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nightlife · Friday 7 August 2026 · 9:00pm 
Bourbon Bar Friday DJ and Saturday Live Music - Sligo
At Bourbon Bar · Rockwood Parade, Sligo, Co. Sligo
At Bourbon Bar · Rockwood Parade, Sligo, Co. Sligo
Bourbon Bar on Rockwood Parade bills itself as Sligo’s party venue, open Friday and Saturday nights from 5pm to 2:30am, plus bank holiday Sundays on the same hours. Friday nights run a live DJ set for late-night entertainment, while Saturday nights build from live music into DJ sets as the evening goes on, giving the two nights a slightly different shape even though both end on the dancefloor. There is no separate ticket, entry is through the bar as normal.
Bourbon has operated on Rockwood Parade since 2014 and leans into a cocktail-forward, celebration-focused atmosphere, with reserved party areas and drinks packages regularly used for birthdays, hen and stag nights, and other group bookings. That party-venue identity carries through to the regular Friday and Saturday programming, where the DJ and live music slots are aimed squarely at a night-out crowd rather than a quiet drink. Rockwood Parade itself is a small riverside strip with a cluster of bars and restaurants, so Bourbon sits within easy reach of several other Sligo town nightlife spots for anyone doing a longer night of it. Specific DJ names and any live acts are posted through the bar’s own social channels closer to each date.
Bourbon Bar is on Rockwood Parade in Sligo town centre, on the riverside a short walk from the main shopping streets and the bus and rail station. Taxis are the easiest way home late at night, since bus services stop running well before closing time.
Rockwood Parade sits on the Garavogue River in the heart of Sligo town, close to the Cathedral and a short walk from the town’s other late bars and restaurants. There is more to see in Sligo and across Co. Sligo.
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