September 2022

The first ever Clare Island Folk Festival will run from Friday 9th September to Sunday 11th September 2022 on the island in different locations.

The festival will bring together indigenous island musicians and leading Irish folk and traditional musicians.

The event will take place in distinctive and special stages such as the Bard Room, Cistercian Abbey and Stone Barn.

Some of the finest folk and traditional acts will perform including John Spillane, Pauline Scanlon, Niamh Regan and an exciting trio of Tara Breen, Josephine Marsh and Laoise Kelly.

Visitors will be welcomed to explore and enjoy all that this beautiful island has to offer.