Limerick Festivals Guide 2019
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Dance Feb University Concert Hall We have listed here fantastic Family Fun opportunities presented by Keith Barry the strong local voices of our Film 15 Great National South Court Hotel musicians, artists, designers, Feb makers, cultural organisations Food & Drink and communities who have programmed festivals and History & Heritage INPUT events with a rich vibrancy that 18-19 LIT Music Festival greatly contributes to Limerick’s Learning Feb Millennium Theatre & Dolans burgeoning reputation as an exciting and dynamic place of Literary celebration. Nathan Carter Music 20&21 University Concert Hall Great adventures await those Feb who come and visit! Sports & Recreation Theatre Pat Shortt 22&23 University Concert Hall Feb Details correct at time of print. Events are subject to change 2 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 3 Limerick Literary 22-24 Festival 7 Feb Throughout Limerick City West Limerick Limerick St. Patrick’s 22 - 3 Drama Festival Festival Feb Mar Knockaderry, Newcastle West Smokie 1 University Concert Hall Mar Limerick Choral 1-3 Festival Mar Throughout Limerick City FEATURED AT LIMERICK’S BIGGEST EVER GamerFest GAMING & YOUTUBER FESTIVAL 2&3 Limerick Mar Thomond Park Stadium PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY P O W E R E D B Y STEPS Engineers POWERED BY PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY 2-8 THOMOND PARK STADIUM LIMERICK 02-03 MARCH 2019 Week YOUTUBERTHOMOND SPECIAL PARK GUESTS STADIUM• LIVE STAGE GAMING LIMERICK • VIRTUAL 02-03 REALITY MARCH • RETRO GAMING2019 Mar TICKETS AVAILABLE AT GAMERFEST.IE Throughout Limerick U16 €14.95 / ADULT €19.95 / FAMILY (2+2) €54.95 Galway Advertiser 1 - 165x130.indd 1 22/01/2019 21:29 The Game 6 Live at the Big Top Mar 4 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 5 17 ree Mar Fmi Mario Rosenstock Fun 8 Great National South Court Hotel Mar David O’Doherty 8-10 Dolans Mar Limerick Festival 2019 9-16 of Kindness Mar Throughout Limerick City Ireland’s Largest Regional St. Patrick’s Day Parade! Festival of Local 11-24 Beers Mar Throughout Limerick CityDolans 18 Mar Des Bishop 16 University Concert Hall Mar ree Fmi Limerick Fun 16-18 St. Patrick’s Festival Mar Throughout Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival 16 Fireworks Extravaganza Mar Limerick City Ireland’s ONLY International Band Championship! 6 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 7 Limerick St. Patrick’s Limerick Soviet 100 17 Day Parade 1-30 Throughout Limerick City Mar Limerick City Apr 49th Limerick International Limerick Writers’ 18 Band Championship 1-30 Festival Mar Limerick City Apr Throughout Limerick City Therapy? Limerick Fringe 22 Dolans 3-6 Throughout Limerick City Mar Apr Limerick International HearSay International 23 & 24 Tattoo Convention 4-7 Audio Arts Festival Mar Great National South Court Hotel Apr Kilfinane St. Mary’s Cathedral Wild Youth 23 - 21 Festival 6 Dolans Mar Jun St. Mary’s Cathedral & St. Michael’s Apr Church, Pery Square Fresh Film Festival Limerick Lifelong 25-30 ThroughoutDolans Limerick City 8-14 Learning Festival Mar Apr Throughout Limerick Musicale Gavin James 30 - 7 Throughout Limerick City 10 Live at the Big Top Mar Apr Apr 8 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 9 13 Hudson Taylor 14 Unplugged Apr Lime Tree Theatre Riverfest Limerick Gúna Nua Theatre Company presents Bealtaine Festival 16-27 Bread Not Profits 1-31 Throughout Limerick Apr Limerick Soviet 100 May Cleeve’s Factory Aslan Fleadh by the Feale 20 Live at the Big Top 2-6 Abbeyfeale Apr May Siege of Limerick - Riverfest Limerick 21 3-6 LimerickDolans City Apr Earrach May Dolans Christy Moore The Stunning 26&27 University Concert Hall 5 Live at the Big Top Apr May Limerick Rugby Fest Street Feast 27 Old Crescent RFC 5 ThroughoutDolans Limerick Apr May Regeneron Great 5 May Limerick Run Limerick City 10 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 11 3-6 May All Saints and Singers 6 CastleconnellDolans May ree Fmi Deirdre O’Kane Fun 9 University Concert Hall May Blindboy Podcast Live 10 DolansDolans May Paul Young 24 University Concert Hall May Limerick’s May Bank Holiday Africa Day Weekend Festival! 25 Throughout Limerick City May Amazing Aquabatics • River Shannon Zipline • Kayaking • Riverfestival Village • Fashion Friday • BBQ • Big Gigs • Madness Spectacular Fireworks and much more! 31 Live At The Docklands May Fleadh Cheoil 31 - 3 Luimnigh May Jun Athea 12 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 13 Jenny Greene & The Thomond Swim 1 RTÉ Concert Orchestra 15 St.Dolans Michael’s Rowing Club Jun Jun Live At The Docklands Polska Éire Festival Limerick Garden 1-9 Throughout Limerick 16 Jun Jun Festival MilkDolans Market Limerick Ceramic Artists Lough Gur Summer 1 - 31 Exhibition 21 Solstice Festival Jun Jul Jun Belltable Lough Gur Limerick Sings International Kupala Night 6-9 Choral Festival 22 Arthur’s Quay Park Jun Throughout Limerick Jun Très Court International 7-16 Film Festival Jun Belltable Dermot & Dave Live 14 UniversityDolans Concert Hall Jun Crinniú na nÓg 15 Throughout Limerick Jun 14 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 15 BeSPOKE - Limerick’s Welcome to the 22-30 Cycling Festival 1-13 Neighbourhood - Askeaton Jun Jul Contemporary Arts Throughout Limerick Askeaton Blas International Summer School Limerick Pride 24-5 of Traditional Music & Dance 5-14 Jun Jul Jul Festival University of Limerick Throughout Limerick Spirit of the City - Broadford Summer 28-30 Limerick 11-14 Festival Jun Arthur’s Quay Park Jul Broadford Dromcollogher Pig ‘n’ Porter 28-7 Festival 13 Old Crescent RFCDolans Old Crescent RFC Jun Jul Jul Dromcollogher 16 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 17 Ballinvreena Annual Flower, Bell X1 15-21 Vegetable & Cake Show 20 Live at King John’s Castle Jul Ballinvreena Jul Angela’s Ashes, Newcastle West 18-27 The Musical 21 Jul Jul Agricultural Show Lime Tree Theatre Newcastle West Stanzas - A Weekend Celtic Horizon Open 2019 - World 19 of Words 26-28 Association of Marching Show Jul Jul Bands Ormston House Throughout Limerick City 18 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 19 Elemental National Heritage Week 2-5 Throughout Limerick City 17-25 Throughout Limerick Aug Aug B-Fest Ballingarry Knockaderry 2-5 Ballingarry 22-25 Aug Aug Village Fayre Knockaderry Fusion Dance Festival Bring your Limericks 8-15 Millennium Theatre Aug 23-25 to Limerick Aug Throughout Limerick Ballylanders Daniel O’Donnell 15 24 University Concert Hall Aug Pattern Festival Aug Ballylanders Mungret Music Festival Castletown Country SOMETHING HAPPENS - THE 4 OF US - 24&25 PADDY CASEY - BRIAN DEADY - TINY GIANTS 16-18 Music Festival Aug Aug Castletown Mungret Cappamore The Limerick Show 17 Limerick Racecourse Aug Agricultural Show 25 Cappamore Aug 20 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 21 Pigtown Limerick Living Statue Festival 1-30 Culture & Food Series 20 Limerick City Sep Sep Throughout Limerick Gilbert O’Sullivan Limerick Jazz Festival 4 Lime Tree Theatre 26-29 Throughout Limerick City Sep Sep Hospital Arts and The Paddy Dakar 11-15 27-29 DoonDolans Old Crescent RFC Sep Culture Festival Sep Hospital Tommy Tiernan 13&14 University Concert Hall Sep Culture Night 20 Throughout Limerick Sep 22 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 23 Open House Limerick 18-20 Throughout Limerick City Oct 26 Limerick Garry McMahon October 18-20 Traditional Singing Weekend Oct Bank Holiday Abbeyfeale Weekend Éigse Michael Hartnett Richard Harris Newcastle West 22-28 International Film Festival 3-5 Oct Oct Throughout Limerick City Make a Move Samhain – Limerick’s 3-6 Hip Hop Festival 24-26 Halloween Festival Oct Oct Throughout Limerick City Throughout Limerick City i.ny Bruff Bluegrass 3-13 Throughout Limerick City 25-27 Oct Oct Festival Bruff Bualadh Bos 29th Annual Festival 6-19 Children’s Festival 25-27 Oct Oct of One Act Drama Lime Tree Theatre Friars’ Gate Theatre Joyce Brothers Lough Gur Halloween 11-13 Music Festival 25-28 Oct Oct Festival Kilfinane Lough Gur 24 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 25 Limerick October Bank 25-31 Holiday Weekend 27 Oct Throughout Limerick Mary Black Light Up 26 Lime Tree Theatre Limerick Oct Castleconnell Fright Fest Soulscapes 27 featuring the Scary Trail 6-27 Friars Gate Theatre Oct Castleconnell Nov Siege of Limerick Limerick Festival 27 9-17 Oct Samhain Nov of Science Dolans Throughout Limerick Cityns Light Up Limerick 25-31 Oct 17 Christmas Lights Ceremony Nov Limerick City Ardal O’ Hanlon 29 University Concert Hall Nov Spooktacular fun for all the family! 26 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 27 Christmas in Limerick 1-31 Throughout Limerick Dec Limerick Christmas 26-29 Dec Racing Festival LimerickDolans Old Crescent RFC Racecourse 1-31 Dec Limerick is set to sparkle over Christmas! With a fabulous array of seasonal activities, family fun events, live music, food and craft fairs, magical Santas, shopping, exciting sporting action and lots of festive cheer there will be something for everyone to enjoy this Christmas! 28 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 29 FEBRUARY pg 3-4 l Gavin James JULY pg 17-19 l What Next Dance Festival l Hudson Taylor Unplugged l Welcome to the Neighbourhood – Limerick l The Fureys l Bread Not Profits AskeatonLimerick Contemporary Arts l Ross O’Carroll Kelly’s Postcards l Aslan l Limerick