Carlow Arts Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary this year with a host of events taking place at Carlow College from June 4th-9th.
Music wise, Max Richter’s eight hour Sleep will be performed in its entirety for the first time in Ireland. The piece was described by the composer as a “personal lullaby for a frenetic world… a manifesto for a slower pace of existence” and it will be really interesting to see it performed live. Overall the music line-up is strong with acts like Pillow Queens, Kitt Phillipa, Elaine Mai on the bill too.
The full music line-up is:
- Pillow Queens
- Elaine Mai
- Proper Micro NV
- Bitch Falcon
- DJ Kormac
- Sun Collective
- Cormac Begley & Friends
- His Father’s Voice
- Sleep
- Galway Street Club
- Chagrall
- Irish National Opera
The festival is family friendly with theatre, circus and pop-up performances taking place over the weekend. Over 80% of the festival events are free to attend and there are ‘pick your price’ options for others.
Full program here.
