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2026 Limerick Harvest Festival returns to the Milk Market on Sunday, October 25, 2026. Picture: Olena Oleksienko/ilovelimerick
The Limerick Harvest Festival returns on Sunday, October 25, 2026, from 10:30 am to 5 pm, bringing cultural heritage, community, and creativity to the Milk Market
Limerick Harvest Festival makes its return to the Milk Market on Sunday, October 25, 2026, bringing cultural heritage, community, and creativity to Limerick City.
This year’s festival returns to the Milk Market with a new key attraction of two Fire Shows as well an entertainment and cultural stage featuring Eddie Lenihan and chef Keith Piggot.
The festival is a vibrant, family-friendly event that offers something for everyone, with spectacle, food, and folklore all on display at the historic Milk Market in the heart of the city.
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This year’s edition of the Limerick Harvest Festival will feature a crafters’ market with food and garden stalls, with the festival’s main stage seeing Eddie Lenihan explore Limerick Halloween traditions and Chef Keith Pigott delighting with Seasonal Cookery, followed by music and dance by Los Paddys.
the festival will also see an interactive wooden games area, a circus workshop, hands-on autumnal workshops and an engaging craft, food and garden market. It focusses on the importance of embracing the Ancient Roots of Harvest and Halloween making it a culturally relevant and uniquely Limerick event.
David Fitzgerald, operations manager of Limerick Milk Market, said, “Set in the iconic Milk Market, this vibrant, family-friendly festival offers something for everyone—whether you’re here for the fire spectacle, the food, or the folklore.” He continued by saying: “We are thrilled to bring this new festival to the Milk Market working together with our festival manager Carmen Cronin. The festival is part of Limerick’s Home of Halloween and we would like to thank Limerick City and county council for their continued support.”
This year there is a new key attraction of two Fire Shows and the market will be transformed into a performance space for the fire spectacles taking place at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm. It doesn’t end there, as for the rest of the day, visitors will be able to try out Circus fun with performers Mira and Ingrid.
Speaking about this year’s festival, Limerick Harvest Festival’s Carmen Cronin said, “ Together with the team here at the Milk Market, we will present to you our Home of Halloween event. The fire show will be on at 11:30 and 2:30, and in between those times will be a chance to do a circus workshop. Children and adults can try it out!
“On our stage, Keith Pigott will be cooking up some seasonal treats, and Eddie Lenihan will be with us to talk about harvest and Halloween. We will also have music and dance on the stage. Downstairs will be the crafters market, and upstairs you will find wooden amusement games reminding you of your childhood. I hope that you’re gonna join us on the 25th of October here at the Milk Market!”
The full lineup for this year’s festival, subject to change, sees Michelle Dirks’ Cook with Kids at 10:30 am, followed by the Fire Show at 11:30 am, from 12 pm Keith Piggot takes the stage, followed by Your Mans Puppets at 1 pm.
The afternoon continues with Eddie Lenihan looking at Limerick Halloween Traditions from 1:30 pm before a second opportunity to experience the Mira Ji fire show at 2:30 pm and Your Mans Puppets returning for 3 pm, with Los Paddys playing live music to close ou the festival from 3 to 5 pm.
Limerick Harvest Festival and Fire Show will be taking place at the Milk Market on Sunday, 25th October 2025 from 10.30 am–5 pm. Festival tickets can be bought online from the Milk Market website. Ticket Holders can explore the Full Market Venue for the duration of the day including all the workshops. Some tickets will be available on the day
Festival organisers are saying they are “looking forward to seeing you all” as tickets are on sale now and available HERE.
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