Plan Your Visit, Classical Sessions

The venues

Halla Le Chéile

Ballyquin, Brandon

Community hall near Brandon village, on the north side of the Dingle Peninsula, about 15 minutes' drive from Castlegregory. Sessions 1 & 3 take place here.

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Aisling Cottage

Strand Street, Castlegregory

In the heart of Castlegregory village, in the former home of the Original Kerry Shop, where in 2015 Cross Atlantic Productions was born.

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Good to know

Admission is free

All three sessions are free to attend, with donations warmly welcomed. Concerts begin at 7:30pm, arrive a little early, as seating is informal and fills quickly.

Places to eat

Please call for reservations in advance

Castlegregory

Milesian Restaurant Intimate evening restaurant on Main Street with a small, changing menu of Irish–European cooking. +353 87 460 7499 Map it ↗

Pisces Restaurant Seafood and fine dining on Strand Road, fresh fish landed daily. +353 66 713 9741 Map it ↗

Fitzgerald's Pub Traditional pub and gastropub on Strand Street: pints, food and music. +353 66 713 9951 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Spillane's Bar & Restaurant Family-run bar and restaurant out at Fahamore on the Maharees, feeding surfers and locals for fifty years. +353 66 713 9125 Reservations ↗ · Map it ↗

Forge Pizza Wood-fired Neapolitan-style pizza in the garden on Forge Road. +353 87 213 0866 no booking needed · Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Gregory's Garden Restaurant in a restored nineteenth-century cottage with garden dining, herbs and vegetables from its own beds. +353 87 213 0866 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

OPTP Takeaway The village takeaway on Tailors Row: fish and chips, burgers, pizza and curries. +353 66 713 9878 no booking needed · Map it ↗

SPAR Castlegregory Village shop on Strand Street with a hot deli counter for takeaway food. +353 66 713 9433 no booking needed · Map it ↗

Brandon / Cloghane

O'Connor's Guesthouse Family-run guesthouse, pub and restaurant in Cloghane, overlooking the Brandon estuary. +353 66 713 8113 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Murphy's Pub Family-run pub on Brandon pier with an outdoor deck over Brandon Bay. +353 87 187 5635 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Brandon Café (Mullally's) Café and bar with a beer garden in Brandon village. +353 66 713 8154 Map it ↗

Dingle

Ashe's Bar & Restaurant Celebrated seafood bar and restaurant on Main Street, a Dingle institution. +353 66 915 0989 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

The Fish Box Boat-to-plate seafood on Green Street, supplied by the family's own trawler. +353 87 602 7866 no booking needed · Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Coffee

Castlegregory

Blow-In Coffee Small independent coffee shop on Strand Street: coffee, cakes and snacks, with vegan and non-dairy options. Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Fitzgerald's Outdoor Café Coffee in the outdoor café attached to Maurice Fitzgerald's Bar on Strand Street. +353 66 713 9951 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

SPAR Castlegregory Takeaway coffee from the village shop, open early. +353 66 713 9433 Map it ↗

Brandon / Cloghane

Brandon Café (Mullally's) The village café in Brandon, with a beer garden to sit out in. +353 66 713 8154 Map it ↗

O'Connor's Guesthouse Coffee and breakfast in the bar at Cloghane, from early morning. +353 66 713 8113 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Shopping

Castlegregory

The Beach Box Gift shop on Tailors Row: gifts, toys and local craft, plus a launderette and bike hire. +353 66 713 9681 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Original Kerry Shop, Dingle Craft from thirty-six Kerry makers, and the shop that funds this festival. Our sponsor → · Map it ↗

SPAR Castlegregory Groceries, off-licence and the village's general shop on Strand Street. +353 66 713 9433 Map it ↗

Brandon / Cloghane

Siopa an Phobail Cloghane's community-run village shop: groceries, essentials and local artisan food. +353 66 713 8277 Map it ↗

Brandon Gallery Michael Flaherty's gallery at Cappagh Cross, with original paintings and prints of the Brandon landscape. Ring ahead. +353 66 713 8233 Website ↗ · Map it ↗

Cloghane and Brandon have no petrol station, ATM or pharmacy: the nearest are in Castlegregory.

Things to do

Between concerts

Castlegregory

The Strand Miles of golden sand along Brandon Bay, one of the longest beaches in Ireland, minutes from the village. Discover Ireland ↗ · Map it ↗

Lough Gill A gentle lakeside loop just behind the dunes, famous for its swans, birdlife and rare natterjack toads. About the lake ↗ · Map it ↗

St. Mary's Church The village church at the heart of Castlegregory, a quiet place to pause. Sunday Mass at 11.30am. Parish ↗ · Map it ↗

Castlegregory Golf Club Nine-hole links squeezed between Lough Gill and the Atlantic: golf with dunes, sea and mountains for company. Official site ↗ · Map it ↗

Glanteenassig Forest Park A hidden valley of forest, lakes and boardwalk trails in the Slieve Mish mountains, ten minutes from the village. Coillte ↗ · Map it ↗

Brandon / Cloghane

Brandon Point Dramatic sea cliffs and panoramic views over Brandon Bay and the Maharees, one of the best places in Kerry to watch the sunset. Discover Ireland ↗ · Map it ↗

Brandon Bay A fantastic spot for swimming, surfing, fishing, and simply enjoying the scenery, with Murphy's pub keeping watch from the pier. Dingle Peninsula ↗ · Map it ↗

Grotto of St Brendan A shrine to the seafaring saint who gave the mountain its name, at Faha above Cloghane, where the pilgrim path begins. Its story ↗ · Map it ↗

Climb Mount Brandon Ireland's highest peak outside the Reeks (952m). The Faha route from Cloghane is the classic pilgrim's way up: 9km and about four hours. Route guide ↗ · Map it ↗

Dingle

The Harry Clarke Windows Six double-lancet windows by Ireland's greatest stained-glass artist, installed in March 1924 in the convent chapel on the grounds of St Mary's Church, Green Street. Scenes from the life of Christ, in the jewelled colour and strange elongated faces that made Clarke's name. The chapel is now cared for by An Díseart; worth the drive over the pass. The National Museum on Clarke ↗ · Visit & tours ↗ · Map it ↗