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    Old Fort Quarter Festival – Update A new committee has been elected to deliver a family-focused, scaled-back festival on Sunday, 28th June 2026.    This year’s event will feature favourites like The Big Dig, Golden Ravens, walking tours, and Medieval reenactors and pop-up storytelling. The new committee want to thank the original organising committee for many years of dedication to the festival from its inception right through covid year up until 2025. They have left the committee with a strong foundation to work from, and we hope by taking this scaled back year in 2026, that we can support the festival to grow even bigger in 2027 and beyond.    

Book Your Place — Festival Events

The Big Dig
The Big Dig

Free Hands-on archaeology workshops for children & all ages at Portlaoise Library.

Sun 28 June • Free • Registration required
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 Heritage Walking Tour
Heritage Walking Tour

Free guided tour through the Old Fort Quarter with historians Teddy Fennelly & Michael Parsons.

Sun 28 June • 2pm & 4pm • Free
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 Pub Tour & Social History
Pub Tour & Social History

A unique walking pub tour exploring Portlaoise’s past, guided by historian Sinead Holland. Ages 18+.

Sun 28 June • 6–8pm • Free
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 Yoga at the Fort
Yoga at the Fort

Chill out and stretch with Alice Carroll from Alice in Yogaland at Fitzmaurice Place.

Sun 28 June • 12–1pm • Bring your mat
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