Clonakilty Interantional Guitar Festival 2023
The Clonakilty International Guitar Festival (CIGF) is a celebration of the guitar. Since it began in 2005, virtuosos and noodlers have been welcomed and exalted for a week of pure music, craic, lights, dancing, picking, bending, hammering, sliding and shredding.
The Festival is run by a small not-for-profit organisation of music lovers. We’re proud of the rich, relaxed, educational, exciting and artistic environment our festival creates in beautiful Clonakilty.
For a festival week our whole town becomes a stage with performances and events happening in all manner of venues – from the local schools and library to the bars and butcher shops.
The majority of events are free throughout our festival, with some select ticketed shows.
All artists get paid.
Welcome to Guitartown!