Culture Night returns this year on 17 September and there’s plenty happening across the country. Here are some of the events taking place in Munster throughout the evening:
Clare
HOME – an Art Exhibition by Betty Cauldwell
This exhibition, hosted by Cultúrlann Sweeney Theatre, memorialises artist Betty Cauldwell, who passed away in April 2020. Her collection of oil, watercolour, acrylic and pastel paintings celebrate County Clare and its captivating landscapes.
Time: TBC
Location: Cultúrlann Sweeney Theatre, Kilkee
No booking required.
For more information, call 065 906 0769, or visit the Clare Arts website.
Traditional Music, Song and Dance at An Teach Ceoil
Members of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann perform traditional music, song and step-dancing.
Time: TBC
Location: St. Andrew’s Teach Ceoil, Ennistymon
No booking required.
For more information, call 085 1740 662.
Cork
Art Show by Backwater Artists Group
An eclectic mix of artwork from local artists, presented by Backwater Artists Group.
Time: 5pm-8pm
Location: Wandesford Quay, Cork
No booking required.
For further information, call 021 496 1002.
Pitch’d Circus and Street Arts Festival
Pitch’d Circus Street Arts Festival returns with the theme ‘Art Refracted’, featuring pop-up performances of Tumble Circus’ “Cycle Circus” and Tom Campbell’s ‘Rubbish Performance’.
Time: 6pm-10pm
Location: Coal Quay / Grand Parade / North Main St.
No booking required.
For more information, visit Pitch’d Festival’s website, or call 086 086 0860.
Limerick
Teach Rambling (as Gaeilge)
This event will allow Irish speakers to come together and mingle through the Irish language, learning songs and stories.
Time: TBC
Book via email.
For more information, call 085 724 5563.
Tipperary
Bijou Opera
Three-piece Bijou Opera present ‘Shakespeare in Song’, retelling the stories of Shakespeare through operatic duets and arias. The performance will include musical adaptations of esteemed plays such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and MacBeth.
Time: TBC
Location: South Tipperary Arts Centre, Clonmel
Find more information here, or call 052 612 7877.
Moving Portraits
Gordon Hogan presents a series of looped clips depicting individual moving portraits which exhibit the complexity of human emotion and how we present ourselves to others.
Time: 3pm onwards
Location: Source Arts Centre, Thurles, Co Tipperary
For more information, call 0504 90204.
