Creeslough Fair Day

What to Expect

Creeslough Fair Day packs a wide spread of small-town interests into one weekend rather than sticking to a single theme. Alongside the general fair-day atmosphere, the programme includes an art exhibition, local history talks, a sheep show and screenings of short films made in the locality, giving the weekend a mix of agricultural show, arts event and community history gathering. It is a village-run event rather than a large commercial festival, organised directly by the Creeslough community rather than an outside promoter, and the mix of activities reflects that: something for older residents interested in local history, families coming for the sheep show, and anyone curious about work made by local filmmakers. The scale is deliberately modest and rooted in the village itself, run over a full weekend to give each strand of the programme its own space rather than cramming everything into a single day.

Good to Know

Dates: Friday, August 7 to Sunday, August 9, 2026, based at Cratlagh, just outside Creeslough village. No admission price has been published for any part of the weekend; as a community-run fair day, the exhibition and history talks are expected to be free, though this is not confirmed in writing. For the sheep show entry requirements, the film screening schedule, or any other detail, contact the organisers on +353 87 292 3102 or info@creesloughcommunity.com. This is a small local event without a dedicated online booking system, so turning up on the day is the norm rather than pre-registering, except where organisers note otherwise closer to the date.

Getting There

Creeslough is a village on the N56 in north Donegal, sitting below Muckish Mountain on the main road between Letterkenny and Dunfanaghy, about 25 minutes’ drive from Letterkenny. There is no rail service in this part of Donegal, so the village is reached by car or by Bus Éireann’s Letterkenny to Dunfanaghy and Falcarragh route, which stops in Creeslough.