Live Music Nights at The Strand Bar, Strandhill

The Strand Bar in Strandhill puts on live music on a regular basis, with local performers booked most weekends through the summer season. The bar is a long established, family run business by the beach in Strandhill, open seven days from midday until late, and live music is one of its core draws alongside food and its seaside setting. It is free to walk in and listen, with no ticket required.

What to Expect

Recent line-ups posted by the bar have included covers and singer-songwriter acts suited to a relaxed pub crowd rather than a dedicated concert audience. The exact night and performer changes from week to week and is confirmed through the bar’s own social media rather than a fixed printed schedule, so it is worth checking their Facebook or Instagram close to the date if a specific act matters. The bar has been serving Strandhill since 1913, and its location a short walk from the beach means a live music evening here often follows a day on the sand or a surf lesson at one of the village’s surf schools. Strandhill is also home to its own summer festival programme, so weekend music at The Strand Bar tends to pick up further through August as visitor numbers in the village rise.

Good to Know

• Date: weekends through the summer, next likely Saturday, 8 August 2026
• Time: varies by night, check social media for the week’s line-up
• Venue: The Strand Bar, Strandhill
• Price: free entry
• Recurrence: regular, mostly weekend nights

Getting There

Strandhill is about eight kilometres west of Sligo town on the R292, roughly a fifteen minute drive, with local bus services connecting the two during the day. The bar is close to the seafront in the centre of the village. Strandhill is one of Sligo’s best known seaside villages, built around its beach, surf schools and views of Knocknarea. There is more to see in Strandhill and across Co. Sligo.