Skerries Strummers Ukulele Festival
Friday 29th to Sunday 31st May 2026
Skerries Ukulele Strummers, founded by local man Ray McCarthy, are a group of 40 – 50 men and women from Skerries and the surrounding area who share a common love of playing the ukulele. We are well regarded in Skerries and regularly support local fund-raisers and charity events. We have raised funds for many good causes over the years, led by our musical director Patricia Prenty.
We are planning our fourth ukulele festival weekend in Skerries, County Dublin from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st of May.
Our festival will bring ukulele lovers together from all over the island of Ireland and abroad to make music, learn new skills, have fun and share our love of music and song with all. Tickets for all events available on Eventbrite
Friday 29th May
Local TD Rob O’Donoghue will officially launch the festival at 7.30 pm in Skerries Sailing Club, immediately followed by our very popular open mic (free entry, ticketed event). Each entry will perform one song with the possibility of a second if time permits on the night.
If you are interested in performing at the open mic please contact us to book your spot at: [email protected]
- Festival Opening & Open Mic: 7.30 pm, Skerries Sailing Club
Free, but you can secure your ticket on Eventbrite: skerries2026festivalopening.eventbrite.ie - Interested in performing?
Email [email protected] as soon as possible!
Saturday 30th May
A full day of entertainment. In the morning we will hold 3 Workshops for improvers and intermediate players along with a complete beginners workshop for budding ukulele players.
- Workshops on Saturday morning: 10.30-11.30 am, Joe May’s and Skerries Sailing Club, both Skerries Harbour Road
- Workshop 1: Raise your playing to a higher level with Keith White. Joe May’s. Book your ticket here: skerries2026workshopwithkeith.eventbrite.ie
- Workshop 2: Learn, Rehearse, PERFORM! with Ukulele Saz
Book your ticket here: skerries2026workshopwithsaz.eventbrite.ie - Workshop 3: Adult Beginners Workshop with Patricia
Book your ticket here: skerries2026adultbeginnersworkshop.eventbrite.ie
In the afternoon ukers will congregate for a Flashmob, followed by the busk on our extremely popular Festival Bus visiting two local landmarks for plenty of tunes and craic. The first stop is for an impromptu performance in a location to be confirmed closer to the day, possibly Bremore Castle (see below), and the second stop is at the Man O’War Pub, where you can have some refreshments and play a few tunes. We should be back around 5 pm.
In addition, pop up performances at various locations around the town of Skerries throughout Saturday afternoon will create a fun atmosphere in our beautiful setting beside the sea.
- Flashmob at Floraville: 1.30 pm. Make sure to have your flashmob songs with you! They will be added here closer to the date.
- Festival Bus: Arrive at 1.45 pm so we can start the journey at 2 pm.
Early booking highly recommended, this is a firm favourite! Led this year by the Skerries Ukulele Strummers’ Musical Director, Patricia Prenty.
Get your tickets here: skerries2026buskbus.eventbrite.ie - Pop up performances throughout Skerries all afternoon
Skerries Sailing Club is the venue for our Festival Concert on Saturday evening featuring Skerries Ukulele Strummers, Ukulele Saz from Glasgow and returning for a 2nd time, Ukeristic Congress.
- Festival Concert: 8 pm, Skerries Sailing Club
Get your tickets as soon as you can: skerries2026festivalconcert.eventbrite.ie
Sunday 31st May
A childrens funshop in Skerries Sailing Club from 10 to 11 am. Children must be 8 or over and accompanied by an adult throughout the session.
Skerries Ukulele Strummers will perform at the sailing club from 12.30 with some special guests!!
We will close the festival with a final wind down Jam in Skerries Sailing Club with its fabulous view of Skerries Harbour.
- Children’s Beginners Workshop (must be accompanied by an adult), 10 – 11 am, Skerries Sailing Club
Secure your ticket here: skerries2026kidsworkshop.eventbrite.ie - Skerries Ukulele Strummers performance: Skerries Sailing Club, from 12.30 pm. No tickets, just come!
- Festival wind-down from after the concert until approx. 5 pm, Skerries Sailing Club
Any questions? Just drop us a line at [email protected]
See you in Skerries!
