Killarney Calendar of Events
EVENTS 2008
11th May Kingdom County Fair Tralee
066 7122734
11th – 13th May Killarney Race Meeting
www.killarneyraces.ie
www.hri.ie
May Camp Walking Festival
066 7130188
24th – 25th May Tralee Horse racing
28th May Oh What a Night Show!
www.inec.ie
064 71555
28th May - 1st June Listowel Writers Week
www.writersweek.ie
068 20174
30th May - 2nd June World Bodhran Championships Milltown www.worldbodhranchampionships.com
087 7870070
30th May - 2nd June Kilgarvan Traditional Music Festival
Kilgarvan
064 85858
JUNE
30th May – 2 June
World Bodhran Championships
Milltown www.worldbodhranchampionships.com
087 7870070 / 066 9765601
1st - 4th June Walk Killarney
www.killarney.ie
1st - 4th June South Kerry Geofest
Cahirciveen
1st - 4th June Kilgarvan Music Festival
064 85512
3rd June Kenmare Horse and Pony Show
Faungorth Activity Centre
Kenmare
6th - 8th June Ireland Bike Festival
Gleneagle Hotel
064 36000
www.irelandbikeweek.com
13th - 15th June Chopper Club Irl Custom & Classic Bike Show Causeway
087 6394674
14th - 15th June Lixnaw Feile Cheoil
066 7132269 / 066 7132839
20th - 22nd June Kerry Fleadh Cheoil Killarney
www.comhaltas.ie
events 087 6055253 / 064 54095
20th - 22nd June Tralee Garden Festival
www.tralee.ie/blath.htm
066 7127777
21st - 23rd June Féile Na Gréine Solstice Arts Festival
Waterville
www.feilenagreine.com
066 9478956 / 0669474123
27th - 29th June Con Curtin Music Festival Brosna www.concurtinmusicfestival.com
087 9226613 / 068 44347
28th - 6th July Castlegregory Trad music and Set dancing Fest Castlegregory
086 1926399
JULY
9th - 20th July Killarney Summerfest
6th - 20th July www.killarneysummerfest.com
064 71560
9th - 13th July Ballyheigue Summer Festival
Ballyheigue
066 7133133 / 087 9829627
July Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle
087 2258781
July Killarney Regatta
July Teddybears Picnic
Muckross House Gardens www.killarneysummerfest.com
July Templenoe Regatta
www.kenmare.com 064 82019
14th - 17th July Killarney Races
www.killarneyraces.ie
www.hri.ie
16th - 20th July Sneem Family Festival
www.sneemfestival.com
064 45593 / 086 3561150
19th - 25th July Gul World Sailing Championship 2008
Fenit
www.traleebaysailingclub.com
066 7136119
AUGUST
1st – 4h August Dan Paddy Andy Festival
Lyreacrompane
www.lyreacrompane.com
068 48353
1st – 4th August Sean Mc Carthy Weekend
Finuge
www.finugeweekend.com
068 40203
1st -4th Aug Caherciveen Celtic Music Festival
www.celticmusicfestival.com
066 9472043
August 7th – 10th Brendan Kennelly Writing Festival www.brendankennellyfestival.com
068 43557
August (TBC) Dingle Races www.dingleraces.ie
10th – 12th August Puck Fair Festival
www.puckfair.ie
066 9762366
15th August Kenmare Fair Day
064 42615
19th August Dingle Regatta
087 6992925
19th AugustTBC Killarney and District Dog Show
064 33739
19th – 23rd August Tralee Festival Races
www.traleehorseracing.com
22nd – 26th August Rose of Tralee Festival
www.roseoftralee.ie
23rd August Tralee Dog Show
24th Aug- 1st Sept Heritage Week
www.heritage.ie
21st- - 24th Aug National Dinghy Championships
Fenit www.traleebaysailingclub.com
066 7136119
August Glenbeigh Races & Festival www.glenbeighfestival.com
085 1035945
30-31st August Killarney Races
www.killarneyraces.ie
www.hri.ie
SEPTEMBER
September Inch Polo Festival
087 2060510
www.inchpolofestival.com
11th- 14th September Dingle Film Festival
www.kerryiff.com
066 7139260
12th – 13th September 3 Brothers Golf Classic
Kenmare Golf Club
www.kenmaregolfclub.com
064 41291
14th- 20th September Listowel Festival Race Meeting
www.listowelraces.ie
21st – 25th September UK Country Music Festiva
The Gleneagle Hotel
064 36000
28th Sept-2 Oct Irish Country Music Festival
The Gleneagle Hotel
064 36000
29th Sept-5th Oct Kerry Chamber Music Festival
www.cmrl.ie
066 9768577
OCTOBER
24th – 27th October Patrick O Keefe Traditional Music Festival
www.patrickokeefe.com
086 2339669
27th October Knocknagoshel Halloween Festival
066 7120934
30th Oct – 1st Nov Killarney Darts Festival
The Gleneagle Hotel 064 36000
NOVEMBER
1st – 9th November Kerry Film Festival
www.samhlaiocht.com
066 7129934
November Listowel Food Fair
www.listowelfoodfair.com
068 23034
28th – 30th November Lisdoonvarna Reunion
The Gleneagle Hotel
064 36000
DECEMBER
6th - 7th Dec Historic Stages Rally
Killarney