This July, RTÉ is delighted to support Galway International Arts Festival, Earagail Arts Festival in Donegal, Belfast TradFest and 23 other arts and cultural events across the country.
The summer festival season is in full swing this month with several festivals taking place that are sure to delight the senses. From spectacle to street arts, circus, visual arts, dance and theatre, music, spoken word, masterclasses and workshops, there is something for everyone.
Galway International Arts Festival will showcase a creative collision of artists, musicians, actors, writers and performers, while Earagail Arts Festival in Donegal will host 15 days of music, theatre, visual arts, film, literature, circus and carnival, and Belfast TradFest will present traditional music concerts, fiery pub sessions and Ireland's fastest growing summer school of traditional music.
Don't miss concerts, literary events, theatre, dance performances, as well as family events at Clonmel Junction Arts Festival in Tipperary. In addition, it will host its inaugural Vincent Hanley Summer School.
Boyne Music Festival in Drogheda, also returns this summer, with an exciting programme of chamber music, poetry, jazz, tours and workshops.
In Dublin, The Garden Party will continue at the Séamus Ennis Arts Centre with another jam-packed programme of events.
The Liberties Festival will present a series of family-friendly, sporting and community events, and an exciting multi-cultural and arts programme.
Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas also continues with its summer series of events in Dublin.
Cairde Sligo Arts Festival will take place, as will Kinsale Arts Weekend in Cork, a multi-disciplinary festival hosted in quirky venues across the town. Also in Cork, children’s arts festival SummerSING! will bring art, culture, and music into the lives of children from all walks of life.
Galway Film Fleadh, also not to be missed this month, will showcase new Irish cinema and world cinema, with filmmakers from across the world coming to Galway for the week-long international film festival.
In theatre, The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh will take to the stage at The Gate Theatre, while The Gate will also present Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa, at 3Olympia Theatre.
Finally, Music for Wexford Summer/Autumn Series will continue its annual series of recitals by both Irish and international musicians, summer creative writing courses will continue in the Irish Writers Centre, Dublin and there are also several exhibitions to enjoy.
For more information about the events we are supporting this month, see below:
DONEGAL Earagail Arts Festival
GALWAY Galway International Arts Festival
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BELFAST Belfast TradFest
CORK Summer Sing!
SLIGO Cairde Sligo Arts Festival
TIPPERARY Clonmel Junction Arts Festival
DUBLIN The Pillowman at The Gate
GALWAY Galway Film Fleadh
DUBLIN 195th RHA Annual Exhibition
DUBLIN The Liberties Festival
DROGHEDA Boyne Music Festival
DUBLIN Launch of the International Centre for the Image
CORK Kinsale Arts Weekend
DUBLIN Dancing at Lughnasa at 3Olympia
LIMERICK From 'Dickie to Richard’ – Richard Harris: Role of a Lifetime
DUBLIN IMMA Collection: Art as Agency
DUBLIN Mainie Jellett & Evie Hone: The Art of Friendship at NGI
WEXFORD Music for Wexford Summer/Autumn Series
DUBLIN Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe
features in the exhibition Words on the Wave
DUBLIN Changing Ireland at Collins Barracks
DUBLIN Dead Zoo at Large at Collins Barracks
DUBLIN The Garden Party
CARLOW AND DUBLIN Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas
DUBLIN Irish Writers Centre - Summer Creative Writing Courses
DUBLIN Abbey Theatre
NATIONWIDE Irish National Opera
Every year, RTÉ supports 170 arts and cultural events all over Ireland through the RTÉ Supporting the Arts scheme. Spanning film, music, dance, opera, festivals, literature, theatre and exhibitions, and with dedicated promotion on RTÉ's television, radio and digital services, and extensive support across RTÉ's social channels, the RTÉ Supporting the Arts scheme is a lifeline to Ireland's creative and cultural sectors.
To find out more information about RTÉ Supporting the Arts and to apply visit About RTÉ Supporting the Arts, go here.
