Clonakilty International Guitar Festival

Clonakilty, Co. Cork

Wed 17 Sep 2025 - Sun 21 Sep 2025


Music fans of the world unite! The means of expression are under siege, but there are still some safe refuges that value creativity, community and independence. Guitartown returns to Clonakilty this September 17th-21st for the 21st edition of the greatest little festival ever to pluck a string. Our youngest headliner is 18 years old, our oldest headliner is 83.

In between we have a fingerpicking, head-banging, eye-catching conglomeration of virtuosos, rogues and three-chord heroes, all descending on the seaside town for one glorious weekend of revelry.

We have a range of headline shows, a massive free session trail that takes in every nook and cranny of the town, plus an extensive education and community outreach programme. In Guitartown, Clonakilty itself is the stage, and we transform the town into a magical playground of musical possibility, where you never know when you’ll stumble across your next new favourite ban





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Sat 20 Sep

Jack Ahern

The Welcome Inn

Sat 20 Sep

Ukrainian Party

Wavelength (Cyprus Avenue Rooftop)

Sat 20 Sep

John Blek

The Richmond Revival

Sat 20 Sep

Paddy Casey

Sea Church

Sat 20 Sep

Andy Irvine

Coughlan's

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Run To The Beast

Fred Zeppelins

Sat 20 Sep

Hot Blooded Animals

Coughlan's

Sat 20 Sep

Andrew O'Riordan

Arty's Bar

Sat 20 Sep

The Bones Dog Blues Band

The Poor Relation

Sat 20 Sep

Rob Harley

Cantys

Sat 20 Sep

The Lynch Mob

Cantys

Sat 20 Sep

Velvet Duo

The Blue Haven

Sat 20 Sep

Nicole Lonergan

Seventy Seven

Sat 20 Sep

Celtic Knights

Dwyers Of Cork

Sat 20 Sep

Dirty Sexy Money

Crane Lane Theatre

Sat 20 Sep

The Lee Sessions Trad Trail

JJ Walsh's

Sat 20 Sep

Billy Kennedy Carlos Paz

The Woodford

Sat 20 Sep

Live Chillean Band

The Old Town Whiskey Bar at Bodega

Sat 20 Sep

Trad Session

The Park

Sat 20 Sep

Endup Presents DJ Deep

The Pavillion