| Social Evening with the Marys || Various | Historic Tour of the Rosses || Departs Main St. | Walk the Rosses || Dungloe area, Leitir/Lettermacaward, Maghery, Rann na Feirste, Loch an Iúir, Burtonport | Interviewing of the MFD Contestants || Carrickfinn Airport / Rosses Community School |- | Bonny Baby Show || Parochial Hall |- | Daniel O'Donnell in Concert || Festival Dome |- | Carnival Parade || Main St. |- | Band Competition || Main St. |- | MFD Contest Final || Festival Dome / Ionad Spóirt na Rosann |- | Gala Ball || Waterfront Hotel |- | Closing Ceremony || Main St. |- |} 2022 Contestants As the festival had been cancelled in 2020 and a virtual Mary contest took place in 2021 due to Covid-19, the selected 2020 contestants or 'Marys' took part in the 2022 festival. These contestants are as follows Shannon Hester - Bayonne Caroline Galvin - Belfast India Kennedy - Donegal Ann-Michelle McConalogue - Dublin Libby McCole - Dungloe Shauna Ní Dhochartaigh - Gaeltacht Cíara Gallagher-Murphy - Glasgow Caitlin Finn – London Saoirse Moloney Stevenson - New York Olivia Lisowski - Philadelphia Sarah Lawlor – San Francisco Kaitlyn Likas – Washington DC Contest winners Below is a complete list of contest winners from 1968 to 2007. Entertainers and musicians Many Irish and international acts have performed at the festival over the years. The traditional annual crowd puller, however, continues to be internationally renowned folk singer Daniel O'Donnell, who made his festival debut in 1985. Daniel O'Donnell, Boyzone, Brian Kennedy, Donal Lunny, Altan, The Hothouse Flowers, Goats Don't Shave. Nathan Carter, Christy Moore, The Sawdoctors, Paul Brady, Shane McGowan Barry Sinclair, Jimmy Buckley, Hugo Duncan, Mad Dog Macrea, Louise DaCosta, Riverdance, Jake Carter and many more. Famous comperes The Mary From Dungloe contest final has been compered by a number of famous faces. Gay Byrne Daniel O'Donnell Marty Whelan Pat Kenny Thelma Mansfield Gerry Kelly Noel Cunningham Dave O'Connor External links Linda Farrell Is Mary From Dungloe, 1986 episode of Faces and Places from the RTÉ Television archives Annual events in Ireland Beauty pageants in Ireland Culture in County Donegal Festivals in Ireland July events Tourist attractions in County Donegal Summer events in the Republic of Ireland