Name: On the road to the Fleadh
Start: 2026-08-01T00:00
End: 2026-08-09T00:00
Location: Hillsborough Castle

Celebrating the Fleadh Cheoil with live music in our cafe

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When

01 - 02 August and 08 - 09 August 2026

12:00 - 14:30

Ticketing information

Performances take place in the main café and are free to attend, there is no need to book.

Seating is on a first come basis, and priority will be given to café customers.

Free

Events

Join us and celebrate the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann - the world’s biggest celebration of Irish music and culture coming to Belfast for the first time. We are quite literally on the road to the Fleadh, on the A1 from Dublin just 20 mins outside Belfast and for the Fleadh our café will be filled with live music from 12:00-14:30 on selected dates at the start of August.

Curated by Súgrú and featuring outstanding local musicians, the programme celebrates the richness and vitality of our living tradition.

Bringing artists and audiences together, these sessions create opportunities to enjoy great music and to connect with traditional arts at their best.

See further information (including accessibility) below.

Further information

Getting here

Hillsborough Castle and Gardens is on the main A1 road from Dublin to Belfast, just before Lisburn. The café is open to the public and free to call in.

Access information

The café is fully accessible with nearby accessible toilets. The music will be live and acoustic, it will not be amplified.

Close up of traditional Irish uileann pipes. — *Traditional Irish uileann pipes © Sugru*

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