Ballyhaunis Events/Festivals Page

16/09/2026

Join in the fun! 🎉
The annual Ballyhaunis Abbey Pattern is back! 🙌🥳

📅 Sunday, 27th September
⏰ 2:30-5pm
The Friary Field
Come along, bring your friends and family, and enjoy an afternoon of fun, games and great craic! 🎶🎯🍻
Everyone is welcome, don’t miss out! 🎉

Abbey pattern to be held in Friary grounds, anyone willing to help out on the day text me on 086 061 8126 Ballyhaunis Family Resource Centre Ballyhaunis Life Tracy Cunnane Mcdonagh

14/09/2026

🎶 MEET THE MIDWEST RADIO LOCAL HERO 2026 FINALISTS! 🎶

We’re delighted to reveal the four finalists competing to be crowned Midwest Radio’s Local Hero 2026:

⭐ Chris Cresham
⭐ Joanne Gallagher
⭐ The Murphy Sisters
⭐ Liam Foody

Four fantastic local artists. One incredible opportunity. 🏆

We’ll be getting to know each of our finalists and showcasing their music over the coming week as part of .

Search for a New Local Hero is part of Irish Music Month – Irish Radio Supporting Irish Artists, brought to you by Hot Press and the IBI in association with Midwest Radio, supported by Coimisiún na Meán Sound & Vision Scheme, funded by the Television Licence Fee.

11/09/2026

🎄✨ STALLHOLDERS WANTED! ✨🎄
Are you a local business, crafter, food producer or maker? We’d love to have you join us at the OUTDOOR Ballyhaunis Christmas Craft Fair! to coincide with the Turning On of Ballyhaunis Christmas Lights 🎅🎁

📅 Sunday, November 29th
⏰ 12.30pm – 5.30pm
📍 Ballyhaunis

We are now taking expressions of interest from stallholders. If you would like to have a stall, please email us with:
⭐ Name of your stall/business
⭐ Brief description of the products you will be selling
📧 [email protected]
Come along and be part of what promises to be a wonderful festive day in Ballyhaunis! 🎄✨ We’d love to hear from you! ❤️🎅

21/08/2026

18/08/2026

✨ Hands-on History: Kids’ Stained-Glass Workshop! 🎨🪟

Join Scéal Heritage on Friday, 21 August at St Mary’s Abbey Church, Ballyhaunis for a fun, FREE stained-glass workshop!

👧 10:30am–11:15am: Ages 3–8
🧒 2pm–2:45pm: Ages 7–12

Learn about the history of stained glass and the 15th-century Augustinian Friary, then create your own colourful masterpiece! 🌈

🎟️ Booking essential — limited places!
📧 Email [email protected] with your chosen workshop and child/children’s ages.
Under 6s must be accompanied by an adult.

18/08/2026

Foundations of a Friary
Join in at The Friary (St. Mary’s Abbey), Ballyhaunis on Saturday, 22 August 2026, for a fascinating one-day symposium exploring the friary’s foundation and early history.

🕤 9:30am–4:00pm
🍽️ Light lunch included
🎟️ Tickets €20 — available on Eventbrite.ie or on the door

Hear from a fantastic line-up of speakers on Ballyhaunis in the Middle Ages, the Augustinian friars in pre-Reformation Ireland, medieval Augustinian architecture, and the Augustinian presence in Ballyhaunis and beyond.

All proceeds go towards the Friary Preservation Fund.

📍 F35 F448, Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo

06/06/2026

🎉 The Kilkelly Heritage Festival is coming back this August Bank Holiday Weekend! 🎉

We're delighted to announce that preparations are underway for what promises to be a fantastic celebration of our local history, traditions, and community spirit.

We are currently looking for:
🛍️ Stall Holders
🏺 Heritage Exhibitors
🎨 Craft Demonstrations
📖 Local History Displays
🌾 Traditional Skills & Heritage Activities

If you have a craft, collection, skill, story, or display that showcases our heritage, we'd love to hear from you. Whether you're a local business, community group, historian, collector, or simply passionate about preserving our traditions, we'd be delighted to have you involved.

Join us for a day of tradition, community and culture in the heart of Kilkelly.

📩 To express your interest, please contact us through our page.

More details to follow in the coming weeks!

06/06/2026

✨ A huge thank you to our generous sponsors ✨
A sincere thank you to Steak Out Catering and Stephen & Michelle Donohoe for kindly sponsoring our Lewis Capaldi ticket giveaway. Your support made this fantastic prize possible!🎶

Congratulations again to our lucky winners, Paul Nolan and Pauline Richardson! 🎉 We hope you have an amazing night, make wonderful memories, and enjoy every moment of the show.

Thank you to everyone who entered and supported the giveaway and Ballyhaunis Summer Festival! 🎟️✨