The World Fleadh

July 31st - August 9th, 2009

The World Fleadh is recognised as Ireland’s biggest Irish Traditional, Celtic and Country music festival. The festival’s main attraction is its large scale concerts and intimate theatre performances featuring the best Irish traditional, celtic and country music performers in the world. In addition, it plays host to a number of Ireland’s top céilí bands, a scheduled session trail, world title competitions in Irish traditional music, song & dance and master classes & demonstrations in various performance styles. To add to the aforementioned, the festival organisers have planned an incomparable range of family street and fringe activities to occur during The World Fleadh 2009 in Castlebar.

The World Fleadh was first staged in Kerry during August 2006 and as a result of the potential the event demonstrated during its second year, moved on to the larger venue of Portlaoise for 2007 & 2008.Now the event is set to be hosted in the west of Ireland in Castlebar, Co. Mayo this July / August 2009.The Irish Country Music Awards will be staged during The World Fleadh 2009.

www.theworldfleadh.com