Maam Cross Big Fair

29 Oct, 2024 (tbc), Galway Events Calendar

Country fair in Connemara 🐮

Taking place every year on the Tuesday after the Bank Holiday, The Maam Cross Big Fair is a must for enthusiasts of Connemara Ponies. Visitors from far afield converge at the crossroads in Connemara to celebrate the famed Connemara Pony. Although primarily a one-day event, there will be activities throughout the bank holiday weekend leading up to the event at Peacockes Hotel. The historic one-day fair The traditional fair is long established and a legacy of when local farmers sold their surplus produce at the crossroads to help supplement the meagre living which they managed to take from the unforgiving Connemara landscape.

Over the years the event has grown to become a highlight in Connemara festival calendar, and features cattle, sheep and farm produce, as well as the popular Connemara ponies.

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Maam Cross,
Galway,
Ireland

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