r/Clare Dec 31 '25

Events County Clare Event Guide 2026

36 Upvotes

Planning a trip to Clare in 2026? Or do you want some free advertising for a local event you know of or are involved in?

Let me know of anything I'm missing. All festivals, community events, car boot sales, etc can be advertised here.

Recurring (regional) more detail on most of these recurring events here

  • Miltown Malbay - Designbank - kind kitchen all summer where they feature a different chef and food offerings every day.

  • Ballyvaughan - Every Sunday from May to Sep, 10am to 4pm - Burren Arts & Craft Fair

  • Chapel Lane Craft Market - Monthly on Saturdays

  • Cratloe - Clare Potters Market - Saturdays or Sundays

  • Ennis Car Boot Sale - Saturdays & Sundays - Elevation Business Park

  • Ennis Farmers Market - weekly on Fridays - Roslevan Shopping Centre

  • Ennistymon Farmers Market - Every Saturday from Easter to Christmas from 10am to 2pm

  • Kilkee Country/Farmers Markets - every Saturday/Sunday

  • Killaloe Farmers Market - Every Sunday 11am to 3pm

  • Kilmihil Car Boot Sale - weekly on Saturdays

  • Kilrush Farmers Market - weekly on Thursdays

  • Shannon Farmers Market @ Sky Court Shopping Centre - weekly on Thursdays

  • Tuamgraney - Every Sunday from the 25th of January - Car Boot Sale - Opens at 7:30, closes at 1pm

  • Tulla Country Market - bi-weekly from March - 10am to 2pm on Saturdays

Recurring (county wide)

January

  • 23-25 - Sliver of Light Music Festival - Doolin

February

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December


r/Clare 4m ago

News & Sport N67 to be closed off for Irish Open weekend as Doonbeg buckles up for biggest security operation in the State this year

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r/Clare 11h ago

Best Spice Bag in Clare?

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Hi all! Looking for a recommendations for a good spice bag in Clare? ☺️


r/Clare 2d ago

Mutton Island up for sale

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r/Clare 2d ago

Images It's a first

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Was driving 20 minutes when he appeared over the window, he got that far before I could pull up to take him off. Very distracting and surprised he could hold on and move so fast


r/Clare 3d ago

Questions Anyone ever use "Dooctors.ie" before?

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r/Clare 6d ago

Events & Tourism Five-day programme of events announced for Clare Pride 2026

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r/Clare 6d ago

Events & Tourism Musician recommendations for pub event?

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Hi all, looking for recommendations for a solo musician or 2-piece for a private event in a pub in Clare. We're not from Clare ourselves so don't really know the local acts.

Ideally someone good for a lively pub crowd, mix of tunes etc. Any recommendations appreciated!


r/Clare 6d ago

Questions Ennis Educate Together NS — looking for recent experiences from parents

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Hi everyone,

We are currently looking at primary schools in Ennis and would really appreciate some recent, first-hand experiences with Ennis Educate Together NS, particularly from parents whose children attend the school now or have attended in the last few years.

We like the Educate Together approach and ethos, but we've noticed something that makes us a little cautious. When talking to people locally and asking about schools in Ennis, nobody has directly said anything particularly bad about Ennis Educate Together, but people seem to very carefully avoid recommending it or suggest looking at other schools instead.

Obviously, that could mean absolutely nothing, and we don't want to form an opinion based on hints, old information or local rumours.

So I'd really like to hear from people with actual recent experience.

How is the school nowadays in terms of:

- quality of teaching and teachers

- atmosphere and behaviour in the school

- communication with parents

- support for children who need some extra help

- bullying and how problems are handled

- overall experience of the children

Would you personally be happy to send your child there today?

I'm particularly interested in experiences from the last 2–3 years, as I know a school's reputation can sometimes be based on problems from many years ago that are no longer relevant.

Thanks!


r/Clare 7d ago

other Saving our indie vinyl store with a song!

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r/Clare 7d ago

News & Sport Clare Local Derby with a bit of needle

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r/Clare 8d ago

Questions Best Spicebag?

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Ennis or Shannon


r/Clare 9d ago

News & Sport How do people check up on Clare senior hurling results online?

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https://clare.gaa.ie/fixtures-results//

I use this link, but it only works for the group stage. It's very handy, but once it gets to the knockout stage it no longer shows fixtures and results.

I'm not always home for matches so I want somewhere reliable online to track matches/results/etc.


r/Clare 11d ago

News & Sport Clare TD Says He Has Sympathy For All M9 Families But Stands Over "Thug" Comments - Clare FM

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r/Clare 11d ago

News & Sport Routes revealed for long awaited Ennis bus service with town centre bus every 15 minutes

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r/Clare 11d ago

News & Sport ESB Lodges Plans For Major 300 MW Renewable Energy System At Moneypoint

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r/Clare 13d ago

Boat Storage

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r/Clare 14d ago

News & Sport Section of Cliffs of Moher sea stack falls into Atlantic

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r/Clare 14d ago

other Looking for rental in Kilrush

9 Upvotes

Retired professional looking for a short-term rental in Kilrush or surrounding areas from January to end of April 2027. Quiet, responsible tenant. Excellent references available.


r/Clare 14d ago

Questions Pubs that play trad music

8 Upvotes

Hi all, I have some family visiting and would like to bring them to a trad session. Do you know of any pubs in Ennis that have trad sessions during the week? Thanks!


r/Clare 14d ago

Wedding day 2 musican recommendations

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Getting married in Clare and having day2 in the Lahinch/lisdoonvarna/Ennistymon area. Because of not being from the area, I would love some recommendations for appropriate musician recommendations that could provide the music for 2-3 hrs. It will likely be in a pub, and we are all a sound bunch.


r/Clare 15d ago

Dentist Recommendations in Ennis?

6 Upvotes

Hi there, I'm after moving back to Ennis and my old dentist has moved his clinic to Kilrush. Do any of you have a recommendation for a good dentist in Ennis?


r/Clare 16d ago

Events & Tourism Parking areas around doonbeg

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Well folks! I'm heading to the Irish open next month from Kildare, I'm heading down the night before and staying in the back of my luxury 2008 VW Caddy (swanky I know). Any decent spots in or around the orange man's course that would suit me to lamp the van up for the night that I won't have a clamp on it to remove the next morning?

Edit; I'm not looking to park up as close to the course as possible, I'll be using the park and ride facilities there, even if it's a decent place along the coast 30mins away I could park up for the night is all I want, I'll head on then the next morning to the park and ride facilities.


r/Clare 18d ago

News & Sport Home of the Week: A €2.5m home in Co Clare with a sauna and private harbour

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r/Clare 20d ago

Eclipse from Lake Ballyallia, Ennis

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