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Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

Sessions Along The Shannon

Location: Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim

A lively weekend of ceol agus craic with 48 musicians playing sessions in 15 pubs throughout the town of Carrick on Shannon.

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

Tullaghan Heritage Festival

Location: Tullaghan Communuty centre Tullaghan Co. Leitrim

Join us for Tullaghan's first-ever Heritage Festival, a fun-filled weekend with outdoor activities, storytelling, music, food, and workshops. Enjoy classic games, children’s crafts, a movie night, and explore fishing, bread-making, art, and more. Don’t miss the minibus tour and pony rides to the sea!

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

Leitrim Cycling Festival 2025

Location: Tullaghan

A family friendly cycling festival on Leitrim's coastline. Featuring a wide array of events to promote cycling, walking and highlight our beautiful county.

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

Celebrate The Leitrim Gathering & Show Your Colours!

Location: County Wide

Calling All Leitrim Businesses and Community Groups!

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

The Gathering @ Margaret's Corner

Location: Margarets Corner Community Centre Carrigallen Co Leitirim and Tully Carrigallen

Weekend of Culture & Creativity

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

Taste Leitrim – The Leitrim Gathering Special

Location: County Wide

Celebrate the Taste of Leitrim!

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

Open Weekend

Location: Seán Mac Diarmada's Cottage Corranmore, Kiltyclogher,County Leitrim

Guided Tour of Seán Mac Diarmada's Cottage

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

Market Yard Live

Location: Market Yard, Carrick-on-Shannon

An extensive program showcasing the best of Irish music with our youth, plus Two live Concerts Sean Keane on the 23'th and Garadice on the 25'th both 7.00 to 9.00 with supporting acts.

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

The Leitrim Gathering Manorhamilton

Location: Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim

Events taking place in Manorhamilton from 21st - 25th May for The Leitrim Gathering

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th

Ballinamore Gathering Festival

Location: The Junction, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim

Weekend Festival in Ballinamore

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th

Your Roots in Fenagh

Location: Fenagh Community Centre and Visitor Centre

Enjoy a guided tour of local historical sites, a talk on the 1907 Fenagh census, and a lively social with music and dancing, celebrating the area’s rich heritage.

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th

Kiltyclogher Gathering Weekend

Location: Kiltyclogher Community Center and Heritage Center

Ceili, Supper & Traditional Concert

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th

Tips on accessing online information at your local library

Location: 8 Branch Libraries in County Leitrim - Carrick-on-Shannon, Ballinamore, Drumshanbo, Mohill, Carrigallen, Manorhamilton, Dromahair and Kiltyclogher

Genealogy & Family History Guidance at Branch Libraries

Friday May 23rd, Saturday May 24th

Fused Glass Jewellery Workshop

Location: Main Street, Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim N41 HP60

Jewellery Crafts

Friday May 23rd

Tea and Twirls in the Rainbow Ballroom

Location: Rainbow Ballroom, Glenfarne

Join us for a special Tea Dance on Friday, 23rd May, at the Rainbow Ballroom of Romance, celebrating its 90th anniversary! Enjoy dancing, live music, and refreshments. Explore a DVD on the history of Kilmakerrill Graveyard and the nostalgic Showband exhibition. A memorable afternoon of connection, culture, and fun!

Friday May 23rd

Mohill Olde Fair Day

Location: Leitrim Association of People with Disailities (LAPWD )centre, Mohill town

Step back in time with period costumes, old crafts, games, Irish music, and ceili dancing. Join hands-on Boxty-making and butter churning workshops, with refreshments available throughout. A lively celebration of heritage awaits!

Friday May 23rd

Rediscover Fashion Leitrim

Location: The Dock, Carrick on Shannon

Rediscover Fashion workshops

Friday May 23rd

Mayflower Memories

Location: The Mayflower, Drumshanbo

Join Us for Mayflower Memories featuring a talk, a few songs, additional music, and light refreshments. A perfect mix of stories and melodies!

Friday May 23rd

Weave your own Leitrim Potato Basket

Location: The Dock Arts Centre

Leitrim Potato Basket Weaving Workshop

Friday May 23rd

Sgraffito technique with Lichen Ceramics

Location: The Leitrim Design House, Carrick on Shannon

Sgraffito Pottery Workshop with Bairbre Kennedy

Friday May 23rd

Print to Stitch Workshop with Catherine Gray

Location: The Leitrim Design House, Carrick on Shannon

Monotype Printing Workshop with Catherine

Friday May 23rd

Leitrim Women Through Time - Pop Up Women's History Museum

Location: The Beepark Community Centre, Manorhamitlon, Co. Leitrim

Women of Leitrim: A Century of Stories

Friday May 23rd

Emigrant remittances and the family in post-Famine Leitrim

Location: St. George's Heritage Centre, Carrick on Shannon

Friday May 23rd

The Amazing World of Barn Owls

Location: The Landmark Hotel, Carrick on Shannon

Exploring the World of the Barn Owl

Friday May 23rd

Paint & Pour: Pottery Edition in collaboration with Old Cow Clayworks

Location: The Shed Distillery Visitor Experience Drumshanbo

Enjoy a refreshingly delicious cocktail on arrival, and show us how you make the Ordinary Extraordinary! All supplies provided! Just bring yourself, a friend, and your artistic curiosity!

Friday May 23rd

Echoes from the Dock

Location: The Dock, Carrick on Shannon

A Journey Through Time:

Friday May 23rd

Conmacne Identity & Landscape 2025: In Search of South Leitrim Dreamtime

Location: The Island Theatre Ballinamore

Dreamtime: Our ancestors retelling their origins as related by place names in medieval archives.

Friday May 23rd

Trails of Tranquility - A Community Walk for Wellbeing

Location: The Organic Centre, Rossinver

A Walk for Wellness at Fowleys Falls

Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

The Big Leitrim Print

Location: Printmaking Studio, Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Main St, Manorhamilton

Join our printmaking workshop for adults and create a themed print to celebrate the gathering. Explore various techniques and leave with your own unique artwork!

Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

Canadian Canoeing on the River Bonet Dromahair

Location: Main Street Manorhamilton

Guided Outdoor Adventure

Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

Research Your Leitrim Roots

Location: Main Street, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim

Book a session with a Genealogy expert to research your Leitrim Roots. Booking is essential and research fees will apply

Saturday May 24th, Sunday May 25th

Free Admission to Parke's Castle

Location: Kilmore, Fivemilebourne, Co. Leitrim F91FP71

Come along and explore Parke's Castle along the northern shores of Lough Gill. A restored castle of the early 17th century and once the home of Robert Parke. Learn all about the history of the O'Rourke and the Parke families and what life was like in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Saturday May 24th

The Leitrim Gathering Jamboree

Location: Main Street, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim

Enjoy a free, open-air country music concert with top national and local musicians, offering an unforgettable evening of dancing, fun, and community!

Saturday May 24th

Soul Song

Location: The Glen Arts Centre, Manorhamilton

Join us for an interactive exhibition of customised musical instruments, where everyone is invited to play and explore creativity, free expression, and collaboration.

Saturday May 24th

O’Rourke’s of Leitrim Living History / Mobile Museum event

Location: The People's Park, Carrick on Shannon

Explore Medieval Leitrim with costumed curators, hands-on artifact sessions, photo opportunities, and an interactive Q&A. A fun, educational experience for all ages!

Saturday May 24th

The Big Dig

Location: The People's Park, Carrick on Shannon

Kids can become archaeologists for a day, exploring a replica excavation site and discovering Medieval Leitrim’s history in this fun, hands-on family activity!

Saturday May 24th

The Half of the Moon and the Whole of the Hill: Discovering Mohill though it's poetry, music, songs and stories

Location: Mohill

Join Mohill Historical Society on a guided walk through the town to discover its history through different forms.

Saturday May 24th

The Story of the Earl Grey Assisted Emigration to Australia in 1849

Location: St Patrick’s Hospital Carrick on Shannon. Lecture & Unveiling Sculpture – Leitrim Workhouses in 1849

About The Story of the Earl Grey Assisted Emigration to Australia in 1849

Saturday May 24th

A Leitrim Gathering - at the Dock

Location: The Dock Carrick on Shannon

Featuring music, poetry, invented correspondence, and visual elements that celebrate Leitrim's distinctive relationship with its scattered children - and the many ways they've found to remain part of the conversation, both real and imagined.

Saturday May 24th

Kayaking trip on Lough Rynn Lake

Location: Lough Rynn Caravan Park, Mohill, Co. Leitrim. N41KH22

Adults-Only Guided Trip

Saturday May 24th

Glenview Folk Museum Open Day

Location: Glenview Folk Museum

Glenview Folk Museum Free Open Day

Saturday May 24th

Weaving workshop with Sundew Crafts

Location: The Leitrim Design House, Carrick on Shannon

Weaving Workshop with Fiona: Create Your Own Ojos de Dios

Saturday May 24th

Carrick Through The Years

Location: The Dock, Carrick on Shannon

Carrick on Shannon: A Century in Pictures

Saturday May 24th

Leitrim Gathering Céilí

Location: The Landmark Hotel

Céilí Mór

Saturday May 24th

Water Bug Safari

Location: The Organic Centre, The Organic Centre, Sraud (Conolly), Rossinver, County Leitrim, Ireland

River Bug Discovery & Water Health Workshop

Saturday May 24th

A Day of Traditions in Aughnasheelin

Location: Aughnasheelin Community Centre

Aughnasheelin Heritage Day

Saturday May 24th

A Leitrim Wake

Location: Cloonclivvy, Mohill

1950s/60s Wake Re-Enactment

Saturday May 24th

"Where Trains Once Ran" by Padraig Griffin

Location: Ballinamore Library

Talk: The Changing Landscape of Northern Ballinamore

Saturday May 24th

North Shannon Stories: A Heritage Gathering

Location: The Methodist Church, Drumshanbo

Join Heritage Officer Martina McCarthy and Archivist Nuala Reilly for an interactive event showcasing historical footage, Waterways Ireland archives, and local oral histories that bring to life the rich heritage of the North Shannon.

Saturday May 24th

Rassaun Craft Group Exhibition

Location: Margarets Corner Community Centre Carrigallen Co Leitirim and Tully Carrigallen

Sunday May 25th

Gathering on O'Rourke's Table

Location: Lugalustran, Newtownmanor, Dromahair

Celebrate music, dance, and breath taking views on a mountain top with traditional Irish music, dance performances, barbecue, and light refreshments. An unforgettable experience!

Sunday May 25th

Mad Hatters Tea Party

Location: Drumsna Community Centre

Join us for a fun-filled Mad Hatter’s Tea Party with tea, coffee, crafts, music, and dancing – a whimsical event for all!

Sunday May 25th

Africa Day

Location: The Junction, Ballinamore

Africa Day – A Celebration of Culture & Community

Sunday May 25th

Celebrating Drumkeeran

Location: The Courthouse and Amenity Area Drumkeeran

Drumkeeran Celebration Day

Sunday May 25th

Conmacne Identity & Landscape 2025: In Search of South Leitrim Dreamtime

Location: St George's Heritage & Visitor Centre, Carrick-on-Shannon

Dreamtime: Our ancestors retelling their origins as related by place names in medieval archives.

Sunday May 25th

May Walk 2025

Location: Aughnasheelin Community Centre

Annual fundraising 5/10k walk/run in aid of North West Hospice and the Irish Cancer Society. Family fun easy level home baking and a cuppa afterwards. Social outing, cuppa and a catch up for a good cause.

Sunday May 25th

Curious Cocktails & Summer Flower Basket Making

Location: The Shed Distillery, Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim

Cocktails and Flowers

Sunday May 25th

Local Market/Craft Fair at Parke's Castle

Location: Parke's Castle, Kilmore, Fivemilebourne,Co. Leitrim F791FP71

Craft Fair