Workshops, Arts and Crafts on Uisneach
Festival of the Fires welcomes arts and crafts practitioners from all over Ireland to come along and showcase your work at our arts and crafts village, situated beside the ancient palace. If you have anything creative you'd like to show, small arts and crafts items you'd like to sell, or a trade or skill you'd like to display to an appreciative →
Free entry for OAP’s and Children Under 12 – T&C
Once again, Festival of the Fires is showing that it's the friendliest festival in the country for familes, with OAP's and Children Under 12 allowed free entry to the main Hill of Uisneach event! There are, however, some terms and conditions that MUST be adhered to in order to get your free passes. In order to avail of free entry and in →
Updated Ticket Information
Just to clarify any confusion out there about tickets: The €30 Early-Bird Tickets have now SOLD OUT Full-price tickets priced €35 are ON SALE NOW Tickets with camping are priced €40 and are available from Ticketmaster outlets and ticketmaster.ie ONLY You can buy online by following this link: http://www.ticketmaster.ie/Festival-of-Fire-tickets/artist/915708 If you want to book luxury tents, please contact our friends at LPM Bohemia info@lpmbohemia.com, mail@lpmbohemia.com →
Line-up additions
The line-up for Festival of the Fires just got even hotter with the addition of more acts to the bill. On top of the previously announced acts, we are delighted to announce that PADDY CASEY, PREACHER'S SON, THE REVELLZ and none other than the current European Marching Band Champions THE MULLINGAR TOWN BAND have all joined the growing musical line-up →
Early bird tickets almost sold out
We are literally down to the last few Early Bird tickets for Festival of the Fires, which are priced at €30. Once these run out they are gone and ordinary tickets priced €35 will go on sale from all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.ie and from a selection of arts, music and cultural venues throughout the midlands and in Dublin. A full →
Major Arts Awards for Festival of the Fires outdoor artists
Huge awards await artists who wish to display their work on the historic Hill of Uisneach in County Westmeath as part of ‘Festival of the Fires’, the major Bealtaine arts, culture and heritage event which takes place annually on the Hill and at locations nationwide. A prize fund of exhibition and workshops space, an artists retreat at a luxurious country mansion →
St Patrick’s Day volunteers wanted!
Are you interested in spreading the word about Festival of the Fires and, in doing so, earn yourself some VIP tickets to the festival? If you have a few hours to spare on St. Patrick's Day then you could do just that. We are looking for volunteers to help us spread the word about this year's festival at the biggest →
Festival of the Fires 2011 – first details
Festival of the Fires 2011 is to be ignited on the Hill of Uisneach in Co Westmeath and at over 100 sites nationwide at Bealtaine, the dawn of the summer on Saturday April 30th until the morning of Sunday May 1st. We can confirm that the musical headliners for the event are The Saw Doctors. This will be the ONLY appearance →