General… MUSIC – BUFFALO SOUL: TRIBUTE TO BOB MARLEY 20 May15 May Sinnotts Bar Waterford, Saturday June 1st 2019 at 8:00pm Drop into Sinnott's on Saturday June 1st for Buffalo Soul the ultimate Bob Marley & The Wailers, The guys will take…
events… MUSIC – TPM 20 May20 May Central Arts, Sunday June 2nd 2019 at 10:00pm TPM are brothers Charles and Andrew Hendy. A Hip-hop duo hailing from Dundalk, (which is a border town in Ireland nicknamed 'El…
Arts Opportunity… ART ON THE RAILINGS 2019 19 May14 May Bishop's Palace Museum, Saturday June 1st 2019 at 11:00am Call out to artists; Designers; Photographers; Felt Designers; Fine Art Printers ; Crochet/ Knitting Designers; Clay/ Ceramic Artists.... The aim of…
Education… THE BIG DIG 18 May9 May Viking Triangle, Cathedral Square, Saturday & Sunday 1st & 2nd June at 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Join the Big Dig in association with the Waterford Viking Triangle and as…
Education… MUSIC GENERATIONS’ OPEN CALL TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS 17 May Music Generation Waterford was established in January 2018 and commenced programming in September 2018. Since then we have established successful partnerships with 11 primary schools across Waterford City and County…
Education… WATERFORD YOUTH ARTS – SUMMER SCHOOL 2019 17 May17 May Mount Sion, Monday 8th - Friday 12th July. Registration is now open for 2019's Waterford Youth Arts Summer School for young people between the ages of 6 -13 years. With activities…
Arts Council… EXHIBITION – SEVEN SUMMER STARS 17 May WHAT Centre for Arts & health, UHW, Wednesday 29th May and 6:00 p.m. Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) will host a special artwork showcase on Wednesday 29th May. Seven Summer Stars…
Film… FILM “A PRIVATE WAR” 17 May17 May Garter Lane Arts Centre, May Tuesday 21st at 7:30 pm Celebrated war correspondent Marie Colvin is a woman who is as comfortable downing martinis with high society’s elite as she…
General… MUSIC – FISH GO DEEP & GET DOWN EDITS 17 May12 Apr Shortts & Project Bar, Friday 31st May & doors at 11:00 p.m. Fish Go Deep are Irish house dons Greg Dowling and Shane Johnson. As DJs, the pair have been…
Art… EXHIBITION – DUNMORE EAST WATERCOLOUR GROUP 17 May23 Apr Waterford Harbour Sailing Club, Friday 31st May to Monday 3rd June 2019. The Dunmore East Water Colour Group's Annual Art Exhibition will officially open at 7pm on Friday 31st May…
Festival… WATERFORD FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE 2019 16 May16 May Waterford Festival of Architecture, 16th - 19th May. The Waterford Festival of Architecture (WFA) is a festival which supports architects and works towards enhancing the understanding and appreciation of architecture…
Arts Grants… 13th WATERFORD FILM FESTIVAL IS NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS 16 May Central Arts, Friday 22nd November - Sunday 24th November The 13th Waterford Film Festival is now open for submissions! Last year the festival saw an amazing response from filmmakers and…
Arts Office Projects… TIME TO WRITE WITH LANI O’ HANLON – A THREE DAY WRITING RETREAT 16 May16 May Closing Date - 12:00pm Monday 27th May 2019 The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is offering Waterford Writers’ the opportunity to attend the Molly Keane Writers Retreat in…
Dance… ROYAL BALLET: WITHIN THE GOLDEN HOUR (LIVE) 2019 16 May16 May Odeon Cinema Waterford, Thursday 16th May & doors at 7:15 p.m. (200 mins run time). The contemporary face of The Royal Ballet is shown in works from three of today’s …
General… CURRAGHMORE HOUSE – WALK AND TALK LED BY HEAD GARDENER 16 May16 May Curraghmore House, Saturday May 18th 2019 at 10:30am As part of the European Private Heritage Week an instructive walk through the gardens at Curraghmore House, led by the Head Gardener,…
Art… EXHIBITION – A BETTER PLACE 16 May5 Jul UHW, solo exhibition by Artist Deirdre Dunne as selected via a public vote. Artist Deirdre Dunne will present a solo exhibition at UHW this summer, with the aim of making…
Concert… MUSIC – TAU 16 May2 May Central Arts, Thursday 30th May & doors at 9:00 p.m. A band that has been described as 'a fascinating variety of music genres from psych-folk to krautrock, modern day psychedelia…
Film… FILM – AT ETERNITY’S GATE 15 May14 May Garter Lane Arts Centre, Tuesday May 28th 2019 at 7:30pm Julian Schnabel’s ravishingly tactile and luminous new film takes a fresh look at the last days of Vincent Van Gogh, and in…
Art… HARBOUR EVENING PAINT OUT WITH DAVE WEST – ARTFORM 15 May ARTFORM School of Art, Saturday, May 18th 2019 at 7:00pm To help celebrate the Dunmore East Harbour Festival 2019, Artform Dunmore East School of Art invites you to a free…
General… MUSIC – Al FEROX @ BANGIN FUNK 04 15 May Shortts & Project Bar, Saturday May 18th at 10:30pm Specialising in bangin' techno and funky house music. Al Ferox first ever Irish performance with support from BANGIN FUNK residents Christy…
Garter Lane… INTONATIONS- END OF SEASON CONCERT 15 May Garter Lane Arts Centre, Saturday May 25th at 8 am The 30 member choir will perform music from modern artists such as Queen and Bon Jovi along with songs by…
General… DARRAGH BROWNE PLAYS THE BLUES 15 May21 May The Parlour Vintage Tea Rooms, Friday 17th May at 9pm. Darragh Browne is back with his vast repertoire of songs, all his instruments & his passion for music. Eclectic mix…
Art… CAPTURING THE MOMENT: PAINTING EN PLEIN AIR – DAVE WEST, ARTFORM 15 May15 May Artform School of Art, Saturday - Monday May 18th - 20th 2019 at 10:00am – 5:00pm The course will explore the landscape of the local area and how you can…
General RECAP – PHOTOS FROM POETRY DAY IN WATERFORD 2019 15 May15 May A Waterford City & County celebration of all things poetry ran on Thursday May 2nd from its launch at 11am in the Bookcentre all the way through the day and…
Education… STEAMWORKS TALKS : MIND THE GAP 14 May14 May Boxworks Co.Work.Space, Wednesday 15th of May, 6 pm to 8:30 pm Gender diversity remains an issue across the technology and creative industries sector and the reality of these statistics is…
General… PORTALLY WALKS WITH FLAHVAN’S – DUNMORE HARBOUR FESTIVAL 14 May Dingley's Shop, Saturday May 18th and Sunday May 19th 2019 at 8:00am Dunmore East is a picturesque fishing village at the mouth of Waterford Harbour. Looking across the water you…
General… MUSIC – SECOND CITY @ THE FACTORY 14 May Factory, Friday May 17th 2019 at 11:00pm Second City comes to Factory on Friday May 17th. Tickets: € 8.90 | Earlybirds: https://bit.ly/2PQUcIE | General Sale: https://bit.ly/2VlJ3p7 Over 18's Only. For More…
General… MUSIC NIGHT BENEFIT FOR THE DEISE ANIMAL SANCTUARY 14 May St. Patrick's Gateway Centre, Friday May 17th 2019 at 8:00pm Friday, May 17th at 8pm. Tickets at the door or the Deise Animal Sanctuary Shop in Waterford. Featuring High Hopes…
General… MADRIGALLERY PRESENT JOHN RUTTER’S MAGNIFICAT 14 May30 Apr Christ Church Cathedral, Saturday 25th May at 8pm to 10pm Madrigallery is a multi award-winning community chamber choir with a wide-ranging repertoire from early polyphonic music to modern works written…
Film… FILM – RED LEAD PRODUCTION 14 May14 May Garter Lane Arts Centre, Tuesday May 21st at 12:00pm Red Lead is a Waterford-based film-making group comprised of men with Acquired Brain Injury and facilitator/ collaborator Philip Cullen. The work is emotional,…
General… PLAY “THE MATCHMAKER” 14 May Theatre Royal Waterford, May Saturday 18th at 8pm The Matchmaker based on the novella “Letters of a County Matchmaker” by John B. Keane one of Ireland’s most celebrated writers,…
Concert… REBECCA O’CONNOR AS TINA TURNER 14 May Theatre Royal Waterford, May Friday 17th at 8pm The words of TINA TURNER herself says it all. “Rebecca is so good, it’s scary” …. This show is perfectly summed up by…
Dance… BEST FOOT FORWARD DANCE CLUB 14 May Garter Lane Arts Centre, Thursdays May 16th - July 4th 2019 at 2:30 - 4:30pm A club for those who love to dance… Best Foot Forward is a chance to…
events… FUNDRAISER – DEISE BIKERS SOUTH EAST MOTORCYCLE RUN 13 May Sunday May 19th 2019, meeting at John Robert’s Square in Waterford City at 1:00pm Deise Bikers Waterford Motorcycle Run in aid of The Order of Malta Ambulance Corps Waterford Unit…
General… MUSIC – ANOMALY AT THE RIVERSIDE COTTAGE 13 May The Riverside Cottage, Sunday May 19th 2019 at 8:00pm A-N-O-M-A-L-Y ---------------------------------- Music - Electronic Location - The Riverside Cottage ---------------------------------- Date - May 19th 18+ event --------------------------------- Evan Miles Kogi…
Book… WATERFORD READING & Q&A SESSION WITH RICHARD SKINNER 13 May The Book Centre, Sunday, 26th May 2019 at 3pm A Special, Free reading and Q&A Session with U.K. Novelist, Poet and Critic, Richard Skinner. Presented in association with “Colligan Falls” Creative Retreat,…
events… WHERE IRELAND MEETS JAPAN: LAFCADIO HEARN JAPANESE GARDENS 13 May Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens, Sunday May 19th 2019 at 3:00pm Set in the beautiful seaside town of Tramore, the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens reflect the life and extensive wanderings of…