Looking for long weekend plans? Here are five events celebrating St Brigid

Mark Lá Fhéile Bríde and the bank holiday with workshops, retreats, and celebrations

Street artist Mister Copy working on a St Brigid mural in Kildare in 2024. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Dublin

Imbolc Fair in Temple Bar returns for its fourth year this Monday from 11am to 5pm as part of Brigit 2026: Dublin City Celebrating Women, featuring music, food crafting and hands-on experiences. Highlights include; Brigit’s Table with Ali Dunworth and Santina Kennedy, which explores Brigit’s food and drink connections with stories and tastings from artisan producers, and a spring wreaths workshop with Flowerpop to craft your own wreath using fresh, seasonal flowers.

Tickets for individual events at exa.mn/imbolc

Kerry

The Mid-Kerry Biddy’s Day Festival runs in Killorglin until February 2, with a host of workshops on Saturday, followed by The Biddy’s Parade through the town at 7pm, then a Sunrise Sea Offering on Cromane Beach on the morning of Lá Fhéile Bríde, a Kids Biddy Ball that afternoon, foraging and storytelling on the Monday, and much more.

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Cork

On Saturday, Macha Shewolf will hold a two-hour Goddess Brigid (St Brigid) Cross making workshop Imbolg ritual/community event, which is an homage to Goddess Brigid. Sliding scale of donations, kids are free. From 11.30am to 1.30pm.

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Limerick

On Saturday, Rev. Nóirín Ní Riain and Lucia Guerin host Brigit’s Flame 2026 at Glenstal Abbey. The day-long retreat leans into the monastic rhythm Brigit herself lived by; a way centred on simplicity, presence, and shared humanity.

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Kildare

The Brigid Spirit of Kildare Festival is an inclusive county-wide celebration, with a five-day programme of music, art, culture, and family-friendly activities that celebrate Brigid’s enduring legacy and spirit.

Highlights include a collaborative performance from Lisa Hannigan, Gemma Hayes, and Paul Noonan tonight, and a live show from Ireland’s number one bilingual podcast, How to Gael, on Monday.

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