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What's On in Wexford
Wexford's musical and cultural scene is busy all year round with festivals, family events, comedy shows, live music, heritage events, workshops and more all throughout the year. Our corner of Ireland's Ancient East is best for fun, any time of year.
Festivals | Wexford is internationally known for the famous Wexford Festival Opera and Wexford Spiegeltent Festival celebrating the arts, music and comedy, but it's also known for many more festivals. From food, harvest and seasonal festivals, literary festivals, comedy festivals and the Fringe Festival to name a few. This year, the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2024 is coming to County Wexford for 8 days of craic agus cheoil in our vibrant, exciting, atmospheric and welcoming town.
Family-friendly | A wide variety of family-friendly events take place around our beautiful county whether it's a seasonal St.Patrick’s Day Parade, Easter, Halloween or Christmas experience, arts and crafts workshops and other events and activities to keep the whole family occupied and entertained.
Comedy and Live Music | Comedy and live music gigs in Wexford are a must when visiting our corner of the country. With festivals, seasonal events and live music on every corner of Wexford, there's sure to be something happening across the county when you visit during the winter months.
Art & Crafts and Heritage Workshops | Explore a range of art and crafts events or lovely heritage workshops on traditional methods in Wexford's heritage sites, art centres and other venues that take place throughout the year.
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Damien Dempsey
Sat 3rd August - Sat 3rd August
Live Music in Wexford, What's On
Huge Outdoor Event for 2024! Damien Dempsey with full band at Crown Quarter Car Park with special guest, Kiera Dignam more special guests to be announced! Saturday August 3rd Gates open 7pm 18+ 14+ accompanied by an adult ticket holder Ticket price Early Booker €42 General Admission €45
Dec Pierce Block Rockin Beats
Sat 3rd August - Sat 3rd August
What's On, Live Music in Wexford
Dec Pierce’s Block Rockin Beats is a performance of the world’s biggest dance anthems, where rave meets rock, featuring a DJ set with a full band which is fast becoming a live phenomenon. A show where both music styles unite for one unmissable performance. Expect songs such as No Good (Start the dance) alongside Smells […]
Summer Festival of Craft and Design
Sat 3rd August - Sat 31st August
What's On, Arts & Crafting Events, Family Events, Wexford Craft Trail, Workshop
Join us in the Makers House Wexford this August for an action packed month of creativity! We are hosting workshops, demonstrations, and talks all from our very own retail/gallery space. The Makers House Wexford is proud to stock hand made work from 23 talented local makers and each day, one of our makers mans the […]
Wexford Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2024
Sun 4th August - Sun 11th August
Festivals, Family Events, Live Music in Wexford, Wexford Festivals, What's On
Fleadh Cheoil means ‘a festival, or feast, of music’. Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is the world’s largest annual festival of Irish music, song and dance and since its beginnings in Mullingar in 1951 ‘The Fleadh’ has become a national institution, an annual event drawing visitors to the host town over the course of a […]
Martin Hayes (Solo) at St. Mogues Church, Fethard
Mon 5th August - Mon 5th August
Live Music in Wexford, What's On
Immerse yourself in an evening of sublime traditional music with Martin Hayes in the intimate setting of St. Mogues Church, Fethard On Sea.
Scoraíocht 2024 – The Building of the Royal Canal
Mon 5th August - Mon 5th August
Family Events, What's On
45 members ranging in age from 7yrs to 77yrs of the Craobh Seán Treacy Branch of Comhaltas – Baile Átha Cliath present their All Ireland Scoraíocht winning performance – ‘The building of the Royal Canal’. From the seed of an idea, the theme “the building of the royal canal”, a script evolved & was finalised. […]
Martin Hayes & Friends in Rowe Street Church, Wexford
Tue 6th August - Tue 6th August
What's On, Live Music in Wexford
Immerse yourself in an evening of sublime traditional music with Martin Hayes & Friends, at the historic Rowe Street Church in Wexford.
We Are Music Generation – Lá
Tue 6th August - Tue 6th August
What's On, Family Events, Live Music in Wexford
Music Generation is a national music education programme whose mission is to empower children and young people to realise their full potential through access to, and participation in, high quality performance music education. Together, we strive to transform children and young people’s lives by giving them opportunities to create, play and perform music in their […]
We Are Music Generation – Oíche
Tue 6th August - Tue 6th August
Family Events, Live Music in Wexford, What's On
Music Generation is a national music education programme whose mission is to empower children and young people to realise their full potential through access to, and participation in, high quality performance music education. Together, we strive to transform children and young people’s lives by giving them opportunities to create, play and perform music in their […]
“Who Am I Now” A Community Dance presented by Tranquillity and featuring music by Tulua
Wed 7th August - Wed 7th August
What's On, Family Events, Live Music in Wexford
The Creative Community’s engagement programme at the National Opera House is delighted to host a newly formed multitalented Wexford-based group of performers, Tranquillity. The group explores storytelling through the international language of dance and live music to create a vibrant and thought-provoking performance. Based on an original story by Elizabeth Drwal and developed with the community […]
Wexford Fleadh Artisan Food Hall
Wed 7th August - Sun 11th August
What's On
Food lovers coming to the 2024 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann are in for a real treat with a bespoke food event ‘The Wexford Fleadh Artisan Food Hall’ located at the Wexford Presbyterian Church, Anne Street which will showcase the very best of Wexford’s artisan food producers.‘The Wexford Fleadh Artisan Food Hall’ runs from Wednesday […]
Garadice
Thu 8th August - Thu 8th August
What's On, Family Events, Live Music in Wexford
Garadice was born out of the Leitrim Equation Programme, a Leitrim Co. Council residency initiative focused on celebrating, promoting and developing Leitrim artists. Named after a scenic area in South Leitrim and consisting of four artists with strong Leitrim roots, the band was described as an ‘embryonic supergroup’ by Alex Monaghan (Folkworld) following the release […]