Culture Ireland

13/10/2026

Ailtireacht, spás poiblí, agus daonlathas—Glacfaidh an ionadaíocht náisiúnta atá ag Éirinn ag Biennale Ailtireachta na Veinéise, an Tionól, seilbh ar Bhusáras chun clár poiblí míosa a chur ar siúl!

Chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar Uachtaránacht na hÉireann ar Chomhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh, cuireann Ailtirí Cotter agus Naessens a suiteán ilchéadfach i láthair in éineacht leis ‘An Chaoi a mBailímid le Chéile’, sraith ceithre seachtaine ina mbeidh cainteanna, turais agus ceardlanna. Tá an tsraith seo á reáchtáil le tacaíocht ó Chultúr Éireann agus ón gComhairle Ealaíon:

✨Suiteán an Tionóil (22 Deireadh Fómhair - 22 Samhain - Áras Mhic Dhiarmada / Busáras): Breathnaigh thart ar an suiteán ruga feá agus Ceadogán Éireannach sa slí dhála phoiblí den mhol iompair nua-aoiseach ar sainchomhartha i mBaile Átha Cliath é.

✨Turais Ailtireachta (24, 31 Deireadh Fómhair agus 7, 14 Samhain - Busáras): Turais treoraithe ina scrúdaítear stair Bhusáras agus an suiteáil (lena n-áirítear Turas Tadhaill ar an 14 Samhain).

✨Tionól Óige agus Plé Pobail (29 Deireadh Fómhair, 3, 6 agus 11 Samhain - Busáras): Painéil ar a léirítear dearcthaí na hóige maidir le spás poiblí, bonneagar tuaithe, tithíocht, agus muintearas leis an Lucht Siúil.

✨Dánta don Tionól agus FIELD ag Coláiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne is Deartha (12 agus 17 Samhain - Busáras agus Coláiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne is Deartha): Filíocht ó bhéal le hÉigse Éireann agus mórshiúl ithreach ina gcíortar talamh agus tírdhreach.

✨Tionól clabhsúir (22 Samhain - Busáras): Imeacht a thabharfaidh le chéile na léargais a fuarthas agus na comhráite a tharla le linn an chláir ceithre seachtaine.

Svaidhpeáil chun teacht ar mhioneolas faoi na himeachtaí a bheidh ar siúl ag an Tionól i mBaile Átha Cliath!➡️

Iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar an ailtireacht, ar an daonlathas agus ar an gcaoi a mbailímid le chéile inár spásanna comhroinnte.

📍Suíomh: Áras Mhic Dhiarmada / Busáras agus FIELD ag Coláiste Náisiúnta Ealaíne is Deartha, Baile Átha Cliath

🇪🇺Clár: Cultúr 2026: Cultúr na hÉireann a Chomhroinnt

Arna gcoimeád ag: Ailtirí Cotter agus Naessens | Le Tacaíocht ó Culture Ireland, Arts Council Ireland agus OPW Ireland

Architecture, public space, and demo

13/10/2026

Béaloideas na hEorpa, stair Réabhlóid na Fraince agus malartú cultúrtha leis an Ungáir—tá ag éirí le clár Chultúr 2026 an Longfoirt nasc a chruthú idir oidhreacht áitiúil agus scéalta iontacha as ar fud na hilchríche! 🎃🇫🇷🇭🇺

Chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar Uachtaránacht na hÉireann ar Chomhairle an Aontais Eorpaigh, tá clár bríomhar imeachtaí á chur i láthair ag Comhairle Contae an Longfoirt i leabharlanna agus i measc an phobail, le tacaíocht ó Chultúr Éireann:

✨Paráid Uair Mharbh na hOíche an Longfoirt (31 DF - Baile an Longfoirt): Paráid thaibhsiúil ar Oíche Shamhna deis chun béaloideas agus scéalta Eorpacha a thabhairt chun beochta ar na sráideanna, agus beidh aíonna speisialta taidhleoireachta i láthair freisin.

✨Cuairt na nAmbasadóirí & Ócáidí Bronnta Darach Portaigh (4 Samhain - An Longfort): Naisc thaidhleoireachta agus chultúrtha leis an Ungáir á gceiliúradh trí cheardaíocht áitiúil speisialta.

✨Comórtas Chiúb Rubik (4 Samhain - Leabharlann Mheathas Troim): Ceiliúradh ar cheann de na rudaí is cáiliúla a forbraíodh san Ungáir riamh trí dhúshlán pobail spraíúil.

✨Gránard & Oirthear Rouen – Cairdeas et l’Amitié (10 Nollaig - Leabharlann an Ghránaird): Ceiliúradh ar chairdeas, ar chultúr agus ar naisc phobail idir An Longfort agus An Fhrainc.

Svaidhpeáil chun eolas a fháil faoi na himeachtaí ar fad a bheidh ar siúl i ngach cúinne de An Longfort! ➡️

European folklore, French Revolutionary history, and Hungarian cultural exchanges—Longford’s Cultúr 2026 programme is connecting local heritage with fascinating stories from across the continent! 🎃🇫🇷🇭🇺

To mark Ireland holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Longford County Council is presenting a vibrant series of events across libraries and communities, supported by Culture Ireland:

✨ Longford’s Dead of Night Parade (31 Oct - Longford Town): A spectacular Halloween parade bringing European folklore and stories to life on the streets, featuring special diplomatic guests.

✨ Ambassadors Visit & Bog Oak Presentations (4 Nov - Longford): Celebrating diplomatic and cultural connections with Hungary through bespoke local craftsmanship.

✨ Rubik’s Cube Competition (4 Nov - Edgeworth

13/10/2026

🚨 Reminder - Deadline is 12pm, Friday 16 October 2026

Meet the Irish (New York, January 2027) – Call for Artists

Culture Ireland invites submissions from Irish theatre and dance artists/companies who wish to participate in the Meet the Irish initiative which will take place in New York from 10 to 13 January 2027.

ℹ️ https://www.cultureireland.ie/meet-the-irish-new-york-january-2027-call-for-artists/

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🚨 Meabhrúchán - An spriocdháta is 12 meán lae Dé hAoine an 16 Deireadh Fómhair 2026

📢 Meet the Irish (Nua-Eabhrac, Eanáir 2027) – Glao ar Ealaíontóirí

Tá Cultúr Éireann ag lorg aighneachtaí ó ealaíontóirí/chomhlachtaí amharclainne agus damhsa Éireannacha ar mian leo páirt a ghlacadh sa tionscnamh Meet the Irish a bheidh ar siúl i Nua-Eabhrac ón 10 go dtí an 13 Eanáir 2027.

ℹ️https://www.cultureireland.ie/ga/meet-the-irish-nua-eabhrac-eanair-2027-glao-ar-ealaiontoiri/

12/10/2026

11/10/2026

🌳 This October sees the international debut of Unmasking Nature by AlanJames Burns, presented at Luftanje Scena Ribnjak in Zagreb, Croatia, and 180° Laboratory for Innovative Art Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria. Supported by the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) and Culture Ireland, this work explores the connections between nature, biodiversity and neurodiversity.

Across both festival locations, AlanJames Burns presents ‘Stimming with Nature’ an audiovisual artwork made with artist Emma Mohan O’Grady, alongside installations made from ethically foraged natural materials. Responding to the environments encountered in Croatia and Bulgaria, Alan undertakes site-specific sensory foraging, creating collections of natural objects for audiences to explore and interact with through touch. These works explore the capacity of nature’s textures and forms to act as tactile aids for grounding & sensory regulation.

🪴 At the heart of Unmasking Nature is a question: What does it mean to be neurodivergent in nature? Through texture, pattern, movement and sensory experience, the work considers how nature can provide tactile tools for grounding and sensory regulation, while drawing parallels between the resilience of ecosystems and the diverse ways people experience and move through the world.

Neurodiversity is biodiversity, and both thrive with the freedom to grow.

Tackling eco-ableism by opening up conversations around access, inclusion and climate action through participatory arts practice, Unmasking Nature connects audiences across Europe with the vibrancy of both natural and human diversity.

ℹ️ www.alanjamesburns.com divergentlytogether.com www.disruptfestival.ie https://www.effea.eu/

10/10/2026

🤩 Culture Ireland are delighted to support Irish Poet, Bernadette Gallagher, at the Kistrech International Poetry Festival.

☘️ The Festival Director, Dr. Christopher Okemwa shared that "We have not had an Irish poet since the Kistrech Poetry Festival began in 2013. We are so much blessed to have Bernadette Gallagher this year, 2026. Carrying the powerful motto 'The Word is Not Alone, It is Part of the Whole,' this philosophy is the guiding principal at this year's Kistrech international Poetry Festival. We shall take poetry to every corner of our region, including schools, universities, villages, national parks and museums."

The Festival is organised by Kistrech Theatre International and will bring together poets and literary voices from Africa, Europe, Asia and the Arab world. Carrying the powerful motto “The Word is Not Alone; It is Part of the Whole,” the festival presents poetry as a meeting point between cultures, languages, communities and artistic traditions.

Its 2026 programme combines poetry readings, cultural visits, community engagement, university activities, book donations and encounters in some of Kenya’s distinctive cultural and natural settings.

📅 11 to 18 October 2026

📍 Kisii, Kenya

ℹ️ https://kistrechpoetry.org/ #

Bernadette Gallagher

09/10/2026

🎶Culture Ireland are delighted to support Natalia Beylis and Eimear Reidy as they perform this Saturday at The Old Church, Stoke Newington, London 🎶

Baba Yaga's Hut are continuing their Organ Series with an organ and cello performance by Natalia Beylis & Eimear Reidy celebrating the reissue of their amazing album She Came Through the Window to Stand by the Door, on Nyahh Records.

Recorded at St Georges Church, Carrick On Shannon, Leitrim on a cold early January with a William Telford Organ. Built in 1846, it is reputed to be the second oldest organ in Ireland.

📅 Saturday 10th October 2026

📍 The Old Church, Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 9ES, United Kingdom

ℹ️ https://dice.fm/promoters/baba-yagas-hut-l8ob?

08/10/2026

🤩 The Celtic Colours International Festival is a unique celebration of Cape Breton Island's living traditional culture.

🎶 Featuring dozens of concerts and hundreds of cultural events in communities all over the Island, Celtic Colours is more than just a music festival or a cultural event, it is community economic development in action, in the very communities where the music and culture have been nurtured for more than 200 years.

☘️ For nine days this October, you'll discover hundreds of events and activities taking place in communities all over the Island and Culture Ireland are delighted to support a number of Irish artists as they take the stage.

📅 9-17 October 2026

📍 Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

ℹ️ https://celtic-colours.com/

Celtic Colours International Festival

08/10/2026

🤩 Culture Ireland are thrilled to support the performance of 'ZINC' this Friday at NTGent Schouwburg, Belgium.

'ZINC' is a major international co-production between Dead Centre, Théâtre de Liege, NTGent, Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus and Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg.

🗺️ Dead Centre’s adaptation of David Van Reybrouck’s masterful 'Zinc' explores the way the human body becomes a map — a contested site where the struggles of politics and history determine who we are. What does history do to a human life?

This is the story of something that came into existence by accident, was found to be malleable and easily exploited, was extracted from its place of origin and sent to far-off places. Something that was used in a variety of ways, for a variety of causes. That something was a man called Joseph Rixen. The story of Zinc begins …

👥 The story begins in 2025 in a theatre in Liège, with an audience sitting in a room watching a play. The audience is united by something. Inside the bodies of every single person is a large repository of a trace metal: zinc, used in the body to help the immune system fight off invading viruses. If called upon, it is ready to fight.

For all the details 👇

📅 Friday 9th October 2026

📍 NTGent Schouwburg, Ghent, Belgium

ℹ️ https://www.ntgent.be/en/productions/zinc

NTGent

07/10/2026

🎬 It is almost time for the 2026 Irish Film Festival Australia🎞️

The 2026 Irish Film Festival will return to Palace cinemas from 8 October to 9 November in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Canberra, with Opening Night parties in every city. Audiences can watch our online film selection from 8 October until 15 November from anywhere in Australia, showcasing the best in new Irish film to Australian audiences.

The bold programming includes contemporary features - many of them Australian premieres - that explore the creativity, vitality and diversity of Irish life. The Irish Film Festival Australia is now the biggest Irish arts festival in Australia.

🤩 Proudly supported by Culture Ireland

📅 8 October - 15 November 2026 in cinemas and online.

ℹ️ www.irishfilmfestivalaustralia.com.au

Irish Film Festival Australia