Frankfurt Setdance Workshop 2025

Register for the 10th Irish Setdance Weekend in Frankfurt

Friday 7th to Sunday 9th November 2025!

3 Céilithe, 2 Workshops, Session

Location

The 10th Irish Setdance-Weekend of the ISDF (Irish Set Dancers Frankfurt am Main) will be held from the 7th – 9th November 2025 in the Tagungs- und Bildungszentrum: 

IG Bauen-Agrar-Umwelt
Waldstrasse 31
61449 Steinbach a. Ts.

This is an all-in-one location just on the outskirts of Frankfurt am Main with the dancing, session, rooms, meals, bar, sauna and parking for free all in one place. The planted garden is enclosed. If you like walking and the weather is fine, you can walk on paths between the fields.

Directions/Parking

The directions can be downloaded here.

For those flying in, we will, as usual try to coordinate you and arrange transport to and from the airport (FRA).

The location has ample parking for everyone, including those who would like to come in a camper-van. Campers must bring their own power cable, but there are cost-free power outlets.

Registration

Please use the Online-Form to register. If you were with us in 2023 you are still registered on our website (unless you asked to be deleted). The form lets you mention dietary requirements. If there is a problem, just mail the Irish Setdancers Frankfurt .

Prices

The location can accommodate 100 guests in rooms. The rooms are well arranged and all have bathrooms en suite. For those on a limited budget, there is a large room where matrasses are provided and laid out on the floor. Bed-linen and towels are provided.

• Full package per person in a room with twin beds: Friday to Sunday – 3 céilithe, 2 workshops, full board (7-9 November 2025): EUR 320

• Full package per person in a single room: Friday to Sunday – 3 céilithe, 2 workshops, full board (7-9 November 2025): EUR 375

• Full package per person in a unisex sleeping area: Friday to Sunday – 3 céilithe, 2 workshops, full board (7-9 November 2025): EUR 290

• Workshop package: 3 céilithe, 2 workshops: EUR 110

• Single céilithe: EUR 30

• Single workshop: EUR 20

• Camper-van parking: free

• Full meal package (7-9 November 2025): EUR 160

The above reservations MUST be done directly by us, but we need to know before 1st September 2025. Rooms are booked on a first-come, first served basis

Full board = dinner on Friday, breakfast buffet on Saturday, lunch on Saturday, evening meal on Saturday, coffee/tea breaks, Sunday brunch and water/apple juice/orange juice. This does NOT INCLUDE other soft drinks and alcohol.

The in-house Hessenstube (bar) offers additional drinks for sale from the start of dinner onwards: Draught beer, wine, soft drinks and some high-proof spirits.

NOTE: Details are subject to change without notice if absolutely necessary.

NOTE: If you want to stay in a nearby hotel it is very advisable to make a reservation quickly as the hotel prices in Frankfurt am Main are anything but cheap. 

Additional hotels not too far away: (no guarantee of room price or availability) 

• Suggestions coming!

Meals Off-Site

• Suggestions coming!

The Teachers - Pádraig & Róisín Mc Eneany

Pádraig began dancing at the age of five and Róisín at the age of 3 or 4. Both ended up dancing in competitions and first learned from, then danced with Connie Ryan. They toured the USA as members of the Slievenamon Set Dancers, as well as appearing on television many times.

They also taught several different classes from the early in the 1990's. In 1994 Connie asked them to take over his Cape May workshop in New Jersey, which they still teach to today. After Connie passed away in 1997, they took over his dancing class. Today they travel extensively, teaching in many different countries.

Pádraig and Róisín are well known for their attention to detail, maintaining the special features of each set, and for their traditional steps. They watch over their classes and always help the dancers dance sets as they were traditionally danced.

They currently hold regular dancing classes in Cobblestone in Dublin.

Slieve Aughty Céilí Band

Slieve Aughty (SLIABH EACHTAÍ – Irish - pronounced “SLEEVE ok Tee” or “ACH tee/tea) is a relatively large mountainous area (by Ireland`s standards) and located in the region between East Clare & South Galway. The highest point in Elevation of this region is Maghera which by a fantastic coincidence is one of the primary origins of the Tulla Ceili Band and in particular, the house of P. Joe Hayes.

There is an unverified suggestion for the word “EACHTAí” means enchanted but origins of very old Irish words are sometimes difficult to verify. However, the music from the Slieve Aughty group is not unverified and provides the enchantment required to fixate the dancers & listeners alike for periods of up to 3 hours at a time, with maybe a welcome cup of tea & cake or buns around the half time mark. This allows for a diversion to the senses. From the intense pleasure to the ears and eyes, the transfer to the taste buds lasts for the duration of the Tea Break until the music and dancing has been restored.

The Slieve Aughty group has been playing music as a group for a very few short years. We think about 8 in all. It has come to life out of necessity because not all venues can fit a full 10-piece Ceili band without someone falling off the stage and thus it is much easier to manage 3 people! 

The 3 members of the group are from the general area of South Galway/East Clare and play mostly in the Slieve Aughty region but their music has also been heard in faraway places such as France, Switzerland and  Germany.