Traditional Irish Music Festivals in 2013
| January 2013 | |||
| Shannonside Winter Music Weekend | Clare | Jan 17-20 2013 | |
| Celtic Connections | Glasgow (SC) | Jan 17-Feb 3 2013 | |
| Temple Bar TradFest | Dublin | Jan 22-27 2013 | |
| Ballincollig Winter Festival | Cork | Jan 25-27 2013 | |
| Bridget's Festival | Kildare | Jan 27-Feb 3 2013 | |
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| February 2013 | |||
| TradFest | Cork | Feb 1-3 2013 | |
| Éigse na Brídeoige | Kerry | Feb 1-3 2013 | |
| Cumann Merriman Winter School | Mayo | Feb 1-3 2013 | |
| Drogheda Singing Gathering | Louth | Feb 8-10 2013 | |
| Ceol Chairlinn | Louth | Feb 8-19 2013 | |
| Cheltenham Folk Festival | Gloucestershire (UK) | Feb 8-10 2013 | |
| Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh | Kerry | Feb 13-17 2013 | |
| Savannah Irish Fest | Georgia (USA) | Feb 15-17 2013 | |
| The Gathering | Kerry | Feb 20-24 2013 | |
| Éigse an Spidéil | Galway | Dates TBC | |
| Micho Russell Memorial Festival | Clare | Feb 22-25 2013 | |
| Corofin Trad Festival | Clare | Feb 25-Mar 3 2013 | |
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| March 2013 | |||
| John Joe Maguire Trad Music Weekend | Cavan | Mar 1-3 2013 | |
| Celtic Festival of Wales | Porthcawl (WAL) | Mar 1-3 2013 | |
| North Texas Irish Festival | Dallas (USA) | Mar 1-3 2013 | |
| Cape Coral Irish Festival | Cape Coral (USA) | Mar 1-3 2013 | |
| Arklow Music Festival | Wicklow | Mar 2-10 2013 | |
| Seachtain na Gaeilge | Nationwide | Mar 4-17 2013 | |
| Irish Spring Festival | Florida (USA) | Mar 9-10 2013 | |
| Navan Shamrock Festival | Meath | Dates TBC | |
| Roosky Trad Festival | Roscommon | Dates TBC | |
| Ceardlann an Earraigh, Celbridge | Kildare | Mar 13-17 2013 | |
| Féile an Earraigh Belfast | Antrim | Mar 14-17 2013 | |
| St. Patrick's Day Festival | Dublin | Mar 14-18 2013 | |
| Limerick St. Patrick's Festival | Limerick | Mar 16-18 2013 | |
| Achill St. Patrick's Day Pipe Band Festival | Mayo | Mar 17 2013 | |
| Cork St. Patrick's Day Festival | Cork | Mar 17-19 2013 | |
| Inishowen Traditional Singers' Circle Weekend | Donegal | Mar 22-25 2013 | |
| Ballydehob Festival | Cork | Mar 22-24 2013 | |
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| April 2013 | |||
| Sligo Feis Ceoil | Sligo | Apr 1-3 2013 | |
| Pan Celtic Festival | Carlow | Apr 2-7 2013 | |
| Clifden Traditional Music Festival | Galway | Apr 4-7 2013 | |
| Siansa Gael Linn | Dublin | Apr 14 2013 | |
| NYAH Festival | Cavan | Apr 15-20 2013 | |
| The Shindig Festival | Kerry | Apr 20-22 2013 | |
| Kilfenora Music Festival | Clare | Apr 25-29 2013 | |
| Féile na nDéise | Waterford | Apr 28-May 2 2013 | |
| 2 | |||
| May 2013 | |||
| Féile na Bealtaine | Kerry | May 2-6 2013 | |
| Ardara Cup of Tae Festival | Donegal | May 3-6 2013 | |
| Fleadh by the Feale | Limerick | May 3-6 2013 | |
| Drogheda Arts Festival | Louth | Dates TBC | |
| Féile Chois Cuain | Mayo | May 3-6 2013 | |
| Baltimore Fiddle Fair | Cork | May 9-12 2013 | |
| Cos Cos Sean Nós Festival | Sligo | May 6-12 2013 | |
| Skerries Traditional Music Weekend | Dublin | May 18-20 2013 | |
| Fleadh Nua | Clare | May 19-27 2013 | |
| 2 | |||
| June 2013 | |||
| Galway-Stirling Sessions | Galway | Dates TBC | |
| Seisiún Thír Chonaill | Donegal | Dates TBC | |
| John McKenna Traditional Festival | Leitrim | June 6-9 2013 | |
| Fastnet Maritime & Trad Fest | Cork | June 14-16 2013 | |
| Dusty Banjos Cleggan Music Weekend | Galway | June 21-22 2013 | |
| Celtic Fringe Festival | Sligo | June 21-23 2013 | |
| Earagail Arts Festival | Donegal | June 21-July 21 2013 | |
| Éigse Uí Ghramhnaigh | Meath | Dates TBC | |
| Blas Summer School | Limerick | June 24-July 5 2013 | |
| Celtic Fusion International Music Arts Festival | Down | June 28-30 2013 | |
| Seosamh Mac Gabhann Summer School | Mayo | June 30-July 5 2013 | |
| 2 | |||
| July 2013 | |||
| Coleman Bodhrán School | Sligo | July 1-5 2013 | |
| James Morrison Traditional Music Festival | Sligo | July 3-6 2013 | |
| Féile Brian Ború | Clare | July 4-7 2013 | |
| Trad Picnic | Galway | July 5-6 2013 | |
| Oland Celtic Irish Music Festival | Oland (SWE) | July 5-7 2012 | |
| Willie Clancy Summer School | Clare | July 6-14 2013 | |
| Féile Iorras | Mayo | July 13-22 2012 | |
| Catskill's Irish Arts Week | New York (USA) | July 15-20 2013 | |
| Meitheal Summer School | Limerick | July 22-26 2013 | |
| South Sligo Summer School | Sligo | July 14-20 2013 | |
| Joe Mooney Summer School | Leitrim | July 20-27 2013 | |
| Augusta Irish Heritage Week | West Virginia (USA) | July 21-26 2013 | |
| Fiddler's Green International Festival | Down | July 21-28 2013 | |
| Brideswell Pattern Festival | Roscommon | July 26-30 2012 | |
| Boyle Arts Festival | Roscommon | July 25-Aug 3 2013 | |
| Anne & Pat Molloy Summer School | Birmingham (UK) | July 20-21 2013 | |
| O'Carolan Harp Festival | Roscommon | Aug 3-6 2013 | |
| Scoil Acla | Mayo | July 29-Aug 4 2013 | |
| 2 | |||
| August 2013 | |||
| Patsy Farrell Festival | Longford | Aug 1-7 2013 | |
| Ballyshannon Folk & Traditional Music Festival | Donegal | Aug 1-4 2013 | |
| Cahersiveen Festival of Music & the Arts | Kerry | Aug 2-4 2013 | |
| Dublin Ohio Irish Festival | Ohio (USA) | Aug 2-4 2013 | |
| Féile Lios Póil | Kerry | Aug 2 2013 | |
| Kilcar Fleadh | Donegal | Aug 5-11 2013 | |
| Feakle International Traditional Music Festival | Clare | Aug 7-12 2013 | |
| Puck Fair Killorglin | Kerry | Aug 10-12 2013 | |
| Auchtermuchty Traditional Music Festival | Fife (SC) | Aug 2-11 2013 | |
| Irish Fair of Minnesota | Minnesota (USA) | Aug 9-11 2013 | |
| Kilkenny Arts Festival | Kilkenny | Aug 9-18 2013 | |
| Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann | Derry | Aug 12-18 2013 | |
| Bath Folk Festival | Bath (UK) | Aug 10-18 2013 | |
| Masters of Tradition | Cork | Aug 14-18 2013 | |
| Merriman Summer School | Clare | Dates TBC | |
| Milwaukee Irish Fest | Milwaukee (USA) | Aug 15-18 2013 | |
| Coleman Traditional Festival | Sligo | Dates TBC | |
| Tonder Festival | Tonder (DK) | Aug 22-25 2013 | |
| 2 | |||
| September 2013 | |||
| Dingle TradFest | Kerry | Sep 6-9 2012 | |
| Gig'n the Bann Festival | Antrim | Sep 6-9 2012 | |
| Tulla Trad Festival | Clare | Sep 7-9 2012 | |
| Tuam Trad Festival | Galway | Sep 14-16 2012 | |
| Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival | Offaly | Sep 20-23 2012 | |
| Frank Harte Festival | Dublin | Sep 21-23 2012 | |
| Johnny Doherty Music & Dance Festival | Donegal | Sep 21-23 2012 | |
| Kilkenny Celtic Festival | Kilkenny | Sep 27-30 2012 | |
| Inishbofin Set Dancing & Trad Weekend | Galway | Sep 28-30 2012 | |
| Féile an Fhómhair | Mayo | Sep 28-30 2012 | |
| 2 | |||
| October 2013 | |||
| Irish Festival of Oulu | Oulu (FI) | Oct 3-7 2012 | |
| Cork Folk Festival | Cork | Oct 4-7 2012 | |
| O'Carolan Harp Festival | Meath | Oct 5-7 2012 | |
| Celtic Colours International Festival | Cape Breton (CAN) | Oct 5-13 2012 | |
| Féile Frank McGann | Roscommon | Oct 12-14 2012 | |
| Scoil Cheoil na Botha | Monaghan | Oct 12-14 2012 | |
| Sligo Live Festival | Sligo | Oct 24-29 2012 | |
| Patrick O'Keefe Traditional Music Festival | Kerry | Oct 26-29 2012 | |
| 2 | |||
| November 2013 | |||
| Copenhagen Irish Festival | Copenhagen (DK) | Nov 3-6 2012 | |
| Ennis Trad Festival | Clare | Nov 13-16 2012 | |
| William Kennedy Piping Festival | Armagh | Nov 13-16 2012 | |
| 2 | |||
| December 2013 | |||
| John Joe Gordon Traditional Music Weekend Belleek | Fermanagh | Dec 7-9 2012 | |
| Frankie Kennedy Winter School | Donegal | Dec 27 2012-Jan 1 2013 | |
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