Video presentations throughout the day offer Fair-goers a view of what experiences lie ahead across the Dingle Peninsula’s spectacular scenery, villages, the literary heritage of the Great Blasket Islands, and ‘muintir na tíre’ – the people of the place.

• Blasket Island Heritage Centre / Ionad an Bhlascaoid, a partnership between The Blasket Foundation and the Irish Government, honors the heritage and culture of the people who lived on the remote Blasket Islands until their 1953 evacuation. The centre, operated by the Office of Public Works, tells the story of island life, subsistence on fishing and farming, traditional modes of work and transport, home life, housing and entertainment. The centre uses exhibitions, interactive displays, artifacts, audio visual presentations and artworks to detail the community’s language and culture, their extraordinary literary legacy and their emigration to Springfield, Massachusetts.

• Brian de Staic Jewellery, which has crafted distinctive jewelry for over 40 years. One of Ireland’s leading goldsmiths, Brian and his wife Máiread opened in 1981, and celebrities including Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Saoirse Ronan and Laura Dern own Brian de Staic creations.
• Celtic Gift House, returns to The Big E for a 21st year, offering a range of Celtic jackets, hoodies, tee shirts and baseball caps, as well as a variety of musical instruments and accessories, including tin whistles, bodhrans and guitar straps. Also available will be ELFIS and the full range of “Craic House Chopper” products that have proved a hit with The Big E Fairgoers.
• Dingle Crystal is a family-run company founded by Sean Daly, who apprenticed in Waterford Crystal and studied for 15 years to become a master cutter. When Waterford Crystal moved production out of Ireland, Sean established Dingle Crystal, which designed and created the St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Bowls presented to President Joe Biden in The White House in 2022 and in 2023.
• Dingle Linens presents natural-fiber knitwear for men, women and children, including apparel made from Donegal tweed, gents’ caps and waistcoats, ladies’ caps and hats, capes, wraps and throws, as well as accessories such as Irish tweed and leather bags.
• Dingle Distillery’s spirits will be the Dingle Distillery Bar’s exclusive offerings for three daily tastings to celebrate its 11th anniversary as Ireland’s first independent, family-owned, purpose-built artisan spirits distillery in more than a century. The award-winning distillery, built on the outskirts of Dingle, County Kerry, makes its own small batch Dingle Distillery Whiskey Single Malt and Pot Still Whiskey, Dingle Original Gin (chosen the World’s Best Gin and the World’s Best London Dry Gin 2019), and Dingle Distillery Vodka. Its spirits are available in the United States through Hotaling & Co. importers.
• Louis Mulcahy Pottery has been crafting pottery in the heart of the Kerry Gaeltacht since 1975. Mulcahy, his son Lasse and a team of craftspeople hand-make everything from dainty posy jars, dinner sets and elegant lamp bases to ovenware and towering urns at their workshop located west of Dingle town on the Slea Head drive. Drop by the stand to see an expert potter at work.
• Lisbeth Mulcahy opened Siopa na bhFhíodóirí in Dingle in 1986 to showcase her personally designed, handwoven tapestries and wall hangings, as well as her range of seasonal scarves, stoles and throws woven by a small team of weavers, including her daughter Sally. Lisbeth Mulcahy’s designs are sold exclusively from Siopa na bhFíodóirí and Louis Mulcahy Pottery shop.
• MyIrelandBox, created by Katharine Keane and Thomas Barrett, returns to The Big E, celebrating its 10th anniversary of delivering monthly subscription packages of curated Irish-themed surprise boxes to those who have an Irish connection. Each box provides a unique way to learn, taste and experience Ireland's vibrant culture, traditions and craft from the comfort of one’s home. Irish-themed MyIrelandBoxes arrive in America with Irish treasures based on themes, such as The Irish Sheep, An Irish Christmas, An Irish Thanksgiving and more. Items range from Katharine’s booklet of Irish information and stories and sweet Irish confections to books, homeware, Irish-made accessories and more from local Irish artisans.
• Corca Dhuibhne Cultural Ambassador Jamie Ó Flannúra will serve as the Dingle Peninsula Tourism Alliance team’s “Irish Language and Cultural Ambassador / Ambasadóir Cultúrtha agus Gaolainne Chorca Dhuibhne.” A renown Irish dancer, Jamie will perform frequently and also teach cúpla focail -- “a few words” -- in the Irish language.
• Sacred Heart University’s Dingle campus offers study-abroad programs through two-week sessions in January, May and June, as well as full Fall and Spring semesters with courses in history, literature, music, language, religion, the sciences and ecology, health and nursing, social sciences, communications, media, the performing arts, marketing, economics and tourism. SHU in Dingle actively collaborates with Munster Technological University in Tralee, University College Cork and Queen’s University Belfast, University Hospital Kerry and Bon Secours Hospital in Tralee, and the Dingle Oceanworld Aquarium/Mara Beo Teo.
• The Irish Cultural Center of Western New England cultivates a connection with Ireland and generations of local Irish diaspora – many of whose ancestors left the Blasket Islands just off the Dingle Peninsula’s Atlantic coast. The ICC provides access to Irish-oriented lectures, concerts, exhibitions of art, artifacts and memorabilia, political discussions, international relations, GAA sports, Irish language classes, student international exchange and genealogical research. It also serves as a bridge between the Irish government and the Western New England region.
• Western Mass Tourism / Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, an affiliate of the Economic Development Council of Western Mass and a private non-profit destination marketing organization, promotes Western Massachusetts for meetings and conventions, group tours, sports and leisure travel. Irish immigration to New England peaked in the mid-19^th century when countless families sought new opportunity and landed in Western Massachusetts, which still celebrates Irish culture and heritage -- from one of the largest and most-cherished annual St. Patrick’s Day parades in Holyoke to The Dingle Peninsula Pavilion at The Big E.
• Dingle Peninsula Tourism Alliance is a sustainability-focused organization encompassing a community tourism destination management co-operative, owned and managed by its family-run businesses and community development members across Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula. Their website offers visitors the most up-to-date information to plan and enjoy a visit to the peninsula. The Alliance also offers a virtual concierge desk to answer questions or help tailor a vacation just for you. The DPTA’s Sustainability Charter can be found here.