Ballincollig Winter Music Festival 2025 at The White Horse

Ballincollig Winter Music Festival 2025

Jan 21 – Jan 26

“The River’s Loud Tonight, Winter overflows its banks”
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Ballincollig Winter Festival Line Up

More acts to be announced in the coming weeks.

Ballincollig Winter Music Festival

Oíche Scoraíochta le Dick Beamish (Free)

Tues 21 Jan – 7:30pm Oíche Scoraíochta le Dick Beamish (Reserve your spot today) Gather…

Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell – Sold Out

Wed 22 Jan – 8:00pm Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell BWMF25 is proud to present…

Deux Familles Cajun Band

Thurs 23 Jan – 8:00pm Deux Familles Cajun Band Deux Familles Cajun Band feat. Dirk…

The White Horse Guitar Club – Sold Out

Fri 24 Jan – 8:30pm The White Horse Guitar Club BWMF25 presents The White Horse…

Ukrainian Music workshop with Alisa Vasilisa

Sat 25 Jan – 11:00am - 13:00pm Ukrainian Music workshop with Alisa Vasilisa BWMF25 presents…

Sean Nós dance workshop with Stephanie Keane

Sat 25 Jan – 11:00am - 13:00pm Sean Nós dance workshop with Stephanie Keane BWMF25…

Fiddle Workshop with Liam Flanagan (Sold Out)

Sat 25 Jan – 11:00am - 13:00pm Fiddle Workshop with Liam Flanagan BWMF25 presents a…

The Gift (Free)

Sat 25 Jan – 3:30pm The Gift (Reserve your spot today) BWMF25 proudly presents Cónal…

Clare Sands and The Breath with Ríoghnach Connolly – (Sold Out)

Sat 25 Jan – 8:30pm Clare Sands and The Breath with Ríoghnach Connolly - Double…

Under 16 Vocal Workshop with Áine Whelan (Workshop)

Sun 26 Jan – 12:00pm - 13:00pm Under 16 Vocal Workshop with Áine Whelan A…

Over 16 Vocal Workshop with Áine Whelan

Sun 26 Jan – 13:00pm - 14:00pm Under 16 Vocal Workshop with Áine Whelan A…

Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius with Dermot Byrne and Seamie O’Dowd (Sold Out)

Sun 26 Jan – 8:00pm Tim O'Brien & Jan Fabricius with Dermot Byrne and Seamie…

15th Annual Festival. Tickets Events & Free Events. Please secure your place for workshop free events by getting your free ticket through the Eventbrite page.

Ballincollig Winter Music Festival Full Schedule

Tuesday 21st

7:30pm - Oíche scoraíochta le Dick Beamish (Free)

Wednesday 22nd

Headliner 8:00pm - Rhiannon Giddens & Dirk Powell (Ticketed Event)

Thursday 23rd

7:00pm - Trad Session with Emer Twomey & friends (Free)

Headliner 8:00pm - Deaux Familles Cajun Band (Ticketed Event)

Friday 24th

6pm - Trad Session with The Ceili All-Stars (Free)

9:30pm - Trad Session with Conor O'Sullivan & friends (Free)

Headliner 8:30pm - White Horse Guitar Club with guest David Murphy

Saturday 25th

11am - Sean nos dance - Stephanie Keane (Workshop - The Hare's Corner)

11am - Fiddle - Liam Flanagan (Workshop - Main Bar)

11am - Ukrainian Music workshop - Alisa Vasilisa (Workshop - Upstairs)

3.30pm - The Gift - A celebration of poetry, music and prose (Ticketed Event)

5:00pm - Trad Session with Liam Flanagan & friends (Free)

9:30pm - Trad Session with The Baldy Chickens (Free)

Headliner 8:30pm - Clare Sands "The Breath" with Rioghnach Connolly, Stephanie Keane (Ticketed Event)

Sunday 26th

12pm - Vocal Workshop - Áine Whelan Under 16 singers (Workshop)

1:00pm - Vocal Workshop - Áine Whelan Over 16 singers (Workshop)

2:00pm - Trad Session with Pax O Faoláin & friends (Free)

3:00pm - Crowley's Music Centre - Meet the makers (Free)

6:00pm - Trad Session with Eoin, Elaine & Seami Coughlan (Free)

Headliner 8:00pm - Tim O'Brien, Dermot Byrne, Seamie O'Dowd and Jan FabriciusSpecial Guests - Macdara O Faoláin (Ticketed Event)