Rosslare Harbour Festival 2025

Friday 13^th to Sunday 15^th June 2025

Rosslare Harbour Maritime Festival is a not for profit, community-led, celebration of Rosslare Harbour and the surrounding area’s rich maritime history, its people and the place.

It began as a few online events as part of the Ports Past and Present project and in 2022 grew to in person events including film premieres, talks, performances of new work, sand-castle making and world-class music.

 

Friday 13^th June

The Bank Community and Enterprise Centre.

9 – 5 pm: Films of Rosslare Harbour

St Patricks Church to Memorial Garden

6.30 pm: Village Parade

Railway Social Club

9 pm: Ron and Friends

 

 

Saturday 14^th June

Beach

11 am: Sand Castle Building Competition and ‘House by the Sea’ information event.

Maritime Heritage Centre

11 – 4 pm:  Wexford Renault Factory – Old and new cars plus superb photos on display

Memorial Garden

2 – 5 pm: Music and Dance : Uilleann Pipers, Sarah Deevy, Carrig Ban trad group, High C’s

Kilrane School Norman Project, Odd Socks Balloons, Jive Dancers.

The Bank Community and Enterprise Centre

5.30: Irish Film Archive – Early film footage of Rosslare Harbour, Rosslare Strand and Wexford

Railway Social Club

9 pm: Stage 2 Music – Mick Troy and Colman Doyle

 

 

Sunday 15^th June

Viewing Point

11 am: Wexford Walking Trails Walk along the Cliff Top Walk.

Lagoon

11 am: Crab Fishing Competition

12 noon: Blessing of the Boats

Rosslare Bay

3 pm: Wexford Sailing Cots – The James Wickham Cup

Memorial Garden

2 – 5 pm: Music with Mark O’Connor, DJ Pat, High C’s, Face Painting and Prize presentation.