm
Kilkee Country/Farmers Markets - every Saturday/Sunday
Killaloe Farmers Market - Every Sunday 11am to 3pm
Kilmihil Car Boot Sale - weekly on Saturdays
Kilrush Farmers Market - weekly on Thursdays
Shannon Farmers Market @ Sky Court Shopping Centre - weekly on Thursdays
Tuamgraney - Every Sunday from the 25th of January - Car Boot Sale - Opens at 7:30, closes at 1pm
Tulla Country Market - bi-weekly from March - 10am to 2pm on Saturdays
Recurring (county wide)
- Run the Banner series - Jan to April - countywide
January
- 23-25 - Sliver of Light Music Festival - Doolin
February
11-12 - RESONANCE Festival - Killaloe; and Ballina, Co Tipperary
13-15 - The Outing Winter Pride Festival - Treacy's West County Hotel
Dates TBC (late Feb) - Corofin Trad Fest March
6-8 - Ennis Book Club Festival
St Patrick's Day / preceding weekend - Parades in Ennis and county/countrywide
Last week - Clare Drama Festival - Scariff -
29, 10am - The Great Ennis 10k and 5k - Lees Road, Ennis
April
17-19 - Lahinch Trad Fest
25th April - Charity Rock/Grunge Festival - Lucas Bar Ennis link with details here
May
Apr 30–May 4 - Festival of Finn - Corofin -music, food, parade, family stuff, and a bit of classic rural chaos
1-3 - Ennistymon Rivers Festival - Guided walks, kayaking, talks, live music, plus things like bat walks and dawn chorus events
1-4 - Joanie Madden’s May Day Festival – Miltown Malbay - New trad-focused festival with sessions, concerts, dancing and workshops across the village.
2-3 - Viking Invasion of Craggaunowen - Battle reenactments, Viking camp, interactive bits for kids — usually a great buzz if the weather holds.
2-4 - Bodyke Annual Festival - Live music, market stalls, sports and a good community vibe.
3 May - Newmarket-on-Fergus Agricultural Show – Dromoland - Full-on country show with cattle + horse showing, trade stands, food, vintage bits — and a dog show (around 12:30)
10 - Burren Slow Food Festival - Lisdoonvarna
31 - North West Clare (Agricultural) Show - Grounds of the Falls Hotel Ennistymon
23 May -1 June - Fleadh Nua - Ennis
June
- 12-15 - Doolin Folk Festival
July
4 - West Clare horse show - Kilrush
11 - Clarecastle Regatta (at Clarecastle Quay) - I think they have a late bar and live music
12 - Clare Agricultural Show - Showgrounds Ennis
16 - Clarecastle Agricultural Show - Clarecastle NS and Claremont V95 X2NE
18 - Skoda Ring of Clare Cycle - starts and finishes in Ennis -
4-12 - Willie Clancy Summer School & Music Festival - Miltown Malbay
24-26 - Tulla Music Festival
August
Bank Holiday Weekend - Scariff Harbour Festival
5-10 - Feakle Festival -
15-22 - Heritage Week - throughout Clare & Nationwide
29 - West Clare Challenge Charity Cycle - Kilkee
September
Month Long - Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival -
5-6 - Walker Cup - Lahinch Golf Course
10-13 - Amgen Irish Open - Trump International Golf Links & Hotel, Doonbeg
18-20 - Clare Pride - Ennis
October
November
- Dates TBC - Ennis Trad Fest
December
r/Clare • u/Satoshi_lover • 18h ago
Mick Flannery Tickets
Hi there! Just wondering if anyone would have two spare tickets for Mick Flannery in kenny's bar Lahinch for the 10th December?
r/Clare • u/Responsible_Steak462 • 1d ago
Best fast food in Ennis and why?
The title says it all really, I'm looking to try some burgers/fried chicken in Ennis and I don't trust the online reviews, some of them look AI generated. Where's your go to spot and why?
r/Clare • u/ApprehensiveYak7509 • 19h ago
O’Donnell’s Sliotars
Does anyone know if O’Donnell’s sliotars are still on operation? Found them on social media but looks like their last post was in 2014.. based in Crusheen i believe. Thanks
r/Clare • u/Expensive_Map3959 • 1d ago
Ennis Halloween Parade
facebook.comEnnis to host its first Halloween Parade
r/Clare • u/Fun_Vehicle_5023 • 1d ago
Handball
Anywhere to play gaa handball in the county?
r/Clare • u/Truemanofgod96 • 2d ago
Looking for somewhere to rent in the west of Ireland
Hi I am looking for somewhere to rent in the west of Ireland, I am a preacher of God and have been invited to speak at many events and church's up west of Ireland, I can pay the full rent in advance with a tenancy agreement of course, I am looking for a 2 bedroom preferably but a 1 bedroom would suffice, I do travel with my mother and two dogs so pets would have to be allowed, I can give references and more details if anybody could help or get back to me it would be much appreciated
r/Clare • u/dapper-dano • 3d ago
News & Sport Inagh/Kilnamona come of age to win first Clare SHC title
r/Clare • u/Bill_Badbody • 5d ago
News & Sport Timetable for new Ennis bus service confirmed
r/Clare • u/dkillian26 • 4d ago
Doolin
What are the best options for transportation to and from Doolin? I will be spending about four days there. I might be coming from Shannon and then to Galway after, or depending on travel options might go down from and back to Galway. I am not averse to hiring a driver.
r/Clare • u/Inner-Payment6552 • 8d ago
How accurate do these club and county rankings look for football and hurling?
r/Clare • u/Jazzlike_Option5688 • 8d ago
Léim an Bhradáin Ennis Apartments
hi hi, im looking to move to Ennis and renting at the LAB apartment
can anyone tell me anything about those apartments and that area. I think it’s Gort Road. Past Dulick Motors.
thanks in advance
r/Clare • u/Delicious-Grass-635 • 9d ago
Sixmilebridge - Multiple Garda units
Anyone knows what was happening in SMB yesterday around 16:30?
Was going to Limerick and saw 2 undercover cars, 1 armed support and 1 small van rushing through SMB, they went up the Mountievers road.
r/Clare • u/Desperate_Fan3862 • 10d ago
Bathroom tiles clicking and popping...
Hello I came here to ask if anyone can recommend a good tiler? Has anyone had this issue with tiles in bathroom or any room I suppose? While walking around they basically make a clicking and pop sound and kinda annoying. I believe the sub flooring or adhesive could be the issue but just thought id throw it out there and see.
r/Clare • u/bruhboy1234567890 • 10d ago
Looking for a job for my friend
Hi everyone,
I’m posting on behalf of a good friend of mine who recently finished his undergraduate degree and is spending his gap year back home with his family in Ennis.
He’s currently working at McDonald’s, but I’d love to help him find something a bit more interesting and better suited to him. He’s smart, reliable, very well-read, and genuinely curious about a lot of different things. He studied Liberal Arts, combining Chemistry and Philosophy, so he has a pretty unusual mix of interests and skills.
I know opportunities can be limited in a smaller town, but I thought it was worth asking here in case anyone knows of a local business, organisation, or person looking for someone. He’d be open to things like admin, research, customer-facing work, or really anything where he could learn and contribute.
If you’re based in Ennis and know of anything, feel free to send me a DM. Just trying to help a friend make a bit more of his gap year.
Thanks!
r/Clare • u/machammered • 12d ago
Ennis Slane Bus
Is there any bus that goes from ennis to slane castle for oasis or from other location. I have seen some coaches advertised but they are from Limerick does anybody know of any operator going from Clare.
r/Clare • u/Brave_Salt1381 • 14d ago
Cork Jazz/Grunge band playing in Pot Duggans this Saturday!
Hey all!
Firstly apologies if this counts as spam. Mods please remove if so.
Just wanted to make a quick post to promote a gig we're putting on in Pot Duggans this Saturday. We're a 5-piece Jazz/Grunge fusion band from Cork City called Smithereens, currently touring around Ireland. This will be our first gig in Ennistymon, and our second ever in Clare (After A Sliver of Light in January). We've also got another savage band called Waveflyer up on support for the night, so it's gonna be a real party.
Tickets are unfortunately a little low - so we are hoping this might interest a few of the redditors from the area. We do everything independantly, no promoters or bookers or anything - so promoting these shows can be tricky. However, I've thrown a couple links below to our music and to tickets if you are so inclined to check it out. Again, my apologies if this is not allowed in this sub.
r/Clare • u/valiant671 • 15d ago
Questions Would Appreciate Your Expert Advice
I'm bringing a group of about 36 friends on a college mini-reunion to Ireland the second week of June 2027. We're planning an 8-day 7-night stay and booked a coach bus for transportation. The concept is to arrive at Shannon Airport and then travel to Kilkenny from where we will take day trips involving Tipperary, Wexford, Waterford, Wicklow and Clare. We'll be spending most of our evening in Kilkenny. Average age of the group is about 65 years old.
Appreciate any advice on enhancing the trip, especially on restaurants and pubs. Thanks in advance.
Day 1: Arrive at Shannon Airport (or the day before to rest up). Depart and travel towards Kilkenny. Stop along the way to visit the Rock of Cashel in Tipperary. Break for lunch in Cashel. Upon arrival in Kilkenny, check into The Pembroke. Wander around town. Enjoy a group dinner at the hotel.
Day 2: Kilkenny. Guided tour of Kilkenny Castle in the morning. Break for lunch. Walking tour of Kilkenny in the afternoon.
Day 3: Wexford. Tour the Kennedy Homestead where JFK visited his family and ancestral home during his time in Ireland. Speak with an Irish member of the Kennedy clan. Lunch break. Visit the replica Dunbrody Famine Ship and the Irish Emigrant Experience. On the way back to Kilkenny, stop at the Ballykeefe Distillery for a tour by the actual owner / operator and a whiskey tasting.
Day 4: Free Day. A free day to explore at one's own pace. Wander around Kilkenny. Take a day trip to Dublin or golf, kayak, shop, dine, pub crawl, etc. at your leisure.
Day 5: Waterford. Tour Reginald's Tower and the Viking Triangle. Lunch break. Tour the House of Waterford Crystal (get to see “back stage” in the workshops).
Day 6: Wicklow. Visit and hike Glendalough. Lunch break. Tour the Avoca Woolen Mills, Ireland's oldest working mill.
Day 7: Depart Kilkenny. Travel to Clare. Tour Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. Lunch break. Visit the magnificent Cliffs of Moher before checking into the Shannon Airport Hotel for a farewell group dinner.
Day 8: Departure day. Sad face.
r/Clare • u/Traditional-Jello873 • 15d ago
Laser hair removal in the west
I’ve bought a course of sessions in Limerick but looking for somewhere that will take me for maintenance afterwards. Anywhere around Kilrush that would do laser? Personal experiences would be good to hear. Thanks
r/Clare • u/dapper-dano • 17d ago
Clare officially launches European Volunteering Capital 2027 programme in Ennis
r/Clare • u/ChiralNavigator • 18d ago
What's the deal with that male staff member in the Ennis library, I see him mentioned a few times in google reviews
In the first few reviews I read, he came across as a bit of a bully on a power trip, even gave out to tiny kids, then as I scrolled further down I read this:
Studying here was such a hassle, this one employee kept following us around to disrupt us by telling us silly things. For example, my friends and I were “too many” according to him and he made sure to keep telling us this. We felt targeted especially as the only black people in the library at the time.
He seems to be very nit picky about everything and likes bothering kids while they are trying to study?