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Festivals & Events Laois Offaly Westmeath Tipperary 2010
March
St Patricks Festival
March 13th to 20th 2010
Celebrate the annual St Paricks Day national Irish holiday, the best of traditional Irish music, street theatre, fireworks and the Best St Patricks Day Parade in the world in Dublin.
April
Kilbeggan Races 2010
Saturday April First Race at 5.00pm
16th Annual Slieve Bloom Walking Festival
A weekend of great walks and mighty fun
Choice of 10 walks from 5k - 15k
In the evenings enjoy candlelit dinner, traditional music sessions
Blisters Ball.
Contact +353(0) 862789147
E-mail info@slievebloom.ie
Annual Half Door Club International Set Dancing Festival
30th April to 3rd May 2010.
Nightly Ceilis, Set Dancing and Sean Nos Dancing Workshops
Castletown Co Laois
Contact +353 (0)86 3440388
E-mail michael.lalor@iolfree.ie
May
Midlands Golf Festival 11th
DAWN CHORUS 2010
Sunday, May at Kinnitty Castle
Meet at Castle Car Park at 4.30am
Continental-styled Irish breakfast available afterwards (cost €6.00). Breakfast bookings: email Amanda Pedlow (Offaly Heritage Officer): apedlow@offalycoco.ie or call BirdWatch Ireland office: 057-9151676.
Please wear appropriate outdoor clothing and sturdy, waterproof footwear.
For further details contact
BirdWatch Ireland Midlands Office, Crank House, Banagher, Co. Offaly Tel. 057-9151676
Kilbeggan Races
Saturday May 2010 First race 5.40pm
Sunday May 2010 First Race 2.45pm
June
Slieve Bloom Walking Challenge Application Form
View / Download PDF Brochure
Saturday 19th June 2010 Slieve Bloom 20K Walking Challenge
Midlands Home and Gardens Festival at Belvedered Gardens and Park 5th to 7th June 2009
A fantastic array of Garden and Home equipment with over 300 exhibitors, Continental Market, Organic Food Village, Dog Agility and Bee Keeping displays, Seminars and Special Fairy Village for Children. Admission, Adults €10, Children Free, Free Car Parking
Shannonbridge and Clonmacnoise Midsummer Music Festival 19th to 21st June 2009
3 day Shannonbridge – Clonmacnoise Mid Summers Music Festival.
2 Free outdoor concerts in the village, workshops during the day focussing on children and families and a major concert at Clonmacnoise. Lots to see and do for all the family....
Kilbeggan Races
Monday June 2010 First Race 6.00pm
Laois Walks Festival 2010
Tuesday
Slieve Margy Grade B 8km 2hours Meet at Wolfhill Church Car Park Co Laois 7.00
Thursday
Ballyroan Grade C 7km 1 and half hours Meet at Ballyroan Community Centre Co Laois 7.30pm
Thursday June
Brittas Lake Clonaslee Co Laois Grade C 10k 2 and a half hours. Meet at Clonaslee Community Centre at 11.00am
July
Laois Walks Festival Telephone 057 8661900
Tuesday July
Emo Court and Demesne. Grade C, 6km, 1 and a half hours.
Grade C 4km 1 hours meet at Emo Village at entrance to Emo Court at 7.00pm
Thursday July
Derryounce, Portarlington. Bog Walk, Grade C ,7km ,1 and half hours.
Directions take Edenderry road out of Portarlington, over Spa Street Bridge turn left and meet at entrance at 7.30pm
Saturday July
Monicknew Slieve Blooms Grade B, 7km, 3 hours. Meet at Catle Mart Mountrath at 5.00pm
Monday July
Stradbally Co Laois Sli Na Slainte Grade C 4km 1 hours meet at Market House Main Street Stradbally at 7.30pm
Wednesday July
Fossey Mountain Timahoe Co Laois Grade C 6km 1 hour and a half
Grade B 10km 2 and a half hours and a hal.Meet atMeet at Timahoe Village Green at 7pm
Wednesday July
Dunmore Wood Durrow Co Laois Grade C 4km 1 hour. Meet at Dunmore Wood Car Park at 7.30pm
Sunday July
Culahill Co Laois. Grade A 12km 2 and a half hours. Meet at Community Centre Cullahill Co Laois at 11am
Wednesday July
Grand Canal Walk Fisherstown Stradbally Co Laois Grade C 10km 2 hours meet at Fishermans Inn Car Park Co Laois at 7.30pm
Tullamore Phoenix Festival July 2010
An action packed programme of arts, music, heritage & extreme events takes place each year in Tullamore, the most central town in Ireland.
Kilbeggan Races
Friday July 2010 First Race at 6.00p.m.
August
Clonaslee Music From The Mountain August 2010
Castle Palooza Festival August 2010
Boutique Music Festival
Charleville Castle Tulllamore
Doors Open 12noonKilbeggan Races
Saturday August 2010 First Race at 5.30p.m.
42nd Annual Birr Vintage Week & Arts Festival, August 2010Tullamore Show, August 2010
This show has an Agricultural Focus Incorporating Rural And Family Lifestyles, with Competitive And Exhibition Elements Including Over 500 Trade Stands. Full Programme Of Free Entertainment and Sideshows
Terryglass Arts Festival, August 2010
Kilbeggan Races
Friday August 2010 First Race at 5.05p.m.
The Irish Game And Country FairAugust 2010
Planned for Birr Castle, Co Offaly on the 30th &31st August 2010 is not only designed to appeal to hunting, shooting and fishing enthusiasts but all those who live, work or p
lay in the Irish Countryside.
Heritage Week August 21st -29th 2010.September
Kilbeggan Races
Friday September First Race at 4.35p.m.
Electric Picnic Stradbally - September 2010
The rolling lawns of Stradbally Hall provide the perfect setting for a feast of eclectic music, entertainment and food. The ancestral home of the Cosby family is a picturesque 600 acre estate with it’s own lake, surrounded by ancient oak and chestnut trees. Situated just an hour from Dublin it is nonetheless in the heart of the country in the quaint little town of Stradbally, Co. Laois.
SEPTEMBER
Slieve Bloom Eco Walks Festival September 2010
Fun Weekend to start the Autumn walk and talk in the company ofexperienced local guides and discover new eyes for the landscape of the Slieve Bloom. Further information
For details and accommodation
E-mail info@slievebloom.ie
Shannonside Astronomy Club 'Whirlpool Starparty' Birr Castle, Co. Offaly
Friday September 2010Booking essential, contact Shannonside Astronomy on +{0}61452644
Slieve Bloom Guided Walks every Sunday May to mid November 2010
Download Programme of Summer Guided Walks
Contact 086 2789147
E-mail info@slievebloom.ie
October
Ballinasloe International October Horse Fair & Festival
3rd - 11th October 2010.
Contact +353 (0)90 9643453
Slieve Bloom Storytelling Festival 12th - 16th October 2010.A week of tall Tales magic and myth and legends with local International Storytellers
E-mail info@slievebloom.ie Details
November
Queen of the Land FestivalNovember 2010.
Competition to pick out winner of National title of Queen Of The Land. Weekend full of entertainment with live bands and DJ.
