CAHERSIVEEN Music and Arts Festival (CMAF) has announced its programme of events and music line up for the annual festival.

CMAF – which takes place every August Bank Holiday weekend since 1995 – is celebrating its 27th year in 2024. The music and arts festival, which takes place from August 2nd – 5th, promises a fun weekend for all ages.

There’s impressive headline musicians and bands on the outdoor stage with country singer Declan Nerney on Friday night, Coldplay’s Croke Park support Aby Coulibaly on Saturday night, and the renowned Stockton’s Wing on Sunday night.

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Live music in all pubs over the weekend as well as dancing at the town crossroads, open mic afternoon, and a further diverse music line-up that includes something for all tastes:.

There’s John Spillane, TR Dallas, Two Time Polka, Saidi Sessions (a music collective from Cork), and Gavan Ring and Cork Opera House’s La bohème production.

There’s an expansive arts offering with an international artist exhibition, windows arts trail, community art on the church railings, and artist talks.

Exciting market-style food vendors in the form of Sean’s Street Pizza, Fox in the Box, Cahersiveen’s latest food van venture Off The Hook, and Prátái from the Marina Market in Cork.

As well as the annual Guinness & Oysters tasting event, accompanied by the Killorglin Pipe Band
Busking competition for juniors and adults on Saturday 3rd with a total cash prize of €1000 split across the winners and runners up

There’s a fireworks display over the river Fertha on the opening night at 11:30pm and a jam-packed events calendar for kids with a funfair and inflatable games, circus workshops, face painting, kids olympics, teen disco, animal roadshow, plus many more.

A new outdoor and wellbeing offering brings outdoor sauna sessions, river kayaking, beach walks, guided tours and hikes, and yoga to festival goers.

Local favourites and community events include tractor pulling and sheaf throwing, bridge fishing, barman’s race, dancing showcase from local dance schools, and much more.

Wristbands are on sale locally from next week, and can also be bought in-person from the festival office on the weekend, or via eventbrite.

Tickets will give festival-goers access to all music and arts events over the bank holiday weekend, except for a select handful of separate ticketed events which are highlighted as extra costs on the programme.

Wristbands are €20 for general tickets (age 16+), 5-15 year olds are €5, and children 4 and under are free.

There is a newly formed committee – which is entirely voluntary-run – that took over the reins for CMAF this year.

Lucy O’Sullivan, CMAF’s chairperson says: “We’ve worked hard to build on the established festival to continue its calendar of music, art and community events – but with a few new surprises and tastes in the mix too! Our broad musical line-up, expanded arts and outdoors and wellbeing offering for 2024, and new food vendors and tastes means this will be one of our most diverse festivals yet, and we can’t wait for everyone to enjoy it.”

The festival relies heavily on local Cahersiveen businesses’ sponsorship from 100+ businesses. For a full programme of events, online tickets, and more information, please visit www.cmaf.ie

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