Your Her.ie What’s-On Guide For The International Rose Of Tralee Festival

Get ready for a week of banter, festivities, culture and everyone claiming to be a bit of Irish.

The Rose of Tralee International Festival is one of the country’s largest and longest-running festivals and it’s back with a bang for its 54th round this weekend...

The festival will run from tonight, Friday August 17th, until Tuesday, August 21st.

The heart of the festival is the selection of the Rose of Tralee which brings young women of Irish descent from around the world to County Kerry, but the Kerry town also promises street entertainment, carnivals, live concerts, theatre, a circus, markets, funfair and fireworks, all kicking off tonight.

More than 50,000 people will line the streets to watch three spectacular parades with over 700 participants, 12 floats, 32 Roses and 10 marching bands...

You can see what’s on in our ‘Rose of Tralee’ guide below and check out our interview with the newly-crowned Rose here on Her.ie next Wednesday, August 22nd...

Friday, August 17th:

Live street concerts with Jedward and Twist & Pulse
International Rose Ball in the Dome

Saturday, August 18th:

Gift Grub starring Mario Rosenstock in the Dome

Sunday, August 19th:

Live street concerts with Royseven and Aslan

The Kerryman Irish Independent Fashion Show in the Dome.

Spectacular Skyfest Air Display

Monday, August 20th:

Live street concert with Mike Denver

The Rose Selections in the Dome, presented by Daithi O’Se. You can watch it on RTE1 at 8pm until 11:25pm with a break for the RTE News at Nine.

Tuesday, August 21st:

Live street concert with The Saw Doctors.

The second half of the Rose Selections in the Dome, presented by Daithi O’Se.  You can watch it on RTE1 at 8pm until 11:25pm with a break for the RTE News at Nine.