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… MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE SCHEME NOW OPEN 8 Oct Creative Ireland has announced that the Music Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme (MEBAS), from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, is now open for applications from 1pm…
Art… LAST WEEK AT GOMA: PINEAPPLE PIECES BY EMMET BRICKLEY 19 Aug5 Oct Coming down on October 3rd. Emmet Brickley weaves figures and environments together, reflecting an organised interplay of viewing, memory, and intuition. Ambiguity and fragmentation are strategies in his work, collapsing…
Arts Grants… SCREEN IRELAND ANNOUNCES SUPPORT MEASURES FOR CREATIVE SCREEN INDUSTRY 17 May18 May Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland has announced a series of new measures to support production companies and creative talent, across feature film, TV drama, animation and documentary in Ireland. Responding to the…
Choir… HEALING SOUNDS IN THE FOYER – MOUNT SION BOYS CHOIR 30 Nov4 Dec UHW | Monday 16th December at 1:15 p.m. & free admission The foyer of University Hospital Waterford (UHW) will spring to life on Monday 16 December when the Mount Sion…
crafts… DROP OFF CHRISTMAS CRAFT WORKSHOP FOR KIDS 29 Nov Central Arts | 7th - 21st December & starting at 12:30 p.m.& 3 p.m. | Tickets: €15 inc BF/€15 drop in on the day, click here. This December, drop off…
Art… ARTFORM ANNUAL ART FAIR 2019 21 Nov23 Dec 44 The Quay | Friday 22nd November - Friday 13th December | Mon - Sat at 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. & Sun 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. The annual…
General… MUSIC – CHERYM 21 Nov Central Arts | Saturday November 30th | 9 p.m. CHERYM are all set to serve up their own unique recipe of pop-rock at Central Arts. Cherym are a three-piece from…
General… THEATRE ROYAL 20 Nov Brothers of Charity presents Strictly ABBA | Thursday 21st November | €20 here | 8 p.m. The fabulous performers from the Brothers of Charity are back to give you a night…
Book… COMPASS WRITERS: BOOK LAUNCH – TOWARDS WORDS & UNENDING DEPTH 20 Nov Viking Hotel | Thursday 28th November | 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to an illustrated anthology of poetry and short stories on Thursday 28th November at 7:30 p.m. in the…
Art… GOMA – 4TH ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION (OPEN CALL) 20 Nov4 Dec GOMA | Exhibition from Thurday 12th December - Sunday 12th January 2020 [Preview 13th Dec at 6:30 p.m.] | Deadline for Submissions Tuesday 26th November 2019 at 5 p.m. GOMA Gallery…
Exhibition… EXHIBITION – ROCK FACE by ADRIAN CRELLIN 20 Nov23 Dec Staff Art Wall, UHW | Until Friday 20th December Featuring an eclectic collection of hag stones found on beach walks in County Waterford, Rock Face by Adrian Crellin is on display on the…
crafts… WATERFORD CRAFTS CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR 20 Nov20 Nov Garter Lane, 29th November - 23rd December | 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Free Event The annual Waterford Crafts Christmas Craft Fair is back for a 36th year in the Garter Lane…
General… HEALING SOUNDS IN FOYER – SUIR UKELELE STRUMMERS AT UHW 18 Nov20 Nov UHW, The Foyer | Monday 25th November | Lunchtime Lunchtime fun, 25th Nov! Established in 2018, the Ukelele Strummers meet every week in St Patrick’s Gateway Centre, Waterford to rehearse,…
Arts Council… A SPACE FOR LISMORE – TANGLED WEB by DEIRDRE O’MAHONY 14 Nov Lismore | Tuesday 19th November, 7 p.m & Saturday 23rd November, 2 p.m. | Exhibition runs until March 2020 at St Carthage Hall, Lismore Castle Every Spring Lismore Castle Arts…
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…
Film… FILM – LE DERNIER DIAMANT 12 Nov GOMA | Wednesday 13th November | 6:30 p.m. | Contribution €12 An efficient and punchy heist movie with English subtitles. The story unfolds as burglar Simon is just released from…
Dance… JOLT DANCE WEEK & SYMPOSIUM 2019 12 Nov6 Dec Garter Lane Arts Centre | Tuesday 3rd - Friday 6th December | Tickets coming soon 4 days of professional development dance discussions, workshops, talks & performances, curated by Dance Artist…
General… THEATRE – JOHN IN HEELS by DANIEL THOMSON 9 Nov5 Nov Central Arts | Saturday 16th November | 8 p.m. | €12 + fee click here Phoniex Theatre Company present John in Heels. John is a man. A man who…
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…
Concert… MUSIC – OCTAVE & FRIENDS IN CONCERT 5 Nov Saint Johns Church | Saturday 9th November | 7:30 p.m. This is a wonderful evening of music hosted by Octavate to raise money for the XLc Project. some of the acts include,…
General… THEATRE – FLIPS by LUKE CORCORAN 5 Nov Central Arts, 9th November | 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. | Tickets from €10 + fees, click here Flips is a short play written & directed by Luke Corcoran. Upstairs…
Garter Lane… THEATRE – THE RED IRON by JIM NOLAN 5 Nov30 Nov Garter Lane, 9th - 30th November | 8 p.m. September 2017…As crowds gather on Waterford’s Quay to greet the county’s vanquished All-Ireland hurling team…the now middle-aged members of a teenage…
General… MUSIC BOOTCAMP – BAND WORKSHOP FOR TEENAGERS 5 Nov Garter Lane Studios, 9th November - 7th December [every Saturday] | 10 a.m. | €10 A band workshop for teenagers will be running every Saturday at 10 a.m. in Garter…
Art… WATERFORD ARTS GROUPS 2019 EXHIBITION 5 Nov5 Nov Garter Lane, 2nd - 23rd November | Opening at 1.30 p.m. | Free Event Waterford Art Groups Annual Exhibition for 2019 consists of several types of media and styles depicting…
Diversity… WORKSHOP – DIVERSE WATERFORD ORAL HISTORY PROJECT 5 Nov5 Nov Central Library, Wednesday 6th November at 5 p.m. As part of Waterford City and County Council's Diverse Waterford Oral History Project, we are inviting community groups interested in oral history…
Concert… MUSIC – SODA BLONDE 1 Nov29 Oct Central Arts, Friday 8th November | 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. | €12 + fees Soda Blonde is the new alt-pop musical venture emerging from the ashes of internationally-acclaimed Little…
Film… FILM – THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 29 Oct29 Oct Central Arts, Thursday 31st October | 8.30 p.m. - 12.30 a.m. | €10 + booking fees Starting the evening with the ineffable Super DJ Dooper twisting your straight rock sensibilities…
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…
Arts Council… EXPLORING & THINKING BURSARY AWARD 2019 24 Oct Exploring and Thinking is a collaborative framework for early childhood arts in the Dublin region. It came about in 2016 when the four Dublin Local Authorities - Fingal County Council, Dublin…
Choir… CHRISTMAS CAROLS WITH LISMORE CHOIR 20 Oct11 Dec Lismore Castle | Saturday 7th - Monday 9th December | Mince pies & Mulled wine served from 7:30 p.m. | €20 here Lismore Choir will be performing a Christmas carols…
General… PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – DOCUMENTING YOUR WORK 19 Oct10 Sep Garter Lane, Saturday 2nd November from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. | €40 Waged | €35 Unwaged Artists often struggle to photograph their own work. If they don’t know how,…
General… MUSIC – OCTAVE 18 Oct2 Aug Central Arts, Sunday 27th October from 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. This is always one of the best nights of the year and we're delighted to start our first party…
Art… VOLUNTEER FOR THE BANKSY PROJECT 16 Oct The Majestic Hotel, Thursday 17th October at 7 p.m. The Banksy Project Tramore is a Graffiti Art Competition set up by Tramore Eco Group which will run from 26 –…
Choir… INTONATIONS: A WATERFORD CITY CHOIR 7 Oct9 Dec Garter Lane, Sunday 8th December | 12:30 p.m. | Free event Intonations are a local choir from Waterford City. Their selection of music is eclectic, from Queen to Musical hits…
General… BANGERS AND CRASH PERCUSSION GROUP 19 Sep12 Sep City Hall, Thursday 3rd October at 7:30 p.m. Having a physics background can be a useful thing indeed if you are ace percussionist Alex Petcu. So the required sounds don't exist…
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…
