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A Gaeltacht harbour town at the end of the Wild Atlantic Way, on the Dingle Peninsula in Co. Kerry

What's On

Upcoming events and things happening in Dingle

Féile na Bealtaine

Recurring

Dingle's bilingual arts and politics festival over the early-May bank holiday, founded in 1994.

FestivalAnnual, early-May bank-holiday weekendThroughout Dingle and the peninsula

Dingle Races

Recurring

A long-running weekend of horse and pony racing at Ballintaggart on the edge of town, an August fixture.

FestivalAnnual, August; confirm dates each yearBallintaggart Racecourse, Dingle

Dingle Marathon & Half Marathon

Recurring

A scenic road race from the marina out along the Slea Head coast, with a full and half marathon, held in early September.

FestivalAnnual, early SeptemberStart and finish at Dingle Marina; route west towards Slea Head

Dingle Food Festival

Recurring

The town's flagship food weekend on the first weekend of October, built around the Taste Trail across dozens of venues.

FestivalAnnual, first weekend of OctoberThroughout Dingle town
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Dingle Right Now

Dingle has a true Atlantic climate, so always pack layers and a proper rain jacket whatever the forecast says. The Conor Pass and the exposed Slea Head road are several degrees cooler and far windier than the town, and the weather can change within the hour.

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Dingle Harbour

Heights relative to chart datum

Daingean Uí Chúis

Dingle, or Daingean Uí Chúis, is the last proper town on the peninsula before the Atlantic: a working harbour and a Gaeltacht of around 2,000 people that has become one of the most visited corners of the southwest without losing its character.

It is two things at once. In high summer it is a busy tourist town, with coaches on the Slea Head road and the seafood restaurants full. Underneath that it is a genuine Irish-speaking community with a deep musical tradition and a string of shop-pubs that have barely changed in a century. The road signs being in Irish is not a theme here; this is one of the strongest Gaeltachtaí left in the country.