Motorcycle Events in Ireland: Rallies, Races, Charity Rides

What counts as a motorcycle event in Ireland?

A motorcycle event is a dated gathering of riders, run by a club, a promoter or a charity, that you can turn up to or enter. In Ireland that means rallies, road races on closed public roads, circuit racing and track days, shows and festivals, and charity ride-outs such as toy runs.

This page lists events, not clubs. For a group to ride with every weekend, use our motorcycle clubs directory. Every date below comes from the organiser's own website, read on 10 November 2026, with a link. Where a site only showed past dates, we say so. We did not use event aggregators as a source.

Two labels are used throughout. Confirmed means the organiser states the date without a caveat. Provisional means the organiser calls it proposed, planned or subject to permits.

Still to come in 2026

What remains of 2026 is mostly indoor or off-road.

241 Motorsports open event, venue not stated: 14 and 15 November 2026, an open off-road event marked TBC on the final 2026 calendar published by Motorcycling Ireland. Provisional. Source: Finish 2026 on Track (the calendar is an image on that page).
Masters Superbike Championship awards night, Naas, Co. Kildare: Saturday 14 November 2026 from 19:30 at Lawlor's Hotel. A dinner, not a race, but the last 2026 date on the championship's calendar. Confirmed. Source: masterssuperbike.ie.
De Danu MCC Costa Meet, Bray, Co. Wicklow: a weekly Sunday meet, with dates listed on the club calendar for 15, 22 and 29 November and 6 December 2026. Source: De Danu MCC calendar.
South West Road Races AGM, Athea, Co. Limerick: Friday 11 December 2026 at 20:00 in the Town Hall. Not a ride, but the club says the meeting will decide whether it can continue. Confirmed. Source: Motorcycling Ireland notice.

Christmas toy runs are listed in the charity section below.

2027 dates already published

Four organisers had 2027 dates on their own websites when we checked. In date order, with off-road championships at the end:

Ireland BikeFest Killarney, Co. Kerry: 4 to 6 June 2027, the June bank holiday weekend. A free, all-brand festival in the Bike Village on the Muckross Road, with live music and ride-outs on the Ring of Kerry. Its chosen charity is Muscular Dystrophy Ireland. Confirmed. Source: irelandbikefest.com.
Faugheen 50 Road Races, Co. Tipperary: 17 and 18 July 2027. The club says it plans a return to a full road race programme on its traditional dates, but is still waiting on permit cost and availability. Provisional. Source: faugheen50.com.
Irish National Motorcycle Rally, nationwide: 28 and 29 August 2027. A non-competitive scatter rally: you start at any of 32 service station checkpoints and collect till receipts from 16 of them. Entry is €50 for the two days, registration is open on the site, and it raises funds for cancer clinical trials in Ireland. Confirmed. Source: nationalrally.ie.

Off-road championships for 2027

Motorcycling Ireland, the governing body for motorcycle competition in the Republic, said on 7 November 2026 that each discipline would release its 2027 calendar over the following days. Two had done so when we checked, both as images.

Irish Motocross Championship, venues to be confirmed: six two-day rounds on 27 and 28 March, 17 and 18 April, 8 and 9 May, 26 and 27 June, 24 and 25 July, and 21 and 22 August 2027, with 28 and 29 August as a reserve. The post calls these proposed dates. Provisional. Source: 2027 Irish Motocross Championship dates.
Irish Enduro calendar 2027: a five-round XC championship (28 February, 21 March, 4 April, 16 May, 11 July), a five-round timecard enduro championship (11 April, 30 May, 27 June, 29 August, 24 October) and a four-round hard enduro championship (30 and 31 January, 24 and 25 April, 17 and 18 July, 9 and 10 October). Open XC events are listed for 2 January (Knock), 31 July (Moato Circus) and 26 September (Fermanagh). Venues for most rounds are not given, so treat as provisional. Source: MCI Enduro Dates.

Road races

Road racing in the Republic came back in 2026 after a four-year gap, and most clubs have not yet published 2027 dates. The state of each club's website on 10 November 2026:

Kells Road Races, Crossakiel, Co. Meath: the latest post is the 2026 entry form (2 May 2026) and the calendar shows no upcoming events. No 2027 dates published when we checked. Source: kellsroadraces.com.
Skerries 100, Milverton circuit, Fingal, Co. Dublin: the Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters Club site still leads with the 4 and 5 July 2026 meeting, the race's 80th year. No 2027 dates published when we checked. Source: loughshinnymotorcycleclub.com.
Walderstown Race of the South, Co. Westmeath: the Fore Motorcycle Racing Club site describes the 18 and 19 July 2026 event. No 2027 dates published when we checked. Source: foremotorcycleracingclub.com.
Faugheen 50, Co. Tipperary: 17 and 18 July 2027, provisional, as above.
South West Road Races Athea, Co. Limerick: the club says it hopes to run its major event in 2027. No date published. Source: swroadracesathea.com.

Shows and track days

Ireland has no large indoor motorbike show at the moment. The Irish Motorbike and Scooter Show at the RDS closed after 20 years, and its website says it will not return. Source: irishmotorbikeshow.com.

Mondello Park, Co. Kildare: the only remaining 2026 dates on its events page are car events (Drift Games on 14 and 15 November, rallycross on 28 and 29 November). Motorcycle track days run in novice, intermediate and advanced groups for riders over 18. No 2027 bike dates published when we checked. Sources: events and motorcycle track days.
Masters Superbike Championship, Mondello Park: the calendar page shows only the 2026 rounds and the awards night. No 2027 dates published when we checked. Source: masterssuperbike.ie/calendar.
Irish Photo Rally, all-island: a season-long event (February to November) where you photograph your bike at set landmarks. The 2026 upload window closed on 8 November, an awards function is planned for early 2027, and 2027 registration is not open yet. Source: irishphotorally.ie.
Irish Veteran and Vintage Motorcycle Club runs and show, Dublin: the diary lists 2026 only, ending with a monthly meeting on 2 December. No 2027 diary published when we checked. Source: ivvmcc.ie/diary.htm.
Goldwing Owners Club of Ireland Treffen: an annual August gathering, but no 2027 date on gwoci.ie.

Charity rides and runs

A charity run is a ride-out where you donate at sign-on or bring a gift for a named cause. Toy runs in late November and December are the busiest part of the Irish calendar, but most are announced on Facebook only. We could not open those pages directly, so we give the date as it appeared in the club's own page listing and ask you to confirm it there.

Tribes MCC Santa Toy Run, Galway: Saturday 28 November 2026, meeting at Eyre Square from 09:00, in aid of COPE Galway. The club's only page is on Facebook, so confirm there.
Druids MCC and Rooters MCC Toy Run, Naas, Co. Kildare: Saturday 5 December 2026, leaving Toughers, Naas, at 12:00. Announced on the club's Facebook page, which is its only page.
Cork Toy Run, Shamrock Rose MCC: an annual December run from Cork to Mallow in aid of the Children's Leukaemia Association, Barnardos and Cork Penny Dinners. We could not read a 2026 date on the club's page, so check Shamrock Rose MCC.
West Cork Motorcycle Club Toy Run, Co. Cork: the club's website event page still shows the 2022 run from Barretts Pub to Dunmanway. No 2026 date published on the site when we checked. Source: wcmcc.ie.
Distinguished Gentleman's Ride, Dublin and six other Irish towns: a dressed-up ride on classic-style bikes for men's health. The Irish pages still show the 17 May 2026 rides. No 2027 date on the website when we checked. Source: gentlemansride.com.
Irish National Motorcycle Rally and Ireland BikeFest: both 2027 events above raise money for a named charity (cancer clinical trials and Muscular Dystrophy Ireland).

Smaller memorial and hospice runs are announced by local clubs a few weeks ahead. The clubs in our clubs directory link to their own pages, the quickest way to find one near you.

How to check a date before you travel

Dates move, and Irish road races depend on permits and insurance. Do four things before you book a hotel or a ferry.

Open the organiser's own site, not a listing, and look for the year in the text. Several sites we read still showed old dates on their front page.
Check the status word. "Planned", "proposed" or "hope to run" means provisional.
For road races, wait for the permit and road closure announcement, usually a few weeks before the event.
Check the night before. Clubs post changes on their social pages first.

We update this page each season. If your event is missing or wrong, tell us through the contact form.

Sources

Information checked on 10 November 2026. Event dates change, and some events are cancelled at short notice, so confirm with the organiser before you travel.