Events

The Strokestown International Poetry Festival is back for 2024! The festival will be hosted at Strokestown Park from the 3rd to the 5th of May The Strokestown International Poetry Festival was founded in 1999, taking place annually on the first weekend of May, in Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. The weekend provides a world-renowned forum for excellence...

Save the date for the 2024 Vintage Shamrock, pre-war car rally. The fifth running of this celebration of pre-war motoring ventures further north than ever before as it crosses the midlands and explores the mountains and coast of the ancient kingdom of Connacht. Strokestown Park will host the Vintage Shamrock on Tuesday the 7th of...

The National Famine Way Commemorative Walk takes place over six days from Monday 20th to Saturday 25th May 2024 beginning with a dramatic re-enactment of the events which prompted the foundation of the walk. Walkers will be joined by schools, traditional musicians, entertainment and costumed enthusiasts. Walkers and walking groups are invited to join in...

  On Thursday May 23rd, Strokestown Park will celebrate Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival – Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age with a very special afternoon in our Woodland Café, where acclaimed Irish Folk Singer & Musician Paul Watchorn will lead a sing-song from 1.30 pm. Paul Watchorn has performed...

Honouring Indigenous Aid & Sharing Lands: Reconciliation, Recognition and Reciprocity   Honouring Indigenous Aid & Sharing Lands pays tribute to the Indigenous Peoples such as the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee First Nations in Canada West (Ontario) and Choctaw and Cherokee Nations in Indian Territory (Oklahoma) that contributed to Irish Famine relief in 1847 when they faced...

Our Wild World - Saturday, June 9th Venue:  Victorian Walled Gardens Book Your Tickets Here We are thrilled to host two esteemed experts from Ireland in the fields of ecology and horticulture at Strokestown Park on Saturday, June 9th. 1. Our Wild World Walking Tour with Eanna Ni Lamhna Time: 2:00 pm Booking Fee: €20.00...

Book Tickets here The expectations of modern life are constant and demanding.  Research shows women offer the most emotional support to others, repeatedly giving beyond our limits. When do we make time to rest, receive and recover? Join the Women’s Midsummer Retreat in the beautiful grounds of Strokestown Park House and invest in a day...