Waterford is home to a feast of festivals during the year including:
- Spraoi Street Festival – “The Biggest Street Carnival in Ireland”
- Imagine Arts Festival
- Festival of the Sea
- World Oceans Festival
- Maritime Festival
- South East Gardens Festival
- Waterford Viking Marathon
- TráFest Music Weekend in Tramore
- Motorsport Weekend in Dungarvan
- Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival
- Oyster Festival
- Waterford International Festival of Light Opera
- Annual Mussel Festival at Passage East
- Nire Valley Walking Festival
- Waterford Harvest Festival
- Winterval – Christmas Festival
