Westport Folk and Bluegrass Festival
June
Don't you just love it when music festivals are in cosy pubs rather than muddy fields? The town of Westport reverberates to the sound of banjos and fiddles in this three-day festival of toe-tapping folk and bluegrass music.
South Sligo Summer School
July
Lovers of Irish music and dance (and lets face it, who isn't?) overrun the town of Tubbercurry in summer, ready to try their hand at everything from the tin whistle to the bodhrán (Irish drum). As well as concerts and sessions in local pubs, there are also many workshops.
Ballina Salmon Festival
July
This fishy festival sees eight days of outdoor fun, street parties and celebrations of the arts. Highlights include Heritage Day - when locals dress up in 19th-century garb - with its fireworks, fishing competitions and raft races on the Moy River.
Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage
July
Ireland's holy Croagh Patrick (also known as The Reek) mountain sees an extraordinary pilgrimage each year on the last Sunday in July. Tens of thousands of the faithful trek to the top of the mountain, many barefoot and shirtless.
Castlebar International Four Days Walking Festival
July
Ramblers come from far and wide to explore the bogs, rivers, loughs and mountains of this lovely part of western Ireland during this walking festival.