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We are an annual community festival of music and arts 🎭🎶 - every August bank holiday weekend!

21/05/2026

Help make CMAF 2026 unforgettable this year! ✨

We are looking for businesses and supporters to get involved in this year’s festival through our sponsorship packages 💜

🎤 Main Stage Sponsor – €2,500
🎨 Themed Sponsors – €1,500
🥇 Gold Sponsor – €800+
🥈 Silver Sponsor – €500+
🥉 Bronze Sponsor – €200+
🌟 Friends of the Festival – up to €200

All sponsors receive recognition across CMAF platforms while helping support music, arts, family and community events in Cahersiveen 🎶🎨

📩 Interested? Contact: [email protected]

🗓️ To be included in the printed programme, sponsorship contributions are appreciated by Saturday 20th June.

10/05/2026

🎨 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐒 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

As part of this year’s Cahersiveen Music & Arts Festival arts programme, curated by Ciarraí Art Nexus, applications are now open for The Windows of Cahersiveen — a unique public exhibition transforming shopfronts and spaces across the town into a vibrant visual arts trail.

Featuring 20 participating premises throughout Cahersiveen, the exhibition will showcase a mix of emerging and established artists, alongside invited national and international artists and works selected through this open competition.

Artists are invited to submit work across:
• Painting
• Limited print-edition
• Sculpture
• Ceramics
• Drawing
• Textiles
• Suitable 3D work

📍 Exhibition Dates: 27 July – 7 August 2026
📍 CMAF Festival Dates: 31 July – 2 August 2026
📍 Submission Deadline: Saturday, 6 June 2026 at 5pm

This is a fantastic opportunity to exhibit work as part of a town-wide cultural programme on the Skellig Coast during one of the region’s flagship arts and music festivals.

Apply online here:
https://www.ciarrai-art-nexus.com/cmaf-windows-submisson-2026

08/05/2026

🎶 CMAF 2026 starts here 🎶

Three nights. Three headline acts. One unforgettable August Bank Holiday Weekend in Cahersiveen 💜

🔥 Robert Mizzell
🔥 Glory Days
🔥 The Rising

…with more music, art & announcements still to come…

Will you be joining us this August? 🎶

Clodagh Lawlor Music
Ciaran Quigley

01/05/2026

A huge thank you to our amazing community for supporting CMAF 2025 💜
We couldn’t do it without you 🙌

30/04/2026

A huge thank you to all of our incredible 2025 Gold, Silver & Bronze sponsors 💜
Your support makes the festival possible year after year 🙌

23/04/2026

Delighted to be a Sponsor of this great weekend of music 🎶. Roll on the May Bank Holiday Weekend 🤠

12/04/2026

Looking back at last year’s festival, our Busking & Fireworks events brought such a great buzz to the streets of Cahersiveen 🎶🎆

A big thank you to the Kerry Coast Hotel and Corcorans Furniture & Carpets for sponsoring the fireworks. It’s always a highlight of the weekend and something everyone looks forward to ✨

Thanks as well to Devlin's Centra Cahersiveen for sponsoring the Kids & Teens Busking, and to the Ring of Kerry Hotel for supporting the Adult Busking, helping to showcase incredible local talent of all ages 🙌

These events always create a fantastic atmosphere in the town throughout the day and into the evening, and we’re already looking forward to doing it all again this year!

05/04/2026

Looking back at last year’s festival, we are grateful for our Irish Language programme and to everyone who helped bring it to life 🇮🇪✨

A big thank you to Skellig Six18 Distillery for sponsoring this programme, your support helps us celebrate and share our language and culture with the community 🙌
Be sure to head over to their page as they have an Easter competition running that ends soon 🐣🥃

Thanks as well to Cathair Saidhbhín le Gaeilge for the coordination of these events and for helping make it all happen 👏

With so many Irish language events happening throughout the year in Cahersiveen, it’s great to have it included as part of the festival too. We are looking forward to building on it again this year!

29/03/2026

Looking back at last year’s festival, we’re grateful to everyone who helped bring our Music & Arts programme to life 🎶🎨

A big thank you to Walsh's Supervalu Cahersiveen for sponsoring the Main Stage, this support helps make the live music experience possible for everyone 🙌

Thanks as well to Willie's Wild Atlantic Way Wines & Whiskey and Sive Minerals for sponsoring the Arts programme and supporting artists and the exhibitions 🎨

We are proud to showcase local talent, music and art each year, and we are looking forward to building on it again this year!

22/03/2026

Looking back at last year’s festival, we want to thank everyone who helped make it happen 🙌

A big thank you to our Community Event Sponsor, ACARD - Cahersiveen Community Development Group, for their continued support. Congratulations also to ACARD on organising such a successful St. Patrick's Parade in Cahersiveen, always a great event for the whole community 🇮🇪🎉

Thanks as well to our Kids & Family Sponsor, Skellig Holiday Homes, for supporting our family-focused events 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 As we move into the busy season in Cahersiveen, we wish them all the best for a successful year ahead with lots of visitors to the Skellig Coast 🌊☀️

We appreciate the support and look forward to another great festival this year!

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Cahersiveen

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http://www.cmaf.ie/

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