What's On Guide: June 2025

June Events Guide

Rain or shine (fingers crossed for the sun to return!), this Summer plenty is happening right across County Longford!

Goldsmith Literary Festival

Friday, 30 May-Sunday, 1 June in Ballymahon/Abbeyshrule: The theme of the 41st annual Goldsmith Literary Festival asks “Where wealth accumulates and men decay, must economic progress mean social inequality?” The third longest-running festival of its type in Ireland, this festival celebrates the literary genius of Oliver Goldsmith.

Vintage Show and Family Fun Day

Sunday, 1 June in Connolly Barracks, Longford: This year is the 20th anniversary of the Longford Vintage Club Annual Vintage Show and Family Fun Day. This year’s lineup also includes a motorbike stunt show, ride-on lawnmower racing, helicopter rides, face painting, free train rides, a wood carving exhibition, a dog show, live music and entertainment throughout the day. Entry €10 per adult, children free. Gates open 12pm.

Longford County Choir, Summer Choral Concert

Sunday, 1 June in St Mel’s Cathedral: Longford County Choir and St Mel’s Cathedral Choir present Fauré’s Requiem and Fauré classics along with newly-commissioned pieces by Fiona linnane set to poems by Eileen Casey. Featuring Soprano Maria Matthews, Tenor Dermot Deely and Director Fintan Farrelly. Tickets €15 available from Dennistons, Farrell & Coy Stationery or any choir member. Tickets will also be available at the door. Email longfordcountychoir24@gmail.com for more information.

Longford Pride 2025

Various venues around County Longford: This year's Longford Pride events include:

Monday, 2 June at 7pm in Longford Library: Launch of the Always Proud art exhibition
Tuesday, 3 June at 5.30pm in Longford County Council, Áras an Chontae offices: Poetry reading and launch of Longford Pride 2025
Thursday, 5 June from 4-6pm in The Attic House: Seminar with Hannah Solley from Teni
Friday, 6 June from 6.30pm in the Temperance Hall: Screen printing workshop with Sophie Carroll-Hunt
Saturday, 7 June from 11am-3pm: Craft Market at Pig Market Lane. Later at 4pm the Pride Parade starts from Connolly Barracks, with Post Parade Entertainment at 5pm in Pig Market Lane and a Pride After Party ay 8.30pm in the Red Room, PVs Bar
Sunday, 8 June: Colour Run in Albert Reynolds Peace Park starting at 2pm. Later at 8pm, there will be film screenings in Valentine’s Bar of the Black Mirror ‘San Junipero’ episode and ‘The Adventures of Pricilla Queen of the Desert’.

Fiona Egan Cloughan Farm and Cookery School Events

Various dates in Cloughan Farm and Cookery School in Abbeyshrule:

Thursday, 5 June from 10.30am-2pm: Midweek Meals Demo and Dine
Saturday, 28 June from 10am-2pm: Breads and Preserves - Hands On

Ballymahon Market

Friday, 6 June in Skelly’s Yard in Skelly’s Restaurant, Pub and Guesthouse, Main Street, Ballymahon: this fantastic new outdoor market returns for its second date. Browse up to 20 stalls of tasty, creative and fascinating items or art, craft or culinary produce, made, baked or created by traders from near and far. This market will take place on the first Friday of every month. For the latest updates, see Ballymahon Market on Facebook.

Music Generation Longford Music Bonanza

Saturday, 7 June: As part of Cruinniú na n’Óg, there are free Music Bonanza workshops across Longford Town, Ballymahon and Granard.

43rd Annual Ballinalee Connemara Pony Show

Sunday, 8 June: Parade, dog show, entertainment and lots more – with main show sponsor Heslin Sport Horses.

Café Lates, Longford Town

Thursday, 26 June: Fabiani and Athena Gallery there is live local music. In Dessert Mania, there is 'cakes from around the world' cake-tasting, and in the Crepe House, there is community music and poetry.

Murphy's Cross Roads Inn Live music and dancing

Live music and dancing takes place in Murphy's Cross Roads Inn in Lisryan on the following dates:

Sunday, 1 June: with Ray Montana
Saturday, 7 June: with Camillus Egerton & Co
Saturday, 14 June: with Ray Murtagh
Father's Day on Sunday, 15 June: with Alex Roe
Saturday, 21 June: with Brendan Jermyn
Saturday, 28 June: with Matt Leavy
Sunday, 29 June: Streete Vintage after party with Chris Loughrey

Longford Indoor Market and Car Boot Sale

Every Saturday from 8am-2:30pm at Mastertech Business Park, Athlone Road, Longford: Everyone is welcome. Eircode N39P288

Afro-Dance

Eight-week programme every Saturday from 11am-12pm in Temperance Hall, Longford: The eight-week AFRO-Dance fitness program continues. This is a free weekly event, with everyone welcome.