Directory
Things to Do


Abbeyleix Golf Club

Abbeyleix Heritage House

Aghaboe Abbey


Ballinakill Gill’s Pond

Ballintubbert Gardens & House – Glamping & Yurts

Ballyadams Castle

Ballyhyland Riding Club

Ballymaddock Cookery School
Barrow Way – Bike Hire
Barrowline Cruisers

Blackhill Woods Retreat

Boattrips.ie
Brittas Lake

Capponellan Woods



Castleview Open Farm

Castlewood Equestrian Centre

Catholes Falls Car Park


Clonad GAA Ground

Clonad GAA Ground

Clonohill Gardens

Clown Around – Adventure Centre

CountryLife
Cullahill – Binnianea Loop
Derryounce Lakes and Walkways

Donaghmore Workhouse and Agricultural Museum
Dunamaise Arts Centre

Dunmore Country School
Dunmore Woods
Durrow Scarecrow Festival
This family friendly festival has everything and is jam packed with things to do every day. Come and see the amazing scarecrows that take over the village, enjoy artisan food markets, craft workshops, daily entertainment and lots and lots of things for children to do

Edyta Art

Emo Court and Parklands
Emo Village Farmers Market

Experiencing Ireland
Feile Na hEireann 2023


Fitzmaurice Place, Portlaoise
Forest Fest 2023
Summertime Boutique Festival to enjoy, Forest Fest at Emo Village for a weekend of music and arts. Forest Fest is aimed at a discerning audience, our objective to ensure a quality, close-up, close quarters, quality gig experience with numbers strictly limited.

Fossey Mountain Springs Ranch

Garryhinch Wood


Gerry Browne Jewellers
Glenbarrow – Eco Walk
Glenbarrow – Old Mill Loop
Glenbarrow – Waterfall Loop


Grand Canal Vicarstown
Grantstown Lake

Half Door Club

Heidi Higgins Boutique

Heywood Gardens and Estate


Kavanagh’s Bar and Venue
Kellyville Lake

Laois Farmers’ Market

Laois Kayak and Canoe Club


Laois Shopping Centre

Little Bog Lake


Manor Stone Garden Centre & Gift Shop

Marian Carton Opticians

Mid Ireland Adventures

Monicknew – Bocadh Lodge Walk
Monicknew – Riverside Walk
Monicknew – Valley Walk

Mountmellick Community Arts Centre

Mountmellick Embroidery Museum


Mountrath Golf Club
National Ploughing Championship 2023
The National Ploughing Championships will return to Ratheniska in 2023, taking place from September 19th to 21st. Attracting an annual attendance of almost 300,000 this spectacular annual “Farming Festival” has it all.

National Steam Rally

Naturally at The Wrens Nest

Niav Riley Millinery

Nook and Cranny Gift Shop


Old Fort Quarter Festival
Old Fort Quarter Festival finally returns and is set to be a good one. With headline gigs ticketed on the Main Stage in Laois Music Centre, along with entertainment for all ages across Main Street and Fitzmaurice Plaza, Portlaoise, it's a weekend in Laois not to be missed.
Oughaval – Beech Way Walk
Oughaval – Mass Rock Walk
Oughaval Woods – Cobblers Walk

Portarlington Golf Club

Portarlington Leisure Centre

Portlaoise Golf Club

Portlaoise Leisure Centre


Portlaoise Town Park

Rathdowney Golf Club
River Barrow

Rock of Dunamase


Selous Lodge – Biodiversity Garden

Sensory Garden at Dove House

Shaws Department Stores

Sheila McCabe Boutique
Slí na Sláinte Walking Routes in Laois


Slieve Bloom Mountain Bike Track
Slieve Bloom Mountains

Slieve Bloom Outdoors

Slieve Bloom Trail Equestrian Centre
Solas Eco Garden Shop

St Peter’s and Paul’s Church
Stradbally Lake
Stradbally Steam Museum
Stradbally Woodlands Express
The Arthouse Library & Gallery
The Folly Festival
Ireland's first ever gender balanced music and comedy weekend
The Gallery at Mountmellick Library

The Hair Gallery

The Heath Golf Club

The Heritage Golf Club

The Square, Rathdowney

The Storeyard
Timahoe Heritage Festival
Our event is all about sharing the story of a village in Co. Laois, that is steeped in centuries of history; from monks, monasteries and Vikings, to the famine, the War of Independence and beyond.
Togher Woods

Treasures Giftware

Twin Trees Festival
Visit Laois this August and wander The Twin Trees Festival, a three day outdoor painting event taking place in Heywood Gardens on day one, the woodlands and lakes on day two and Ballinakill Village on day three. With past participants and new artists on the scene, we welcome all to visit Laois to see the very picturesque Ballinakill on canvas. Let's celebrate art and culture in Laois.
