Activity Breaks Ireland

Encourage the writer within to capture your travel tales through travel writing and photography. In this 4 day adventure set in a 14th Century castle in the heart of W.B. Yeats countryside, Irene Graham, writer and professional photographer, will show you how to shape your stories and capture better images.

Ireland's Annual International Shanty and Seafaring Festival enters its 4th year, promising as much fun as always. In the Gathering year the theme is 'home from the sea' where families of Rosses Point's seafarers are encouraged to join in. 

The Celtic Fringe Festival features the artists of the Atlantic Celtic regions of Western Europe using the tragic voyage of the 1588 Spanish Armada as a connecting theme. 

Sligo Jazz Project (S.J.P) is a volunteer run organisation which brings world class music and music education to Sligo, Ireland. SJP's flagship event each summer is one of the most important jazz education events in Europe. We make great things happen in Sligo! 

The Yeats International Summer School began in 1960 and has taken place on an annual basis since. Students and lecturers from every continent of the world gather in Sligo for a two week introduction to the writing and legacy of W. B. Yeats.