People travelling to Fleadh Ceoil Na hEireann are being urged to follow instructions and directions from volunteers to avoid delays in accessing the town.
Thousands of people from across the country have attended the opening weekend of the Fleadh in Mullingar, with thousands more expected in the coming days.
The national festival is taking place across this week in the Westmeath town.
Mullingar was due to host the 2020 and 2021 events but both were cancelled due to Covid-19.
Chairman of the Fleadh Executive Committee, Joe Connaire says a huge amount of work has gone into organising access to Mullingar.
''The whole logistics around parking should be okay and look there'll be a little bit of frustration with a crowd coming to town which would be big numbers coming to the Fleadh, there's always a few little issues but look, people are anxious to get into town and I would say to people to follow the signs keep calm and you'll get there. Once you come off the N4 dual carriageway you will be in a car park probably within five to six minutes.''
