Friday, September 20th brings Culture Night to every corner of the country, with free cultural happenings of every imaginable variety for all ages - and it's all free!
You can find out all about RTÉ's Culture Night spectacular at Collins Barracks here - below, we've picked 10 events nationwide that suggest the sheer diversity of fun activities to hand. Find one near you here...
Dublin: Elevate with Aerial Cirque
Look to the skies for a heart-stopping, one-of-a-kind spectacle on the soon-to-be-opened Central Plaza on Dame Street, as metal will meet muscle in Elevate, a breathtakingly beautiful, gravity-defying show created and performed by Ireland's leading aerialists Aerial Cirque, with music by Cork-based composer Peter Power and visuals by Bulgarian artist Petko Panchev.
Where and when? Central Plaza, Dame Street, 8.45pm, 9.35pm and 10.30pm
Make the Kerry Visual Artists' Showcase launch part of your #CultureNight in #Killarney this Friday 20th Sept@countykerry @DeptAHG @niallkelleher @KillarneyToday @KAdvertiser pic.twitter.com/z9L57a7974
— Kerry County Arts (@KerryCoArts) September 17, 2019
Kilkenny: TADA! Theatre - Breathing New Life into Smelly Socks! (Not Literally)
Bring your super-smelly, old, odd socks (the smellier the better) along to Thomastown Community Centre for Culture Night and transform your stinky old sock into a thing of true beauty! After you turn your stinky sock into a fantastic puppet, we will hear all about the character you have made and make up a story or two with these fabulous creations!
Where and when? Thomastown Community Centre, Thomastown, 5pm and 6.30pm
Belfast & Donegal: Waiting Tables For Godot
In hilarious riff on Samuel Beckett's classic, this site-specific play is set in a run-down café during a never-ending lunch shift. Soup is served in bowler hats as the waiters sing , pray and above all wait for their most important of customers - Monsieur Godot...
Where and when? Costa Coffee, Castle Place, Belfast, 2.30pm and 3.30pm, and The Cafe, An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny, 7pm and 8pm
Bring your ironing-boards kids!
— Cork Zine Archive (@corkzinearchive) September 17, 2019
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Leitrim: Cearlann Scíbhneoireachta Amhráin le Rónán Ó Snodaigh
A songwriting workshop with one of Ireland's finest writers from the acclaimed band Kila. One’s level of Irish is irrelevant - just bring your ideas and your talent will flourish!
Where and when? Ionad Na nGleannta / The Glens Centre, Ionad Na nGleannta, An line nua, Cluainin Ui Ruairc The Glens Centre, New Line Manorhamilton, 4pm (advance booking required)
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Carlow: Carlow Ukulele Players & High Hopes Choir
Carlow's Ukulele Players have been ukeing together since 2017, ranging in age from twenty-somethings to octogenarians. Their uplifting and fun vibe will be joined on the night by the High Hopes Choir, all of whose members have been touched by homelessness in one form or another, as they perform a feel-good repertoire that ranges from the best of Irish ballads to some classic pop and rock music.
Where and when? VISUAL, Old Dublin Rd, Carlow, 7pm
Sligo: Sligo Global Kitchen
Winners of the Irish Food Writers' Guild Community Award, Sligo Global Kitchen brings communities together to enjoy a global food experience. Come with friends and family and discover new tastes and flavours at Sligo’s most communal table.
Where and when? The Mall, Sligo, 5pm - 8pm
Limerick: Pigtown Parade
Be part of Limericks Pig Parade, where you can walk with Limericks butchers and famous brass bands. Be part of the fun and help get Limericks giant piggy to the market. There will be puppets, street performers, and real life piglets. You can make your own mask, or have your face painted...
Where and when? Limerick City, 7pm
National Museum of Ireland – Country Life - Come along to the National Museum of Ireland - A talk about farming life with bestselling author of The Cow Book - John Connell. @NMIreland @MayoDotIE @CultureNight #culturenight pic.twitter.com/JM09gr7Tyc
— Mayo Culture Night (@MayoCulture) September 12, 2019
Meath: Miniature Fairy House Workshop
Come along and make your own fairy house with Maura Fidgeon at Abbeybridge Studio. Get creative and design your own little house and paint it in all your favourite colours. Each person will have their own fairy house to take home...
Where and when? Abbeybridge Studio, Naas, Meath, 4pm
The countdown is ON! ⏰
— ⚖️Josepha Madigan (@josephamadigan) September 17, 2019
3 days until Ireland gets wrapped in #Culture 🎭 with 4,000+ events across the country. It promises to be a night like no other 💃
I encourage everyone get out this Friday to explore the brilliant events taking place! #CultureNight
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Kerry: Ceile Afro Dabke
An evening of world music, dance and song kicking off with an excerpt from Catherine Young’s dance work It Takes A Village, followed by a world music ceilí for everyone to join in. Experience the upbeat nature of African dance and drumming, Palestinian Dabke Dance, and traditional Ceilí dances.
Where and when? Presentation Primary School Hall, Tralee, 8pm
Galway: House Party
An outdoor spectacle, a dance opera, where all the wild and raucous activities of a party are performed with movement and gesture to a live classical score. Set in a three-storey house, boy rushes home to clean the house for girl. She arrives… and there is an adorable soft moment of blossoming love between them, before the door bursts open and rag-tag ensemble of party animals enter and the night swings gloriously into action.
Where and when? Fíbín Teo, Baile na hAbhainn, Co. na Gaillimhe, 5pm - 9pm
Wrap up in culture with RTÉ! Free outdoor concert at @NMIreland, Collins Barracks, Fri 20 Sept, 7.30-10pm, no booking required. Live on @RTERadio1, @RTE_Culture, @rteplayer, 8-10pm. Partners: @DeptAHG, @DubCityCouncil, @artscouncil_ie, @NMIreland | #CultureNight #OícheChultúir pic.twitter.com/4P8kxDgjHC
— Culture Night (@CultureNight) September 16, 2019
