# Festivals in Downpatrick 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs - **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in Downpatrick 2026 — cultural celebrations, street fairs and food festivals. Find dates, locations and what to expect. - **Category**: Festivals - **Type**: category ## Audience - **Followers**: 2.5M+ - **Recent Followers**: - **Avatar 1**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/c7a3bd77620a92a1fee77ed0b46cc305d65fcaf166695040aabebd480d9323a4-rimg-w200-h200-dc7e887a-gmir?v=1749580804 - **Avatar 2**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/87514fe09e2e42afe6f2e6b5b9e483315429bdfa0a64d2af3268e7f6798e263a-rimg-w200-h200-dc182a60-gmir?v=1760132405 - **Avatar 3**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/4372fbe0-97b1-11f0-925d-a7ce5707d3d8-rimg-w200-h200-dc445c46-gmir ## About The best things to do in the world include attending top-notch festivals in [CITY]. Be it a rocking music festival or scrumptious food festival in [CITY], you will have a gala time of your life with a few of your close friends or your family. With the best of fun, entertainment, and food, the experience in festivals lets the enthusiasts immerse in the local culture and vibe. Ranging from the biggest outdoor beach parties to crazy music festivals, the festivals fall under various categories to suit everybody’s tastes. If you are looking for the best events and festivals in [CITY] listed on one platform - we have you covered. Immerse yourself in the mega dance festivals, electrifying music festivals, theatre & film festivals, quirky local festivals and more with us! ## Festivals Events in Downpatrick - **Event Name**: Springsteen Tribute, The Human Touch @ Strangford Summer Festival - **Description**: THE HUMAN TOUCH Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band! After an AMAZING 2025 in beautiful Strangford, we’re delighted to be coming back to play at the mighty Strangford Summer Festival on Sunday afternoon 30 August, times TBC (Bank Holiday Weekend)! We’ll se - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 42 - **Date**: Sun Aug 30 2026 at 02:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/downpatrick/springsteen-tribute-the-human-touch-strangford-summer-festival/200030174629943 - **Venue**: The Cuan - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czEvYmFubmVycy80ZjgyYmI0MGI4ODM3OTU4NTJjYzc5OTI5ZjIzYmVlZWI0MWFiZjVkMjBiOTZhNWFjZGJmNDRmYjBlMWMyYTU1LXJpbWctdzEwODAtaDEwODAtZGMxNzEzMTItZ21pcj92PTE3ODUzNDE2NDQ.avif - **Categories**: festivals, music, entertainment, bank-holiday, holiday - **Event Name**: Crossgar Community Family Funday - **Description**: 🎉THIS IS WHAT SUMMER IS ALL ABOUT! 🎉 One afternoon. One village. Hundreds of smiles. A lifetime of memories. The Crossgar Summer Festival Family Fun Day returns on Saturday 8th August, and we’re pulling out all the stops for what promises to be our bigg - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 22 - **Date**: Sat Aug 08 2026 at 12:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/downpatrick/crossgar-community-family-funday/200030322250104 - **Venue**: Crossgar, Down, United Kingdom - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czYvYmFubmVycy9mNzBiMzdkZjRmZmY5NzRkNzdiMzM4ZDk3MjY5MmI1YzZhN2E0OGI3YTBjMzEzMDA1NGFkMTEyNGI3ODg0MzQ2LXJpbWctdzEwODAtaDE5MjAtZGM3ODQ4MzgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODU1ODQzMzY.avif - **Categories**: festivals, parties, sports, art, fine-arts, entertainment - **Event Name**: Crossgar 10k - **Description**: � CROSSGAR 10K – ENTRIES NOW OPEN The Crossgar Summer Festival Road Race returns on Wednesday 5th August 2026, bringing runners from across the area together for a brilliant evening of racing and community spirit. Hosted by Crossgar Community Associatio - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 75 - **Date**: Wed Aug 05 2026 at 05:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/downpatrick/crossgar-10k/200029787848458 - **Venue**: Crossgar War Memorial Hall - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy8wMDAyOWNjOTYwNWY0MWU1NjZmZjYwMjhlN2FhYjgyNjY3OWI5MmZmZDhiYjFhNTQyMTU1MTdmZThhZmI5MzQzLXJpbWctdzEwODAtaDE5MjAtZGM0ODc4MjgtZ21pcj92PTE3ODU3OTY0Njg.avif - **Categories**: sports, festivals - **Event Name**: Crossgar Summer Festival Jam Session - **Description**: 🎶🍻 THIS is what the Crossgar Summer Festival is all about! 🍻🎶 No tickets. No pressure. No experience needed. Just good people, good music and great craic. On Thursday 6th August, the doors of The Corner Inn will open for our Summer Festival Jam Session - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 15 - **Date**: Thu Aug 06 2026 at 08:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/downpatrick/crossgar-summer-festival-jam-session/200030322250004 - **Venue**: Corner Inn Crossgar - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czMvYmFubmVycy9lYzE0NDUwMTQwNmIxOGY5M2IwNWIwZDA4ZjUzYTZiMzM1MjJhYzMwNjMyZGY5ZTc4MGUyNjY4MGNjYWJlMWFhLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDgwMC1kYzE4MTgxOC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NTYyOTIzOA.avif - **Categories**: Festivals, Music, Concerts, Entertainment, Contests - **Event Name**: Downpatrick Diesel Gala 2026 - **Description**: Our annual diesel event returns for 2026 in its new summer timeslot, the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday weekend. It would be hard to beat the 2025 diesel gala for surprises, but we are trying our best. The day will consist of: Cab rides within the - **Interested Audience**: - Count: 149 - **Date**: Sat Aug 29 2026 at 11:30 am (+01:00) - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/downpatrick/downpatrick-diesel-gala-2026/200030039388031 - **Venue**: Downpatrick Railway Station, Market Street, BT30 6LZ - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czUvYmFubmVycy8wNDc3MzAwZjBiNDM5MDU5MTFmMjI0YWFlMmVlYTFlZmJkNDk1NjVhYzE5MThkYzU3NmI2MTdmMWM3M2M1Y2JhLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDkwMC1kY2MyZDBlMC1nbWlyP3Y9MTc4NTAyODg5Mg.avif - **Categories**: bank-holiday, workshops, holiday ## Trending Events in Downpatrick - **Event Name**: Emer Maguire : Perfectly Chaotic - **Description**: NI Comedy Presents: EMER MAGUIRE: PERFECTLY CHAOTIC With Emer’s brand new stand up tour show PERFECTLY CHAOTIC selling out Belfast’s Waterfront Hall, more tour dates have just been added due to incredible demand! Known for her powerful storytelling, lig - **Venue**: 2-6 Irish Street , BT30 6BP Downpatrick, United Kingdom - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/635df552e036926045af0eb7ab39299f6faa1a31e1b9193953c8286f8886b39e-rimg-w1200-h675-dcc8c8c8-gmir?v=1785796458 - **Event Name**: Springsteen Tribute, The Human Touch @ Strangford Summer Festival - **Description**: THE HUMAN TOUCH Bruce Springsteen Tribute Band! After an AMAZING 2025 in beautiful Strangford, we’re delighted to be coming back to play at the mighty Strangford Summer Festival on Sunday afternoon 30 August, times TBC (Bank Holiday Weekend)! We’ll se - **Venue**: The Cuan - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/4f82bb40b883795852cc79929f23beeeb41abf5d20b96a5acdbf44fb0e1c2a55-rimg-w1080-h1080-dc171312-gmir?v=1785341644 - **Event Name**: Crossgar Community Family Funday - **Description**: 🎉THIS IS WHAT SUMMER IS ALL ABOUT! 🎉 One afternoon. One village. Hundreds of smiles. A lifetime of memories. The Crossgar Summer Festival Family Fun Day returns on Saturday 8th August, and we’re pulling out all the stops for what promises to be our bigg - **Venue**: Crossgar, Down, United Kingdom - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/f70b37df4fff974d77b338d972692b5c6a7a48b7a0c3130054ad1124b7884346-rimg-w1080-h1920-dc784838-gmir?v=1785584336 - **Event Name**: Dubliner - The Luke Kelly Story - **Description**: David Hull Promotions presents Dubliner – The Luke Kelly Story On January 30th 1984 it is said that the whole of Ireland grieved the early death of Dubliner Luke Kelly. He has left an indelible mark as being the greatest folk artist of the 20th Century a - **Venue**: 2-6 Irish Street , BT30 6BP Downpatrick, United Kingdom - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/cf6abdb3812c3a75fced2c970fc50e6cb40bd41d9ec3d35396fd9e4f1f9be391-rimg-w1200-h1015-dc030101-gmir?v=1785381059 - **Event Name**: Burke and Hare - **Description**: Burke and Hare: Body Snatchers, Serial Killers, Ulstermen This Halloween, dark historian Andrew Johnston of Alternative Ulstours brings his 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe sell-out talk about William Burke and William Hare to Down Arts Centre on Friday 30 - **Venue**: 2-6 Irish Street , BT30 6BP Downpatrick, United Kingdom - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/453e4d17281808a9cd0ba61d0c5e80d835533a77b417f49584e5424ae1f34b93-rimg-w1200-h1200-dcd3c5aa-gmir?v=1785349026 - **Event Name**: Crossgar Summer Festival Jam Session - **Description**: 🎶🍻 THIS is what the Crossgar Summer Festival is all about! 🍻🎶 No tickets. No pressure. No experience needed. Just good people, good music and great craic. On Thursday 6th August, the doors of The Corner Inn will open for our Summer Festival Jam Session - **Venue**: Corner Inn Crossgar - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/ec144501406b18f93b05b0d08f53a6b33522ac30632df9e780e26680ccabe1aa-rimg-w1200-h800-dc181818-gmir?v=1785629238 - **Event Name**: Down the Line Drinks Tasting: Gin - **Description**: Join Craig Fyfe aboard our heritage train for a botanical journey through the world of gin. Sample three premium gins, learn what makes each one unique, and finish with a perfectly paired gin and mixer to round off the experience. Discover the role of bot - **Venue**: Downpatrick Railway Station, Market Street, BT30 6LZ - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/ff88d623decdd2c226676d9a922b91fbc605e1f86e19a2da7af40a3e246ff8c9-rimg-w1200-h676-dc484838-gmir?v=1785629236 - **Event Name**: Downpatrick Diesel Gala 2026 - **Description**: Our annual diesel event returns for 2026 in its new summer timeslot, the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday weekend. It would be hard to beat the 2025 diesel gala for surprises, but we are trying our best. The day will consist of: Cab rides within the - **Venue**: Downpatrick Railway Station, Market Street, BT30 6LZ - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/0477300f0b43905911f224aae2eea1efbd49565ac1918dc576b617f1c73c5cba-rimg-w1200-h900-dcc2d0e0-gmir?v=1785028892 - **Event Name**: Strangford Bay Alpacas at Castle Ward - **Description**: Join Strangford Bay Alpacas this summer for a relaxed alpaca walking experience around the beautiful Castle Ward estate. Enjoy a relaxed alpaca walking experience. Meet your alpaca companions, Zeus, Pretzel, Peanut and more – before heading out on a gen - **Venue**: Castle Ward National Trust, BT30 7BA Strangford, United Kingdom - **Banner**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/6ddbc511e9f65ebb4f63fb66e7b04ffd9cceed5d335c9a70547c7ed265d1a0db-rimg-w1179-h1571-dc43481a-gmir?v=1785166791 ## Browse Festivals Events by Date - [Festivals Events Today in Downpatrick](https://allevents.in/downpatrick/festivals--today) - [Festivals Events This Weekend in Downpatrick](https://allevents.in/downpatrick/festivals--this-weekend) - [Festivals Events in August in Downpatrick](https://allevents.in/downpatrick/festivals--august) - [Festivals Events in September in Downpatrick](https://allevents.in/downpatrick/festivals--september) ## FAQs - **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Downpatrick? - **A:** Springsteen Tribute, The Human Touch @ Strangford Summer Festival (Sun Aug 30 2026 at 02:30 pm at The Cuan), Crossgar Community Family Funday (Sat Aug 08 2026 at 12:00 pm at Crossgar, Down, United Kingdom), Crossgar 10k (Wed Aug 05 2026 at 05:00 pm at Crossgar War Memorial Hall), Crossgar Summer Festival Jam Session (Thu Aug 06 2026 at 08:00 pm at Corner Inn Crossgar), Downpatrick Diesel Gala 2026 (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 11:30 am at Downpatrick Railway Station, Market Street, BT30 6LZ). - **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Downpatrick today August 05, 2026? - **A:** Crossgar 10k (Wed Aug 05 2026 at 05:00 pm at Crossgar War Memorial Hall). - **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Downpatrick this weekend August 7–9, 2026? - **A:** Crossgar Community Family Funday (Sat Aug 08 2026 at 12:00 pm at Crossgar, Down, United Kingdom). - **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Downpatrick in August 2026? - **A:** Springsteen Tribute, The Human Touch @ Strangford Summer Festival (Sun Aug 30 2026 at 02:30 pm at The Cuan), Crossgar Community Family Funday (Sat Aug 08 2026 at 12:00 pm at Crossgar, Down, United Kingdom), Crossgar 10k (Wed Aug 05 2026 at 05:00 pm at Crossgar War Memorial Hall), Crossgar Summer Festival Jam Session (Thu Aug 06 2026 at 08:00 pm at Corner Inn Crossgar), Downpatrick Diesel Gala 2026 (Sat Aug 29 2026 at 11:30 am at Downpatrick Railway Station, Market Street, BT30 6LZ). - **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Downpatrick? - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Downpatrick on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests. - **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Downpatrick? - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets. - **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Downpatrick? - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Downpatrick include The Cuan, Crossgar, Down, United Kingdom, Crossgar War Memorial Hall. - **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Downpatrick? - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Downpatrick include The Human Touch - Ireland’s No1 Tribute To ’THE BOSS’ Bruce Springsteen, Crossgar Community Association, Downpatrick and County Down Railway. - **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available? - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere. - **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Downpatrick? - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Downpatrick. ## Category Banner - **Banner Image**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/transup/6e/5415e403f74b77938c0695ac11464e/Festival.jpg ## Festivals from nearby cities - [Festivals in Ballynahinch](https://allevents.in/ballynahinch/festivals) - [Festivals in Newcastle](https://allevents.in/newcastle-ni/festivals) - [Festivals in Hillsborough](https://allevents.in/hillsborough-ni/festivals) - [Festivals in Newtownards](https://allevents.in/newtownards/festivals) - [Festivals in Lisburn](https://allevents.in/lisburn/festivals) - [Festivals in Belfast](https://allevents.in/belfast/festivals) - [Festivals in Newry](https://allevents.in/newry/festivals) - [Festivals in Carrickfergus](https://allevents.in/carrickfergus/festivals)