The Annual Glenties Fiddle Weekend 2026

This major gathering of fiddle players was established in 1983 and is held annually in the Highlands Hotel, Glenties. As always, there is a great line up of fiddle players from both near and far, with a weekend full of classes, talks, sessions and a fantastic Saturday night Fiddle Concert.

Three classes covering various levels.

Date: Saturday October 4 & Sunday October 5
Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm
Venue: The Highlands Hotel, Glenties • Cost: €15 (For the 2 days)

Advanced Level Class with Troy MacGillivray and Andrea Beaton (Cape Breton).

Date: Saturday October 5
Time: 2.30pm – 4.00pm
Venue: The Highlands Hotel, Glenties • Cost: €15 (For the 2 days)

Talk: The Fiddle Music of Cape Breton
with Andrea Beaton and Troy MacGillivray.

Date: Saturday, October 4
Venue: The Highlands Hotel, Glenties
Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm • Cost: FREE

The fiddle music of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, is strongly rooted in
the Scottish and Irish traditions, following waves of emigration from these
shores in the 18th. and 19th. centuries.