Waterford Libraries
Click here for the Bealtaine Festival 2019 events list in Waterford.
Established in 1995, Bealtaine is one of Ireland’s largest co-operative festival and the world’s first national celebration of creativity in older age, having inspired a number of international festivals such as Luminate in Scotland, Gwanwyn in Wales and others.
The Bealtaine Festival takes place each May. The ancient festival of Bealtaine or Beltane (held on May 1), marked the midway point between the spring equinox and the summer solstice, and heralded the start of Summer. The word Bealtaine is still used in the Irish language and translates as the month of May.
The festival brings together people from all over Ireland to foster and inspire creativity among older people and to promote the skills, experiences and exposure that can lead to a rich creative life for all older people. Bealtaine is increasingly recognised as a major innovator in the area of the arts, creativity and older people globally and as a result is also about supporting the arts community to continue to work and to inspire and train other artists to engage in the area of creative ageing and intergenerational work.
All our events are free but places are limited so booking is essential with each Library Branch details on back page or contact:
Waterford Libraries Bealtaine Co-Ordinator Jennifer Loughran in Ardkeen Library
Tel: 0761 102755, Email: jloughran@waterfordcouncil.ie
You can visit our website www.waterfordlibraries.ie for programme information
Waterford Libraries wishes you rich, engaging and fun Bealtaine Festival 2019.
