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Connacht Fleadh Cheoil 2026
At Various venues in Mohill · Mohill, Co. Leitrim
At Various venues in Mohill · Mohill, Co. Leitrim
The Connacht Fleadh Cheoil is the provincial championship of traditional Irish music, song and dance, and in 2026 it comes back to Mohill for the first time since 2010. That gap matters: the town has a long and genuine connection to this music - Mohill produced players who are name-checked on competition trophies - and the community has been preparing for this return with real enthusiasm. If you have any interest in traditional Irish music, this is a week-long chance to hear it played at a very high level, for free in the streets and in concentrated bursts inside the competition venues.
The festival runs from Sunday 28 June to Sunday 5 July 2026, with the formal competitions taking place from Friday 3 July to Sunday 5 July. Dancing competitions run on the Friday; music and singing competitions fill Saturday and Sunday. Competitors come from across Connacht - Clare, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim - and the top performers in each category go forward to Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann, the All-Ireland championship.
Outside the competition halls, the town opens up. Sessions break out in pubs and on street corners throughout the week. Workshops run for players at different levels. Concerts and céilí nights are typically scheduled through the week for people who want a sit-down performance rather than a pub session. Families are well catered for - the fleadh draws children’s age categories in the competitions, and the informal sessions are genuinely mixed-age occasions. The main hub venue is Mohill Community College on Convent Lane; individual competition schedules and venue assignments are published on the official website closer to the event.
Entry to street sessions is free. Individual concerts and céilí nights may carry a ticket price - check connachtfleadh.ie for a full timetable as it is released.
Mohill sits in the south of Co. Leitrim, about 20 kilometres from Carrick-on-Shannon, which is the nearest rail town on the Dublin-Sligo line. From Carrick-on-Shannon, Mohill is roughly a 20-minute drive on the R201. From Dublin, the journey is around two hours on the N4 motorway and then local roads south from Carrick. Bus Eireann serves the town but with limited frequency, so if you are coming from outside the county, driving or arranging a taxi from Carrick is the practical option. During fleadh week the town fills up, so parking can be tight in the centre - arriving early or using whatever overflow parking the organisers designate will save time.
Accommodation books out early for fleadh week: Mohill itself is a small town, so many visitors stay in Carrick-on-Shannon or elsewhere in Leitrim and travel in each day.
Mohill is a quiet market town on Lough Rinn river, with a relaxed pace outside festival weeks. Lough Rinn Castle and its estate gardens are a short drive from the town centre and worth an afternoon. The broader county is lake country, and good walks and water-based activities are easy to find nearby. There is more to see in Mohill and across Co. Leitrim.
Heading to Various venues in Mohill in Mohill? Leitrim has plenty more to see. Read the Mohill area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.