Winterval Waterford

01/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: MYSTERY VISITOR IDENTIFIED

Gardaí have now closed the case.

Turns out our mysterious visitor wasn’t up to anything sinister after all…

Santa was just getting ready for Winterval. 🎅

And now his appointment book is officially open.

🎟️ Santa tickets are on sale now at Winterval.ie

31/08/2026

🚨 BREAKING NEWS FROM WINTERVAL ELF HQ 🚨

We’re receiving reports of some unusual activity overnight in Waterford…

CCTV footage appears to show an unidentified visitor entering through the Vestibule entrance of the Theatre Royal on The Mall, before heading through the building to the basement of the Medieval Museum. Strangely, nothing seems to have been taken.

Winterval Elf HQ is reviewing the footage.

More tomorrow. 👀

18/08/2026

🎸 Mad Ferritt at The Hive!

Get ready for Sunday 20th December when home-grown Mad Ferritt will be closing out the weekend in The Hive at full volume! Ireland’s original Oasis tribute, formed right here in the south east, playing Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back in Anger, Ch*****ne Supernova and all your favourite Oasis numbers at full throttle 🔥

So, are you Mad Ferritt? Tickets at winterval.ie 🙌🏻

That’s three nights in a row at The Hive:

Friday 18 December, The High Kings
Saturday 19 December, The Boomtown Rats
Sunday 20 December, Mad Ferritt

Trad, punk and Oasis, all at The Hive 🎄

🎟️ winterval.ie

Winterval is proudly supported by Waterford City and County Council

07/08/2026

🚨 Tickets are now on sale!
The Boomtown Rats at The Hive, December 19th.
👉 Grab yours at winterval.ie

Winterval is proudly supported by Waterford City and County Council

04/08/2026

🐀 The Boomtown Rats are coming to Winterval!

December 19th at The Hive on Park Road, Geldof and The Rats are bringing Rat Trap, I Don’t Like Mondays and Banana Republic to Waterford the weekend before Christmas! 🎪

The Hive is our brand new venue for 2026 - picture a thousand people indoors on Park Road, heated, with a bar, the city lit up outside and Geldof and the boys giving it socks a few feet in front of you. Christmas made!

🎟️ Get the group chat going, tickets go on sale this Friday, 7 August at winterval.ie

Winterval is proudly supported by Waterford City and County Council

26/06/2026

🎟 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘! 🎟
Tickets for The High Kings at Winterval are on sale now!
👑Friday 18 December at The Hive, the opening night of their Power of the People Tour 2027, and Waterford gets to experience it first!
Heated, fully seated with a bar. The songs everyone knows, just as Christmas rolls in. ✨
🎫 Get your tickets here > https://winterval.ie/event/the-high-kings

24/06/2026

👑𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗔𝗟! 👑
Big news for The Hive, our brand-new 1,000-capacity venue at Winterval 2026.
The High Kings have chosen Waterford to open their Power of the People Tour 2027 - the very first night of a tour that runs right across Ireland. 🎶
On Friday 18 December, catch Ireland’s most-loved folk act and the songs everyone knows by heart, in a heated, fully seated venue with its own bar. The perfect winter’s night out with Christmas just around the corner. ✨
🎟 Tickets on sale THIS Friday 26 June at 10am - link in bio 👑

08/06/2026

🙌 CALL ALL WATERFORD ARTISANS, if you've ever dreamed of trading at Winterval, this could be your chance!
Waterford Local Enterprise Office have created a programme specifically for startup artisans, people with a brilliant product who are ready to take it to the next level. Five months of hands-on business training AND a cabin at Winterval 2026, trading in front of thousands of visitors across the festival right through the Christmas season 🎄
The training is built for Waterford artisan producers, not resellers. You'll learn how to identify your best products, price them right, set up a beautiful stall, and build a brand story that cuts through in a busy market. By the time Winterval opens its doors in November, you'll be ready to sell your artisan products to thousands of Winterval visitors 🥳
This is a real opportunity for the right person. If that's you, or someone you know, please share this. Applications close THIS Friday June 12th!
👉 Details below, apply through LEO directly.

The Winterval Traders Programme provides attendees with a dedicated cabin space throughout all of Winterval, this is in addition to practical business training.

Designed to help traders increase sales, improve profitability, and operate more professionally, the programme equips participants with the tools and confidence to succeed in busy market environments.

Details & application can be found here - https://leowaterford.submit.com/show/246

16/04/2026

We’re delighted to welcome back Waterford Panto Society to Winterval with this year’s production ✨Sleeping Beauty✨

Taking to the stage at Theatre Royal Waterford this December, this much-loved local production brings all the fun, laughter and tradition audiences return for year after year.

With a full live band, Spraoí designed sets, spectacular costumes, and plenty of familiar faces, it’s a true Christmas experience in the heart of the city, just steps from the Winterval magic

📅 Running throughout December
📍 Theatre Royal Waterford

The team at Waterford Panto Society are committed to keeping this a family tradition at great value with a family of 4 ticket costing under €100.

🎟️ Ticket details coming soon - keep an eye on their channels for updates ✨

08/04/2026

And this year’s Arena Panto is… SNOW WHITE! 🍎✨

Get ready for a spellbinding spectacular adventure packed with big laughs, dazzling performances and plenty of surprises along the way 🥳

This epic fairytale promises to be bigger and more magical than ever before 🌟

🎟️ Tickets go on sale THIS FRIDAY 9th April

📅 12th–30th December
📍 SETU Arena

Winterval will feature two pantos across the city again for 2026, with more details on the second show coming soon ✨