St Brigid's Day Festival

Brigid’s Day Festival February 1st 2024

 

Market Square Hoardings 

From 10am                 Live painting with the MINAW Collective 

Parochial Hall - What’s On 

4 - 6pm                        Bridget’s Crosses with Pauline Hyland

4.30 - 6pm                   Spinning Wheel demo Veronique from Crafty Dreams

4 - 6.30pm                   Printmaking workshop with Leonie Connellan

4 - 6.30pm                   Rachel Kelly Graham -Graphics/Animation/Podcast

4 - 7.30pm                   Bracelet workshop with Ger Walton

4 - 7.30pm                   Painting exhibition by Ger Walton

4 - 7.30pm                   Painting exhibition by Mary Slevin

4 - 7.30pm                   Baking and crafts by Olha Hollingsworth

4 - 7.30pm                   My Brat Bhride with Rita O’Loughlin

4.30 - 7.30pm             Live painting by Rebecca Deegan

4.30 - 7.30pm             Weaving of a Bríd’s belt & more by Gerry Smyth

6 - 6.25pm                   Performance by Dancing Jewels School Ballet 

(There will be extra displays and demos on the day…) 

Mullaney’s Pharmacy 

4.00 - 6.15                   Poetry SOS - Poetry Prescriptions with poet Enda Wyley 

Main Stage

4.15pm                        Poetry Schools, (introduced by Muireann and Ann Egan?)
5.00 pm                       Port Concert Band
5.40 pm                       Ukranian Choir
6.15 pm                       Ann Egan
6.30 pm                       Brinda Irani
7.00 pm                       Crimestar
7.45 pm                       Laura Murphy and  Broken Theatre Fire Show 

Presented by Laois County Arts Office, Port Art Collective & Promenade 

This event is part of Planning for Outdoor Performance (POP), delivered by 5 Local Authority Arts Offices with funding from the Arts Council’s Invitation to Collaboration Scheme. Management services provided by Promenade.