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Events in Swords

The festivals, markets, parades and concerts we could confirm, with the organiser’s own dates and a link to check them.

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Most of what happens in Swords is run by the council, a club or a volunteer group and posted in one place, so it is easy to miss. This page lists the ones with a source we could open. Last checked 20 October 2026. Dates move, so check the organiser before you go.

Coming up

  • Fingal Festival of Fire

    Saturday 31 October 2026. Live Halloween music from 6.30pm, fireworks at 7.30pm.

    Swords Town Park, behind the castle. Free.

    EstablishedFingal County Council’s Halloween festival, held at Swords, Blanchardstown and Balbriggan. Swords has live music and fireworks in the park behind the castle. No booking is mentioned.

    Some listings give Swords Castle itself as the venue and the council’s own page says the park behind it. Go to the park. The council’s page also disagrees with itself on how many locations there are.

    Sources: Fingal County Council · Discover Ireland

  • Swords Castle Christmas Market

    Provisional: Friday 27 November, 3pm to 7pm; Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, 12pm to 6pm; Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December, 12pm to 6pm.

    Swords Castle. Free entry.

    ProbableRun by Fingal County Council’s Events Unit, with stallholders chosen by the council. Applications for stalls closed on 14 October, and the council says successful traders are told by 22 October.

    The council’s page marks the dates as provisional and carries a warning about a scam email from a Gmail address asking traders to click links. Confirm times on the council’s page before you go.

    Sources: Fingal County Council

  • Swords Castle summer concerts

    Not announced for 2027. In 2025 the concerts were on 25 and 26 July, and the council usually announces the acts in the spring.

    Swords Castle Town Parks. Ticketed.

    Still to establishFingal County Council’s summer concert series in the castle park. Nathan Carter and The Boomtown Rats played in July 2025, according to the council’s announcement.

    The council’s listing is titled 2027 but dated 24 July 2026, so one of the two is wrong. We have not found a confirmed 2027 date, and we do not rely on ticket-resale pages.

    Sources: Fingal County Council: Swords Castle set for another summer music feast · Fingal County Council: events

Earlier this year

Already held. Each comes round again, so the format is a guide to next year. See also the history of Swords and the Cultural Quarter plans.

  • Cruinniú na nÓg

    Saturday 6 June 2026.

    Mostly Swords Castle and the Swords Cultural Quarter. Free.

    ProbableThe national day of free creativity for children and young people. In Swords it included a teen music festival (We Own The Castle), a youth poetry slam in the castle chapel, face painting and a graffiti workshop.

    From the national programme’s Fingal listing, which we read as a summary. The full 2026 programme was not checked.

    Sources: Cruinniú na nÓg: Fingal

  • Swords St Patrick’s Day parade

    Tuesday 17 March 2026, 11am.

    From Colaiste Choilm on Dublin Road, along Main Street, right at the Bridge Street junction, along North Street, to Swords Castle Town Park. Free.

    EstablishedOne of eight parades Fingal County Council ran across the county that day. The council closed roads along the route.

    The 2027 date and route are not yet published. Expect the same format, which is our reading and not a statement from the council.

    Sources: Fingal County Council: St Patrick’s Day parades

Not listed yet

Still to establishThese probably exist and we could not find a source for them.

  • Summer fun days and street festivals run by residents’ associations and clubs. None is listed anywhere we could find.
  • Club and school events: finals, open days, charity runs and the Tidy Towns clean-ups.
  • What happens in Swords for Culture Night and Heritage Week, which Fingal runs every year.

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Sources

Events are named from the organiser’s own pages. We do not publish private contact details, and no event has paid to be listed.