2026 Events | National Heritage Week 15th – 23rd August 2026

66 Events

Farming in Harmony with Nature with John Murphy, Bushy Park, Watergrasshill Parish

Farming in Harmony with Nature with John Murphy, Bushy Park, Watergrasshill Parish

Christ Church Fermoy - Community Heritage Restoration Project
Christ Church Fermoy, Co. Cork County
Oliver Plunkett Hill
21 August, 2:30pm - 5pm

Owen O’Keefe - Reflections On The Blackwater: Past, Present, & Possible Futures For A River In Crisis Talk

Owen O’Keefe - Reflections On The Blackwater: Past, Present, & Possible Futures For A River In Crisis Talk

Christ Church Fermoy - Community Heritage Restoration Project
Christ Church Fermoy, Co. Cork County
Oliver Plunkett Hill
15 August, 2pm - 4pm

Tour of Bellefield House and Gardens by Head Gardner Paul Smyth

Tour of Bellefield House and Gardens by Head Gardner Paul Smyth

RHSI Bellefield House and Gardens
RHSI Bellefield House and Garden, Co. Offaly
Bellefield House, Shinrone, Birr, Co Offaly
20 August, 2pm - 5pm

Wild Child Day - Woodkids Forest School

Wild Child Day - Woodkids Forest School

Woodkids Forest School
Jenkinstown Wood and Walled Garden, Co. Kilkenny
22 August, 10am - 3pm

Heritage Biodiversity Guided Walk & Art Workshop

Heritage Biodiversity Guided Walk & Art Workshop

Westmeath Heritage Office
Belvedere House, Gardens & Park, Co. Westmeath
Mullingar
15 August, 11am - 12:30pm

Lodge Bog Walk and Talk

Lodge Bog Walk and Talk

Irish Peatland Conservation Council
Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Co. Kildare
Lullymore, Rathangan
21 August, 11:30am - 1pm

Dragonfly and Damselfly Walk at Lullymore West Bog

Dragonfly and Damselfly Walk at Lullymore West Bog

Irish Peatland Conservation Council
Bog of Allen Nature Centre, Co. Kildare
Lullymore, Rathangan, Co. Kildare
17 August, 11am - 1pm

Heritage Week Family Tours at the Dead Zoo Lab

Heritage Week Family Tours at the Dead Zoo Lab

The Dead Zoo Lab at National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks
The Dead Zoo Lab at the National Museum of Ireland at Collins Barracks, Co. Dublin – Dublin City
Collins Barracks , Benburb St, Dublin 7
15 August, 11am - 11:30am
15 August, 11:45am - 12:15pm
19 August, 11am - 11:30am
19 August, 11:45am - 12:15pm
22 August, 11am - 11:30am
22 August, 11:45am - 12:15pm

Bat Talk in Roscommon Castle

Bat Talk in Roscommon Castle

Roscommon Tidy Towns Association
Roscommon Castle, Loughnanene Park, Roscommon Town, Co. Roscommon
Loughnaneane Park, Roscommon Town
22 August, 8:45pm - 10:30pm

Built Heritage & Landscape Walk, Kilrush House, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny

Built Heritage & Landscape Walk, Kilrush House, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny

Historic Houses of Ireland - Ionad Lachtain
Kilrush House, Co. Kilkenny
Freshford, Co. Kilkenny
22 August, 11am - 1pm

River Walk - The Biodiversity Value of the Inagh & Ballymacraven Rivers

River Walk - The Biodiversity Value of the Inagh & Ballymacraven Rivers

Local Authority Waters Programme
River path, below front of the Falls Hotel, Co. Clare
Ennistymon, Co. Clare
15 August, 10am - 11:30am

Explore the Biodiversity of the Morning Star River in Bruff

Explore the Biodiversity of the Morning Star River in Bruff

Local Authority Waters Programme
Town Park (next to the Morning Star River), Co. Limerick
Bruff, Co. Limerick
18 August, 1pm - 2:30pm