Matchmaking is one of Ireland's oldest traditions and, for the last couple of hundred years, a good deal of it has taken place in Lisdoonvarna during September and early October.
Learn of the traditional culture, arts, language and literature that County Clare is renowned for during this weeklong exposition. The festival is held in memory of the famous local piper Willie Clancy.
Enjoy the Doonbeg International Jazz Festival with performances across the weekend, and a variety of music styles from Jump Jive to Swing, Dixie to Jazz, and Gypsy Jazz & Klezmer to Ska, there is sure to be something to suit everybody.
