Tramore Racecourse
About
Waterford and Tramore Racecourse sits up on Graun Hill above the town, on a site chosen in 1912 after the sea took the original course at Riverstown. It runs twelve fixtures across 2026, mixing flat and jump cards, and the four-day August festival is the week the town is fullest. Parking on the course is free. Tickets are sold through the racecourse's own site and Ticketstop; the homepage only ever lists the next couple of meetings, so use the fixtures page or the Horse Racing Ireland fixture list for the full year.
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Highlights
- ✓Four-day August festival, 13 to 16 August in 2026
- ✓A New Year's Day meeting on 1 January
- ✓Free on-course parking
- ✓Twenty minutes' walk up from the town centre
Tips
- →Check the fixtures page rather than the homepage; the homepage only shows the next two meetings.
- →Buses to Tramore stop in the town centre, not at the course; it is uphill from there.
- →Book a bed months ahead for the August festival.
Best Season
More Attraction Activities
Tramore Strand
The Blue Flag strand running the length of the spit, from the prom to the dunes.
The Metal Man, Great Newtown Head
Three white beacon pillars on the headland, one with a twelve-foot iron sailor on top.
Splashworld
Indoor waterpark and pool at Railway Square, open 360 days a year. Book ahead.