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festivals · Saturday 17 October 2026 · Various 
Gortin Glen Twilight Harvest Festival
At Gortin Glen Forest Park · Gortin Glen Forest Park, Gortin, Co. Tyrone
At Gortin Glen Forest Park · Gortin Glen Forest Park, Gortin, Co. Tyrone
Explore Omagh and the Sperrins, the area’s official tourism site, has pencilled in a Twilight Harvest Festival for Gortin Glen Forest Park on Saturday, 17 October 2026. At the time of writing the listing carries the date and venue only, with the note that further details are still to be confirmed, so treat the timings and full programme as provisional until the organisers publish more.
The name points to an evening, harvest-season event rather than a daytime one, in keeping with the “twilight” framing, and forest-park harvest festivals in the Sperrins area typically lean on the setting itself: lantern or torch-lit trails through the trees, seasonal food and hot drinks, and family-friendly activities tied to the turn of the season. None of that is confirmed for this specific date yet, only the name, venue and date are fixed at this point, so check the organiser’s page closer to October for the finished programme, start time and any admission charge.
Gortin Glen Forest Park itself is well known locally for its forest drive and walking trails through conifer plantation in the Sperrin foothills, with the Ulster Way passing through the grounds and a resident herd of Sika deer often visible from the trails. It sits a short drive north of Gortin village, within the wider Sperrins Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that also hosts the Sperrin Walking Festival each September.
Gortin Glen Forest Park is on the B48, about 16km north of Omagh via Gortin village, and roughly a 20-minute drive from Omagh town centre. There is a car park within the forest park grounds. Omagh is the nearest hub for public transport, served by Translink Ulsterbus from Belfast and Derry/Londonderry, though a car is the most practical way to reach the forest park itself.
Gortin village has a handful of shops and pubs and sits at the edge of some of Tyrone’s best upland walking country. There is more to see in Omagh and across Co. Tyrone.
Heading to Gortin Glen Forest Park in Gortin? Tyrone has plenty more to see. Read the Gortin area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.