March 11th - 14th 2027
We look forward to welcoming you to Fingal Festival of Voices 2027 in Balbriggan.
Fingal International Festival of Voices is proud to welcome singers from ensembles around the world to the seaside town of Balbriggan, County Dublin, to take part in four days of singing, competitions, pop-up events, and cultural exchange. Competitions are the highlight of the festival, and take place on Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday all in the town of Balbriggan.
Provisional Schedule Festival 2027
Thursday & Friday Competitions & Events
THURSDAY:
(Morning & Afternoon)
Primary Schools/Children’s Choir Of The Year
Primary Schools/Children’s Folk Music
(Evening)
Friendship concerts
FRIDAY:
(Morning & Afternoon)
Secondary Schools/Youth National
Secondary Schools/Youth Folk Competition
(Evening)
National Workplace Choir Competition
Saturday Competitions & Events
SATURDAY:
COMPETITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL AND IRISH CHOIRS
(Morning & Afternoon)
Folk Music*, Open Category*, Sacred Music Competition*
Youth Choir*, Small Ensemble, Barbershop Quartet
Barbershop Chorus*, Sing For Joy
CHORAL TRAIL
(Morning & Afternoon)
Short, informal, pop-up performances by the participating groups in local venues around the town of Balbriggan.
GRAND PRIX CONCERT
(Evening)
The Winners of the large-choir categories (marked with a star on the competition list) compete at the Saturday evening concert for the FIFOV Grand Prix.
A final place in the Grand Prix competition will be given to the ‘Wildcard’ choir, the group the judges feel was most entertaining non-first- place group in Saturday competitions.
Sunday Competitions & Events
Sunday:
COMPETITIONS FOR IRISH COMMUNITY CHOIRS
(Morning & Afternoon)
Community/National Open
Community/National Popular Music
2026 Grand Prix Winners
Airneán
“We got to know beautiful Ireland and fell in love with it a little, met a lot of wonderful choir members, sang a few songs and drank a few pints. Big thanks to Fingal International Festival of Voices, hope to meet again soon.”
Gospodnetić singers, Croatia“A day that we’ll remember for a long, long time. Congratulations to everyone involved in the festival. Everything was organised brilliantly. It’s fantastic to have another high quality choral festival on the island of Ireland”
Airneán, Ireland