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
4:00 PM
Amusements Open
Main Street
6:00 PM
Opening Ceremony
Village Green
8:00 PM
Trad Session & BBQ
Gormley's Pub
8:00 PM
Trad Session
Quinn's Pub
Saturday 15 August
12:00 PM
Amusements Start
Main Street
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Facepainting
Community Centre
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Market Stalls
Community Centre
2:00 PM
Eddie's Charity Cycle
Village
2:00 PM
Line Dancing
Community Centre
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
Main Street
1:00 PM
Vintage Truck & Tractor Display
The Field
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Pet Show
The Field
2:00 PM
Food Trucks
The Field
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
Double Jeopardy
Main Stage
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.