Macra Festivals

Blue Jean Country Queen Festival

Established in 1987, The Blue Jean Country Queen Festival is the longest-running personality competition on the Macra na Feirme events calendar. Sponsored by Le Chéile Credit Union, the festival (known locally as simply “Blue Jeans”) is organised by Meath Macra na Feirme in collaboration with the community of Athboy, Co. Meath.

The Blue Jean Country Queen Festival takes place over the June Bank Holiday and features a wide array of activities all weekend long, including free family fun days, live music, and at the centre of it all, the competition to see who will take home the title of Blue Jean Country Queen.

Each year, over 20 participating contestants (Queens) are chosen by their Macra regions or equivalent associations abroad to take part in the Blue Jean Country Queen. Participating Queens can expect a weekend they will never forget, where they’ll perform karaoke, play fancy dress football, take part in on-stage interviews and be welcomed into the heart of the local community. 

Everyone on the Blue Jean Country Queen committee looks forward to welcoming the 2026 Queens to Athboy on Friday, 29th May 2026

Contact(s): bluejeanfest@gmail.com (Festival Secretary), bluejeanfestpr@gmail.com (Festival PRO)
Facebook: Blue Jean Country Queen Festival 
Instagram: @bluejeanfest 
TikTok: bluejeanfest 
Website: www.bluejeancountryqueen.com

Mr Personality Festival

The annual Mr Personality Festival took place on the 10th and the 11th of April 2026 in Langton’s Hotel Kilkenny. The festival is hosted by Kilkenny County Macra and is proudly sponsored by Kilkenny/Carlow and District Farm Relief Services. 25 contestants travelled from all over the country to proudly represent their various Macra clubs and regions.

On Friday the 10th of April, the contestants took part in one of the highlights of the festival, the on-stage interviews with MC Aindriú de Paor (RTE 2FM) which entertained the audience.

The Gala banquet returned on the Saturday night as the showpiece of the festival. Hypnotist, Jason O Callaghan provided entertainment and band Sweet Freedom provided the late-night music afterwards. Patrick Walton, Callan Macra (Kilkenny) was named as Mr. Personality 2026. In second place was Joe Hennessy from Kilmallock Macra (Limerick) and third place was Jack Murphy representing UCC Macra.

To check out all the activities and events from the weekend, follow Mr Personality Festival on Instagram and Facebook for all of the highlights and future updates.

 

Email: mrpersonalitykilkenny@gmail.com

Facebook: Mr. Personality Festival

Instagram: @mrpersonalityfestival