September
Galway International
Oyster Festival
www.galwayoysterfest.com
Enjoy four days and nights at the world
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Festival.
Get the best in gourmet seafood, live
music and the best Guinness in town.
From Thursday 24th September to
Sunday 27th September 2009, Galway
City comes alive as thousands of people
travel from the four corners of the
world to enjoy a remarkable festival
celebrating the oyster, a food known for
its mysterious luxury and passion.
October
Hallowe’en
www.derrycity.gov.uk/Hallowe’en
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pumpkins glow and children turn into
witches and wizards threatening ‘trick
or treat’ in every town. The biggest
celebrations are held across Northern
Ireland, especially in Londonderry, which
is one of the world’s largest, with some
30,000 revelers.
Music &
Dancing
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When Irish Eyes Are Smiling’, as the
ditty goes, their feet are also a-tapping.
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any time is a good time to pull out the
traditional pipes or accordion, push back
the chairs and plunge into an energetic
‘reel’. While every town has a place
where you can bite into this chunk of
tradition over frothing Guinness, there’s
nothing like a full blown festival to set
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selection to help you get started.
April
Féile na nDéise
http://www.feilenandeise.com
Guinness Féile na nDéise is a traditional
Irish music and culture festival held in
Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Ireland every
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best that Waterford has to offer in terms of
top quality traditional musicians and
dancers and also diverse range of street
entertainment and exhibitions. Since the
foundation of the festival in 1995 perform-
ers and musical groups from all over
Ireland and Europe have performed at
Féile na nDéise.
May
Baltimore Fiddle Fair
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Fiddlers and a few other musicians
collect here to electrify the atmosphere
with their lively folk music which sends
feet a-tapping and hands a-clapping.
You can even start dancing. It is unique
because it brings together a world class
line-up of artistes from across the
world, and is yet extremely intimate.
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this festival.
