64 Rose Buds and Buddies selected for this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival

Jul 28, 2026 09:24

By radiokerrynews

64 Rose Buds and Buddies selected for this year&rsquo;s Rose of Tralee International Festival — Repro Free: Successful applicants for the 2026 Rose Buds and Rose Buddies programme of the Rose of Tralee International Festival. Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD . ALL IMAGES ARE COVERED BY COPYRIGHT ©

32 Rose Buds and 32 Rose Buddies have been selected to take part in this year’s Rose of Tralee International Festival.

The successful applicants for the 2026 Rose Buds and Rose Buddies programme will meet the Roses and Rose Escorts, and participate in the Rose Parade and live television shows.

This year will be the second year that boys aged 6 to 10 will join the programme as Rose Buddies.

The festival runs next month from Friday, 14 to Tuesday, 18 August.

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