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Limerick.ie THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO LIMERICK What Next 7-9 Dance Festival Feb Dance Limerick

The Fureys Arts & Culture 8 Lime Tree Theatre Feb Limerick’s personality is Big Gig captured most creatively by the diverse festival and big gig Community Ross O’Carroll Kelly’s scene, active throughout the 12-16 Postcards from the Ledge city and county. 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,

Smokie 1 University Concert Hall Mar

Limerick Choral 1-3 Festival Mar Throughout Limerick City

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4 Limerick Festivals Guide Limerick.ie 5 17 ree Mar mi Mario Rosenstock 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 mi Limerick 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

St. Mary’s Cathedral Wild Youth 23 - 21 Festival 6 Dolans Mar Jun St. Mary’s Cathedral & St. Michael’s Apr Church, 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 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 mi Deirdre O’Kane 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

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 - 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 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 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 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 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 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 Pride Festival from the Ledge l Siege of Limerick - Earrach l Broadford Summer Festival i e l Keith Barry l Christy Moore l Pig ‘n’ Porter re l i INPUT - LIT Music Festival l Limerick Rugby Fest l Ballinvreena Annual Flower i i i er l Nathan Carter ei Vegetable &r eCake Show l Pat Shortt MAY pg 11-13 l Angela’ser Ashes, The Musical l Limerick Literary Festival l l Bealtaine Festival Stanzas – A Weekend of Words OCTOBER pg 24-26 l West Limerick Drama Festival l Bell X1 l Fleadh by the Feale l Éigse Michael Hartnett l Newcastle West Agricultural Show l Riverfest Limerick l Make A Move Hip Hop Festival MARCH pg 5-8 l Celtic Horizon Open 2019 - World l The Stunning l i.ny l Smokie Association of Marching Show l Street Feast l Bualadh Bos Children’s Festival l Limerick Choral Festival Bands l Regeneron Great Limerick Run l Joyce Brothers Music Festival l GamerFest Limerick l All Saints and Singers l Open House l STEPS Engineers Week l Deirdre O’Kane AUGUST pg 20-21 l Garry McMahon Traditional l The Game l Blindboy Podcast Live l Elemental Singing Weekend l Mario Rosenstock l Paul Young l B-Fest Ballingarry l l David O’Doherty Richard Harris International Film l Africa Day l Fusion Dance Festival l Limerick Festival of Kindness Festival l Madness l Ballylanders Pattern Festival l l Festival of Local Beers Samhain – Limerick’s Halloween l Fleadh Cheoil Luimnigh l Castletown Country Music Festival l Des Bishop Festival l Cappamore Agricultural Show l l Limerick St. Patrick’s Festival Bruff Bluegrass Festival l l l St. Patrick’s Festival Fireworks JUNE pg 14-16 National Heritage Week 29th Annual Festival of One Act l Extravaganza l Jenny Greene & The RTÉ Concert Knockaderry Village Fayre Drama l l l Limerick St. Patrick’s Day Parade Orchestra Bring your Limericks to Limerick Lough Gur Halloween Festival l l l 49th Limerick International Band l Polska Éire Festival Daniel O’Donnell Limerick October Bank Holiday l Championship l Limerick Ceramic Artists Exhibition Mungret Music Festival Weekend l l l Therapy? l Limerick Sings International The Limerick Show Mary Black l l Limerick International Tattoo Choral Festival Castleconnell Fright Fest Convention l Très Court International Film SEPTEMBER pg 22-23 featuring the Scary Trail l Siege of Limerick - Samhain l St. Mary’s Cathedral Festival Festival l Pigtown Limerick Culture & Food Series l Fresh Film Festival l Dermot and Dave Live l Gilbert O’Sullivan l Musicale l Crinniú na nÓg l Hospital Arts and Culture Festival NOVEMBER pg 27 l l Thomond Swim l Tommy Tiernan Soulscapes l APRIL pg 9-10 l Limerick Garden Festival l Culture Night Limerick Festival of Science l  l Limerick Soviet 100 l Lough Gur Summer Solstice Festival l Living Statue Festival Light Up Limerick Christmas l Limerick Writers’ Festival l Kupala Night l Limerick Jazz Festival Lights Ceremony l l Limerick Fringe l BeSPOKE - Limerick’s Cycling l The Paddy Dakar Ardal O’ Hanlon l HearSay International Audio Arts Festival Festival l Blas International Summer School DECEMBER pg 28 l Wild Youth of Traditional Music & Dance Limerick.ie l Christmas in Limerick l Limerick Lifelong Learning l Spirit of the City - Limerick THE OFFICIAL GUIDE TO LIMERICK l Limerick Christmas Racing Festival l Dromcollogher Festival Festival Festival Organisers!

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