Arts Council… WORKSHOP – THE RESILIENCE OF MEMORY 2 May29 Apr Garter Lane, Thursday 16th May from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 'The Resilience of Memory' is a creative dance workshop that is conducted by 'Best Foot Forward' dance club. Join…
Festival… SUBMISSIONS FOR 13th WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL 28 Apr29 Apr The 13th Waterford Film Festival is open for submissions for short films & short screenplays. 13th Waterford Film Festival is from Friday 22 November - Sunday 24 November. Last year…
Festival… TOWERS AND TALES, LISMORE STORY FESTIVAL 2019 23 Apr23 Apr Lismore Castle Arts on Saturday 4th May Join us on Saturday 4th May as once again, the castle & historic town of Lismore in Co. Waterford provide the enchanting and inspirational…
Festival… IRISH INTERNATIONAL SKA & REGGAE FESTIVAL 12 Apr The HiB, Tramore, Friday 19th - Sunday 21st April 2019, All Day The Irish International Ska and Reggae Festival 2019 takes place in Tramore Co. Waterford over the Easter Bank…
Exhibition… MUSIC, FOOD AND VINTAGE AT WATERFORD RETRO FESTIVAL 2019 10 Apr16 Apr Waterford Cultural Quarter, Friday 12th to Sunday 14th April 2019 Against The Current proudly presents Waterford Retro Festival! Coming on the back of a film documentary on Sub Cultures in…
Art… AGE & OPPORTUNITY’S BEALTAINE FESTIVAL 1 Apr1 Apr Hook Lighthouse, A Performative Event on Saturday 18th May at 8:00 p.m. Saint Patrick's Gateway Centre, A Multimedia Event on Saturday 25th May at 7:30 p.m. Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine…
Festival… WATERFORD ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL 15 Mar15 Mar Saturday 17th March, 1.00 p.m. The Waterford City St Patrick’s Day Parade takes place on March 17th annually. The festival includes the traditional parade along with music, concerts and performances across the…
Festival… ST PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL AT THE REG 2019 12 Mar The Reg Waterford, Friday - Sunday Mar 15th, 16th and 17th @ 12.00 p.m. St Patrick's Festival at The Reg 2019! Friday - Food Served All Day 2 for 1 Cocktails! 10pm…
Concert… WEXFORD TRAD & FOLK FEST 19 Feb Wexford Town, March Friday- Sunday, 1st - 3rd The Wexford town branch of Comhaltas, Craobh Loch Garman, have announced details of the first Wexford Trad & Folk Fest, Feile Cheoil Tradisiúnta…
Festival… FIRST FORTNIGHT FESTIVAL @ CENTRAL LIBRARY 7 Jan Central Library Waterford, up to Jan 19th Waterford Libraries and the Waterford Europe Direct Information Centre (EDIC) are participating in the First Fortnight Festival, European Mental Health Art & Culture…
Festival… WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS 2018 7 Dec19 Dec The 12th Waterford Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday ( 2nd Dec) to a packed house and was a great success! Filmmakers, writers and guests traveled from USA, UK, Europe…
Festival… ARTS AT WINTERVAL 2018 19 Nov21 Dec Waterford, Nov 17th to Dec 23rd 2018 It’s that time of year again as Ireland’s largest Christmas Festival returns for 2018. Running from 17 November to 23 December, there are…
Festival… 12TH WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL 19 Nov3 Dec Central Arts, Fri 30th of Nov to Sun 2nd Dec 2018 This year marks the 12th Annual Event for the Festival. After a record breaking amount of submissions received from…
Festival… THE LIT FESTIVAL WATERFORD 19 Oct12 Nov Waterford City, Friday 9th November - Saturday 10th November The Lit Young Writers Festival of Reading and Writing is the creation of Waterford Youth Arts's 14-19 year old creative writing…
Festival… BLAA-MAGEDDON 28 Sep The Apple Market, Sunday 28 Oct at 1:00pm In the distant future, the year 3018, war has broken out. In order to claim the origins of the all mighty blaa,…
Festival… WELL FESTIVAL 2018 17 Sep Monday 8th of Sept to Sat 13th Oct 2018 Well Festival of Arts and Wellbeing has just announced its programme for 2018, taking place Monday 8 to Saturday 13 October,…
Festival… LAUNCH OF WELL FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 13 Sep Garter Lane Arts Centre, Monday September 17th at 11am The Waterford Healing Arts Trust, Garter Lane Arts Centre and Waterford Libraries are delighted to welcome you to the launch of…
Festival… WEXFORD DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2018 11 Sep Kilmore Quay, Wexford. Fri 21st to Sun 23rd September 2018 This September sees the much-anticipated return of The 6th Wexford Documentary Film Festival, a jam-packed 3-day festival of International, National, and…
events… IMAGINE 2018 PROGRAMME LAUNCH 6 Sep The Granary Café, 13th Sept 2018 at 7pm. The Imagine Arts Festival 2018 programme launch is to be held at the Granary Café with editor of Waterford Whispers News Colm…
Art… FESTIVAL GRANTS SCHEME 2019 1 Sep13 Nov SCÉIM DEONTAIS NA bhFÉILTE 2019 Waterford City & County Council will provide funding for festival and event organisers to aid with the development and promotion of events in Waterford City &…
Festival… DUNMORE EAST BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL 2018 3 Aug28 Aug Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. 23rd to 26th of August 2018. Now in its 24th year, the Dunmore East International Bluegrass Festival, is still proving as alluring as ever for top…
Festival… ANTARCTICA 5 Jul Dungarvan Town Hall Theatre, Co.Waterford Saturday August 4th at 8:00pm - 11:00pm Electronic composer Linda Buckley and uilleann piper David Power join forces to create a groundbreaking new collaboration. Drawing…
Festival… SPROG PROGRAMME LAUNCH 29 Jun3 Jul Garter Lane Arts Centre, Saturday July 7th at 12:30. Join Illustrator and former Laureate na nÓg PJ Lynch for the launch of the sprOg Festival 2018 programme. PJ Lynch will…
Arts Opportunity… GLOBAL INTEREST FOR THE 12TH WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL 28 Jun Fri 30th Nov to Sun 2nd Dec 2018 The 12th Waterford Film Festival is currently open for submissions! Since opening for Films and Scripts in April, the festival has all…
Arts Council… DUNGARVAN SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL 2018 19 Jun7 Aug August Bank Holiday Weekend, 3rd, 4th and 5th. Dungarvan Dungarvan Summer Music Festival is three days of exciting and groundbreaking music across the three days of the August Bank Holiday…
Concert… SUMMER IN THE CITY 2018 8 Jun28 Aug June 2th to August 25th, John Robert's Square and Bailey's New Street, Waterford. From June 2th to August 25th 2018 Waterford city will come alive with the best in live music, kid's entertainment…
Festival… POLSKA EIRE FESTIVAL 18 May May 27th, 28th and 29th at Garter Lane Theatre at 7:30 pm. Garter Lane is proud to welcome the Polska Eire Festival and 3 screenings of beloved polish films. May…
Festival… BEALTAINE FESTIVAL 2018 17 May31 May Waterford Libraries, 1st to 31st May 2018 Click here for the Bealtaine Festival Programme 2018 Established in 1995, Bealtaine is Ireland’s National festival which celebrates the arts and creativity as…
Festival… 12TH WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL- NOW OPEN FOR FILM AND SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS 14 May15 May 12th Waterford Film Festival, Fri Nov 30 - Sun Dec 2 2018 www.waterfordfilmfestival.net Short Films and Scripts Wanted! Early Deadline : May 4th- €12 Regular Deadline: July 27th- €15 Late…
Festival… BLACKWATER VALLEY OPERA FESTIVAL 11 May11 May Lismore Castle and The Blackwater Valley, May 29th to June 3rd 2018 Download your copy of the festival event guide here. Formerly The Lismore Opera Festival, The Blackwater Valley Opera…
Festival… 17TH ANNUAL IMAGINE ARTS FESTIVAL 9 May 18th to the 28th of October 2018 Imagine Arts Festival is celebrating it's 17th birthday this year! Join us from October 18th to 28th 2018 to experience, eclectic and diverse…
Festival… OPEN SUBMISSION CALLING ALL WRITERS 3 Apr21 Apr Would you like the opportunity to have your piece on the big screen at Garter Lane Arts Centre this Summer? Modwords, a weekend long, city-wide festival, filled with original plays, spoken word,…
Festival… JOB OPPORTUNITY: TOWERS AND TALES FESTIVAL MANAGER 13 Jan Towers & Tales, Lismore Castle Arts, Lismore, Co. Waterford Closing Date: Friday 2 February 2018 Towers and Tales seeks a Festival Manager to oversee the delivery of the fourth annual…
Concert… RISING STARS – WATERFORD PIANISTS PLAY CITY HALL 18 Oct18 Oct Large Room, City Hall - Thursday 26th October @ 7:30pm Tickets available on the door @ €15 (Student €5). (Includes interval soft drink) Waterford Music’s contribution to the Imagine Arts…
Arts Grants… FESTIVAL GRANTS SCHEME 2018 NOW CLOSED 12 Oct16 Nov Deadline: 10th Nov 2017 @ 3pm Waterford City & County Council will provide funding for festival and event organisers to aid with the development and promotion of events in Waterford…
Art… WATERFORD CULTURE NIGHT EVENTS 2017 21 Sep26 Sep Culture Night 2017 is taking place all over Waterford City and County this Friday the 22nd of Sept. All events are FREE! For more event details check out the official Culture…
events… LAUNCH OF IMAGINE ARTS FESTIVAL 2017 15 Sep20 Sep St John’s College (Enter grounds from the Folly), Thursday 21st September 2017 at 7pm. The official launch of Imagine Arts Festival 2017 will take place Thursday 21st September 2017 at 7.00pm.…