Festival of the Fires is proudly independent and sponsor-free, it’s one of the few remaining festivals that is of and for the people. The festival cannot take place without its participants and with plans at an advanced stage for the Bealtaine 2012 event, we are looking for like-minded people to get involved.

Some of the beautiful work by Richard Clarke at Festival of the Fires 2011. (http://westmeathdesigners.com/clarkewood.html)

So, if you want to be involved in the creation of the this iconic event then contact our office by email (info@festivalofthefires.com). We are looking for artists, creatives, volunteers, therapists, workshop leaders, stewards and more, so if you feel you can make our festival even better then get in touch today!

We will have more details about our arts trail in the coming days, so stay posted here and at our Facebook page

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Greetings from the Hill of Uisneach! Sadly, we did not win anything at the Irish Festival Awards despite being nominated SEVEN times in an assortment of different categories. It seems there is no stopping the brilliant Electric Picnic, so congratulations to John Reynolds and all his crew on their record haul of awards. When it comes to a big event, →

We are extremely proud to announce that FESTIVAL OF THE FIRES has received an unprecedented SEVEN nominations at the Irish Festival Awards 2011! We are nominated as Best Small Festival, Best Festival Line-Up, Best Family Festival, Best Service, Best Social Responsibility, Best Irish Act Performance (our pals The Saw Doctors) and Best Toliets. Yes, best toilets. Voting takes place at www.irishfestivalawards.ie in December & →

Festival of the Fires is now looking for artists to take part in the 2012 event. The festival will return to the Hill of Uisneach for the May Bank Holiday weekend and we want that hill to be full of artists in all genres, disciplines and media. We will be making an exciting announcement shortly about the artistic →

One of Ireland's greatest living historians, Ruth Illingworth, is to give a guided walk and tour of the Hill of Uisneach on Saturday August 27th at 2pm. This is a rare chance to learn the true history of Uisneach whilst strolling its slopes, and in the company of Ruth it should be memorable afternoon. The meeting point is at the lay-by →