Song of the Sea premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September 2014 in the TIFF Kids program.[6] Theatrically, it was released in France, Belgium and Luxembourg on 10 December 2014.[11] It received a limited release in North America on 19 December 2014, which qualified it for an Academy Award nomination.[12] It was released in Ireland on 10 July 2015.[13]