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Glenties Harvest Fair

1st September

Tir Chonaill GAP Cycling Club HArvest Fair Cycle 30k, 75k & 100k

Registerationat Comp at 9am

Entry Fee: €10 for all

Price assumes Cycling Ireland licence
Extra €5 to cover insurance if no licence held

Refreshments in Highlands Hotel

Food stop at The Blue Haven Hotel during 75k & 100k events


6th September

Harvest Fair Darts

Location: Roddy’d Bar
Entry Fee: €5

Open to all Glenties Players, past, present & future.


9th September

Annual Charles McGuinness 5k Road Race

Registration from 6pm in the Comp Gym

Entry Fee: €8

Chipped timing & AAI measured

For more information call Brendan on 086 3530537 or visit https://www.facebook.com/charlesmcguinness5k/


11th September

Tir Chonall AC Juvenile Competition

Location: Comp Running Track
Entry Fee: €4 per child (family discounts available)

All children born between 2017 to 2011 are welcome.

Events include: 60m sprints, long jump, turbo javelin & 500m

Fun activities for younger kids including teddy bear race so bring your teddies!


12th September

Harvest Fair Day

Browse over 150 market stall. Enjoy street music and buskers (all buskers welcome)
Sheep Shearing
Irish Dancing exhinitionincluding The Maggie Pickie traditional music featuring Tara Connaghan, Jimmy & Peter Campbell & many more.
Old traditional craft exhibitions throughout the day.

Enjoy McGurks Amusements

Pedro’s Birds of Prey

Location: Glenties Town Park (Glen Road)

Traditional Animal Sale

Location: The Rock area

Photography Exhibition by Michael Jack: Old Fair Days

Location: Bonner’s Shop, Main Street


13th Spetember

Bake Bread for Peace

With local artist Breezy Willow
Special guests: Ann Treacy, Eamon Baker plus many more

An evening of bread, scones, stories and more

Location: HIghlands Hotel

Pet Show

Location: Sonny’s Beer Garden

Jiving Contect& Dance with Music by Conor O’Donnell

Location: Highlands Hotel
Admission: €5

Trophies for the winners


14th September

Family Geocache Treasure Trail Event

GPS treasure trail using the free geocaching mobile phone app.
www.geocaching.com/play

For more info: https://www.facebook.com/geocaching.glenties.9

Horticultural Show

Location: Market Hall

Traditional Horticultural Show

Entries to be left in between 9-10am
Judging 11am-1pm

Exhibition after 1pm

Patsy Furey Memorial Blitz

Location: Naomh Conaill GAA grounds

Fun Day

Location: Glenties Services

Face painting, music and fun activities

King & Queen Dance

Location: Highlands Hotel
Admission: €10

Music by the Rockhill Ramblers

Come along to the highlight of the weekend


15th September

On Street Music by Inshagh Folk

Street Parade

€1000 in prizes for best floats and Alan Kee trophy for overall winner

Street Magic with Rodd Hogg “The Irish Magician”

Queens of Country

Sandy Kelly, Lisa Stanley, Grainne Gavigan & Aoife McDonagh

Location: Highlands Hotel