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FULL EVENT SCHEDULE | DFF26 🎶Here it is — your full Dooagh Folk Festival 2026 schedule! 🙌Three days of live music, sessi...
11/09/2026

FULL EVENT SCHEDULE | DFF26 🎶

Here it is — your full Dooagh Folk Festival 2026 schedule! 🙌

Three days of live music, sessions, workshops, food, craic and plenty more across Dooagh and Keel, kicking off TODAY!

From our Friday Night Concert right through to Sunday night’s final sing-song, there’s plenty happening across the weekend.

📅 Friday 11 – Sunday 13 September
📍 Achill Island

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⚠️ Please take note of individual start times, locations and any weather-dependent events. Keep an eye on our social channels for any updates or changes.

See you in Dooagh! 🎶

LEAVE THE CAR BEHIND 🚌🎶Heading to this weekend? Our complimentary festival shuttle bus will be running between Keel an...
10/09/2026

LEAVE THE CAR BEHIND 🚌🎶

Heading to this weekend? Our complimentary festival shuttle bus will be running between Keel and Dooagh, making it easier to get to and from the festival.

🚌 FREE shuttle service
📍 Keel ↔ Dooagh
📅 Friday & Saturday

Check the shuttle timetable graphic for stops and departure times, and plan your journey before heading out.

A huge thank you to Gallagher’s Coaches for helping us keep everyone moving safely throughout the weekend. 🙌

See you in Dooagh!

DES CAFFERKEY @ ! 🔥🎶Achill’s own Des Cafferkey takes to the Dooagh Folk Festival stage this Saturday night — and there ...
10/09/2026

DES CAFFERKEY @ ! 🔥🎶

Achill’s own Des Cafferkey takes to the Dooagh Folk Festival stage this Saturday night — and there isn’t a ticket left.

An All-Ireland winning musician, composer and recording artist, Des has performed alongside some of the biggest names in Irish music, including Damien Dempsey, Paul Brady, Mary Coughlan, Matt Molloy, Lúnasa and Imelda May.

This Saturday, he’s back performing on home soil in Achill. ❤️

📅 Saturday 12 September
📍 The Wavecrest, Dooagh
🚪 Doors 7pm | Music from 8pm
🎟️ SOLD OUT

To everyone who has a ticket — we’ll see you Saturday!

🎻 Heading to Dooagh Folk Festival this weekend?Here’s everything you need to know before you arrive! Swipe ➡️From parkin...
10/09/2026

🎻 Heading to Dooagh Folk Festival this weekend?

Here’s everything you need to know before you arrive! Swipe ➡️

From parking and food to merch, tickets and what to expect at our venues, have a quick read through our important festival information.

Please share with anyone travelling to Achill for the weekend.

We can’t wait to welcome you to Dooagh! 💙

📅 11–13 September 2026
📍 Dooagh & Keel, Achill Island

🎻 DERVISH | DOOAGH FOLK FESTIVAL 2026One of the great names in Irish traditional music is coming to Achill this weekend!...
09/09/2026

🎻 DERVISH | DOOAGH FOLK FESTIVAL 2026

One of the great names in Irish traditional music is coming to Achill this weekend!

We’re delighted to welcome Dervish to Dooagh Folk Festival on Saturday 12th September, bringing their unmistakable sound and incredible live energy to The Wavecrest.

Led by the unmistakable voice of Cathy Jordan, Dervish have spent more than three decades bringing Irish traditional music to audiences across the world including on the Eurovision stage – and on Saturday night, they’re bringing it to Dooagh! 🌊🎶

They join Damien Dempsey and Des Cafferkey for what promises to be a very special Saturday night.

🎻 Dervish
📅 Saturday 12th September
📍 The Wavecrest, Dooagh
🎟️ SOLD OUT

Not long to go now. 🔥

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📖 DFF26 ATTENDEE INFO – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW! 🎶Our Dooagh Folk Festival 2026 Attendee Information Booklet is now ...
09/09/2026

📖 DFF26 ATTENDEE INFO – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW! 🎶

Our Dooagh Folk Festival 2026 Attendee Information Booklet is now in your inboxes! 📩

If you’ve purchased tickets for this weekend, check your email – and don’t forget to check your spam/junk folder in case it landed there.

Inside you'll find all the key information you need for the weekend, including registration, the programme, venue details, our CeolX Session Trail, food venues, useful festival tips & more!

📅 11–13 September 2026
📍 Dooagh, Achill Island

Please have a read before travelling and save a copy to your phone for easy access throughout the weekend.

Not long now! 🎻🎶

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CUIMHNÍ AR JOHN “TWIN” McNAMARA ❤️This Saturday, we come together at Gielty’s for a very special part of Dooagh Folk Fes...
08/09/2026

CUIMHNÍ AR JOHN “TWIN” McNAMARA ❤️

This Saturday, we come together at Gielty’s for a very special part of Dooagh Folk Festival 2026 — Cuimhní ar John “Twin” McNamara.

A chance to remember John, celebrate his life and share the music, memories and stories that mean so much to his family, friends and the wider community.

It promises to be a very special gathering and a fitting part of this year’s festival weekend.

📅 Saturday 12 September
⏰ 12pm–1.30pm - Free event, please prebook online.
📍 Gielty’s, Dooagh

All welcome.

KARAN CASEY TRIO | DFF26 🎶Acclaimed artist Karan Casey brings her trio which includes Niall Vallely and Niwel Tsumbuto t...
08/09/2026

KARAN CASEY TRIO | DFF26 🎶

Acclaimed artist Karan Casey brings her trio which includes Niall Vallely and Niwel Tsumbuto to Dooagh Folk Festival this Friday night as part of a very special SOLD OUT opening concert at The Wavecrest.

Widely recognised as one of the outstanding voices in Irish folk and traditional music, Karan’s performances are built around powerful song, expressive storytelling and superb musicianship.

📅 Friday 11 September
📍 The Wavecrest, Dooagh
🚪 Doors 7pm | Music from 8pm

⚡ TRAD. ELECTRONIC. SUPERCÉILÍ. ⚡Get ready for something a little different on the CeolX Stage at Dooagh Folk Festival o...
04/09/2026

⚡ TRAD. ELECTRONIC. SUPERCÉILÍ. ⚡

Get ready for something a little different on the CeolX Stage at Dooagh Folk Festival on Saturday, 12th September!

SuperCéilí combine acoustic and digital instruments to create their own unmistakable sound – electronic Irish Dance Music. 🎻⚡

The technical wizardry of Peter Staunton and the unmatched stage presence of Sean Leahy combine to create a gigantic sound and spectacle, bringing together the very old and the very new.

🔥 SuperCéilí close out the CeolX Stage at Gielty’s, Dooagh. Expect big sound. Serious energy. And a packed dance floor.

Tickets €25 available on our website. Doors: 8.30pm.

🎶 THE OARS | CEOLX STAGE AT GIELTY’SThey’ve supported Robbie Williams in Croke Park — but sure the CeolX Stage at the DF...
03/09/2026

🎶 THE OARS | CEOLX STAGE AT GIELTY’S

They’ve supported Robbie Williams in Croke Park — but sure the CeolX Stage at the DFF Festival Club in Gielty’s is the real big one 😏

Featuring Eoin Coughlan, Brian Morrissey and Deck Lucey, The OARS bring an exhilarating contemporary Irish folk sound, having performed and collaborated with the likes of Damien Dempsey, Garron Noone, Paddy Casey and Gemma Hayes.

📍 Gielty’s, Dooagh
📅 Saturday Night 12th September
🎶 CeolX Stage | Dooagh Folk Festival
Doors open at 8:30pm

Limited tickets on-sale via our website!

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