Art… STILL TO COME THIS SUMMER IN THE CITY 23 Jun Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays Aug 5th to July 24th 2022 Friday June 24th Monkey Harris [4pm - 6pm, John Robert’s Square]TBA Friday Night Churchyard Sessions [7pm, Viking Triangle] Saturday June…
Arts Opportunity… ENTER THE 2022 ALLINGHAM POETRY AND FLASH FICTION COMPETITION 19 May Deadline: 16th Sept 2022 The 2022 Allingham Poetry and Flash Fiction Competition is open for entries! Writers worldwide are invited to enter flash fiction pieces up to 700 words, and…
Art… LISMORE & WEST WATERFORD ARTS GROUP ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST POETRY MEETING DATE 16 Mar The Marine Bar Dungarvan, Monday 21st of March 2022 at 7:30pm A new arts troupe ‘Lismore & West Waterford Arts Group’ (LWWAG) is hosting its first post pandemic poetry evening on Monday…
Arts Office Projects… THE FOOLHARDY COMEDY FESTIVAL IN WATERFORD 28 Feb3 Apr PURCHASE TICKETS AT THE DOOR Download the Foolhardy Schedule 01042022 The Foolhardy - Festival of Comedy and Commedia continues today with talks, workshops and lots and lots of comedy. Curated…
Art… WELL FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND WELLBEING 2022 26 Jan26 Jan Monday 7th to Saturday 12th February 2022 Fancy a lift?, Doodling for Wellbeing and Small Acts are some of the highlights of this year’s Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing. Taking…
Arts Council… FIRST CUT! SUBMISSIONS WANTED FOR YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL 5 Jan Deadline 21st January 2022 Calling Young Filmmakers! The First Cut! Youth Film Festival OPEN CALL 2022 is now accepting submissions. Filmmakers aged between 12 - 24yrs are invited to submit…
Arts Council… SEE THE SKYDANCE FIREWORKS FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOUSE! 20 Dec22 Dec The organisers of the Winter Firedance have announced that you will be able to observe the Fireworks from the comfort of your own home. Working with a specialist Dublin Company…
Art… THE WATERFORD WINTER FIREDANCE – SOLSTICE 2021 9 Dec22 Dec The Waterford Winter Firedance is six specially curated concerts, exhibitions and displays spread across the County. Each is organised separately and each will have the culmination of a local fireworks…
Festival… WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL 2021 5 Nov18 Nov Online events, 12th to 15th November 2021 The 15th Annual Waterford Film Festival will run online from Friday the 12th to Monday the 15th of November. The festival will be…
Festival… THE LIT FESTIVAL 2021 28 Oct22 Nov Waterford, Nov 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th 2021 The Lit Festival of Reading and Writing for Young People is back for 2021 with both in-person and online events! Workshop and…
Festival… WATERFORD WRITERS WEEKEND 2021 29 Sep26 Oct Waterford City, Thursday October 21st to Sunday 24th 2021 Thursday 21st Oct: Waterford Writers Weekend Schools Event 9:00 am. Online event. Click here for info. Explore Haiku poetry and celebrate…
Concert… IRISH INTERNATIONAL SKA & REGGAE FESTIVAL 8 Sep8 Sep Tramore Racecourse, Friday 10th - Sunday 12th September 2021 Irish International Ska & Reggae Festival Tickets: €25 - €60 | Click Here Live at Tramore Racecourse - 3 days of…
events… WATERFORD HARVEST FESTIVAL 2021 1 Sep13 Sep Various Venues across Waterford, Monday 6th September to Sunday 12th September 2021 Showcasing Waterford's Best Places to Eat, Drink, Explore & Enjoy – Harvest Festival returns for 2021 in a…
Festival… THIS YEAR’S IMAGINE ARTS FESTIVAL AT ST PATRICKS GATEWAY 18 Aug26 Oct St Patrick's Gateway Centre, Thurs 21, Fri 22 and Sun 24 October 2021 at 8pm Aoife Nessa Frances The debut album of new Irish auteur Aoife Nessa Frances (pronounced Ee-fa)…
Arts Office Projects… ANSEO WATERFORD: 2 DAY CELEBRATION OF WATERFORD PEOPLE AND PLACE 5 Aug17 Aug ANSEO Waterford is a celebration of Waterford’s people and place across ARTS | MUSIC | CULTURE. This strictly ticketed live event includes MUSIC MAKERS + CREATORS, through on-stage performance PLUS…
Art… WATERFORD WALLS INTERNATIONAL STREET ART FESTIVAL 2021 21 Jul Friday 13th to Sunday 22nd August 2021 This year Waterford Walls welcomes 20 street artists, both Irish and International, to Waterford City and County. These artists will be painting 24…
Art… SPRAOI FAOIN SPÉIR – MICHAEL STREET SCULPTURE 8 Jul13 Aug Following a national competition Spraoi and Waterford City and County Council have successfully attracted €59,022 of In The Open – Faoin Spéir funding to Waterford from The Arts Council. The…
Arts Office Projects… DUNGARVAN ART TRAIL – THE VERTIGO PROJECT 19 Jun30 Aug Dungarvan Town from the 7th of May to September Running from May through to September 2021, in various shop windows, the Arts Centre and Library throughout the coastal town of…
Arts Office Projects… QUEER VISION AT PRIDE OF THE DÉISE – OPEN NOW FOR SUBMISSIONS 7 May9 Jun June 4th 2021 - An online festival at https://www.facebook.com/DeisePride Queer Vision Film Festival celebrates LGBTQIA+ storytelling. Based in a Pride Festival in Waterford City, Ireland, the exciting programme of short…
Arts Council… POETRY DAY WATERFORD! 28 Apr30 Apr Thank you to everyone who attended and/or participated in Poetry Day Waterford: Here are the links, we have so far, for events that happened: Poetry Day Waterford Launch 100 Years…
Festival… BVOF – INVITATION TO A PRIVATE VIEW OF JOHN F. LARCHET REMEMBERED 5 Dec John F. Larchet ’Remembered - Our cinematic spotlight on one of Ireland’s lesser known musical talents. Filmed at the iconic venue, Dromore Yard. Featuring performances by Dr. Gavan Ring (tenor),…
events… SPRAOI LUNCH FEST FOR DUNGARVAN 2 Dec11 Dec Award winning Waterford Spraoi will perform Lunch Fest in Dungarvan on Saturday next, December (5th). Coinciding with retail business re-openings ten Spraoi street performers plan to add a little magic,…
Festival… 14TH WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL 2 Nov2 Dec Runs Friday 20th - Monday 23rd November 2020 Due to Covid restrictions and the sad and unfortunate news that host venue Central Arts had to close their doors permanently,…
Art… ART OF THE PEOPLE AT CENTRAL LIBRARY 2 Oct Waterford Central Library, Monday 5th October - 29th 2020 Art of the People celebrates Waterford art making and art makers. Presented in the windows of Waterford City & County Council’s…
Festival… ONLINE WORKSHOP – OUR PRACTICE. THEIR PLACE 1 Oct Link Below – Friday October 9th 2020 at 11:00am – 12:00pm OUR PRACTICE. THEIR PLACE is a CPD session for collaborative artists. How is accessibility, ownership and collaboration in socially…
Festival… WELL FESTIVAL 2020 AT GARTER LANE ARTS CENTRE 29 Sep12 Nov WHY ARTS? WITH DR GABRIEL SCALLY - Monday 5th October 2020 - 7:00pm - 8:00pm Online Event The importance of the arts in these challenging times of Covid–19. Join…
crafts… EXHIBITION – RECONNECTIONS 25 Sep9 Oct GOMA, Wednesday 30th September – Tuesday 13th October at 12.30pm – 5.30pm (excl. Sunday) An exhibition by participants of the Waterford Healing Arts Trust Open Studio Workshop and the Activation…
Exhibition… EXHIBITION – WILD AND PRECIOUS WORLDS BY MARGO BANKS 24 Sep2 Dec GOMA, Opening Wednesday 29th of October 2020 at 5:00pm EDIT: The exhibition will be shared online on the 21st of October. The official opening date is now the Thursday the…
Arts Opportunity… BEALTAINE FESTIVE LINKS 28 Apr28 Apr Though Bealtaine was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic - Age & Opportunity (the people behind the festival) have come up with a brilliant list of links and online…
Arts Council… POETRY DAY WATERFORD RECORDINGS ONLINE NOW! 28 Apr29 Jul Poetry Day Waterford was a unique festival of poetry and spoken word with interludes of music. Unique, not just because of the depth and breadth of the programme - but…
Art… ROGUE WINTER MARKET 2019 10 Dec23 Dec The Rogue Gallery & Studios, Saturday 16th November - Sunday December 15th 2019 at 12:00pm This year is the second year of the Rogue Winter Market and they are delighted…
Festival… BUSKAID – LIVE & LOUD 2019 2 Dec11 Nov Electric Avenue, Saturday December 14th 2019 at 7:00pm Viking Promotions presents Buskaid - LIVE & LOUD 2019 Live @ Electric Avenue, Waterford FEATURING! Chimpanbee Mark Walsh and the Tide AND…
Arts Council… THE LIT FESTIVAL – OTHER WORLDS by ROSE KEATING 12 Nov12 Nov WGOA | Saturday 16th November | ages 14 - 19 | Free event & register here. The Lit Festival of Reading and Writing is a festival for young people with a…
Art… TRAMORE ART, CRAFT & DESIGN WINTER FAIR 2019 11 Nov Christ Church School Hall, Saturday November 16th at 10:00am and November 17th 2019 at 12:00pm The Tramore Art Craft & Design Winter Fair returns on November 16th and 17th at…
Festival… 13th WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL 8 Nov30 Nov Central Arts | Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th November | Programme & Tickets or here Waterford Filmmaker Stephen Byrne founded the festival in 2007. The festivals objective is to add to…
Festival… WFFA – PAIN AND GLORY [DOLOR Y GLORIA] 28 Oct6 Dec Garter Lane Arts Centre | Tuesday 3rd December @ 7:30 p.m. | 113 mins | Spain 2019| Tickets: €9/Conc.€7.50 here Veteran director Salvador Mallo (Antonio Banderas) currently suffers many health…
Festival… WELL FESTIVAL 2019 16 Sep Garter Lane Arts Centre, Monday 16th September at 11 a.m. [programme launch] Well is a festival of arts and wellbeing in Waterford that celebrates the benefits of participation in the…