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 Co. Kerry Festivals & Events
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Events 1 to 19 of 19 during May 2008 |
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| Dates | Event, Location & Description | |
| 8 Jul - 30 Aug | John B Keane Autumn Festival Various, Listowel, Kerry |    |
| This is a celebration of Irish literature in the context of the great Kerry writer John B. Keane. The weekend programme will include literary workshops, readings and lectures by contemporary Irish and International writers. | ||
| 3 Aug | Wolfetones Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Kerry | |
| Derek Warfield and Brian Warfield, Noel Nagle and Tommy Byrne today comprise the World's most popular Irish folk group - The Wolfe Tones. | ||
| 4 - 7 Aug | Celtic Festival of Music and the Arts Various, Cahersiveen, Kerry | |
| This festival offers musical entertainment, art exhibitions, workshops in Irish music, dance and language, childrens entertainment and walks. | ||
| 4 - 6 Aug | International Angling Festival , Cahersiveen, Kerry | |
| An international angling fishing competition held over the August weekend. A lite line 12lbs test will be held on Friday. Saturday and Sunday are all tackle. | ||
| 4 - 7 Aug | Dan Paddy Andy Festival , Lyreacompane, Kerry | |
| A music, song, dance drama and story telling festival in a rural setting commemorating the great Irish matchmaker | ||
| 10 - 12 Aug | Puck Fair , Killorglin, Kerry | |
| Puck Fair is on of Irelands oldest festivals. This festival includes traditional cattle and horse fairs, as well as the coronation and dethronement of a goat. | ||
| 10 - 13 Aug | Brendan Kennelly Summer Festival St. Olivers National School, Ballylongford, Kerry | |
| An eclectic mix of poetry, art, music, literature and song to celebrate the work of a local poet, Brendan Kennelly. | ||
| 11 - 13 Aug | Dingle Races Race Course, Dingle, Kerry | |
| Dingle is the biggest of all flapper races in the country. | ||
| 14 - 20 Aug | World Fleadh Various, Ballybunion, Kerry | |
| Set to become the largest celebration of Irish Music in the country with competitions, master classes and fringe entertainment on the street | ||
| 15 Aug | Traditional Irish Fair and Festival Town Centre, Kenmare, Kerry | |
| A truly traditional fair with the gathering of clans and all sorts of animals, stalls, bric-a-brac and street entertainment. Something for everyone to enjoy. | ||
| 17 - 21 Aug | Rose of Tralee International Festival Town Centre,, Tralee, Kerry | |
| One of Irelands leading festivals since 1959, abounding in entertainment, including televised International Rose Selection nights and a street carnival. | ||
| 28 Aug - 1 Sep | Tralee Festival Races Ballybeggan, Tralee, Kerry | |
| Five day festival race meeting | ||
| 14 Jul - 2 Sep | Maize Maze Tubberlispole, Dingle, Kerry | |
| For something completely novel and fun while on holidays, how about tackling a 10-point quiz trail in a six-acre maze in a field of corn? Themaze is the work of the internationally recognised Adrian Fisher, who has designed mazes in 23 countries. Finding your way around the field of courn which grows to a height of nine feet, is challegning and highly amusing for all ages. There are other puzzles also - such as a rope maze, which is great for relays, and table top puzzles. A great day for all the family. For 21 years, Adrian has had the extraordinary vocation of designing and creating unique and beautiful puzzle mazes all over the world. His company is based in Dorset, England, and has won 6 Guinness world records won twelve design and export awards created hundreds of mazes in over 30 countries visited by over 30 million visitors since 1979 | ||
| 30 Jul - 2 Aug | DRUID INEC Gleneagle, Killarney, Kerry | |
| DRUID vibrantly captures the essence of the modern Irish spirit. Through the years, Ireland’s people have spread their wings far beyond their island shores, influencing, enrapturing, and changing countless individuals and societies across the globe. DRUID is a salute to their Irishness and to all who have kept this core and substance alive – wherever they may dwell. DRUID summons its audience along a musical journey, emerging from the haze of Ireland’s pre-Christian times, traveling the paths of oppression, famine, emigration, on to the “Celtic Tiger” economy, and finally resting on the hopes of the future. It is a celebration of passion for life: an epic tale of mankind’s determination and ability to shine ever brighter in the face of strife and misfortune. The performers in DRUID each possess an exceptional talent, ranging in scope from Irish traditional to ballad to pop to classical. Brought together, they form a cohesive musical and vocal unit that is mesmerizing and uplifting, a unique concert experience that is as much Irish as it is Global. | ||
| 3 Aug - 31 Dec | Set Dancing Workshop The Moorings Bar, Portmagee, Kerry | |
| Set dancing sessions on Friday and Sunday nights all year and an Irish Night every Tuesday in July and August. | ||
| 3 Aug - 31 Dec | Salsa Dance Party Every Last Friday of each Month The Phoenix Restaurant, Castlemaine, Kerry | |
| Salsa Dance Party - Every Last Friday of each Month | ||
| 3 Aug - 31 Dec | Egyptian Dance Party Phoenix Restaurant, Castlemaine, Kerry | |
| Takes place on the second Friday of the month. | ||
| 11 Aug | Klesma Music and Dance Night The Phoenix, Castlemaine, Kerry | |
| A night of Jewish wedding music & deliciously exotic food & wine. Find us on the R561 Castlemaine - Inch road. | ||
| 22 - 26 Aug | Rose of Tralee International Festival , Tralee, Kerry | |
| The Rose of Tralee International Festival is a mix of parades, fireworks, street entertainment, live music and celebration of the young Irish women who travel from all over the world in hope of being selected this year's Rose of Tralee. The event is broadcast live on television by RTE from the unique Festival Dome venue. | ||
If there is any excuse for a good time then the Irish people will use it. All over Ireland, in every county, town and village you will encounter a festival or event. The excuse may involve food, art, music, sport, history, matchmaking, agriculture, dancing or just about anything else, and will always end in one astronomical party. So before you arrive in Co. Kerry remember to visit The National Events Calendar at www.irishdays.com.
