August 14 – 16, 2026
Full Festival Line-up
Three days across the village. Most events are free — Saturday night's main stage is ticketed.
Friday 14 August
6:00 PM
Amusements Open
Festival Grounds
7:00 PM
Opening Ceremony & Flag Raising
Village Green
8:00 PM
Trad Session
Gormley's Pub
9:00 – 11:00 PM
Double Jeopardy
Main Stage
Saturday 15 August
12:00 PM
Amusements Start
Festival Grounds
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Facepainting
Community Centre
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Market Stalls
Community Centre
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Pet Show
Community Centre
2:00 – 5:00 PM
Line Dancing
Community Centre
All Day
Eddie's Charity Cycle
Village
3:00 – 4:30 PM
Pop-up Gaeltacht
Fancy That Café
5:30 PM
Vigil Mass
Garristown Church
6:30 PM
Blessing of the Graves
Garristown Cemetery
- Ticketed
7:15 PM
Manor
Main Stage
- Ticketed
8:00 – 9:30 PM
All Folk'd Up
Main Stage
- Ticketed
9:45 – 11:30 PM
Whistlin' Donkeys
Main Stage
Sunday 16 August
12:00 PM
Amusements Open
Festival Grounds
1:00 PM
Vintage Car & Tractor Display
Village Green
2:00 PM
Food Trucks & BBQ
Festival Grounds
3:00 PM
Family Games & Tug of War
Village Green
6:00 PM
Bees Knees
Main Stage
7:30 PM
Mr T and the Keys
Main Stage
9:00 PM
Closing Trad Session
Gormley's Pub
Feast of the Assumption · 15 August
Blessing of the Graves
The Annual Blessing of the Graves in Garristown Cemetery takes place each year on the evening of 15th August, the Parish Feastday of the Assumption of Our Lady.
5:30pm, Saturday 15th, Garristown Church: Vigil Mass for all those interred in Garristown cemetery.
Then after the Mass, our procession from the church for the Blessing of the Graves, this year at 6:30pm.