The Percy French Festival
11 Jul 2018 - 13 Jul 2018
Roscommon, Ireland
This page contains information about a past festival edition. View the latest edition here.
The annual Percy French Festival celebrates the life and times of multi-talented songwriter, artist, engineer, humourist, editor, poet, sketchwriter, concert promoter, banjo player and stage entertainer William Percy French (1854–1920).Through an exciting, diverse programme of lectures, concerts, poetry readings and exhibitions, the festival aims to create greater awareness of Percy French’s legacy. It is held annually in July in the wonderful georgian building Castlecoote House in Co. Roscommon