Full Schedule
Explore our exciting line-up below to get a taster of what's in store. Please note that sessions may be subject to small changes as we get closer to the date.
Monday 22nd June 2026 (12.00pm – 11.30pm)
PRE-FESTIVAL FARM WALKS | |||
| Time | Event | Leader(s) | Location |
| 12:00–14:00 | Dung Beetles: Reducing Inputs and Supporting Soil Life on a Dairy Farm | Bruce Thompson & Aisling Duff | Camcloon Dairy Farm, Ballyfin |
| 12:00–14:00 | Organic Dairy, Agroforestry and Community in Practice | John McHugh | Clondarrig Farm, Portlaoise |
These farm walks must be booked separately from the festival. Tickets are available to purchase here for Bruce [Farm Walk – Bruce] and here for John [Farm Walk John].
FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES | |||
| Time | Event | Details | Location |
| 12:00 | Campsite Open | Tent and bell tent check-in | Walled Garden |
| 15:00 | Gates Open | Registration and snacks available | Courtyard |
| 18:00–21:00 | Solstice Gathering | Food, drinks and networking | Courtyard |
DEMOS AND TALKS | |||
| Time | Event | Details / Speakers | Location |
| 15:15–15:45 | Conservation Detection Dog Demonstration | Owen Murphy & Lorg | Walled Garden |
| 16:00–16:30 | Organic Raw Milk & Kefir | Mimi Crawford & Ella McSweeney | BASE Tent |
| 17:00–17:30 | Goat’s Cheese & Ice Cream | Gypsy Gifford & Sean McGloin | BASE Tent |
| 17:30–18:00 | School Meals & Nature | Ruth Hegarty & Thomas O’Connor | FFN Tent |
| 18:00–18:30 | Apples: Vinegar, Jelly & Chutney | Rod Calder Pott & Sean McGloin | BASE Tent |
| 18:30–19:00 | Gut Biome & Environment | Dr Rupa Marya with Mick Kelly | FFN Tent |
| 19:00–19:30 | Biodynamic Viticulture | Birgit Braunstein with Gemma Tipton | BASE Tent |
| 19:30–20:00 | Nutrition & Farming Journey | Dr Steve Collins with Ella McSweeney | FFN Tent |
| 19:45–20:30 | Brewery Tour | David Walsh Kemmis | Brewery |
| 20:30–21:15 | Soil Health & Food Quality | Darina Allen, Patrick Holden with Rob Coleman | FFN Tent |
| Until 22:30 | Brewery Open | Ballykilcavan Brewery | Courtyard |
| 21:30–23:00 | Solstice Seisiún, Songs & Stories | Brendan Begley & Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire | Courtyard |
| 22:30–23:30 | Going Bats | Albert Nolan | Meet at Registration |
Tuesday 23rd June 2026 (7.00am – 10.30pm)
EARLY MORNING | |||
| Time | Event | Details | Location |
| 07:00 | Early Birds | Dawn wildlife walk | Walled Garden |
| 07:30 | Moths in the Morning | Moth survey and identification | Walled Garden |
| 08:00 | Registration Open | Breakfast available with Food Trucks | Courtyard |
| 09:00 | Exhibitors Open | Browse exhibitors | Exhibitor Area |
FARMING FOR NATURE TENT | ||
| Time | Session | Speakers |
| 09:20 | Welcome | Brendan Dunford & Brigid Barry |
| 09:30–09:50 | Coffee with Christopher | Christopher O’Sullivan with Ella McSweeney |
| 10:00–11:00 | Building Resilience for Your Farm and Your Pocket | Ken Gill, Andrew Bergin, Donal Sheehan with Ella McSweeney |
| 11:00–11:30 | Break | — |
| 11:30–12:30 | Forty Shades of Green | Clive Bright, Jane Shackleton, Jonny Blair with Sharon Parr |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch | — |
| 13:30–14:30 | Growing Innovation | Janet Power, Rob Kennedy, Brian Dilleen with Fergal Smith |
| 14:30–15:00 | Break | — |
| 15:00–16:00 | To the Waters and the Wild | Cheryl Poole, Tommy Earley, Helen Keys with Hannah Quinn Mulligan |
| 16:00–16:30 | Break | — |
| 16:30–17:30 | The Bottom Line – Who Pays? | Anke Heydenreich, Stephen Morrison, Liam Hennessy, Barry O’Donoghue with Derek McLoughlin |
| 17:45–18:30 | Future of Farming for Food & Nature | Sinead Moran, Lisa Fingleton, Katie Gleeson, Bronagh Tesch with Hannah Quinn Mulligan |
BASE TENT | ||
| Time | Session | Speakers |
| 09:50–10:00 | Welcome from BASE | — |
| 10:00–11:00 | It Starts with Soil | Neil Fuller |
| 11:00–11:30 | Break | — |
| 11:30–12:30 | Successful Transition | Michael O’Callaghan, Therese O’Keeffe, Norman Dunne, James Ashmore with Pippa Hackett |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch | — |
| 13:30–14:30 | Ground Up | Mike Harrington |
| 14:30–15:00 | Break | — |
| 15:00–16:00 | Show Me the Money | Clive Buttimer, Denise Boothman, Nigel Gillis, Gareth Culligan with John Geraghty |
| 16:00–16:30 | Break | — |
| 16:30–17:30 | Off the Deep End | Ali Craig, Paul Moorhead, Padraic Dunleavy, Tommy Hughes with Robbie Byrne |
| 17:45–18:30 | Having a Beer with BASE & Soil Farmer of the Year Award | BASE & David Walsh Kemmis |
FIELD DEMONSTRATIONS | ||
| Time | Demo | Presenter(s) |
| 10:00–11:00 | Agroforestry | Jim McAdam & James McCrossan |
| 11:00–12:30 | Working with Biochar | Kim McCall |
| 11:30–12:30 | Healthy Hedgerows | Eamon McLoughlin |
| 13:30–14:30 | Agroforestry | Jim McAdam & James McCrossan |
| 14:30–16:00 | Building a Johnson Su Bioreactor | Jim Cronin |
| 15:00–16:00 | Healthy Hedgerows | Eamon McLoughlin |
| 16:30–17:30 | Beneficial Beetles | Kelly Jowett |
MINI DEMONSTRATIONS | |
| Time | Demo |
| 09:20–09:40 | Fit Farmers with Laura Tully |
| 11:05–11:25 | Rainfall Simulator with Robbie Byrne |
| 11:05–11:25 | Biological Seed Dressing with Norman Dunne and Nigel Gillis |
| 13:00–13:25 | Soil Pit with Robbie Byrne and Neil Fuller |
| 13:00–13:25 | Fit Farmers with Laura Tully |
| 14:35–14:55 | Fermenting with Darren Allen and Mauricio Castellano |
| 14:35–14:55 | Wormery with James Austin and Dave Beecher |
| 16:05–16:25 | Foliar Urea with Clinton Brownrigg and Leslie Dwyer |
| 16:05–16:25 | Cover Crops & Visual Roots with Will Gabbett and Tommy Tierney |
ALL-DAY DISPLAYS & ADVICE | |
| Displays | Machinery |
| Displays | Wool Spinning |
| Displays | Thatching |
| Advice Area | Habitats Helpdesk |
| Advice Area | Irish Seed Savers Association |
| Advice Area | Hometree Horsebox |
TUESDAY EVENING | ||
| Time | Event | Location |
| Until 21:00 | Food Trucks Open | Courtyard |
| Until 22:30 | Brewery & Wine Tent Open | Brewery |
| 18:30–22:30 | Networking | Courtyard |
| 19:00–21:00 | Live Music | Courtyard |