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Sightseeing Train, Waterford City_master
Winterval 2021. Picture: Patrick Browne

Winterval, Ireland’s largest Christmas festival, returns to Waterford this weekend and runs over 19 magical days across 5 weeks with its biggest and most festive nineteen-day programme of events for all ages. Brought to you by Waterford City and County Council, this winter’s festival integrates the old and the new, with festival favourites that everyone knows and loves and a new mix of exciting programming to elevate Winterval to a whole new level.

Festivals 2024

Waterford has festivals taking place throughout the year.
Below is a list of some of the brilliant selection of festivals taking place throughout the year, and there are others too.

3rd – 5th March : Thomas Francis Meagher Tricolour Celebration
19th – 21st April : West Waterford Festival of Food
TBC : Copper Coast Festival
27th May – 3rd June : Blackwater Festival
23rd June : Viking Marathon
June – August : Summer in the City (Weekends)
27th – 30th July : Camphire Horse Trials
2nd – 4th August : Spraoi
1st – 4th August : All Together Now
17th – 20th August : Horse Racing Festival Tramore
9th – 18th August : Waterford Walls
TBC : Dunmore East Festival of Food
TBC August : Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival
6th September : Harvest Festival
TBC September : Vitamin Sea Festival
TBC : Imagine Arts Festival
October : Festival of Architecture
TBC : Feile John Dwyer Weekend
TBC : Winter Lights Festival
15th November – 23rd December : Winterval Waterford