Dunfanaghy Jazz & Blues Festival 13 September 2026, Main Street, Dunfanaghy, Dunfanaghy
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- 13 September 2026
- Main Street, Dunfanaghy, Dunfanaghy (Donegal)
Dunfanaghy Jazz & Blues Festival
The Dunfanaghy Jazz & Blues Festival is back this autumn, taking over the picturesque seaside village of Dunfanaghy, County Donegal, from Thursday 11th to Monday 15th September 2026.
Returning after a brief hiatus, this beloved festival brings a brilliant, laid-back atmosphere to the Donegal coast every September. Rather than taking place in a single spot, the festival features a village-wide gig trail hosted across an array of intimate local pubs, hotel lounges, and village venues.
Music lovers can look forward to hearing some of Ireland's finest musicians up close. While jazz and blues are at the very heart of the weekend, the packed programme crosses into multiple music genres, ensuring there is something to suit every taste.
Almost all of the performances throughout the five-day event are free admission, making it effortless to pop into town, wander between venues, and soak up the music. For the full line-up and venue schedules, keep an eye on the official Dunfanaghy Jazz & Blues Facebook page.
Lineup
Here are the bands and artists playing at the event who have their own profile on Blues Ireland, where you can find more information about them, discover their music and see their upcoming gigs.
More artists playing
These are the bands and artists playing in this festival. They don't have a profile on Blues Ireland yet, but they're part of the lineup and we've included them here so you don't miss anyone.
- 2Lane Blacktop
- All Day Bookies
- Ben Flavelle-Cobain
- Blues Creek Band
- Buck Taylor & Band
- Darling
- Daylight Wobblies
- Donald & Friends
- Donald & Orri
- Double Trouble
- Duality
- Erdini
- Grainne Duffy
- Good Old Boys
- Head Honchos
- Heads of State
- High Heeled Converse
- Hillbilly Rednecks
- Hitmen & Her
- Humble Earth Worm
- Indigo Joe Band
- Jack McHale Band
- Jilly Cox Duo
- John Leighton Jazz Band
- John Nelson
- Keith & Lorraine McDonald
- Lee Headley
- Mark Black & Seamus Devenny
- Mark Black Blues Band
- Mindbenders
- Oyster Bar Trad Session
- Paul Mac Intyre Quartet
- Paul Ward
- Portabello
- Renegade Blues Band
- Rhythm Method
- Rude Boy
- Rusty Jacks
- Stray
- Suspect Device
- Swingtime Starlets
- Tanya McCole
- The Mark Braidner Band
- The Moodswings
- The Moonshiners
- The Soggy Bottom Boys
- Unholy Gospel
- We Are Ghosts
- Whitewater