{"id":37161,"date":"2025-07-29T03:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T02:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T03:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T02:05:35","slug":"mgce-folk-festival-2025","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"MGCE Folk Festival 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Folk Festival is a vibrant celebration of Folk music, bringing together communities, musicians, and learners of all ages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Taking place in Ennis, Co. Clare, the festival offers a rich programme of concerts, workshops, and performances, showcasing both established and emerging talent. With a strong focus on participation, education, and cultural heritage, the event invites audiences to experience the joy and energy of folk traditions in an inclusive and welcoming setting. The festival also provides valuable opportunities for young musicians to perform alongside professional artists, fostering creativity, confidence, and a shared appreciation for Ireland\u2019s musical roots.<\/p>\n<p>Dates: 12\/09\/2025 &#8211; 13\/09\/2025<\/p>\n<p>For more information and bookings please go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ie\/e\/mgce-folk-festival-2025-workshops-tickets-1501205117919\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ie\/e\/mgce-folk-festival-2025-workshops-tickets-1501205117919<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":37162,"template":"","class_list":["post-37161","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MGCE Folk Festival 2025 - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Folk Festival is a vibrant celebration of Folk music, bringing together communities, musicians, and learners of all ages.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MGCE Folk Festival 2025 - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Folk Festival is a vibrant celebration of Folk music, bringing together communities, musicians, and learners of all ages.&nbsp; Taking place in Ennis, Co. Clare, the festival offers a rich programme of concerts, workshops, and performances, showcasing both established and emerging talent. With a strong focus on participation, education, and cultural heritage, the event invites [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CreativeIrl\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@creativeirl\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/\",\"name\":\"MGCE Folk Festival 2025 - Creative Ireland Programme\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2025\/07\/folk-festival_image_mgce.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-29T02:05:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2025\/07\/folk-festival_image_mgce.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2025\/07\/folk-festival_image_mgce.jpg\",\"width\":1523,\"height\":952},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"MGCE Folk Festival 2025\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Creative Ireland Programme\",\"description\":\"The Creative Ireland Programme is guided by a vision that every person in Ireland will have the opportunity to realise their full creative potential. It is a five year all-of-Government initiative, from 2017 to 2022, to place creativity at the centre of public policy.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"MGCE Folk Festival 2025 - Creative Ireland Programme","description":"The Folk Festival is a vibrant celebration of Folk music, bringing together communities, musicians, and learners of all ages.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"MGCE Folk Festival 2025 - Creative Ireland Programme","og_description":"The Folk Festival is a vibrant celebration of Folk music, bringing together communities, musicians, and learners of all ages.&nbsp; Taking place in Ennis, Co. Clare, the festival offers a rich programme of concerts, workshops, and performances, showcasing both established and emerging talent. With a strong focus on participation, education, and cultural heritage, the event invites [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/","og_site_name":"Creative Ireland Programme","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CreativeIrl\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@creativeirl","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/","url":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/","name":"MGCE Folk Festival 2025 - Creative Ireland Programme","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2025\/07\/folk-festival_image_mgce.jpg","datePublished":"2025-07-29T02:05:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2025\/07\/folk-festival_image_mgce.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/app\/uploads\/2025\/07\/folk-festival_image_mgce.jpg","width":1523,"height":952},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mgce-folk-festival-2025\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"MGCE Folk Festival 2025"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/","name":"Creative Ireland Programme","description":"The Creative Ireland Programme is guided by a vision that every person in Ireland will have the opportunity to realise their full creative potential. It is a five year all-of-Government initiative, from 2017 to 2022, to place creativity at the centre of public policy.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/37161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}