{"id":3416,"date":"2026-07-06T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/?p=3416"},"modified":"2026-07-23T06:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T06:07:04","slug":"cleggan-claddagh-duff-sea-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/cleggan-claddagh-duff-sea-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival of the Sea 2026: What to Expect in Cleggan and Claddaghduff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3416\" class=\"elementor elementor-3416\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a146ba6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a146ba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa83e19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4aa83e19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fdb0578 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fdb0578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival of the Sea 2026: What to Expect in Cleggan and Claddaghduff<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fe7f9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15fe7f9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4275b003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4275b003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every summer, the villages of Cleggan and Claddaghduff come alive in a way that has little in common with the usual festival circuit. The Cleggan Claddaghduff Festival of the Sea runs from 31st July to 9th August 2026 across the Aughrus Peninsula in the far north-west of Connemara: ten days of maritime heritage, seafood, live music, and outdoor events, organised by the community for anyone who happens to turn up. Now in its 47th year, this is a festival that earns its reputation without making much noise about it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bc32cb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bc32cb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64857a3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"64857a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__64857a3e\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13ee7263 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13ee7263\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36771484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36771484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is the Cleggan Claddaghduff Festival of the Sea?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c60c8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44c60c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Festival of the Sea is an annual community festival centred on the Aughrus Peninsula in north-west Connemara, home to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/cleggan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleggan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> village, Claddaghduff, and the tidal island of Omey. It runs across both villages each year around the August bank holiday week, organised by the Cleggan\/Claddaghduff Community Council.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme is deliberately wide in scope, with water sports sitting alongside walking tours, arts exhibitions, live music, seafood events, and family activities across the full ten days. There&#8217;s no single headliner and no ticketed gate. It&#8217;s a community celebration open to all.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6825be5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6825be5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e61e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70e61e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9f4aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a9f4aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The History Behind the Festival of the Sea\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20723998 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20723998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Festival of the Sea has been running since 1980, the same year the Cleggan\/Claddaghduff Community Council was established. It grew out of a practical ambition: to celebrate the peninsula&#8217;s maritime identity and give its scattered communities a reason to come together. Forty-seven years later, that impulse still drives it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme has expanded over the decades. The Cleggan Regatta came and went and is returning again in 2026, but the character of the festival has stayed consistent. This is a coastal community marking its own heritage, and that shows in how it&#8217;s run.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235fc2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"235fc2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Events and Activities at the Festival of the Sea\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449d9a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"449d9a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820cc9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"820cc9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cleggan-Claddaghduff-Festival.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3428\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cleggan-Claddaghduff-Festival.jpg 768w, https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cleggan-Claddaghduff-Festival-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">connemaraireland.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d43fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20d43fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000b1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000b1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2026 programme covers the full ten days with a broad mix of events. The Cleggan Regatta returns this year after a gap, a multi-discipline event with a swim, cycle, and run through the peninsula. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/kayaking-in-connemara\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kayaking<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> features across the festival, as do guided <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/connemara-walks\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">walks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including a children&#8217;s shore walk and the late-night Bat Walk, a nature walk that tends to pull more of a crowd than you&#8217;d expect. The golf competition, live music sessions, art exhibition, arts and crafts fair, and table quiz all return. New additions for 2026 include dancing and darts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Omey Races, horse racing on the tidal strand at Omey usually held on the first weekend of August, typically fall within the festival period and draw large crowds. They&#8217;re listed as expected for 2nd August 2026, but given a regulatory issue that cancelled the 2025 event at short notice, check the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Omey-Races-100057379272874\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omey Races Facebook page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to confirm before making them part of your plans.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The full festival programme is confirmed closer to the date. Follow the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/festivalofthesea\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Festival of the Sea on Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for programme updates and confirmed dates.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0807d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0807d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9608b5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9608b5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Family-Friendly Entertainment and Local Food\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca682c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca682c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Festival of the Sea is well set up for families. Children&#8217;s events run throughout the ten days, including the shore walk, a family sports day, crafts sessions, and badminton, giving younger visitors something real to do rather than something invented to keep them busy. Evenings pick up with trad sessions in the pubs of both villages.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The food is one of the more distinctive things about this festival. The seafood buffet at Oliver&#8217;s Pub in Cleggan has become a fixture people specifically come for: fresh Atlantic seafood in a working fishing village, which is exactly where you want to be eating it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Galway chef JP McMahon, culinary director of Michelin-starred Aniar restaurant, is due to return in 2026 to cook at the festival following well-received appearances in previous years. Details of what he&#8217;ll be cooking haven&#8217;t been confirmed yet, so it&#8217;s worth watching the festival&#8217;s social pages if that&#8217;s what draws you.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ab063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8ab063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Omey-Races-rq3g6232vs637f4s4cn3okycvou5xbmkdaj43l4xgw.jpg\" title=\"Omey Races\" alt=\"Omey Races\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-038bb36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"038bb36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec4d90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ec4d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exploring the Aughrus Peninsula\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e40877d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e40877d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Aughrus Peninsula occupies the north-western edge of Connemara, running out into the Atlantic between Cleggan and Claddaghduff. It&#8217;s a remote stretch of coastline: bogland, stone walls, and wide Atlantic views, with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/twelve-bens-connemara\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twelve Bens<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> visible to the east on clear days. Cleggan itself is a working harbour with a pier, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/aran-islands\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ferry to Inishbofin Island<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a beach that gets less attention than it deserves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claddaghduff sits beside Omey Strand, where the tide retreats to reveal a sandy crossing to Omey Island, a tidal walk that takes roughly 15 minutes each way, but only when conditions allow. Check tide times before you go.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/things-to-do-clifden\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clifden<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the main town in Connemara, is a short drive away to the south-east, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/sky-road-connemaras\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sky Road loop<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> starts from just outside it, one of the better scenic drives in the region and easily combined with time on the peninsula.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf7bac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"faf7bac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7869969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7869969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tips for Planning Your Festival of the Sea Visit\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fface91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fface91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book accommodation early. Properties around Cleggan fill quickly in August, particularly over the bank holiday weekend. The full programme isn&#8217;t released until a few weeks before the festival, so follow the Facebook page for updates. Most events are free or low-cost, with specifics confirmed by the organisers each year.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Getting there<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: take the N59 between Clifden and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/letterfrack\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Letterfrack<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and follow the signs for Cleggan. There&#8217;s no realistic public transport option, so a car is what you need. If you&#8217;re planning a longer stay and want a broader sense of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/blog\/things-to-do-connemara\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what&#8217;s on across Connemara<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the peninsula is well placed for exploring the wider region.<\/span><\/p><p>If you&#8217;re planning to stay nearby, you&#8217;ll find a great selection of accommodation in <strong>Cleggan<\/strong> and <strong>Claddaghduff<\/strong>, both just a short distance from the festival. Browse our <a href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/rentals\/rentals-cleggan-d380229\/\"><strong>Cleggan Properties<\/strong> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/rentals\/rentals-claddaghduff-d380226\/\"><strong>Claddaghduff Properties<\/strong><\/a> to find the perfect base for enjoying the Festival of the Sea and exploring the beautiful Connemara coastline.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a576b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1a576b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfb73dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfb73dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plan Your Stay for the Festival of the Sea 2026\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5fc5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d5fc5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Festival of the Sea is not a festival that needs a paragraph talking it up. It has been running for close to five decades in a corner of Connemara that rewards the people who make the effort to get there.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re thinking of basing yourself on the peninsula or nearby for a summer week, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connemara Holiday Lettings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has a range of properties in and around Cleggan, from coastal cottages to pier-side apartments with open water views.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33de285e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33de285e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf48e25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"5bf48e25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"260\" class=\"elementor elementor-260\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f78c72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55f78c72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11efe5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11efe5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f28bcee elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2f28bcee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/rentals\/rentals-ireland-p126\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Accommodation in Connemara<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8b3d86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c8b3d86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12fab486 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"12fab486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/rentals\/apartments-ireland-c1p126\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apartments in Connemara<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6decb6bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6decb6bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c07a40b elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3c07a40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/connemaraholidaylettings.com\/rentals\/houses-ireland-c19p126\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Houses in Connemara<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every summer, the villages of Cleggan and Claddaghduff come alive in a way that has little in common with the usual festival circuit. 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