Editor's picksOur editorial staff share each month their personal tips to County Sligo.
Discover County Sligo like a local, enjoy thought provoking events and visit amazing art galleries. But that is not all, enjoy the great outdoors while engaging in an adventurous organized event. |
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Cairde Arts festival
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Inspired by the creative energy of Ireland’s Northwest, Cairde Sligo Arts Festival is a unique coming together of artists and audiences. It is a celebration of imagination and shared experience that welcomes all. Highlights include Crossing Skin, Cairde in the park, the Transcendent Documents,...
When: 1st to 10th July |
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Ocean Warrior Surf camp
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School holidays are upon us. Learn to surf and a lot more in a safe, fun, structured environment on our Ocean Warrior surf camp. All Strandhill surf camps are personally supervised by Sligo Surf Experience owner Seamus Mc Goldrick, a professional surfing coach. All the instructors are experienced surfers who know everything there is to know about surfing in Strandhill. The surf camp is great value for money with a 20% discount on the cost of five days of surf lessons. The price includes the cost of hiring the surf equipment for the week.
When: Throughout the summer |
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Sligo Jazz Festival
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Are you a Jazz lover? Sligo Jazz festival brings every year some of the biggest Jazz names to Sligo. Previous festival acts have included Mike Stern/Victor Wooten Band, Dhafer Youssef, Kenny Werner/...
Every year, the Sligo International Jazz Summer School also brings a 6 day event featuring workshops, masterclasses and jam sessions with some of the world’s finest jazz educators and musicians. Sligo Jazz Festival also features quality pub/hotel/cafe sessions with the best of Irish and international jazz acts, plus jam sessions featuring summer school participants and tutors alike. When: 19th to 24th July |
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Summer Live Music at Thomas Connolly
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Immerse yourself in traditional Irish music, accoustic sessions or swing Jazz at Thomas Connolly Heritage pub. When it comes to live entertainment, Thomas Connolly is the place to be. With a regular music schedule which encompasses Swing Jazz, traditional Irish, Trad Fusion and acoustic sets from some of the region's most recognised resident musicians.
But that's not all... Thomas Connolly is best known for their warm welcome, their famous pint of stout, regular live music and relaxing atmosphere. Thomas Connolly is well renowned for their vast range of Whiskeys, gins and craft beers on offer. In the pub there’s an ever growing range of over 200 premium Irish whiskeys and scotch with regular whiskey tasting events being organized. Their premium gin collection also continues to grow with over 30 unique flavours to choose from. For the craft beer drinker, a great selection of local and national Irish crafts beers on draught are available. It is worthwhile sampling their own Thomas Connolly IPA and Red Ale which both come on draught. And that's not all, with a range of European red, white, rose & prosecco wines by the glass or the bottle , there is plenty to choose from. They believe in choice and so gluten-free and non alcoholic drinks are well stocked. Don't feel like an alcoholic beverage? They will happily prepare a fresh ground or speciality coffee of your choice. When: Throughout the summer |
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Blue raincoat "On Bailes' Strand"
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Blue Raincoat's offsite are productions which are staged away from traditional theatre settings. These unique productions shouldn't be missed. In a stunning outdoor location in County Sligo, they are stunning, memorable and breathtaking productions which bring you masterful staging and sound.
King Concobar, wary of Cuchulain's bravery and unruly temper makes him swear an oath of obedience. This oath leads Cuchulain to unwittingly fight and kill his own son. When he finds out the truth, Cuchulain, mad with despair, runs out to fight the sea. When: 10th July '22 |
(photo by Steve Rogers).
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