The amazing Cairde Sligo Arts Festival will run from 6th to 13th July 2024. This ever popular arts festival has an astounding range of events and projects including; Music Theatre Street Theatre Literary events Visual Art Circus events Dance Family events Highlights in 2024 include; Exhibitions and events as part of Hereditas, a collaborative art […]
International Summer School and Festival Sligo Jazz Project’s summer school, Europe’s premier jazz education event, encompasses a holistic learning and performance experience for musicians of all levels with some of the greatest musicians on the planet, providing participants with inspiration, education and entertainment in equal measure, with a festival completely immersed in the community in […]
The Black Pig Festival in Enniscrone is back for 2024 and promises to be a fantastic event featuring music, art, comedy, theatre, fun fair and much more. Held in the beautiful seaside town of Enniscrone on the Wild Atlantic Way between 25th and 29th July, the Black Pig Festival truly has something for everyone.
Tread Softly takes place over the month of August. This festival is dedicated to working collaboratively with artists and communities, producing reflective signature events exploring our relationship with Sligo's landscape.
Community is at the heart of Tubbercurry Old Fair Day Festival this August Immerse yourself in the vibrant celebration of Tubbercurry's rich heritage and community spirit. The Tubbercurry Old Fair Day Festival returns for its 37th year with a packed programme of events. This August, the festival committee has joined with local community groups to […]
John Taylor will be displaying some of his large range of historical artifacts in the Sligo Folk Park during heritage week, from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd of August. Entry is free and all are welcome.
John Taylor will be displaying some of his large range of historical artifacts in the Sligo Folk Park during heritage week, from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd of August. Entry is free and all are welcome.
John Taylor will be displaying some of his large range of historical artifacts in the Sligo Folk Park during heritage week, from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd of August. Entry is free and all are welcome.
Hugh Kelly and John Taylor will host a talk at 8pm Wednesday 21st August 2024 in Millview House at Sligo Folk Park in Riverstown. This will explore the link between Millview House and it's families with the local Church of Ireland. Entry is free and refreshments will be provided.
John Taylor will be displaying some of his large range of historical artifacts in the Sligo Folk Park during heritage week, from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd of August. Entry is free and all are welcome.
John Taylor will be displaying some of his large range of historical artifacts in the Sligo Folk Park during heritage week, from Monday 19th to Friday 23rd of August. Entry is free and all are welcome.
Presented in partnership with Cairde Sligo Arts Festival Curated by Dr. Julie Brazil The Wandering Gaze presents a collection of images relative to Travelling people in the work of Jack Butler Yeats. Highlighting Yeats’ keen observations of diversity amongst nomadic groups within Irish society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the exhibition includes sketchbook drawings, […]
Presented in partnership with Cairde Sligo Arts Festival as part of the Hereditas Project Participating artists: Chloe McDonagh, Dave McDonagh, Francesca Hutchinson, Leanne McDonagh, Phien O’Phien and Tommy Rhattigan. Bafushia is a word from the Traveller Cant language that conveys a physically-bound term of forward movement. The exhibition title arose while exploring Jack Butler Yeats images of Travellers with Oein DeBhairduin and participants […]
Spanish Armada Ireland runs Remembering the Armada which takes place in Sligo, Streedagh, Grange and Killybegs 19-22 September 2024.
Culture Night 2024 is on Friday 20th September and once again there is a superb range of events throughout Sligo - all free of charge! All events being held in Sligo can be seen here and some highlights include; A Feast for Body and Soul Sligo Gospel Choir together with the Haven will present an […]
Stigma Damages is a solo exhibition by Michele Horrigan, known for her ongoing investigations into heavy industry in Ireland and the environmental impacts involved in the global production of aluminium. This is Horrigan’s most substantial presentation on the topic to date, with new video artworks, unearthed archival documents and found objects placed across five gallery spaces […]
Join in the fun and enjoy a gastronomic adventure at the Taste of Sligo Food Festival! Discover a delicious array of local produce, meet celebrity chefs, and enjoy the vibrant food culture of Sligo - all in the heart of beautiful Sligo town on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd September. This is all taking place […]
The Amatis Trio: Happy Birthday, Dr. Wilson! Fri. 4 Oct. 2024 7.30pm €20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s Lea Hausmann violin Samuel Shepherd cello Mengjie Han piano Programme: Beethoven Piano Trio op. 1 no. 3 Ian Wilson Spilliaert’s Beach Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 Followed by Birthday Cake and Cava! All welcome. Sponsored by Sligo County […]
Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957) grew up in Sligo, in the care of his maternal grandparents Elizabeth & William Pollexfen. From an early age, the young artist was steeped in the rich sea-faring culture of the area, where the ocean connected a small town on Europe’s western periphery with the enigmatic outside world. Throughout Yeats’ long career […]
Sligo Live is a community centred festival created by musicians and music lovers to showcase the very best of talent – internationally established and emerging. Since its foundation by Shane Mitchell and Rory O’Connor in 2005 the festival has delighted audiences with a diverse array of both international and local talent bringing together the very […]
With opening speech by John Turpin, President of the Friends of The National Collections of Ireland. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland (FNCI), The Model presents a unique selection of artworks gifted to The Niland Collection from the 1960s to the present day. […]
The Amatis Trio: Happy Birthday, Dr. Wilson! Fri. 4 Oct. 2024 7.30pm €20 / €10 (conc.) / €10 U-18s Lea Hausmann violin Samuel Shepherd cello Mengjie Han piano Programme: Beethoven Piano Trio op. 1 no. 3 Ian Wilson Spilliaert’s Beach Mendelssohn Piano Trio No. 1 Followed by Birthday Cake and Cava! All welcome. Sponsored by Sligo County […]
Informal Music Afternoons are a series of monthly events, presented in partnership with Sligo Baroque Orchestra, where an eclectic mix of music is performed in a welcoming format in The Model’s Atrium space. The Informal Music Afternoon is an ideal way to spend a calm Sunday afternoon. The idea behind this event is to make […]
