Events

  • FunFest – Creativity At Play

    Strokestown Park

      ***Tickets Sold Out*** FUNFEST 'Creativity At Play' returns to the beautiful Walled Gardens of Strokestown Park as part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2026. This vibrant children’s festival celebrates creativity, play, self-expression, and inspiration. Families and children aged 0 -12 years are invited to dive into a wonderland of fun and creativity. This year we...

  • Rooted & Growing Conference

    ***Fully Booked*** A Conference of Nature Connections   Rooted & Growing is a community gathering to showcase nature-based interventions within the West and North West of Ireland. It will provide a forum to discuss an emerging vision of nature connections to support health and social care outcomes. Rooted & Growing has been created by a...

  • Conservation of Historic Wallpaper at Strokestown Park House.

    Vaulted Stables, Strokestown Park

      Join our Curator Ciara Mc Cormac as part of National Heritage Week for a talk about the many risks faced by our historic built environment. The wallpaper in the Library, Dining Room, Nursery and Toy Room will be cared for by wallpaper expert David Skinner and his team. According to the V&A (Victoria and...

  • Conservation of the Victorian Walled Gardens with John O’Driscoll

    Victorian Walled Gardens

      Join General Manager John O'Driscoll on Tuesday August 18th at 11am for a guided walking tour of the Victorian Walled Garden's, Strokestown Park as part of National Heritage Week. Discover the history of the gardens, the layers of conservation work taking place, along with the extensive restoration works. John O'Driscoll the current General Manager...

  • FREE Entry National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park.

    National Famine Museum

      Take the opportunity to enjoy FREE access to the National Famine Museum, Strokestown Park as part of National Heritage Week on Thursday 20th August between 10am and 5.30pm, last entry to the museum is 4.30pm. Explore the parallel lives of Strokestown Park’s aristocratic landlords and their tenants during the Great Irish Famine at our...

  • Strokestown Park, Heritage at Risk

    Vaulted Stables, Strokestown Park

      Join Strokestown Park Curator, CIara Mc Cormac for a talk on built heritage and the many risks faced by our historic built environment as part of National Heritage Week. Explore the risks that our built heritage is exposed to today? What happens if we lose this evidence of the past? What can be done...

  • A Day Of Automotive History 2026

    Strokestown Park

      Join the Roscommon Sports & Classic Cars Club for 'A Day of Automotive History' 2026. Taking place on Sunday the 23rd of August between 11 am and 5 pm. Admission €10.00, Children FREE. This event is taking place as part of National Heritage Week. Discover more events at Strokestown Park here.

  • Weaving Culture & Heritage – The Irish/French Connection

    Vaulted Stables - Event Space

      An immersive celebration of the reciprocal influences between France and Ireland in relation to our shared cultural heritage. This event will be in two parts; firstly an exploration of the direct influence of French communities on the weaving industry in Ireland and secondly the Irish influence on the evolution of the French Celtic Region...

  • Strokestown Agricultural & Industrial Show 2026

      Celebrating its 158th year, the Annual Strokestown Agricultural & Industrial Show returns to Strokestown Park on Saturday 12th September 2026. Always a wonderful day for the whole family! Visit www.strokestownshow.ie for further information.

  • Art Workshop: “Flowers” with Jacqueline Duignan

    ***Fully Booked*** Join professional artist and educator Jacqueline Duignan in the heart of our Victorian Walled Gardens where participants will be creating individual floral artworks. This hands-on art workshop will explore the creative possibilities of mixed media through using a combination of pastels, inks, collage materials, and print.  The workshop encourages curiosity and subjective expression...

  • Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire (The Lament for Art O’Leary) – Performance by Christina Carty

      Spoken Word Performance of Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire (The Lament for Art O’Leary) by Christina Carty Vaulted Stables, Strokestown Park, Friday 18th September at 7pm. A one-off bilingual performance of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill’s famous 18th century Irish Keen, Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire ~ The Lament for Art O’ Leary, performed in the historical...

  • Traditional Concert with Emily Keane (Flute) and Emma Benson (Harp)

      Join two of Roscommon’s most accomplished musicians for a duet performance celebrating the traditional music of North Connacht, with a focus on Roscommon’s distinctive repertoire and style, in the atmospheric surrounding of the Vaulted Stables, Strokestown Park. Vaulted Stables, Strokestown Park, 18th September, 8pm This is a FREE to book event however spaces are...

Visit Strokestown Park in 2026

Strokestown Park & The National Famine Museum is open daily from 10.30am to 5pm

The National Famine Museum will open at the later time of 12pm on Sept 24th due to essential maintenance work. House tours and the Woodland Café will operate as normal.

The Woodland is closed from the 20th Sept due to exciting work taking place. Reopening very soon.

Guided tours of Strokestown Park House at 12pm & 2pm. Booking online in advance is recommended.

The Woodland Café at Strokestown Park is open daily from 10.30am to 5pm