Festivals and events in Sligo in 2026.
Thank you to our colleagues in Visit Sligo for the following information.
January
Sligo On Ice, Yeats Winter School
The Sligo Chess & Culture Festival
February
The Sligo Chess Tournament 2026 , So Funny Sligo Comedy Festival
Trad agus Tine , Care in the Square, Western Drama festival Tubbercurry
March
Western Drama Festival Tubbercurry, Sligo Engineering Fair
West of Ireland Amateur Golf Championship, St Patricks Day Festival
Feis Shligigh, Blue Theatre Raincoat
April
West of Ireland Amateur Golf Championship
Castle to Cave Camino, Easter Glow Walk, Feis Shligigh
May
Bealtine Festival, Sligo County Fleadh, Cós Cós Sean Nós
Coastal Cycle Event, Streets of SLifo Road Race
Sligo Chamber Music, Sligo Races, National Volunteer Week
June
Sligo County Fleadh, Yeats Day, Wild Atlantic Shanty Festival, Ballisodare Falls Festival,
Sligo Indian Association Events, Trad @ Lunch
July
Cairde Arts Festival, Cleveragh Junior Parkrun
Sligo Camino, Black Pig Enniscrone, James Morrison Festival
Benbulben Country Music Festival, South Sligo Summer School
Wipeout Festival, Ballygawley Music Festival, International Chess Day
Taste of Sligo Food Festival
August
Sligo International Jazz Festival, Yeats International Summer School
Connacht Fleadh (as applicable), Tubbercurry Old Fair Day Festival
Sligo Summer Festival, Hagstravaganza
Ballymote Heritage Sligo, Sligo Heritage Week
Coleman Traditional Festival, Warriors Festival in Strandhill
South Sligo Walking Festival, Sligo Glow Walk
Tread Softly, Coleman Traditional Music Festival
September
Strandhill Film and Folk Festival, Sligo Volunteer Centre 20 Year Anniversary
Wild & Well Festival, Relay for Life
Culture Night Sligo, Remembering the Armada
Taste of Sligo Food Festival, Ballintogher Traditional Music Festival
Sligo Baroque Festival, Coast to Coast Walk / Race
October
Change Your Mind Festival
Coastal Cycle Event
Sligo Live
November
Yeats Winter School, Volunteer Manager Day
Spilt Milk, Salsa Festival
Sligo On Ice
December
Christmas Lights Turn On - Sligo Town
International Volunteer Day
Sligo On Ice
Sligo Baroque Music Festival began life in 1995, founded by Rod Alston with the Sligo Early Music Ensemble. It has become a well-established highlight in the cultural calendar of Sligo and the north-west of Ireland, taking place on the last weekend of September each year.
The festival aims to present high quality performance of baroque music in a friendly and informal context, and featuring a mix of Irish and international performers - some with an established international reputation, others at an early stage of their careers. The development of young musicians is a key focus in the programme every year.
The festival is an association managed by a voluntary committee, with Sharon Carty as Director, and is supported by The Arts Council, Sligo County Council, and by other public bodies, businesses, organisations and individuals.