Electric Picnic Music Festival, Stradbally, Co Laois - September Electric Picnic Music Festival held in Stradbally in County Laois in September is well know and one not to be missed with artists such as Arcade Fire, Pulp, The Chemical Brothers, Interpol, PJ Harvey, Beirut, Gavin Friday, Mundy and many more at this electric music festival. Stradbally in Co Laois is 11 minutes from Portlaoise town centre, 40 miles from Dublin.

Ossory Agricultural Show - July Ossory Agricultural Show held in July in Co Laois is a family show with over 280 categories of prizes, with displays of cattle, horses, sheep, poultry,dogs shows, crafts, home baking, flower displays and lots more. Ossory Show site is held on the Mountrath road out of Rathdowney, Co. Laois.

Portlaoise Magnet Music Festival, Co Laois - August Portlaoise Magnet Music Festival, Co Laois held in August a music festival which is community driven.

Annual Half Door Club International Set Dancing Festival, Castletown, Co Laois - May
Clonaslee Agricultural Show, Co Laois
Durrow Arts and Irish Festival, Durrow, Co Laois - March
Noel Duggan Memorial Vintage & Classic Show, Ballinakill, Co Laois
Slieve Bloom Marathon, Kinnitty, Co Laois - June
The Halloween Howls Comedy Festival, Portlaois, Co Laois