Inishowen Carnival Group

Inishowen Carnival Group It was founded in 1996. All performers are volunteers from communities across Inishowen and in some cases from Derry and other parts of the North West.

The Inishowen Carnival Group is a non profit making charity and limited company run by a voluntary board of directors with specific projects supported by a team of local volunteers. Community workshops, costume and prop making are facilitated by a team of local artists who are paid on a freelance basis with funding from specific commissions. Recent Commissions & Performances:

St Patricks Para

de, Dublin 1996 - 2011
Premier Award Winners St Patrick's Parade, Dublin 2006
Lead Pageant St Patrick's Parade, Dublin 2008
Earagail Arts Festival Parade, Letterkenny 2009, 2010, 2011
St Patricks Parade London 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
Liverpool 800 Anniversary Parade (August 2007)
Flight of the Earls Spectacular, Rathmullan, Co. Donegal (Sept 2007)
Finale Parade, Celtic European Festival of the Sea, Derry (June 2006)
The Opening of the Irish Special Olympics in Belfast (June 2006)

30/10/2024

thanks for the interest in previous post - we have taken on an extra 8 prop pushers for Derry already so we should be all sorted

22/09/2024
21/09/2024
21/09/2024
18/03/2024

Revelers attend the St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland March 17. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

18/03/2024
another hugely successful trip Dublin St Patricks Parade . . . . well done folks
18/03/2024

another hugely successful trip Dublin St Patricks Parade . . . . well done folks

a shed full of painted body parts...not finished just yet
07/03/2024

a shed full of painted body parts...not finished just yet

a shed full of body parts almost ready for painting....some odd looking critters heading to Dublin for St Patrick's Day ...
29/02/2024

a shed full of body parts almost ready for painting....some odd looking critters heading to Dublin for St Patrick's Day this year

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Inishowen Carnival Group, Greenhills Road, Malin
Co. Donegal

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The Inishowen Carnival Group is a non profit making charity and limited company run by a voluntary board of directors. It was founded in 1996. All performers are volunteers from communities across Inishowen and North Donegal. Costume and Props are made by a team of local artists who are paid on a freelance basis with funding from specific commissions.

We are particularly grateful to St Patricks Festival, Dublin for their annual commission since 1996, annual Arts Grant support from Donegal County Council, and regular support from Arts Council of Ireland including a current Arts Grant July 2018-December 2019. Recent Commissions & Performances:


  • St Patricks Parade, Dublin 1996 - 2019

  • St Patricks Parades in Newry, Downpatrick, Enniskillen, Omagh, Armagh, Strabane