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What’s On Guide

With over 60 events happening each month, you are sure to have fun in county Laois! From internationally recognised festivals such as Electric Picnic, to ancient celebrations in the Slieve Bloom Mountains there is something for everyone. Laois hosts a multitude of events and festivals from  hilarious comedy shows to reconnecting with nature it’s all waiting to be discovered in our What’s On Guide!

Pilate Classes at ClubVitae Portlaoise

ClubVitae Portlaoise are delighted to announce that starting the last week in March we will be running Pilate Classes for beginners and beginners intermediate. The beginners class will take place every Tuesday morning and Friday […]

€105

Couch to 50km with Laois Cycling Club

In collaboration with Laois Cycling Club, the 6-week Couch to 50km programme aims to give participants the opportunity to build up their cycling experience and confidence of cycling out on the roads as part of […]

Free

Portlaoise Para Athletics Programme

Join us at Portlaoise A.C as our Para Athletics Programme returns again this year. These will be fortnightly sessions that will be suitable for boys and girls between the ages of five and seven and […]

Free

Baby Massage at Portarlington Community Centre

Learning to massage your baby is a great way not only to help relieve your baby of any potential tummy symptoms but also to help bond with your baby and grow more confident as a […]

€100

Jiving Lessons With Emma

Jiving with Emma will be starting in Timahoe and this will be a four week course taking place weekly. Here couples, children and individuals who attend regularly are learning to master the jive, foxtrot, quickstep […]

€40

RollerFit for Teenage Girls

We are excited to launch our RollerFit programme as part of the her Moves initiative. RollerFit is a fitness class on skates that combines skills from a range of disciplines to create an experience suitable […]

€20

Aligned With Amanda Gentle Yoga

In gentle yoga, the movement is slow, each movement is linked with breath, and we enter into the postures gradually—moving in and out of each pose first, and then finding a holding position. This preparation and […]

€50

Castletown Trad Fest

The Half-Door Club international Music and Dance Festival is a four-day event of set dancing and traditional music in Castletown, Co. Laois. There are 5 ceilithe and 3 workshops and sessions throughout.

Art Exhibition Places and Spaces

The next Opening in the Gallery of Divine Inspiration will be of Orla Mcdonagh's beautiful work Places and Spaces. It will open on Friday 3rd May at 7 pm in Bloomhq, Mountrath. Then run for […]

Free

Slievebloom Walking Festival

Stretch your legs and see the beauty of Laois' nature this spring at the Slievebloom Walking Festival Slievebloom Walking Festival Spring is the perfect time for the Slieve Bloom Walking Festival. Flowers grace the Slievebloom […]

€9.55

Stradbally Woodland Railway May Open Weekend

Our railway runs for 1km through a beautiful forest, taking to you back in time for a taste of the glory days of steam power. Each trip lasts about 10 minutes but tickets are valid […]

€4 – €20

Polly’s May Live Music

Polly's Abbeyleix have got a great line-up of live gigs this month. This weekend we’ve got music on Bank Holiday Sunday and it’ll be Saturday evenings for the rest of the month. We look forward […]

Free

Bingoloco at Midlands Park Hotel

Looking for something fun and unique to do with your friends? Check out Bingoloco at the Midlands Park Hotel! This fun night our is sure to bring craic agus cheoil to any night out! Bingoloco […]

€25.50

Paul O Brien of The High Kings

Paul O'Brien of the High Kings will appear in concert at Portarlington Golf Club this coming May. This promises to be a great night. Tickets are strictly limited in number and will be available from […]

€20

The Michael Collins Band at Castle Arms Hotel

The Michael Collins Band, one of the top attractions on the scene will appear this coming Sunday. Dancing fans are invited to join Michael for a great evening of waltzes, quick steps and jiving, a […]

€10

Matt Leavy at The Clock Inn

Matt Leavy one of Ireland’s best known country and Irish singers will be performing this bank holiday Sunday night at the Clock Inn Mountmellick. We can't wait to see you all here on the night […]

€10

Transmitter at The Anvil Inn

With over 15 years of experience on the live music circuit, Transmitter are Ireland's most in-demand professional act for the big occasion. With a powerful and energetic setlist, they mix the biggest anthems of today […]

Free

Festival Club with DJ Ollie Mullooly

Highly regarded as both a DJ and stage master of ceremony, Ollie Mullooly has been involved in the entertainment industry since 1984 and established 1st Class Events Ireland in 2010. Well known in both his […]

€15

Open 3 Person Texas Scramble

Portlaoise Golf Club will be holding an Open three person Texas Scramble golf competition on the May bank holiday Monday. Enjoy a lush green, 18 hole parkland course, set among over two thousand trees and […]

€5 – €10