Let's celebrate together! Embrace the festival celebrations of Ireland

Ireland has many interesting and fun festivals, where people sing and dance, parade and celebrate, adding a burst of color to the cities. Laughter and joy can be found everywhere during the festivals. The festivals and the cities complement each other, as the cities come alive with energy and the festivals provide a place for everyone to gather and celebrate together. In addition to the city festivals, there are also local and traditional fishing festivals, such as the traditional fishing festival. Fishing enthusiasts from all over gather together to compete in fishing, which is extremely fun. Here are some of the well-known festivals in Ireland.

Galway Arts Festival

The Galway Arts Festival is the largest arts festival in Ireland, providing the best reason for people to walk from the Emerald Isle to this university town of arts. Famous rock artists, unknown street performers, and a few pints of Guinness beer let you enjoy a good Celtic time.

St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day is also Ireland's national holiday, and a grand parade is held in Dublin on this day. Don't be surprised to see the city filled with green hats; many people travel from the United States and Australia just to wear this green hat. Besides clothing, food, toys, and other items also turn green during the festival. Around St. Patrick's Day, Irish pubs are always packed with tourists from all over the world. Some pubs even sell special green beer during the festival, and McDonald's offers green milkshakes. Be sure to try them if you get the chance.

Galway International Oyster Festival

The origin of the Oyster Festival actually comes from a seemingly ordinary hotel in the city center, the Great Southern Hotel. The hotel manager, Brian Collins, decided to create a buzz to save the low occupancy rate in September. He organized the Oyster Festival in the first month of the oyster harvest to attract tourists, and the hotel ended up being fully booked. Since then, the Oyster Festival has been held in Galway every year, gradually evolving from a small hotel event into a large city-wide party. It later became the famous International Oyster Festival.

Dublin Food Festival

The food festival features exquisite food and drinks, fun-filled entertainment activities, and world-class chefs showcasing their skills by cooking delicacies for visitors. You can enjoy fine food and wine while listening to traditional Irish music with the locals. Additionally, the most popular live cooking demonstration program invites several of the nation's most renowned chefs to conduct workshops and teach wine tasting techniques. The food festival is very lively, with everyone sitting on the lawn, drinking and tasting delicious food together.