Skellig Coast Archaeology Festival

25/09/2026

Tickets on sale here
a lot of events - the archaeology festival is volunteer-led, community-driven, not-for-profit
It is brought to you by Heritage Iveragh in collaboration with other groups and our sponsors include Kerry County Council, Kerry County Council Community Support Fund, Fáilte Ireland, South Kerry Development Partnership, Kerry Dark Sky Tourism, Caherdaniel Dark Sky Group, Streamscapes, Rock Art Kerry. This year's festival is a collaboration with Dinnseanchas and the Mantle Project
We delighted to welcome the Irish School of Shamanic Studies this year - Friday night 2 Oct at 8.30pm.

Aldo Jordan South Kerry Development Partnership CLG Rock Art Kerry Fáilte Ireland Wild Atlantic Way Kerry Local Authorities streamscape

https://events.humanitix.com/skellig-coast-archaeology-festival-2026/tickets

20/09/2026

Thank you Irish Times Home for mentioning the 2026 Skellig Coast Archaeology Festival (taking place 2-4 October) in their feature https://www.irishtimes.com/special-reports/2026/09/18/the-best-places-to-view-the-night-sky-in-ireland/
The archaeology festival incorporates astronomy and archaeo-astronomy.
This year’s festival is a collaboration between the festival (led by Heritage Iveragh and directed by Aoibheann Lambe) with support from Kerry Dark Sky Tourism, Caherdaniel Dark Sky Group, SKDP, Kerry Co Co, Fáilte Ireland and is a collaboration with Dinnseanchas and the Mantle Project. Today is the last day for early bird tickets for the Skellig Coast Archaeology Festival

events.humanitix.com/skellig-coast-archaeology-festival-2026/tickets

10/08/2026

rock art hike in the blend of free events for heritage week - early bird tickets now on sale for the 2026 Skellig Coast Archaeology Festival https://events.humanitix.com/skellig-coast-archaeology-festival-2026

There are hopes that more sites will soon push for dark sky status in Connemara, Wicklow, Donegal and west Cork

04/02/2026

A lovely treat in store at the wonderful &Kerry County Museum in Tralee this Saturday!

We are so excited! Our friends Clare, Charli and Denise from Déise Medieval in Waterford are bringing our new Viking handling collection to the museum this Saturday 7 February. This includes beautifully made Viking costumes to fit a family, as well as replicas of Viking objects on display in the museum.

Please join us from 3pm to 5pm for a very special workshop and demonstration of the new Viking handling collection and how these objects were made using the same techniques and materials as 1000 years ago! This event is suitable for all ages and included in our admission fee: family offer €3 adults - kids go free.

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16/01/2026

Michael will be participating in our next archaeology festival - and we will have archaeology in the dark sky festival!

22/12/2025

If you can't wait to see us for the 2026 Archaeology Festival 2–4 October, join us for our Dark Sky Festival this March. Lots of archaeology in this festival too

03/11/2025

Guaranteed to be a fascinating event

Our next event, 'Altóir na Gréine', a talk by Dr Billy Mag Fhloinn, will take place in the Sacred Heart University Campus, Di**le, at 7.00 pm on Thursday, 6 November. This talk concerns the "lost" megalithic tomb of Altóir na Gréine in Ballyferriter, and how folklore, history, and technology contributed to its rediscovery.

25/10/2025

Tonight at the festival

24/10/2025

a great start to the festival with artist Conor O'Connell (https://www.conoroconnellart.com/), archaeologist Dr Connie Kelleher - tomorrow: lifting stone, marked stones, bronze casting and live music - details here: https://events.humanitix.com/skellig-coast-archaeology-festival

and great events also at the Festival of Botanical Colours - details on Eventbrite

Info written by Aoibheann Lambe on Bronze Age copper mines, rock art and more here https://www.discoveriveragh.ie/history-archaeology

Thank you for the support to everyone who has joined us! and of course to Fáilte Ireland; Discover Kerry; Kerry County Council;Samhain Chiarraí: A Kerry Halloween; Údarás na Gaeltachta; Forbairt Na Dromoda; Brí Uíbh Ráthaigh; Cur le Chéile - Caherdaniel & Castlecove Festival; Kerry County Council Community Support Fund

24/10/2025

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