The Éigse na Brídeoige is a long-established cultural festival. We will be holding the 29th Éigse festival in January 2022 in venues throughout the Gaeltacht villages of Uíbh Ráthach Co Kerry – Cathair Dónal, An Dromod, Baile ‘n Sceilg, An Coireán (Waterville) and An Gleann.
IRD Waterville organised and held the inaugural St. Patricks Day Parade in Waterville in 2012 and the event has been going from strength to strength in the years since.
The Amergin Solstice Poetry Gathering will run from the evening of 20th June to 23rd June 2021, when we will finish with a St. John’s Eve bonfire
Celebrate the Waterville Freedom Festival in early July in Waterville
A celebration of all things cultural to all our visitors who have been coming to Waterville for many years
The Waterville Trailrunning Festival is a series of trail races over 3 days, along the Lough Currane/Derrynane loop of the Kerry Way, on the Atlantic tip of the Iveragh Peninsula.
The Hardman Skellig Coast Triathlon is a challenging swim, cycle and run which starts and finishes in the village
The Charlie Chaplin Comedy Film Festival honours the pioneering spirit of a great filmmaker and takes place annually in August.
Join us for a great weekend of guided walks, from easy to expert level & a seashore walk for kids!
The New Years Eve Street Party is an annual event to ring in the New Year with a BANG!
Amergin Solstice Poetry Gathering: Éigse na Gréine
June 20-23, 2019 All day
The 2019 Amergin Solstice Poetry Gathering: Éigse na Gréine will take place in Waterville, Co. Kerry from Thursday 20th to Sunday 23rd June. As with the inaugural festival in 2018, we open on the eve of the Summer Solstice and we close with a St. John’s Eve Open Mic Bonfire. In between there will be three days and nights of poetry, music, talks, film, workshops, open mic and good company in the midst of possibly the finest sea-and-landscape in Ireland.