About the Atlantic Sessions

A brief history and background
Atlantic Sessions

About the Festival

2026 will see us celebrating its sixteenth year and firmly established in the music calendar Atlantic Sessions has emerged as a permanent feature and has gathered a reputation both among performers and music lovers.

Live music ranges from traditional, bluegrass and americana to electronic, indie, rock and acoustic singer-songwriters.

It offers a platform for emerging talent as well as established artists from across Northern Ireland and a few from further afield.

Atlantic Sessions showcases over 40 artists throughout four days in various venues. Follow our music trails across the music venues, hotels, bars and churches of Portstewart and Portrush, with free performances from our finest musicians.

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