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

1774 Events

Blacksmiths Demonstration and Family Day at Essexford Forge

Blacksmiths Demonstration and Family Day at Essexford Forge

Essexford Heritage Group
Essexford Forge, Co. Monaghan
Essexford
15 August, 2pm - 8pm

Textile Heritage Event - Glendowen Craft Shop

Textile Heritage Event - Glendowen Craft Shop

Glendowen Craft Shop
Co. Donegal
MEENTAGH GLEN, CLONMANY, CO.DONEGAL
22 August, 12pm - 5:30pm

Rewild your piece of Planet Earth

Rewild your piece of Planet Earth

Tracton Biodiversity Group
Tracton Arts and Community Centre, Co. Cork County
Minane Bridge, Co Cork
22 August, 11am - 12:30pm

Michael Dwyer, Man of the Mountains - Bus tour

Michael Dwyer, Man of the Mountains - Bus tour

Rathdangan History Group
Séamus O'Toole Memorial Hall, Co. Wicklow
Rathdangan, Co. Wicklow
16 August, 10am - 1pm

WORLDS WITHIN WORLDS: STAGING & STORYTELLING AT THE GLEBE HOUSE

WORLDS WITHIN WORLDS: STAGING & STORYTELLING AT THE GLEBE HOUSE

Glebe Gallery
The Glebe Gallery, Co. Donegal
Churchill, Co.Donegal
21 August, 1pm - 1:45pm

Taispeántas le Eoin Cahill - The Places we tell Stories of

Taispeántas le Eoin Cahill - The Places we tell Stories of

Donegal Library Service
Leabharlann Phobail Ghaoth Dobhair, Co. Donegal
Aislann Ghaoth Dobhair, Na Doire Beaga, Leitir Ceanainn, Co. Dhún na nGall
17 August, 9:30am - 5:30pm
18 August, 9:30am - 5:30pm
19 August, 1pm - 8pm
20 August, 9:30am - 5:30pm
21 August, 9:30am - 5:30pm

Tour: Holy Hill Hermitage, Screen, Co. Sligo

Tour: Holy Hill Hermitage, Screen, Co. Sligo

Sligo Field Club
Holy Hill Hermitage, Screen, co. Sligo, Co. Sligo
Screen Co. sligo
19 August, 6pm - 8:30pm

Launch of Moylough Heritage Society Podcact Series

Launch of Moylough Heritage Society Podcact Series

Moylough Heritage Society,
Moylough Community Centre, Co. Galway – County
Moylough Ballinasloe Co Galway
21 August, 8pm - 10pm

Females in the Frame - The Derek Hill Collection

Females in the Frame - The Derek Hill Collection

Glebe Gallery
The Glebe Gallery, Co. Donegal
Churchill, Co.Donegal
20 August, 1pm - 1:45pm

Wain's Wednesday

Wain's Wednesday

Glebe Gallery
The Glebe Gallery, Co. Donegal
Churchill, Co.Donegal
19 August, 2pm - 4pm

Guided Tour of Historic Shackleton's Gardens, Clonsilla

Guided Tour of Historic Shackleton's Gardens, Clonsilla

Clonsilla & Porterstown Heritage Society
Shackleton's Garden, Co. Dublin – Fingal
Beech Park, Clonsilla, Dublin 15
20 August, 10am - 11:30am

Birdwatching walk on the River Vartry

Birdwatching walk on the River Vartry

East Wicklow Rivers Trust
Vartry Reservoir, Roundwood, Co. Wicklow, Co. Wicklow
Lat: 53.071800, Lng: -6.204812
19 August, 6:30pm - 7:45pm