Festivals & Events
There is a lively cultural and music scene in Sligo. In addition to the plentiful events that take place throughout the year, Sligo also has a number of headline events that take place annually.
Once again, the St Patrick’s Festival committee are inviting all the terrific entries from over the years to put on their thinking caps and make this a very special parade for all their local fans and visitors. We can’t wait to see your fantastic floats and marches again!
An eight-day festival that celebrates creative performance, dance, song and literature at events throughout Sligo for all the family.
An engaging nine-day event that integrates an academic programme of lectures and seminars with poetry readings and cultural events.
An annual Festival that brings traditional and contemporary music to the streets of Sligo on the August bank holiday weekend.
A chance to relive yesteryear on the Fair Day in Tubbercurry where you can experience the sights, sounds and smells of Fair Days gone by with live animals, traditional craft demonstrations.
Sligo Racecourse is a right handed track situated on 56 acres overlooking Benbulben in the heart of Yeats Country. Flat & national hunt racing. Evening race meeting.
The Warriors Run takes competitors from the Cannon Gun at the beachfront in Strandhill to the top of Knocknarea, around Queen Maeve’s Cairn and back to the beachfront again. Live music and street entertainment at the beachfront.
Sligo Live celebrates Sligo dynamic musical personality with an avalanche of live performances under what seems like every roof in town!
The Sligo coastline, along the Wild Atlantic Way, is the home of spectacular unspoilt beaches, that are overlooked by majestic mountain ranges.
Sligo’s archaeological and mythological heritage is incredibly rich, with one of the highest concentrations of prehistoric and later monuments in Western Europe.
What makes Sligo such a fantastic foodie destination is the culture that goes hand in hand with your food experience!
Sligo also has a number of headline events that take place annually.
Yeats Society Sligo celebrate the life and work of WB Yeats and his talented family.
Embrace your Adventure Sligo on the Wild Atlantic Way.
Culture in Sligo is a lively, attractive combination of contemporary and traditional theatres and art centres.
Sligo is easily accessible by road, air and train.
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