Upcoming Events

Cape Clear Island Storytelling Festival

06/09/2013 - 08/09/2013 — All Day — Cape Clear — Cape Clear

The Cape Clear Festival is now in its 19th year, and has become one of the most renowned international storytelling festivals. Each year it invites some of the most accomplished tellers from around the world, and also presents the best Irish representatives of this most ancient of art forms to a world audience. This year’s festival brings to our island shore a widely acclaimed line-up.

This year’s performers include:

Batt Burns (Ireland and U.S.A.)
Paola Balbi (Italy)
Tim Tingle (U.S.A)
Ursula Holden-Gill (UK)
Music: Ger Wolfe (Ireland)

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Youghaloween Spooktacular

25/10/2013 - 27/10/2013 — All Day — Youghaloween Spooktacular — Youghal

If Halloween is one of your favourite festivals then Youghal is the town for you. A spooktacular line up of events for the Youghaloween festival, crammed into a haunted and fun filled three days. A huge variety of free events, with something for everyone in the family to enjoy.

Join us on Friday 25th October 2013 for an extraordinary opening ceremony. The ceremony will be opened by a gathering of witches on the beach. This will be an ancient ceremony that would have been performed long ago to celebrate Samhain – the end of the year and the beginning of the new, and also to remember those who have gone before us.

On Saturday 26th October 2013, there is plenty to see and do: visit the Haunted Town Centre, wander through the terrifying and eerie graveyard, avoid the cackling witches and ghoulish knights,visit fortune tellers corner, check out the funeral pyre,pay your respects to the dead by lighting candles and incense sticks and so much more!

Ghosts tours will be held during the weekend and you may bump into a ghost or two! There will also be story telling for the kids and treasure hunts.

There will also be a historical event called “The Gathering of the Abbeys”. This is the story of the Abbeys in Youghal and there connection with each other done through poetry, song and stories.

On Sunday 27th October, there will be a Spiritual Convention. A day of workshops and talks to feed your spirit. There will also be a unique and alternative market. Come along and meet the Cork paranormal investigators or to have your tarot and angel cards read. Sunday will also see a Halloween Parade through Youghal followed by the children’s Spooky Halloween Party. The magical closing ceremony will take place on Sunday too as it is then time to say farewell to An Bhean Usice as she makes her way back to the underworld with your hopes, wishes and dreams where she will work on these for the year!