Skerries Trad Weekend 2025 fundraiser

This year, 2025, we are continuing with the festival in the same format as last year - pub sessions, youth sessions, singing sessions, an adult slow session, a 'Reeling in the years' session with older musicians and some daytime cafe sessions. But 2025 is also the return of the music workshops in 5 instruments (at intermediate & advanced level). In 2025 set dancing will also make a comeback on a small scale with the addition of the Rambling House session Friday 8pm to include music, dance, song & story-telling ; dancing to make a full comeback in 2026.

We have added a recital in a small church by TG4 Gradam 2023 award winner, uilleann piper Mick O'Brien with his daughter Ciara ; also a Harp recital by 5 harpists in a restaurant (both are 4pm Saturday) ; and also a recital by renowned fiddle player Brid Harper on Sunday afternoon (4pm).

In addition The Lark concert hall will run an ALTAN concert in association with our festival (Saturday 8pm).

We have some financial support from local businesses and from the Arts & Events Offices at Fingal County Council, as well as from the Arts Council. All donations greatly appreciated to help defray the costs of providing free entertainment for the weekend and to help set us up for a successful return to a fuller festival in 2026 (hoping to add set dancing again). It is important to keep this cultural event alive which allows us showcase talented performers from across Ireland at a local festival, giving Skerries adults and children access to these talented musicians.

See our website at: skerriestraditionalmusic.com/