- Events Calendar
- Achill Half Marathon & 10K
- Achill International Harp Festival
- Achill Yawl Festival
- Battle for the Lake
- Féile Cill Damhnait / Kildavnet Festival
- Currane Challenge
- Féile Na Mara / Achill Island Festival of the Sea
- Give It A Go
- Heinrich Böll Memorial Weekend
- Féile Inis Bigil
- New Year’s Eve
- Scoil Acla
- Sheep Show
- St Patrick’s Day
- Tour de Achill
Achill Island Calendar of Events
Scroll down for a calendar of major events happening on Achill Island and the surrounding areas.
For daily entertainment listings this week, please see the Achill Weekly Entertainment Guide.
To keep updated with all Achill events direct to your mobile device, download the What’s On in Achill app
March 2020
April 2020
4th April: Mayo Live Stranding Course
Mayo IDWG hosts a one-day course on the welfare and first aid of live stranded cetaceans. Venue: Achill Outdoor Education Centre, Cashel. For more details and booking see event page on facebook.
10th – 13th April: Easter
Good Friday is 10th April, Easter Sunday is 12th, and Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) is 13th April 2020.
May 2020
4th May: May Day
Bank Holiday.
1st – 4th May: Heinrich Boll Memorial Weekend
Annual arts weekend. Details to follow.
9th May: Darkness Into Light ***CANCELLED***
5k dawn walk to raise awareness of mental health issues and funds for Pieta. Location: Keel. CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 CRISIS
8th – 10th May: Fleadh Cheoil Mhaigh Eo ***POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 CRISIS***
23rd May: Amazing Gearóids 3 Peak Challenge
Climb Achill Island’s three highest peaks in one day to raise awareness of childhood cancer, in memory of an amazing boy Gearoid. More Details on facebook.
June 2020
1st June: June Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday.
21st June (TBC): Achill Island Sandcastle Festival
21st June: Father’s Day
Treat himself with a relaxing beach walk or invigorating hillwalk, surf or cycle followed by Sunday dinner at one of Achill’s many restaurants and cafes.
July 2020
4th July: Achill Half Marathon & 10K
Award-winning half marathon and 10K run on the most scenic route in Ireland. Registration is open. See Achill Half Marathon for more details.
5th – 31st July: Feile na Mara
Annual festival celebrating Achill’s maritime heritage and the rich harvest of its Atlantic waters. Full details TBC.
10th – 12th July: Dooagh Day
Annual village festival in Dooagh. Details TBC.
26th July: Scoil Acla
Annual summer school for Irish music, dancing, arts & culture. See scoilacla.ie for details. Booking from March.
18th – 19th July: Mayo International Kite Festival
See facebook.com/mayokitefest
26th July: St. Colman’s Garden Fete
Annual garden fete at St. Colman’s, Pollagh. Family fun and entertainment, stalls, games, fresh seafood and boxty, plus monster Wheel of Fortune.
August 2020
2nd – 9th August: Feile Toin an tSeanbaile
Annual village festival in The Valley. Final details TBC.
3rd August: August Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday.
7th – 9th August: Tarry Fest
Village festival in Dookinella.
7th – 16th August: Feile Kildavnet
Annual village festival in Kildavnet. Final details TBC.
August (final date TBC): Purteen Harbour Festival
Annual festival at the harbour in Purteen.
September 2020
5th September: Tour de Achill
Achill Wheelers cycling club hosts its annual Tour de Achill event with three distances/routes – 36k, 65k and 110k. Details & online registration.
Battle for the Lake
Kitesurfing & music festival at Keel lake. Details to follow. See battleforthelake.com.
October 2020
Talking Walls Festival
Annual festival. Details TBC.
23rd – 26th October: Achill International Harp Festival
Fourth year of this fast-growing international festival celebrating Ireland’s national musical instrument. See achillharpfestival.ie.
26th October: October Bank Holiday
Bank Holiday.
November 2020
Battle of the Bands
Details TBC.
Please contact Achill Tourism for further details of any of these events.
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