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food-drink · Saturday 15 August 2026 · 12:00pm 
The Stoneywoods Festival 2026
At Stoneywoods · Stoneywoods, Co. Leitrim
At Stoneywoods · Stoneywoods, Co. Leitrim
The Stoneywoods Festival is one of those events that started for the right reasons and has kept going because people genuinely love it. Born in Kiltyclogher in 2016 after a difficult period of loss in the village, it was the community’s way of coming together in a spirit of positivity - to celebrate life and keep alive the memory of those gone before. A decade on, it has grown into a proper summer weekend of music, food, local drink, and family fun, all free to attend and all rooted in the particular character of this small north Leitrim village. It suits families, people who like their festivals human-sized, and anyone who wants to eat and drink well without a corporate sponsor in sight.
Local food and drink producers take centre stage, with the kind of offerings that reflect where you are - small-scale, regional, and made with some care. The wider festival programme spans music sessions in marquees and local venues, street entertainment, treasure hunts and arts for children, and a street feast where the whole village seems to spill out onto the road together. There are carnival activities alongside quieter spaces set aside for reflection - poetry readings, candle-lit vigils, and a moment to pause. The festival has always held both the celebratory and the contemplative side by side, which gives it a tone you don’t often find. Proceeds support the Slurts Community Trust and the wider Kiltyclogher community.
Kiltyclogher sits in the far north of Co. Leitrim, close to the Fermanagh border. By car from Dublin, take the N4 west toward Sligo, then follow the R280 and local roads north toward Manorhamilton and on to Kiltyclogher - allow roughly two and a half to three hours. From Sligo town it is around an hour. There is no direct public transport to Kiltyclogher, so a car or lift share is the practical option. Parking in the village is limited; arriving earlier in the day is sensible for a festival weekend.
Kiltyclogher is worth a look beyond the festival - the Sean MacDiarmada Heritage Centre tells the story of the local 1916 signatory, and the surrounding north Leitrim landscape of drumlins, lakelands and forest is good walking country. There is more to see in Leitrim and across Co. Leitrim.
Heading to Stoneywoods in Leitrim? Leitrim has plenty more to see. Read the Leitrim area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.