Spilt Milk Festival

Spilt Milk Festival is an annual festival of music, art and film which takes place in November around venues in Sligo town. Spilt Milk Festival was founded in 2019 to extend Sligo’s artistic and festival calendar into the winter and provide a platform for experimental art across music, sound art, video and film. Presenting national and international artists alongside emerging local acts drawn from the leftfield and fringes of alternative music.

Spilt Milk Festival is a meeting ground for artists and audiences alike, our events encompass performances, installations, screenings and workshops providing intimate encounters for all ages in music and art. 

Spilt Milk Festival support local, national and international artists, with programming focused on contemporary practices and a diversity of voices, creating an inclusive and youth-focused cultural event in the North-west region, providing access to high quality live experiences at an affordable price to audiences.

Spilt Milk builds on the activities of a group of like-minded individuals each already working within the music landscape and passionate about building a community in Sligo that joins the wider burgeoning alternative music scene across the island of Ireland. 

 🏨 Where to Stay for Spilt Milk Festival – The Glasshouse Hotel 

Stay centre Sligo. Located along the scenic Garavogue River, The Glasshouse is Sligo’s only 4-star contemporary hotel in the heart of the city. It's the ideal base for music lovers looking to experience every note of the festival without missing a beat. All the music venues are within a short walk away from The Glasshouse Hotel.

Why Stay With Us: 

Explore the rhythm of the city—then retreat to riverside peace. 

🎧 Explore Sligo by Day 

Your Spilt Milk festive break doesn’t stop when the lights go down. Spend your mornings exploring: 

  • Riverside strolls along the Garavogue
  • Woodland walks at Hazelwood and Dooney Rock 
  • Surf town vibes in nearby Strandhill 
  • Cultural gems like Yeats Memorial Building and Sligo Abbey 
  • Local cafés & brunch at Dock 84, Osta, and Lyons 

Whether you're nursing a coffee after a music session or chasing Atlantic waves, Sligo’s soulful charm fills every corner. 

 

🎟 Don’t Miss Out – Book Early 

Shore Shots Irish Surf Film Festival is a celebration of film and surf. Films, talks and surf culture take place all weekend long at The Model Arts Centre.

This popular event has been hosted by County Sligo Golf Club in Rosses point since it began in 1923.

For deatils on the WEST and all things at County Sligo Golf Club in Rosses Point, check it out here Home - County Sligo Golf Club

For 60 years The Yeats Society have run the annual Yeats International Summer School, a cultural event commemorating the strong connection between W.B. Yeats and Sligo.

A five day celebration in Tubbercurry town celebrating all that’s best of times gone by. The highlight is the Old Fair Day on the second Wednesday in August and the Heritage Village.
For deatails check out Tubbercurry Old Fair Day Festival

This gruelling 15km road and hill race takes runner to the top of Knocknarea Mountain and back to the beachfront in Strandhill where live music and street entertainment entertain everyone.  Warriors Run – Strandhill Warriors Run

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.

 

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