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Forest Fest: Music & Arts Festival

Three-day boutique music and arts festival in Emo, Laois featuring live music, visual arts, circus and street theatre, family entertainment,…

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Cullohill Cemetery Mass 27 Jun | SOLAS Car Boot Sale 27 Jun | Church of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery Blessing, Abbeyleix 28 Jun | Old Fort Quarter Festival 28 Jun | Old Fort Quarter Festival 2026 28 Jun | Walking Heritage Tours at the Old Fort Quarter Festival 28 Jun | Abbeyleix House and Farm Annual Family Day 29 Jun | St. Patrick's Cemetery Blessing, Ballyroan 29 Jun | Dunamaise Arts Centre: July Visual Arts Exhibition 1 Jul | GAA Cúl Camp Laois 2026 1 Jul | Cullohill Cemetery Mass 27 Jun | SOLAS Car Boot Sale 27 Jun | Church of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery Blessing, Abbeyleix 28 Jun | Old Fort Quarter Festival 28 Jun | Old Fort Quarter Festival 2026 28 Jun | Walking Heritage Tours at the Old Fort Quarter Festival 28 Jun | Abbeyleix House and Farm Annual Family Day 29 Jun | St. Patrick's Cemetery Blessing, Ballyroan 29 Jun | Dunamaise Arts Centre: July Visual Arts Exhibition 1 Jul | GAA Cúl Camp Laois 2026 1 Jul |

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Cullohill Cemetery Mass

27 Jun · Cullohill Cemetery
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markets

SOLAS Car Boot Sale

27 Jun · SOLAS Eco Garden Centre
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faith

Church of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery Blessing, Abbeyleix

28 Jun · Church of the Most Holy Rosary
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festivals

Old Fort Quarter Festival

28 Jun · Old Fort Quarter, Portlaoise
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theatre

Old Fort Quarter Festival 2026

28 Jun · Old Fort Quarter, Portlaoise town centre
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heritage

Walking Heritage Tours at the Old Fort Quarter Festival

28 Jun · Portlaoise Library, Old Fort Quarter
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charity

Abbeyleix House and Farm Annual Family Day

29 Jun · Abbeyleix House and Farm
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faith

St. Patrick's Cemetery Blessing, Ballyroan

29 Jun · St. Patrick's Cemetery
GAA & Gaelic games

GAA & Gaelic games

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Laois Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final

4 Jul · Laois
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Laois Senior Football Championship Semi-Final

5 Jul · Laois
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Tailteann Cup Football Final (Potential)

11 Jul · Croke Park
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Laois Senior Hurling Championship Final

12 Jul · Laois GAA Grounds
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Glen Dimplex Intermediate Camogie Championship Semi-Final

18 Jul · Laois
gaa

Laois Senior Football Championship Final

19 Jul · Laois GAA Grounds
Sport

Sport

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sport

Ballylinan Half Marathon

27 Sept · Ballylinan
Live music

Live music

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music

Forest Fest Music & Arts Festival 2026

24 Jul · Bee's Wing Farm, Emo
music

Grass Roots Sessions

7 Aug · Kavanaghs Bar & Venue
music

Electric Picnic 2026

28 Aug · Stradbally Hall
music

Green Week - Green Day Cover Band

4 Sept · Kavanaghs Bar & Venue
music

Katherine Priddy

24 Sept · Kavanaghs Bar & Venue
music

These Charming Men - The Music of The Smiths

25 Sept · Kavanaghs Bar & Venue
Nightlife

Nightlife

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nightlife

Utsav - Midland Indian Festival

4 Jul · Portlaoise Rugby Club
nightlife

Electric Picnic Music & Arts Festival

28 Aug · Stradbally Hall
Theatre

Theatre

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theatre

Old Fort Quarter Festival 2026

28 Jun · Old Fort Quarter, Portlaoise town centre
Comedy

Comedy

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comedy

Forest Fest 2026 - Comedy

24 Jul · Bee's Wing Farm, Emo Village
comedy

Electric Picnic 2026 - Comedy & Spoken Word

28 Aug · Stradbally Hall Estate
Film & cinema

Film & cinema

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film

Abbeyleix Famine Documentary - Public Screening

28 Aug · Dunamaise Arts Centre and Theatre
film

Banbh - Laois Short Film Award Public Screening

28 Aug · Dunamaise Arts Centre and Theatre
Arts

Arts

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arts

Dunamaise Arts Centre: July Visual Arts Exhibition

1 Jul · Dunamaise Arts Centre
arts

Forest Fest: Music & Arts Festival

24 Jul · Emo Court
arts

Dunamaise Arts Centre: August Visual Arts Exhibition

1 Aug · Dunamaise Arts Centre
arts

Electric Picnic 2026: Art Trail & Visual Arts Programme

28 Aug · Stradbally Hall
arts

Culture Night: Free Arts and Culture Celebrations Across Laois

18 Sept · Multiple venues across Laois
Festivals

Festivals

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festivals

Old Fort Quarter Festival

28 Jun · Old Fort Quarter, Portlaoise
festivals

Electric Picnic 2026 - Stradbally Hall

28 Aug · Stradbally Hall
Food & drink

Food & drink

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food-drink

Portarlington French Festival

14 Jul · Portarlington Town
food-drink

Lovely Laois Homecoming Festival Gala Dinner

5 Sept · Midlands Park Hotel
Family

Family

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family

GAA Cúl Camp Laois 2026

1 Jul · Multiple GAA Clubs across County Laois
family

Dunamaise Arts Centre Summer Workshops for Children

1 Jul · Dunamaise Arts Centre
family

Summer Holiday Camps - Multi-Activity

1 Jul · Multiple Locations in Laois
family

Beekeeping Open Day at Stradbally Hall Estate

15 Jul · Stradbally Hall Estate
family

Durrow Scarecrow Festival 2026

28 Jul · Durrow Village
Community

Community

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community

Culture Night 2026

18 Sept · Multiple venues across County Laois
Markets & fairs

Markets & fairs

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markets

SOLAS Car Boot Sale

27 Jun · SOLAS Eco Garden Centre
markets

Mountrath Cottage Market

4 Jul · The Macra Hall
markets

Ossory Agricultural Show

26 Jul · Coolfin
markets

Mountmellick Free Market

5 Sept · O'Connell Square
markets

Clonaslee and District Agricultural Show

13 Sept · Bellair
Heritage & history

Heritage & history

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heritage

Walking Heritage Tours at the Old Fort Quarter Festival

28 Jun · Portlaoise Library, Old Fort Quarter
heritage

Ossory Show 2026

27 Jul · Ossory Showgrounds, Coolfin
heritage

Guided Tour of Clopook Church, Graveyard & the Dún of Clopook Cave

15 Aug · Clopook Church
heritage

Donaghmore Workhouse & Agricultural Museum Guided Tour

15 Aug · Donaghmore Workhouse & Agricultural Museum
heritage

Free Tours of the Franciscan Abbey, Stradbally

15 Aug · Franciscan Abbey
heritage

Emo Court Basement 'Servants Quarters' Tour

15 Aug · Emo Court and Estate
Charity

Charity

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charity

Abbeyleix House and Farm Annual Family Day

29 Jun · Abbeyleix House and Farm
charity

Fisherstown Tractor and Truck Run

4 Jul · Fisherstown, Laois
charity

Relay for Life Laois

8 Aug · Emo Court House and Parklands
charity

Bewley's Big Coffee Morning for Laois Hospice

23 Sept · St Colman's National School
Faith & parish

Faith & parish

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faith

Cullohill Cemetery Mass

27 Jun · Cullohill Cemetery
faith

Church of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery Blessing, Abbeyleix

28 Jun · Church of the Most Holy Rosary
faith

St. Patrick's Cemetery Blessing, Ballyroan

29 Jun · St. Patrick's Cemetery
faith

Kyleogue Cemetery Mass

24 Jul · Kyleogue Cemetery
faith

Aughmacart Cemetery Mass

29 Jul · Aughmacart Cemetery
faith

Portarlington Annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes

9 Aug · Lourdes Basilica
Seasonal

Seasonal

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seasonal

Music Generation Laois Trad Summer School 2026

20 Jul · Portlaoise Further Education and Training Centre
seasonal

Ossory Agricultural Show 2026

26 Jul · Ossory Showgrounds
Free events

Free events

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faith

Cullohill Cemetery Mass

27 Jun · Cullohill Cemetery
markets

SOLAS Car Boot Sale

27 Jun · SOLAS Eco Garden Centre
faith

Church of the Most Holy Rosary Cemetery Blessing, Abbeyleix

28 Jun · Church of the Most Holy Rosary
festivals

Old Fort Quarter Festival

28 Jun · Old Fort Quarter, Portlaoise
theatre

Old Fort Quarter Festival 2026

28 Jun · Old Fort Quarter, Portlaoise town centre
faith

St. Patrick's Cemetery Blessing, Ballyroan

29 Jun · St. Patrick's Cemetery
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