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festivals · Monday 10 August 2026 · Various 
Clontarf Festival 2026
At Clontarf Village · Clontarf, Dublin 3
At Clontarf Village · Clontarf, Dublin 3
Clontarf Festival is a week-long community celebration on Dublin’s north side that turns the seafront village into a gathering place for locals and visitors alike. Running from 10 to 16 August 2026, the festival is free to attend and built around the things that make Clontarf worth spending time in - its promenade, its parks, and a community that takes a quiet pride in its own patch of the city. If you are looking for something to do on a summer week in Dublin that does not require a ticket or a schedule, this is a good place to land.
The programme mixes street entertainment, live music, family activities, and food vendors across Clontarf Village over seven days. Community festivals of this kind in Dublin typically spread events across mornings, afternoons, and evenings, with outdoor performances peaking at weekends. You can expect local musicians on outdoor stages, market-style stalls, activities aimed at children, and the kind of low-key socialising that happens when a neighbourhood decides to celebrate itself. The setting helps - Clontarf sits right on Dublin Bay, and the promenade along the coast gives any outdoor event an easy, open feel. As programme details are published closer to August, check the Love Clontarf website at loveclontarf.ie for the full schedule of what is happening on which day.
Clontarf is roughly 4 km north of Dublin city centre, easy to reach without a car. The 130 bus runs from O’Connell Street and stops along the Clontarf Road, with a journey of around 20 minutes depending on traffic. The coastal stretch of the road is well served by several bus routes including the 14 and 142. If you are travelling by DART, Clontarf Road station is on the Malahide line and puts you right on the seafront. By car, the Clontarf Road runs along the coast from the East Wall; parking along the seafront and in side streets is usually available outside rush hour, though a summer festival week tends to fill the obvious spots by midday.
The village itself rewards an afternoon of wandering - the seafront promenade is one of the better walks in the city, with unobstructed views across Dublin Bay to the Wicklow Mountains on clear days, and St. Anne’s Park on the edge of the neighbourhood is one of Dublin’s largest and includes a rose garden that peaks in summer. There is more to see in Clontarf and across Co. Dublin.
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