Conamara Bog Week

Connemara National Park Bog Week

May 25th to June 1st 2026

• Deirdre Stephens Exhibition PORTACH – Wall Hanging in the Visitor Centre

Tuesday 26th May 2026

• 5.30am – Dawn Chorus with Ranger Dermot Breen (tea coffee & scones/toast after event in the Hungry Hiker Cafe) meet in park carpark at 5.30am (Booking is essential)
• 11am to 1pm – Mixed Media Collage – Bog Themed Workshop with Deirdre Stephens Textile Artist. Adult only event (booking is essential)
• 12noon & 3pm – Roundstone Bog Film in the AV Building

Wednesday 27th May 2026

• 2pm -Site Visit to John O’Sullivans Farm Oughterard, a 1hr walk and talk to explore the Alternative Practices, Paludiculture and vision for the decades ahead for a peatland farm. Free bus from Connemara National Park departing at 2pm from the main carpark. (Booking essential)
• 12noon & 3pm – Roundstone Bog Film in the AV Building

Saturday 30th May 2026

• 10.00am Conference with guest speakers, Dermot Tiernan Coillte, Verena Berard, and Margaret Flaherty Wild Atlantic Nature.
• 11.45am Guided Wild Flower Walk & Talk with Aedín Ní Thiarnaigh
• 1.45pm Bog Restoration Project in the park by Eamonn McLoughlin & Dúlra team members Dermot Flaherty & Robbie McDonagh followed by walk to bog restoration site.

Sunday 31st May 2026

• 11.30am – Guided Walk & 2.30pm – Children’s Scavenger Hunt (children must be accompanied by a parent/guardian)
• Afternoon music in the courtyard from 12noon to 1.30pm

Monday 1st June 2026

• Tae on the Bog & Rambling Road event starting at 11.00am with storytelling, music, tea & biscuits and a guide walk
• 3pm-Roundstone Bog Film in the AV Building

All events are Free and will take place or start in Connemara National Park, for more information and bookings please call 095 41054 or email: [email protected]

Bookings for all events should be made on or before May 20th at 5pm

Good walking shoes/boots and appropriate clothing for the weather are advised.