2. “Welcome to Wicklow, the Garden of Ireland”
www.visitwicklow.ie
Attractions . Activities . Events . Accommodation
Food & Drink . Shopping . Services . Offers
3. It is a pleasure to warmly welcome you to Wicklow for the Gathering 2013.
Over the past months communities from all parts of the county have come
together to organise gatherings, conferences, festivals and events to celebrate
everything that Wicklow has to offer.
In 2012 Wicklow won first place and the gold award at the world LivCom awards.
This reflected not only the landscape of Co. Wicklow as one of mountains,
rolling foothills,forests,coastline and lakes - all with magnificent views and the
rich heritage of the county; but also our wonderful community spirit. It is this
community spirit that awaits our visitors this year. Our events embrace every
part of our social identity from our heritage to our music,from the arts to sport.
Our three flagship festivals for the Gathering – the Greystones Arts Festival
over the June Bank Holiday,HollywoodFair in August and CanadaComeHome
in September will indeed carry the flag for the county but this does not detract
from the other wonderful vibrant events that are taking place throughout the
year.
It has been a pleasure for the council to work with Fáilte Ireland, Wicklow
Tourism, County Wicklow Partnership and the Wicklow Gathering Steering
Committee. I would like to thank Brendan Martin, Head of Library Services in
Wicklow who has spearheaded this initiative for the county.
I wish every success to all the Gatherings in Wicklow but most importantly we
wish all our visitors a wonderful stay in our Garden County and hope you have a
very memorable experience.
Céad Míle Fáilte
Eddie Sheehy
Manager
Wicklow County Council
Welcome to Wicklow 2013!
Bray Bridge Gathering 31st
August- Bray
bmartin@wicklowcoco.ie / 087 220 3152
Clan O’Byrne Family Gathering 4th
-6th
Woodenbridge
eobrien@woodenbridgehotel.com / 087 237 8389
Hell & Back 6th
October Bray
aidan.walsh@aliveoutside.ie / 01 202 0100
GlenofLeadIndustrialLandscapesConference 17th
-19th
Glendalough
dburns@wicklowcoco.ie
Footfalls Wicklow Walking Festival 25th
October Glendalough
info@walkinghikingireland.com / 0404 45152
Gathering of the Fleet Arklow Maritime Fest 2nd
-5th
August Arklow
www.facebook.com/GatheringoftheFleetArklowMaritimeFest / mark@alaymont.com / 086826 0439
Bray Summerfest 2nd
-5th
August Bray
braysummerfest@gmail.com
Greystones Americana and Roots Weekend 2nd
-5th
August Greystones
www.rootsweekend.com / americanaweekend@gmail.com
Wicklow Regatta Festival 2nd
-5th
August Wicklow Town
www.wicklowregatta.com
Tinahely Agricultural Show 5th
August Tinahely
www.tinahelyshow.ie / claireannwalsh@yahoo.com / 087 989 2485
WicklowGatheringInternationalSheafTossing 5th
August Tinahely
www.tinahelyshow.ie / claireannwalsh@yahoo.com / 087 989 2485
The Hollywood Fair 14th
-18th
August Hollywood
www.thehollywoodfair.com / hollywoodfair@gmail.com / 045 483608
Ladies International Polo Tournament 17th
August Wicklow
www.polowicklow.com / siobhan@polowicklow.com / 087 286 9691
The Greystones Gathering 24th
-25th
Greystones
burnabyresidents@gmail.com / 086 814 6926
GravityEnduroRound4MountainBikeEvent 7th
September Roundwood
www.gravityenduro.ie / info@gravityenduro.ie / 083 417 3899
Glendalough Lake Swim 7th
September Glendalough
www.openwaterswimmer.ie
Operation Shamrock Gathering 7th
-8th
Sept Glencree
miriam.murphy@glencree.ie
Canada Come Home 13th
-15th
Sept Coolatin
www.facebook.com/canadacomehome / canadacomehome@gmail.com / 086 251 7361
WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Powerscourt 14th
September Enniskerry
www.irishtriathlon.com / info@irishtriathlon.com
Enniskerry Field Day 15th
September Enniskerry
www.facebook.com/enniskerryvictorianfieldday
The Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Run 21st
September Glen O’Downs
gardenofirelandvcc@gmail.com / 087 832 9235
ASKO International Karate Championships 21st
September Greystones
www.askokarate.com / 01 287 3577
Culture Night Wicklow 21st
September Wicklow County
www.culturenight.ie / www.facebook.com/wicklowculturenight
La Touche Legacy - Conference and Reunion 27th
-29th
Greystones
www.latouchelegacy.com / gjjones@eircom.net
August
September
October
November
1st
September
Stories from Across the Waves 16th
-24th
November Bray
www.mermaidartscentre.ie / info@mermaidartscentre.ie / 01 272 4030
October
October
SeptemberAugust
Knockanstockan IndependentMusic Festival 26th
-28th
July Blessington
www.knockanstockan.ie / bettine@knockanstockan.ie
WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glenmalure 27th
July Glenmalure
www.irishtriathlon.com / info@irishtriathlon.com
The Kiltegan Gathering Throughout the Year Kiltegan
tmk@utvinternet.com / 086 357 2493
Wicklow Film
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Siamsa Fhéila Pádraig
17h
March
Greystones
The gathering is the very best in
traditional Irish music, song and
dance. This is your opportunity to get
St. Patrick’s weekend off to a great
start. Featuring the award winning
Bray Roundwood Comhaltas Ceoltóirí
Éireann. Come along for a great
evening of song, dance, ceilí & craic as
in house parties of yore. From 8.00pm.
Contact :
087 284 5465
kk@kathleenkelleher.com
Celebrate Ireland’s
Food & Baking Heritage
17th
March & 8th
April
Ballyknockan House,
Farm & Cookery School
Foodies and heritage enthusiasts alike
will enjoy the Ballyknocken farm
tour, with everything from an original
famine soup pot to the original open
fires with the bastible and crane in
the Victorian farmhouse. Many dates
available on website.
Contact :
0404 44627
www.ballyknockan.com
Bray Trail Blazer 6th
April Bray
www.gaelforceevents.com/trailblazer / 095 42006
Celebrate Ireland’s Baking Heritage 8th
April Glenealy
www.ballyknocken.com | salesandmarketing@ballyknocken.com / 0404 44627
WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glendalough 20th
April Glendalough
www.irishtriathlon.com / info@irishtriathlon.com
Gravity Enduro Mountain Bike Event 21st
April CarrickMountain,
www.gravityenduro.ie / info@biking.ie / 083 417 3899
May
Bray Jazz Festival 3rd
-5th
May Bray
www.brayjazz.com / brayjazz@gmail.com / 086 865 4170
Gourmet Greystones 5th
May Greystones
www.facebook.com/gourmetgreystones / amy@acaviston.ie / 086 8329686
1840’s Irish Famine Walk 5th
May Wicklow Town
087 217 4747
The Gathering Custom & Classic Bike Show 11th
-12th
May Arklow
www.facebook.com/devilsdeciplesmcireland
Trace Your Wicklow Roots 16th
May Powerscourt
www.powerscourt.ie/events / aoife.odriscoll@powerscourt.net
Wicklow Arts Festival 24th
-26th
May Wicklow
www.wicklowartsfestival.ie / info@wicklowartsfestival.ie / 0404 62476
Vale of Avoca Welcome Home Week 23rd
-30th
May Avoca
colin@bksolutions.ie / 086 227 3784
Bray Summerfest 5th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
HintsofHistoryFestivalatRussboroughHouse 6th
-7th
July Blessington
events@russborough.ie 045 865239
Bray Summerfest 12th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
Crews to Wicklow 13th
July Wicklow Town
www.wicklowsailingclub.com
Bray Summerfest 19th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
Arklow Seabreeze Festival Gathering 2013 19th
-21st
July Arklow
seabreezefestival@hotmail.com / 086 385 9674
Roundwood Festival 19th
-21st
July Roundwood
www.facebook.com/pages/roundwoodie / roundwooddistrictcc@eircom.net / 0868055040
RoundwoodHistoricalandFolklore Gathering 20th
-21st
July Roundwood
roundwoodhistoricalsociety@yahoo.ie
Finte O’Broin Gathering 20th
July Ballinacor
www.clanbyrne.com / derek@clanbyrne.com
Bray Air Spectacular 21st
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
Bray Summerfest 26th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
June
July
Glenealy
Estate
Moxie Adventure Race 25th
May Blessington
brian@totalexperience.ie / 087 830 7214
Greystones Arts Festival 31st
May-2nd
June Greystones
www.greystonesartsfestival.com / info@greystonesartsfestival.com / 086 832 9686
Dunlavin Arts Festival 14th
-16th
June Dunlavin
www.dunlavinartsfestival.com / thelynotts@gmail.com
Tulfarris Tough 10 Mile Race 15th
June Blessington
www.tulfarris10.com / paul.mahon@ireland.com 086 3503994
Midsummer 5k and 10k 15th
June Bray
www.aliveoutside.ie / aidan.walsh@aliveoutside.ie / 01 202 0100
Bloomsday in North Wicklow 16th
June Bray&Greystones
www.bray.ie / www.latouchelegacy.com
Hell & Back Apollo 16th
June Bray
www.hellandback.ie / info@aliveoutside.ie
Baltinglass Balloon Festival 21st
-23rd
June Baltinglass
baltinglassfestivals@gmail.com / 059 648 1575
Arklow House of Stories 23rd
-28th
June Arklow
pfitzger@arklowtc.ie / 087 204 9013
AnnacurraNationalSchoolPastPupilsReunion 23rd
-30th
June Annacurra
annacurrans@gmail.com / 0402 36669
Wicklow Peace and Remembrance Gathering 30th
June Wicklow Town
pippetv@gmail.com
5. Dominican College
School Reunion
5th
April
Wicklow Town
All past pupils are invited to come back
for a great evening with school tours
before entry into Fatima Hall for meet
and greets with staff (past and present)
before the party starts. Don’t miss a
fantastic get together with friends of old.
Contact :
info@dcw.ie
www.facebook.com/
dominicancollegewicklow
Culture, Craic agus Ceol
for Kids!
18th
March
Powerscourt Estate,
Enniskerry
This St. Patrick’s weekend, everyone
can take part in family-friendly
activities in the beautiful surrounds of
Powerscourt House and Gardens.
Also Trace Your Wicklow Roots at
Powerscourt Estate! - 16th May 2013.
Join Pamela Bradley (APGI) for a unique
talk at Powerscourt House about the
people and their lives who lived there,
including the workers information on
how to trace your ancestors.
Contact :
(01) 204 6000
www.powerscourt.ie/events
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Wicklow Adventure Races
20th
April, 27th
July &
14th
September
Glendalough, Glenmalure
& Powerscourt
Hailed by many as the most iconic
Adventure Races in Ireland. Come
test your endurance in one of the
most spectacularly beautiful parts of
Ireland. These are a three race series
- 20th April, 27th July & 14th Sept and
these courses have it all; the best that
Wicklow has to offer in a day.
Contact :
war@irishtriathlon.com
www.wicklowadventurerace.com
Ladies USA v Ireland
International Polo Match
6th
April
Wicklow
Ireland v USAInternationalPoloMatch
celebrating the 20th Anniversary of
Polo Wicklow. Come for a great day out
with the family and enjoy the food and
shopping villages, live music, dancing,
Irish dancers, cheerleaders and of
course spectacular polo with some of
USA and Ireland’s finest players. Also
Ladies International Polo Tournament
on 17th August.
Contact :
087 286 9691
siobhan@polowicklow.com
www.polowicklow.com
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Bray Jazz Festival
3rd
- 5th
May
Bray
Bray Jazz Festival is the longest
established and leading jazz festival
weekend in the Greater Dublin Area.
The event has been described as ‘the
connoisseur’s jazz festival’ (The Irish
Times) and as ‘one of the best
small jazz festivals in Europe’
by All About Jazz,
the world’s leading
jazz web-site. The
festival stages up
to 40 concerts,
recitals and jazz
trail shows each year.
Contact :
086 865 4170
brayjazz@gmail.com
www.brayjazz.com
Gravity Enduro Biking
Round Mountain Bike
Event
21st
April &
7th
September
Wicklow Town
Gravity Enduro is a spectacular
mountain bike event series for
experienced bikers. It’s a two day
event with practice on Saturday and
the main race on Sunday. The course
is approximately 25km long and
has 5 mainly downhill timed stages.
Competitors are well looked after
with an individual goodie bag,lunch
during the event, multiple feed
zones and a bike service station on
the course. Full details on website.
Contact :
083 417 3899
info@gravityenduro.ie
www.gravityenduro.ie
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Vale Of Avoca
Welcome Home Week
23rd
- 30th
May
Avoca
A celebration of Ireland’s National Poet
Thomas Moore who wrote his poetry
at the famous ‘Meeting of the Waters’
along with celebrating Avoca’s 200
years of Mining Heritage. Activities
include dancing at the crossroads,
Thomas Moore v Percy French night,
Mining re-enactment, graveyard and
mining walking tours and much more.
Contact :
086 227 3784
colin@bksolutions.ie
www.facebook.com/
valeofavocawelcomehomeweek
Gourmet Greystones
5th
May
Greystones
Greystones welcomes everyone to
enjoy the culinary delights of this one
day festival. This includes a Wicklow
food market, cooking demonstrations
from some of Ireland’s best chefs,
wine, beer and cocktail tastings, artisan
workshops, entertainment, young
masterchef competition, national curry
championship & much more.
Contact :
086 832 9686
amy@acaviston.ie
www.facebook.com/gourmetgreystones
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Greystones Arts Festival
31st May - 2nd June
Greystones
Greystones Arts Festival is a multi-disciplinary festival that includes
music,street theatre from across Europe,and a lot more. Everyone
is invited and encouraged to participate and to join in our opening
carnival parade that includes Ireland’s best carnival makers and
performers.
Expect the unexpected & the unusual in the town for the weekend.
This will include Wicklow’s biggest flash mob, dance jams,
spectacular fireworks, wild and wacky street shows,
workshops, markets and much more. This is a weekend
for everyone, bring the family, tell your friends & get
everyone back to Greystones for this special gathering -
A very bright happy welcome awaits.
Contact :
086 832 9686
info@greystonesartsfestival.com
www.greystonesartsfestival.com
junemay
10. Wicklow Arts Festival celebrates
its tenth year and special gathering
events are planned to make this
year’s event the best ever! With
award winning street theatre, art
exhibitions, comedy and an amazing
artisan food and craft fair,to name but
a few, the festival has something to
suit all ages and tastes. Come join us
in the stunning historic harbour town
of Wicklow and be part of the art.
Contact :
(0404) 62476
info@wicklowartsfestival.ie
www.wicklowartsfestival.ie
june
Wicklow Arts Festival
24th
- 26th
May
Wicklow
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Dunlavin Arts Festival
14th
- 16th
June
Dunlavin
Dunlavin Arts Festival will be inviting
all past and present participants
to come along and join them for a
weekend dedicated to the enjoyment
of the arts. This includes crafts, art
exhibitions featuring local artists and
well known professionals. There will be
music and local events geared towards
bringing the whole community and its
diaspora together.
Contact :
thelynotts@gmail.com
www.dunlavinartsfestival.com
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Baltinglass
Balloon Festival
21st
- 23rd
June
Baltinglass
Baltinglass will celebrate The
Gathering 2013 with an event that will
combine Baltinglass’ historic links with
spectacular hot air balloon displays
over three days. Events will include
street entertainment,a country market,
music, sporting events, exhibitions,
talks and lots more.
Contact :
059 6481575
baltinglassfestivals@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/pages/
Balto-Balloon-Fest
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Bloomsday in
North Wicklow
16th
June
Bray and Greystones
Bray remembers James Joyce at the
house where he lived as a child. All
are welcome. The event is a great
fun filled day of events including
readingsatJamesJoyce’schildhood
home, traditional breakfasts,
entertainment and steam train
rides to nearby Greystones.
In addition Greystones hosts
Bloomsday with readings and
gatherings throughout the town
www.latouchelegacy.com
Contact :
www.bray.ie
www.facebook.com/
bloomsdayinbray
12. Wicklow Peace
& Remembrance
Gathering
30th
June
Wicklow
A gathering of war veterans and
descendents to commemorate
Wicklow’s war dead.
Contact:
pippetv@gmail.com
Annacurra National School
Past Pupils Reunion
23rd
- 30th
June
Annacurra
A festival of events to celebrate
Annacurra National School and to
welcome back all past pupils from far
and near.
Contact:
(0402) 36669
annacurrans@gmail.com
Arklow House
of Stories
23rd
- 28th
June
Arklow
A group of 60 Irish emigrants are
coming to Arklow at the invitation
of the House of Stories. There will
be many social events and visits
throughout the county to places of
interest.
Contact :
087 204 9013
pfitzger@arklowtc.ie
The Kiltegan Gathering 2013
Kiltegan
The Kiltegan community are hosting a series
of gathering events. They look forward to
welcoming and remembering people from long
ago, and invite everyone to join them for this
special year.
Contact:
tmk@utvinternet.com
086 3572493
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13. Bray Air Spectacular
at the Bray Summerfest
5th
- 26th
July
Bray Sea
Front
Gather along the Bray
promenade this July
for the country’s largest free
air show. For more than two
hours, spectators will be treated to
close formation aerobatics, beach
parachuting, pirouette spins, nose-
down spiral descents and more.
Bray Summerfest is a month long
family festival and includes live
music on the iconic bandstand, street
performances and workshops plus
a family fiesta, food markets, chef
theatre & lots more.
Contact :
braysummerfest@gmail.com
www.braysummerfest.com
Hints of History Festival
at Russborough House
6th
- 7th
July
Blessington
Have you ever wanted to walk back
in time and enjoy some cultural,
romantic flavours of times gone by?
We will be welcoming speakers,
demos,arias,trips to the maze,guided
tours including 3D images from the
1920’s and 30’s,fun in the playground
and a unique journey through time
all weekend long plus a lot more.
Contact :
045 865239
events@russborough.ie
www.russborough.ie
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Finte O’Broin Gathering 20th
July
Bray Air Spectacular 21st
July
Knockanstockan Independent Music Festival 26th
-28th
July
WARWicklow Adventure Race Glenmalure 27th
July
August
Gathering of the Fleet, Arklow Maritime Fest 2nd
-5th
August
Bray Summerfest 2nd
-5th
August
Greystones Americana and RootsWeekend 2nd
-5th
August
Wicklow Regatta Festival 2nd
-5th
August
Tinahely Agricultural Show 5th
August
Wicklow Gathering International SheafTossing 5th
August
The Hollywood Fair 14th
-18th
August
Ladies International PoloTournament 17th
August
The Greystones Gathering 24th
-25th
August
Bray Bridge Gathering 31st
August-1st
Sept
September
Gravity Enduro Round 4 Mountain Bike Event 7th
September
Operation Shamrock Gathering 7th
-8th
September
Canada Come Home 13th
-15th
September
WARWicklow Adventure Race Powerscourt 14th
September
Enniskerry Field Day 15th
September
The Garden of IrelandVintage Car Run 21st
September
Culture NightWicklow 21st
September
LaTouche Legacy - Conference and Reunion 27th
-29th
September
October
Clan O’Byrne Family Gathering 4th
-6th
October
Hell & BackTitan 6th
October
Glen of Lead Industrial Heritage Conference 17th
-19th
October
March
Celebrate Ireland’s Food Heritage 17th
March
Siamsa Fhéila Pádraig 17th
March
Culture, Ceol agus Craic for the kids 18th
March
April
Dominican College School Reunion 5th
April
USA vs Ireland Intl. PoloTournament 6th
April
Celebrate Ireland’s Baking Heritage 8th
April
WARWicklow Adventure Race Glendalough 20th
April
Gravity Enduro Mountain Bike Event 21st
April
May
Bray Jazz Festival 3rd
-5th
May
Gourmet Greystones 5th
May
TraceYourWicklow Roots 16th
May
Vale of AvocaWelcome HomeWeek 23rd
-30th
May
Wicklow Arts Festival 24th
-26th
May
June
Greystones Arts Festival 31st
May-2nd
June
Dunlavin Arts Festival 14th
-16th
June
Bloomsday in NorthWicklow 16th
June
Baltinglass Balloon Festival 21st
-23rd
June
Arklow House of Stories 23rd
-28th
June
Annacurra National School Past Pupils Reunion 23rd
-30th
June
Wicklow Peace and Remembrance Gathering 30th
June
July
Bray SummerfestWeekends 5th
/12th
/19th
/21st
/26th
Hints of History Festival at Russborough House 6th
-7th
July
Arklow Seabreeze Festival Gathering 2013 19th
-21st
July
Roundwood Festival 19th
-21st
July
July
The Kiltegan Gathering Throughout theYear
16. Roundwood Festival
19th
- 21st
July
Roundwood
All the fun of the fair, live music and
dance, canoeing event on the scenic
Vartry Reservoir, mountain runs and
historical walks and talks.
Contact :
086 805 5040 / 087 255 1579
www.roundwood.ie
www.facebook.com/roundwood.ie
Arklow Seabreeze
19th
- 21st
July
Arklow
Arklow Seabreeze welcomes the Gathering with a
family festival for young & old alike with top class
entertainment throughout the week. The Festival
captures the imagination of the people of the town
with activities that include pipe band competition,
Irish dancing competition, busking on the street,
live bands, a duck race and our world-famous
Pig Race, to mention but a few of the events and
activities.
Contact :
colm.moules@aims.ie
www.arklowseabreezefestival.ie
Facebook: arklowseabreezefestival
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KnockanStockan
Independent Music Festival
26th
- 28th
July
Blessington
At Knockanstockan it’s all about the
music. With a line up of 150 acts
so packed with talent its stages are
bursting at the seams. Other aspects
of this weekend include Faerie Field
live art, live DJ’s, dance performances
and a holistic healing area. There
will also be a comfy midnight cinema
showing independent short films and
documentaries every night of the
festival.
Contact :
bettine@knockanstockan.ie
www.knockanstockan.ie
Finte O’Broin Gathering
20th
July
Ballinacor
On the 20th
July, the international
society of Byrne Clans, will present
a re-enactment of the capture
and execution of Fiach Mac Hugh
O’Byrne on the very spot where
both these events occurred in 1598.
The event will be attended by Lt.–
Col. Charles Artaud Byrne, direct
descendant of Fiach who, with
his family, is flying in from Rhode
Island for the gathering.
Contact :
derek@clanbyrne.com
www.clanbyrne.com
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18. Greystones Americana
and Roots Weekend
2nd
- 5th
August
Greystones
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Gathering of the Fleet
Arklow Maritime Festival
2nd
- 5th
August
Arklow
Fifty years on, our celebration will
include naval vessels, tall ships, small
ships, powerboat displays, Air/Sea
rescue displays, emergency services
displays, model boat shows, craft
marquees, food marquees, fun fairs,
sea fishing competitions, special
maritime museum displays, vintage
cars,trucks,bikes and much more. All
proceeds in aid of the Arklow RNLI.
Welcome to the bluegrass, alt-country,
bluesandrockabillymusicweekendfor
the whole family and music fans alike.
There is an abundance of music and
sessions,a good old-timey atmosphere.
The majority of events are recession-
busting free of any cover charge. Music
lovers from all over the world come
to enjoy over 30 acts in the beautiful
Greystones town and new harbour.
Contact :
americanaweekend@gmail.com
www.rootsweekend.com
Contact :
www.facebook.com/gatheringofthefleet/
arklowmaritimefest
august
19. Wicklow Gathering
International Sheaf Tossing
5th
August
Tinahely
The Tinahely Agricultural Show is
very excited about hosting this year’s
“Wicklow Gathering International
Sheaf Tossing”. The show is building
on existing Sheaf Tossing events which
have broken world records since 2010.
This year the show is inviting the best
International Sheaf Tossers from
the UK, Denmark, Germany, Holland,
Australia and America to compete and
try and break the current world record.
Contact :
claireannwalsh@yahoo.com
www.tinahelyshow.ie
Wicklow Regatta Festival
2nd
- 5th
August
Wicklow
In its 135th year and as such is steeped
in tradition the Wicklow Regatta
provides free family friendly activities
and entertainment. The aim is to
include the whole community through
open participation and social inclusion
at all events and the committe look
forward to welcoming friends new and
old; creating great memories for all
who participate.
Contact :
regattawicklow@gmail.com
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The Hollywood Fair
14th
- 18th
August
Hollywood
Organised on the theme of the
Gathering and reaching out to
emigrants overseas the 2013 Fair
promises to be even better than
previous years. The pre-1950s rural
heritage theme of the Fair has proved
a real hit with people. Dressed in pre-
1950s attire the large attendance will
be in festive mode as they make their
way by pony and trap,vintage vehicles,
bikes and shank’s mare to the fair
from Friday to Sunday. The whole
community dresses up for this festival!
Witness the re-enactment of
a Famine Eviction scene from
the 1840s. Among the items on
display will be vintage cars and
farm machinery. There will be
exhibitions of the traditional crafts
of blacksmithing, stonecutting,
wood-turning and butter making.
The indoor handicrafts displayed
will include spinning, knitting and
sewing. Storytelling, fortune-telling
and matchmaking are just some of
the other items on offer. Beidh céad
míle fáilte rompu abhaile.
Contact :
045 483608
hollywoodfair@gmail.com
www.hollywoodfair.com
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Bray Bridge Gathering
31st
August -
1st
September
Bray
Bray Bridge Club runs an annual Swiss
Teams event. In 2013, the club will be
hosting an additional Gathering Pairs
event. There will be €3,000 in prize
money over the 2 days. Come to Bray
for a late summer break and enjoy a
great game of bridge and hospitality.
If coming from the UK, take the ferry
and it’s only 20 minutes from Dun
Laoghaire or 30 minutes from Dublin
airport.
Contact :
087 220 9152
oamartin@eircom.net
Greystones Gathering
24th
- 25th
August
Greystones
Celebrate the history and heritage of
Greystones, in the Burnaby estate, an
architecturalconservationarea,withits
amazing history, unique architecture
and fascinating former residents.
There will be an exhibition of historical
photographs taken by Lady Burnaby,
lectures and workshops, Edwardian
vintage day & tea party with the steam
train, vintage games, car rally, heritage
walks,concerts and more.
Contact :
086 814 6926
burnabyresidence@gmail.com augustseptember
22. In 1946, after the WW2, hundreds of German
children were brought to Ireland by the Irish Red
Cross to be fostered by Irish families for up to
three years. The project was called Operation
Shamrock and the former Boys’ Reformatory
School at Glencree was used as a reception
and settling-in centre for the children.
Glencree, along with the German Embassy
in Dublin and the Irish Red Cross will host a
Gathering of Operation Shamrock Families.
Contact :
086 397 3614 / (01) 282 9711
miriam.murphy@glencree.ie
www.glencree.ie
Enniskerry Victorian
Field Day
15th
September
Enniskerry
Kicking off with a traditional Victorian Rag Man’s
Ball on 14th followed by a day of arm wrestling,
archery, sheaf pitching, tug-of-war, steam
threshing, a dog show and pony rides. There will
be a tent full of Victorian style festival games for
children, great food, arts and crafts, a vintage car
and tractor show and so much more.
Operation Shamrock
7th
- 8th
September
Glencree
Contact :
www.wicklowhospice.ie
www.facebook.com/
EnniskerryVictorianFieldDay
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23. Canada Come Home
13th
- 15th
September
Coolattin
Canada Come Home….to a Wicklow welcome! Enjoy a
wonderful weekend of activities on the Coolattin Estate
in the Garden of Ireland. Coolattin House, former home
of the Earls Fitzwilliam, will open its doors to the public
for this very special celebration of Irish Heritage which
charts the experiences of those families (c. 6,000 people)
who left the Coolattin Estate for a new life in Canada
during the assisted clearances of 1847-1856.
Planned weekend activities include heritage talks and
tours of Coolattin House, displays/exhibitions, golf
classic, banquet, traditional music, artisan food and craft
fair - all in the historic surroundings of Coolattin House &
Golf Club. Join in this wonderful celebration
of our shared heritage. You will be sure to
receive a ‘Céad Míle Fáilte’
Contact :
086 251 7361
canadacomehome@gmail.com
www.canadacomehome.com
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Culture Night Wicklow
21st
September
Wicklow County
Culture Night Wicklow is a night
of entertainment, discovery and
adventure in Wicklow. Arts and
cultural organisations open their
doors until late with hundreds of free
events, tours, talks and performances
for you, your family and friends to
enjoy. Culture Night is an initiative co-
ordinated by Temple Bar Cultural Trust
in partnership with the Wicklow Arts
Office
Contact :
culturenightwicklow@gmail.com
www.culturenight.ie
Garden of Ireland
Vintage Car Run
21st
September
Glen O’Downs
The Garden of Ireland Vintage Car
Club, along with their guests, will
travel through the spectacular hills
of County Wicklow encountering
the many magnificent beauty spots
enroute and include a stop in one
of the many famous eating houses.
It will include a Dinner Dance on
Saturday night and finish off with
a run and visit to one of the most
famous houses in Wicklow on
Sunday 22nd.
Contact :
087 832 9235
gardenofirelandvcc@gmail.com
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La Touche Legacy -
Conference and Reunion
27th
- 29th
September
Greystones
The La Touche Legacy was founded
in 1988 to give recognition to the
contribution of the La Touche Family
to Ireland and Greystones/Delgany.
It hosts an annual conference that is
of national interest. This year the La
Touche Family return to Greystones
from across the globe and a panel of
distinguished speakers will come
together for this special weekend – all
welcome.
Contact :
gjjones@gmail.com
www.latouchelegacy.com
Clan O’Byrne
Family Gathering
4th
- 6th
October
Woodenbridge
Clan Byrne will come together in
Woodenbridge to reunite and renew
the kinship of their friends and
relations by getting together for the
Gathering. The celebration will take
place in the centre of Crioch Branach
– the O’Byrnes country in Avoca.
The objectives are to reawaken and
promote the history and culture of the
most important clan in the Province of
Leinster. Please join us in 2013 for what
promises to be a great event.
Contact :
087 237 8389
eobrien@woodenbridgehotel.com
www.clannobyrne.com
septemberoctober
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with William of Orange at the
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bankers, property developers and
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n’s Green. The La Touches
for over 150 years: David III was
Bank of Ireland set up in 1783.
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ad an affair with William Lamb,
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Michael McGinley
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26. Hell and Back Titan
6th
October
Bray
Join 2500 lunatics on a unique 10k
challenge through the swamps,forests
& rivers of Killruddery Estate, 1,200
acres of pure torture at the foot of the
Little Sugarloaf! Can YOU make it thru’
HELL & BACK?!
HELL & BACK Apollo also taking place
on Sat 15th June 2013 in Belmont Estate,
Bray,Co Wicklow.
Contact :
(01) 214 7355
info@aliveoutside.ie
www.hellandback.ie
www.facebook.com/
hellandbackchallenge
Twitter: @hellandbackrun
Glen of Lead Industrial
Landscapes Conference
17th
- 19th
October
Glendalough
The Forgotten State of Industry? Irish
Industrial Landscapes and Heritage in
a Global Context, is an exciting 2-day
International Conference taking place
in Glendalough from 17th
-19th
October.
Gathering together speakers and
audiences from across Europe and
beyond, it will be an opportunity to
share experiences of managing and
presenting our historical industrial
landscapes.
Contact :
www.facebook.com/GlensOfLead,
www.glensoflead.com
dburns@wicklowcoco.ie
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27. Environment, Community and Local Government
Comhshaol, Pobal agus Rialtas Áitiúil
“This project was part funded by County Wicklow Partnership through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in Rural Areas.”
A big thank you to all of the following who supported this Gathering Project
Brochure Production:
Gráinne Mc Loughlin - Festivals & Events Animator, County Wicklow Partnership
Graphic Design & Print:
Lucy Kelly - Ross Print Services, Greystones / tel: (01) 287 6612 / www.rossprint.ie
Gathering Steering Committee:
Brendan Martin, Cllr. Pat Casey, Catherine Wright, Deirdre Burns,
Deirdre Whitfield, Moira Byrne, Margaret Birchell, Fred Verdier,
Cllr. Gráinne Mc Loughlin, Mai Quaid
28. Scoil Chonglais Baltinglass School Reunion 9th
March Baltinglass
info@baltinglass.org / 086 269 1019
Carnew St Patrick’s Festival 17th
March Carnew
087 4154899
Celebrate Ireland’s Food Heritage 17th
March Glenealy
www.ballyknockan.com / 0404 44627
Siamsa Fhéila Pádraig 17th
March Greystones
087 284 5465
Culture, Ceol & Craic for kids 18th
March Enniskerry
www.powerscourt.ie/events / 01 204 6000
Wicklow Gaol Break Half Marathon 24th
March Wicklow
www.wicklowhistoricgaol.com / wicklowgaol@gmail.com / 0404 61599
Byrnes’ Gathering 2013 5th
April Blessington
philipjbrennan@icloud.com / 087 2419483
Dominican College School Reunion 5th
April Wicklow Town
info@dcw.ie
The Irelander Four Summit Challenge 5th
-7th
April Glendalough
www.mountainrescue.ie
USA v Ireland InternationalPoloTournament 6th
April Wicklow
www.polowicklow.com / siobhan@polowicklow.com / 087 2869691
April
March ROLL OUT CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
29. marchaprilmayjunejulyaugustseptemberoctobernovemberdecembermarch
Siamsa Fhéila Pádraig
17h
March
Greystones
The gathering is the very best in
traditional Irish music, song and
dance. This is your opportunity to get
St. Patrick’s weekend off to a great
start. Featuring the award winning
Bray Roundwood Comhaltas Ceoltóirí
Éireann. Come along for a great
evening of song, dance, ceilí & craic as
in house parties of yore. From 8.00pm.
Contact :
087 284 5465
kk@kathleenkelleher.com
Celebrate Ireland’s
Food & Baking Heritage
17th
March & 8th
April
Ballyknockan House,
Farm & Cookery School
Foodies and heritage enthusiasts alike
will enjoy the Ballyknocken farm
tour, with everything from an original
famine soup pot to the original open
fires with the bastible and crane in
the Victorian farmhouse. Many dates
available on website.
Contact :
0404 44627
www.ballyknockan.com
Bray Trail Blazer 6th
April Bray
www.gaelforceevents.com/trailblazer / 095 42006
Celebrate Ireland’s Baking Heritage 8th
April Glenealy
www.ballyknocken.com | salesandmarketing@ballyknocken.com / 0404 44627
WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glendalough 20th
April Glendalough
www.irishtriathlon.com / info@irishtriathlon.com
Gravity Enduro Mountain Bike Event 21st
April CarrickMountain,
www.gravityenduro.ie / info@biking.ie / 083 417 3899
May
Bray Jazz Festival 3rd
-5th
May Bray
www.brayjazz.com / brayjazz@gmail.com / 086 865 4170
Gourmet Greystones 5th
May Greystones
www.facebook.com/gourmetgreystones / amy@acaviston.ie / 086 8329686
1840’s Irish Famine Walk 5th
May Wicklow Town
087 217 4747
The Gathering Custom & Classic Bike Show 11th
-12th
May Arklow
www.facebook.com/devilsdeciplesmcireland
Trace Your Wicklow Roots 16th
May Powerscourt
www.powerscourt.ie/events / aoife.odriscoll@powerscourt.net
Wicklow Arts Festival 24th
-26th
May Wicklow
www.wicklowartsfestival.ie / info@wicklowartsfestival.ie / 0404 62476
Vale of Avoca Welcome Home Week 23rd
-30th
May Avoca
colin@bksolutions.ie / 086 227 3784
Bray Summerfest 5th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
HintsofHistoryFestivalatRussboroughHouse 6th
-7th
July Blessington
events@russborough.ie 045 865239
Bray Summerfest 12th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
Crews to Wicklow 13th
July Wicklow Town
www.wicklowsailingclub.com
Bray Summerfest 19th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
Arklow Seabreeze Festival Gathering 2013 19th
-21st
July Arklow
seabreezefestival@hotmail.com / 086 385 9674
Roundwood Festival 19th
-21st
July Roundwood
www.facebook.com/pages/roundwoodie / roundwooddistrictcc@eircom.net / 0868055040
RoundwoodHistoricalandFolklore Gathering 20th
-21st
July Roundwood
roundwoodhistoricalsociety@yahoo.ie
Finte O’Broin Gathering 20th
July Ballinacor
www.clanbyrne.com / derek@clanbyrne.com
Bray Air Spectacular 21st
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
Bray Summerfest 26th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
June
July
Glenealy
Estate
Moxie Adventure Race 25th
May Blessington
brian@totalexperience.ie / 087 830 7214
Greystones Arts Festival 31st
May-2nd
June Greystones
www.greystonesartsfestival.com / info@greystonesartsfestival.com / 086 832 9686
Dunlavin Arts Festival 14th
-16th
June Dunlavin
www.dunlavinartsfestival.com / thelynotts@gmail.com
Tulfarris Tough 10 Mile Race 15th
June Blessington
www.tulfarris10.com / paul.mahon@ireland.com 086 3503994
Midsummer 5k and 10k 15th
June Bray
www.aliveoutside.ie / aidan.walsh@aliveoutside.ie / 01 202 0100
Bloomsday in North Wicklow 16th
June Bray&Greystones
www.bray.ie / www.latouchelegacy.com
Hell & Back Apollo 16th
June Bray
www.hellandback.ie / info@aliveoutside.ie
Baltinglass Balloon Festival 21st
-23rd
June Baltinglass
baltinglassfestivals@gmail.com / 059 648 1575
Arklow House of Stories 23rd
-28th
June Arklow
pfitzger@arklowtc.ie / 087 204 9013
AnnacurraNationalSchoolPastPupilsReunion 23rd
-30th
June Annacurra
annacurrans@gmail.com / 0402 36669
Wicklow Peace and Remembrance Gathering 30th
June Wicklow Town
pippetv@gmail.com
30. marchaprilmayjunejulyaugustseptemberoctobernovemberdecembermarch
Siamsa Fhéila Pádraig
17h
March
Greystones
The gathering is the very best in
traditional Irish music, song and
dance. This is your opportunity to get
St. Patrick’s weekend off to a great
start. Featuring the award winning
Bray Roundwood Comhaltas Ceoltóirí
Éireann. Come along for a great
evening of song, dance, ceilí & craic as
in house parties of yore. From 8.00pm.
Contact :
087 284 5465
kk@kathleenkelleher.com
Celebrate Ireland’s
Food & Baking Heritage
17th
March & 8th
April
Ballyknockan House,
Farm & Cookery School
Foodies and heritage enthusiasts alike
will enjoy the Ballyknocken farm
tour, with everything from an original
famine soup pot to the original open
fires with the bastible and crane in
the Victorian farmhouse. Many dates
available on website.
Contact :
0404 44627
www.ballyknockan.com
Bray Trail Blazer 6th
April Bray
www.gaelforceevents.com/trailblazer / 095 42006
Celebrate Ireland’s Baking Heritage 8th
April Glenealy
www.ballyknocken.com | salesandmarketing@ballyknocken.com / 0404 44627
WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glendalough 20th
April Glendalough
www.irishtriathlon.com / info@irishtriathlon.com
Gravity Enduro Mountain Bike Event 21st
April CarrickMountain,
www.gravityenduro.ie / info@biking.ie / 083 417 3899
May
Bray Jazz Festival 3rd
-5th
May Bray
www.brayjazz.com / brayjazz@gmail.com / 086 865 4170
Gourmet Greystones 5th
May Greystones
www.facebook.com/gourmetgreystones / amy@acaviston.ie / 086 8329686
1840’s Irish Famine Walk 5th
May Wicklow Town
087 217 4747
The Gathering Custom & Classic Bike Show 11th
-12th
May Arklow
www.facebook.com/devilsdeciplesmcireland
Trace Your Wicklow Roots 16th
May Powerscourt
www.powerscourt.ie/events / aoife.odriscoll@powerscourt.net
Wicklow Arts Festival 24th
-26th
May Wicklow
www.wicklowartsfestival.ie / info@wicklowartsfestival.ie / 0404 62476
Vale of Avoca Welcome Home Week 23rd
-30th
May Avoca
colin@bksolutions.ie / 086 227 3784
Bray Summerfest 5th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
HintsofHistoryFestivalatRussboroughHouse 6th
-7th
July Blessington
events@russborough.ie 045 865239
Bray Summerfest 12th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
Crews to Wicklow 13th
July Wicklow Town
www.wicklowsailingclub.com
Bray Summerfest 19th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
Arklow Seabreeze Festival Gathering 2013 19th
-21st
July Arklow
seabreezefestival@hotmail.com / 086 385 9674
Roundwood Festival 19th
-21st
July Roundwood
www.facebook.com/pages/roundwoodie / roundwooddistrictcc@eircom.net / 0868055040
RoundwoodHistoricalandFolklore Gathering 20th
-21st
July Roundwood
roundwoodhistoricalsociety@yahoo.ie
Finte O’Broin Gathering 20th
July Ballinacor
www.clanbyrne.com / derek@clanbyrne.com
Bray Air Spectacular 21st
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
Bray Summerfest 26th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
June
July
Glenealy
Estate
Moxie Adventure Race 25th
May Blessington
brian@totalexperience.ie / 087 830 7214
Greystones Arts Festival 31st
May-2nd
June Greystones
www.greystonesartsfestival.com / info@greystonesartsfestival.com / 086 832 9686
Dunlavin Arts Festival 14th
-16th
June Dunlavin
www.dunlavinartsfestival.com / thelynotts@gmail.com
Tulfarris Tough 10 Mile Race 15th
June Blessington
www.tulfarris10.com / paul.mahon@ireland.com 086 3503994
Midsummer 5k and 10k 15th
June Bray
www.aliveoutside.ie / aidan.walsh@aliveoutside.ie / 01 202 0100
Bloomsday in North Wicklow 16th
June Bray&Greystones
www.bray.ie / www.latouchelegacy.com
Hell & Back Apollo 16th
June Bray
www.hellandback.ie / info@aliveoutside.ie
Baltinglass Balloon Festival 21st
-23rd
June Baltinglass
baltinglassfestivals@gmail.com / 059 648 1575
Arklow House of Stories 23rd
-28th
June Arklow
pfitzger@arklowtc.ie / 087 204 9013
AnnacurraNationalSchoolPastPupilsReunion 23rd
-30th
June Annacurra
annacurrans@gmail.com / 0402 36669
Wicklow Peace and Remembrance Gathering 30th
June Wicklow Town
pippetv@gmail.com
31. marchaprilmayjunejulyaugustseptemberoctobernovemberdecembermarch
Siamsa Fhéila Pádraig
17h
March
Greystones
The gathering is the very best in
traditional Irish music, song and
dance. This is your opportunity to get
St. Patrick’s weekend off to a great
start. Featuring the award winning
Bray Roundwood Comhaltas Ceoltóirí
Éireann. Come along for a great
evening of song, dance, ceilí & craic as
in house parties of yore. From 8.00pm.
Contact :
087 284 5465
kk@kathleenkelleher.com
Celebrate Ireland’s
Food & Baking Heritage
17th
March & 8th
April
Ballyknockan House,
Farm & Cookery School
Foodies and heritage enthusiasts alike
will enjoy the Ballyknocken farm
tour, with everything from an original
famine soup pot to the original open
fires with the bastible and crane in
the Victorian farmhouse. Many dates
available on website.
Contact :
0404 44627
www.ballyknockan.com
Bray Trail Blazer 6th
April Bray
www.gaelforceevents.com/trailblazer / 095 42006
Celebrate Ireland’s Baking Heritage 8th
April Glenealy
www.ballyknocken.com | salesandmarketing@ballyknocken.com / 0404 44627
WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glendalough 20th
April Glendalough
www.irishtriathlon.com / info@irishtriathlon.com
Gravity Enduro Mountain Bike Event 21st
April CarrickMountain,
www.gravityenduro.ie / info@biking.ie / 083 417 3899
May
Bray Jazz Festival 3rd
-5th
May Bray
www.brayjazz.com / brayjazz@gmail.com / 086 865 4170
Gourmet Greystones 5th
May Greystones
www.facebook.com/gourmetgreystones / amy@acaviston.ie / 086 8329686
1840’s Irish Famine Walk 5th
May Wicklow Town
087 217 4747
The Gathering Custom & Classic Bike Show 11th
-12th
May Arklow
www.facebook.com/devilsdeciplesmcireland
Trace Your Wicklow Roots 16th
May Powerscourt
www.powerscourt.ie/events / aoife.odriscoll@powerscourt.net
Wicklow Arts Festival 24th
-26th
May Wicklow
www.wicklowartsfestival.ie / info@wicklowartsfestival.ie / 0404 62476
Vale of Avoca Welcome Home Week 23rd
-30th
May Avoca
colin@bksolutions.ie / 086 227 3784
Bray Summerfest 5th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
HintsofHistoryFestivalatRussboroughHouse 6th
-7th
July Blessington
events@russborough.ie 045 865239
Bray Summerfest 12th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
Crews to Wicklow 13th
July Wicklow Town
www.wicklowsailingclub.com
Bray Summerfest 19th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
Arklow Seabreeze Festival Gathering 2013 19th
-21st
July Arklow
seabreezefestival@hotmail.com / 086 385 9674
Roundwood Festival 19th
-21st
July Roundwood
www.facebook.com/pages/roundwoodie / roundwooddistrictcc@eircom.net / 0868055040
RoundwoodHistoricalandFolklore Gathering 20th
-21st
July Roundwood
roundwoodhistoricalsociety@yahoo.ie
Finte O’Broin Gathering 20th
July Ballinacor
www.clanbyrne.com / derek@clanbyrne.com
Bray Air Spectacular 21st
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
Bray Summerfest 26th
July Bray
www.braysummerfest.com / braysummerfest@gmail.com
June
July
Glenealy
Estate
Moxie Adventure Race 25th
May Blessington
brian@totalexperience.ie / 087 830 7214
Greystones Arts Festival 31st
May-2nd
June Greystones
www.greystonesartsfestival.com / info@greystonesartsfestival.com / 086 832 9686
Dunlavin Arts Festival 14th
-16th
June Dunlavin
www.dunlavinartsfestival.com / thelynotts@gmail.com
Tulfarris Tough 10 Mile Race 15th
June Blessington
www.tulfarris10.com / paul.mahon@ireland.com 086 3503994
Midsummer 5k and 10k 15th
June Bray
www.aliveoutside.ie / aidan.walsh@aliveoutside.ie / 01 202 0100
Bloomsday in North Wicklow 16th
June Bray&Greystones
www.bray.ie / www.latouchelegacy.com
Hell & Back Apollo 16th
June Bray
www.hellandback.ie / info@aliveoutside.ie
Baltinglass Balloon Festival 21st
-23rd
June Baltinglass
baltinglassfestivals@gmail.com / 059 648 1575
Arklow House of Stories 23rd
-28th
June Arklow
pfitzger@arklowtc.ie / 087 204 9013
AnnacurraNationalSchoolPastPupilsReunion 23rd
-30th
June Annacurra
annacurrans@gmail.com / 0402 36669
Wicklow Peace and Remembrance Gathering 30th
June Wicklow Town
pippetv@gmail.com
32. It is a pleasure to warmly welcome you to Wicklow for the Gathering 2013.
Over the past months communities from all parts of the county have come
together to organise gatherings, conferences, festivals and events to celebrate
everything that Wicklow has to offer.
In 2012 Wicklow won first place and the gold award at the world LivCom awards.
This reflected not only the landscape of Co. Wicklow as one of mountains,
rolling foothills,forests,coastline and lakes - all with magnificent views and the
rich heritage of the county; but also our wonderful community spirit. It is this
community spirit that awaits our visitors this year. Our events embrace every
part of our social identity from our heritage to our music,from the arts to sport.
Our three flagship festivals for the Gathering – the Greystones Arts Festival
over the June Bank Holiday,HollywoodFair in August and CanadaComeHome
in September will indeed carry the flag for the county but this does not detract
from the other wonderful vibrant events that are taking place throughout the
year.
It has been a pleasure for the council to work with Fáilte Ireland, Wicklow
Tourism, County Wicklow Partnership and the Wicklow Gathering Steering
Committee. I would like to thank Brendan Martin, Head of Library Services in
Wicklow who has spearheaded this initiative for the county.
I wish every success to all the Gatherings in Wicklow but most importantly we
wish all our visitors a wonderful stay in our Garden County and hope you have a
very memorable experience.
Céad Míle Fáilte
Eddie Sheehy
Manager
Wicklow County Council
Welcome to Wicklow 2013!
Bray Bridge Gathering 31st
August- Bray
bmartin@wicklowcoco.ie / 087 220 3152
Clan O’Byrne Family Gathering 4th
-6th
Woodenbridge
eobrien@woodenbridgehotel.com / 087 237 8389
Hell & Back 6th
October Bray
aidan.walsh@aliveoutside.ie / 01 202 0100
GlenofLeadIndustrialLandscapesConference 17th
-19th
Glendalough
dburns@wicklowcoco.ie
Footfalls Wicklow Walking Festival 25th
October Glendalough
info@walkinghikingireland.com / 0404 45152
Gathering of the Fleet Arklow Maritime Fest 2nd
-5th
August Arklow
www.facebook.com/GatheringoftheFleetArklowMaritimeFest / mark@alaymont.com / 086826 0439
Bray Summerfest 2nd
-5th
August Bray
braysummerfest@gmail.com
Greystones Americana and Roots Weekend 2nd
-5th
August Greystones
www.rootsweekend.com / americanaweekend@gmail.com
Wicklow Regatta Festival 2nd
-5th
August Wicklow Town
www.wicklowregatta.com
Tinahely Agricultural Show 5th
August Tinahely
www.tinahelyshow.ie / claireannwalsh@yahoo.com / 087 989 2485
WicklowGatheringInternationalSheafTossing 5th
August Tinahely
www.tinahelyshow.ie / claireannwalsh@yahoo.com / 087 989 2485
The Hollywood Fair 14th
-18th
August Hollywood
www.thehollywoodfair.com / hollywoodfair@gmail.com / 045 483608
Ladies International Polo Tournament 17th
August Wicklow
www.polowicklow.com / siobhan@polowicklow.com / 087 286 9691
The Greystones Gathering 24th
-25th
Greystones
burnabyresidents@gmail.com / 086 814 6926
GravityEnduroRound4MountainBikeEvent 7th
September Roundwood
www.gravityenduro.ie / info@gravityenduro.ie / 083 417 3899
Glendalough Lake Swim 7th
September Glendalough
www.openwaterswimmer.ie
Operation Shamrock Gathering 7th
-8th
Sept Glencree
miriam.murphy@glencree.ie
Canada Come Home 13th
-15th
Sept Coolatin
www.facebook.com/canadacomehome / canadacomehome@gmail.com / 086 251 7361
WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Powerscourt 14th
September Enniskerry
www.irishtriathlon.com / info@irishtriathlon.com
Enniskerry Field Day 15th
September Enniskerry
www.facebook.com/enniskerryvictorianfieldday
The Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Run 21st
September Glen O’Downs
gardenofirelandvcc@gmail.com / 087 832 9235
ASKO International Karate Championships 21st
September Greystones
www.askokarate.com / 01 287 3577
Culture Night Wicklow 21st
September Wicklow County
www.culturenight.ie / www.facebook.com/wicklowculturenight
La Touche Legacy - Conference and Reunion 27th
-29th
Greystones
www.latouchelegacy.com / gjjones@eircom.net
August
September
October
November
1st
September
Stories from Across the Waves 16th
-24th
November Bray
www.mermaidartscentre.ie / info@mermaidartscentre.ie / 01 272 4030
October
October
SeptemberAugust
Knockanstockan IndependentMusic Festival 26th
-28th
July Blessington
www.knockanstockan.ie / bettine@knockanstockan.ie
WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glenmalure 27th
July Glenmalure
www.irishtriathlon.com / info@irishtriathlon.com
The Kiltegan Gathering Throughout the Year Kiltegan
tmk@utvinternet.com / 086 357 2493
Wicklow Film
33. It is a pleasure to warmly welcome you to Wicklow for the Gathering 2013.
Over the past months communities from all parts of the county have come
together to organise gatherings, conferences, festivals and events to celebrate
everything that Wicklow has to offer.
In 2012 Wicklow won first place and the gold award at the world LivCom awards.
This reflected not only the landscape of Co. Wicklow as one of mountains,
rolling foothills,forests,coastline and lakes - all with magnificent views and the
rich heritage of the county; but also our wonderful community spirit. It is this
community spirit that awaits our visitors this year. Our events embrace every
part of our social identity from our heritage to our music,from the arts to sport.
Our three flagship festivals for the Gathering – the Greystones Arts Festival
over the June Bank Holiday,HollywoodFair in August and CanadaComeHome
in September will indeed carry the flag for the county but this does not detract
from the other wonderful vibrant events that are taking place throughout the
year.
It has been a pleasure for the council to work with Fáilte Ireland, Wicklow
Tourism, County Wicklow Partnership and the Wicklow Gathering Steering
Committee. I would like to thank Brendan Martin, Head of Library Services in
Wicklow who has spearheaded this initiative for the county.
I wish every success to all the Gatherings in Wicklow but most importantly we
wish all our visitors a wonderful stay in our Garden County and hope you have a
very memorable experience.
Céad Míle Fáilte
Eddie Sheehy
Manager
Wicklow County Council
Welcome to Wicklow 2013!
Bray Bridge Gathering 31st
August- Bray
bmartin@wicklowcoco.ie / 087 220 3152
Clan O’Byrne Family Gathering 4th
-6th
Woodenbridge
eobrien@woodenbridgehotel.com / 087 237 8389
Hell & Back 6th
October Bray
aidan.walsh@aliveoutside.ie / 01 202 0100
GlenofLeadIndustrialLandscapesConference 17th
-19th
Glendalough
dburns@wicklowcoco.ie
Footfalls Wicklow Walking Festival 25th
October Glendalough
info@walkinghikingireland.com / 0404 45152
Gathering of the Fleet Arklow Maritime Fest 2nd
-5th
August Arklow
www.facebook.com/GatheringoftheFleetArklowMaritimeFest / mark@alaymont.com / 086826 0439
Bray Summerfest 2nd
-5th
August Bray
braysummerfest@gmail.com
Greystones Americana and Roots Weekend 2nd
-5th
August Greystones
www.rootsweekend.com / americanaweekend@gmail.com
Wicklow Regatta Festival 2nd
-5th
August Wicklow Town
www.wicklowregatta.com
Tinahely Agricultural Show 5th
August Tinahely
www.tinahelyshow.ie / claireannwalsh@yahoo.com / 087 989 2485
WicklowGatheringInternationalSheafTossing 5th
August Tinahely
www.tinahelyshow.ie / claireannwalsh@yahoo.com / 087 989 2485
The Hollywood Fair 14th
-18th
August Hollywood
www.thehollywoodfair.com / hollywoodfair@gmail.com / 045 483608
Ladies International Polo Tournament 17th
August Wicklow
www.polowicklow.com / siobhan@polowicklow.com / 087 286 9691
The Greystones Gathering 24th
-25th
Greystones
burnabyresidents@gmail.com / 086 814 6926
GravityEnduroRound4MountainBikeEvent 7th
September Roundwood
www.gravityenduro.ie / info@gravityenduro.ie / 083 417 3899
Glendalough Lake Swim 7th
September Glendalough
www.openwaterswimmer.ie
Operation Shamrock Gathering 7th
-8th
Sept Glencree
miriam.murphy@glencree.ie
Canada Come Home 13th
-15th
Sept Coolatin
www.facebook.com/canadacomehome / canadacomehome@gmail.com / 086 251 7361
WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Powerscourt 14th
September Enniskerry
www.irishtriathlon.com / info@irishtriathlon.com
Enniskerry Field Day 15th
September Enniskerry
www.facebook.com/enniskerryvictorianfieldday
The Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Run 21st
September Glen O’Downs
gardenofirelandvcc@gmail.com / 087 832 9235
ASKO International Karate Championships 21st
September Greystones
www.askokarate.com / 01 287 3577
Culture Night Wicklow 21st
September Wicklow County
www.culturenight.ie / www.facebook.com/wicklowculturenight
La Touche Legacy - Conference and Reunion 27th
-29th
Greystones
www.latouchelegacy.com / gjjones@eircom.net
August
September
October
November
1st
September
Stories from Across the Waves 16th
-24th
November Bray
www.mermaidartscentre.ie / info@mermaidartscentre.ie / 01 272 4030
October
October
SeptemberAugust
Knockanstockan IndependentMusic Festival 26th
-28th
July Blessington
www.knockanstockan.ie / bettine@knockanstockan.ie
WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glenmalure 27th
July Glenmalure
www.irishtriathlon.com / info@irishtriathlon.com
The Kiltegan Gathering Throughout the Year Kiltegan
tmk@utvinternet.com / 086 357 2493
Wicklow Film
34. It is a pleasure to warmly welcome you to Wicklow for the Gathering 2013.
Over the past months communities from all parts of the county have come
together to organise gatherings, conferences, festivals and events to celebrate
everything that Wicklow has to offer.
In 2012 Wicklow won first place and the gold award at the world LivCom awards.
This reflected not only the landscape of Co. Wicklow as one of mountains,
rolling foothills,forests,coastline and lakes - all with magnificent views and the
rich heritage of the county; but also our wonderful community spirit. It is this
community spirit that awaits our visitors this year. Our events embrace every
part of our social identity from our heritage to our music,from the arts to sport.
Our three flagship festivals for the Gathering – the Greystones Arts Festival
over the June Bank Holiday,HollywoodFair in August and CanadaComeHome
in September will indeed carry the flag for the county but this does not detract
from the other wonderful vibrant events that are taking place throughout the
year.
It has been a pleasure for the council to work with Fáilte Ireland, Wicklow
Tourism, County Wicklow Partnership and the Wicklow Gathering Steering
Committee. I would like to thank Brendan Martin, Head of Library Services in
Wicklow who has spearheaded this initiative for the county.
I wish every success to all the Gatherings in Wicklow but most importantly we
wish all our visitors a wonderful stay in our Garden County and hope you have a
very memorable experience.
Céad Míle Fáilte
Eddie Sheehy
Manager
Wicklow County Council
Welcome to Wicklow 2013!
Bray Bridge Gathering 31st
August- Bray
bmartin@wicklowcoco.ie / 087 220 3152
Clan O’Byrne Family Gathering 4th
-6th
Woodenbridge
eobrien@woodenbridgehotel.com / 087 237 8389
Hell & Back 6th
October Bray
aidan.walsh@aliveoutside.ie / 01 202 0100
GlenofLeadIndustrialLandscapesConference 17th
-19th
Glendalough
dburns@wicklowcoco.ie
Footfalls Wicklow Walking Festival 25th
October Glendalough
info@walkinghikingireland.com / 0404 45152
Gathering of the Fleet Arklow Maritime Fest 2nd
-5th
August Arklow
www.facebook.com/GatheringoftheFleetArklowMaritimeFest / mark@alaymont.com / 086826 0439
Bray Summerfest 2nd
-5th
August Bray
braysummerfest@gmail.com
Greystones Americana and Roots Weekend 2nd
-5th
August Greystones
www.rootsweekend.com / americanaweekend@gmail.com
Wicklow Regatta Festival 2nd
-5th
August Wicklow Town
www.wicklowregatta.com
Tinahely Agricultural Show 5th
August Tinahely
www.tinahelyshow.ie / claireannwalsh@yahoo.com / 087 989 2485
WicklowGatheringInternationalSheafTossing 5th
August Tinahely
www.tinahelyshow.ie / claireannwalsh@yahoo.com / 087 989 2485
The Hollywood Fair 14th
-18th
August Hollywood
www.thehollywoodfair.com / hollywoodfair@gmail.com / 045 483608
Ladies International Polo Tournament 17th
August Wicklow
www.polowicklow.com / siobhan@polowicklow.com / 087 286 9691
The Greystones Gathering 24th
-25th
Greystones
burnabyresidents@gmail.com / 086 814 6926
GravityEnduroRound4MountainBikeEvent 7th
September Roundwood
www.gravityenduro.ie / info@gravityenduro.ie / 083 417 3899
Glendalough Lake Swim 7th
September Glendalough
www.openwaterswimmer.ie
Operation Shamrock Gathering 7th
-8th
Sept Glencree
miriam.murphy@glencree.ie
Canada Come Home 13th
-15th
Sept Coolatin
www.facebook.com/canadacomehome / canadacomehome@gmail.com / 086 251 7361
WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Powerscourt 14th
September Enniskerry
www.irishtriathlon.com / info@irishtriathlon.com
Enniskerry Field Day 15th
September Enniskerry
www.facebook.com/enniskerryvictorianfieldday
The Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Run 21st
September Glen O’Downs
gardenofirelandvcc@gmail.com / 087 832 9235
ASKO International Karate Championships 21st
September Greystones
www.askokarate.com / 01 287 3577
Culture Night Wicklow 21st
September Wicklow County
www.culturenight.ie / www.facebook.com/wicklowculturenight
La Touche Legacy - Conference and Reunion 27th
-29th
Greystones
www.latouchelegacy.com / gjjones@eircom.net
August
September
October
November
1st
September
Stories from Across the Waves 16th
-24th
November Bray
www.mermaidartscentre.ie / info@mermaidartscentre.ie / 01 272 4030
October
October
SeptemberAugust
Knockanstockan IndependentMusic Festival 26th
-28th
July Blessington
www.knockanstockan.ie / bettine@knockanstockan.ie
WAR Wicklow Adventure Race Glenmalure 27th
July Glenmalure
www.irishtriathlon.com / info@irishtriathlon.com
The Kiltegan Gathering Throughout the Year Kiltegan
tmk@utvinternet.com / 086 357 2493
Wicklow Film
36. County Wicklow is one of Ireland’s true scenic
treasureswithitsmagnificenthillsandmountains,
long sandy beaches, rivers and lakes.
Wicklow offers a great variety of outdoor
activities: walk or cycle the Wicklow hills and
mountains. Play on some of Ireland’s best links
and parkland golf. Surf or sail the Irish Sea. Ride
through stunning landscape. Paddle or fish along
our rivers and lakes.
For more information on Wicklow go to: www.visitwicklow.ie
Wicklow’s attractions will entertain young and
old. Visit our many historic homes and gardens.
Discover Wicklow’s exceptional heritage from
Glendalough’s ancient monastic site to Wicklow’s
historical gaol.
Bring Wicklow’s rich and unique flavours to your
table and enjoy our welcome and“craic”.
“Welcome to Wicklow, the Garden of Ireland”