Hello Nancy,
Thank you for your interesting question! We are glad to hear you want to join in walking activities on the Emerald Isle and I'm happy to share some resources with you.
On our website you can find an article that offers a bit of context and history of the idea of
walking festivals in Ireland. We are not aware of a comprehensive calendar, but agree with you that it would be a great idea!
If you search for 'Irish Walking Festivals May 2022' you may find some in addition to the Connemara festival you found. For instance, the
Inishbofin Walking Festival, on 20 and 21 May this year, or the
South Sligo Walking Festival.
As Covid has had a big impact on tourism and travel in Ireland over the last two years this may also affect how many festivals will go ahead this year. The
Dingle Walking Festival for instance used to happen in May each year until 2020, but the dates for this year have yet to be confirmed.
I want to thank you again for bringing up this great question, so we can share better resources with you in the future. I hope you find a wonderful event where you can join in the walking fun with local hikers. I hope the links I provided are useful - please do let us know if you end up participating and how you liked it!
Kind regards,
Vera