Wexford County Council is pleased to announce that 24 Festivals throughout the county have been award funding in 2026 through the Arts Office Small Arts festival Fund and Fáilte Ireland Festival Scheme. This amounts to a total investment of €47,000 in our local communities. The Grant Scheme was broken into 2 strands:
Strand 1 – Small Arts Festival Grant Total Fund €25,000: This grant supports a diverse range of small arts festivals or experimental artistic events throughout Wexford County. The focus is on festivals of artistic quality and have a strong emphasis on public engagement. We also welcome applications promoting cross disciplinary artistic collaborations and experimentation.
Strand 2 – Fáilte Ireland Festival Grant Total Fund €22,000: This strand supported by Fáilte Ireland aims to support festivals that drive domestic tourism, help to improve the visitor experience in County Wexford, focusing on historic festivals, traditional culture festivals and festivals promoting food culture.
From 39 applications, 24 festivals were awarded funding, with grants ranging from €1,000 to €3,000.
Small Arts Festival Awarded festivals 2026.
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Askamore Arts Festival
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Frederick Douglass Civil Rights Festival
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FuddleFest
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Jazz at Johnstown
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New Ross Piano Festival
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Rock Garman
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Making Ground - An Experimental Build School Forerunner x SOWN
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SpringMoves Dance Festival
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The Gap Arts Festival
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The Gorey May Bush Féile 2026
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Scèaltaí Samhain
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True Voices Festival 2026
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2026 Pride Inside
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Write By the Sea Literary Festival
Fáilte Ireland Awarded Festivals 2026
- Duncannon Village Summer Festival
- Festival of Ferns
- North Wexford Traditional Singing Féile
- Leo Carthy Weekend
- The Eugene O'Neill International Festival of Theatre
- Tomhaggard Clean Coasts 'Connections' Fest
- Wexford Uke Fest
- Black Stairs Blues Festival 2026
- Rosslare Harbour Festival 2026
- The Great Revival Fair
FuddleFest 2025, Image Credit Hugh Murray
Write By the Sea Festival 2025, Image-Art Hogan by Photographer, Mary Browne
Liz Burns, County Arts Officer, Arts Department, said, ‘Wexford County council is delighted to support twenty four unique festivals in 2026, that each celebrate Wexford’s vibrant arts and cultural heritage for locals and visitors to enjoy. I wish all the festivals every success in 2026 and look forward to attending them”.
