The Westport Music and Arts Festival returns this October 23rd to 28th this year.
It’s the festival’s 49th year – an incredible run – as the West of Ireland’s longest running music and arts festival.
Pillow Queens are among the headliners at this year’s festival. The indie-rock band play Bar 23, The Castle Late Night Venue in Westport on October 25th.
It’s part of the band’s Name Your Sorrow tour which also includes:
October 25th – Westport Arts Festival
November 21st – The Crescent Concert Hall, Drogheda, IE
November 22nd – Crown Live, Wexford, IE
November 23rd – Bank Lane, Waterford, IE
November 29th – Set Theatre, Kilkenny, IE
November 30th – Dolans, Limerick, IE
December 5th – Cyprus Avenue, Cork, IE
December 6th – Mandela Hall, Belfast
December 7th – Leisureland, Galway, IE
December 13th – Vicar St. Dublin, IE
Other music acts playing Westival festival include Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Trio, John Spillane, Stop Making Sense + Westival House Band and Ukraine Ensemble along with a programme of theatre, visual art, film, literature, workshops and family events.
Selected events are ticketed, and are available online to book from westival.ie.
Full Westival Programme:
Music
Pillow Queens
The Castle Late Night Venue, Fri 25th October, 10pm
John Spillane
Town Hall, Fri 25th October, 8pm
Ukraine Ensemble
Matt Molloys, Sat 26th October
Achill Island Basking Shark Fishermen
Grove House
Westport Jazz Event
Grove House, Sat 26th October, 6pm
Westport Festival of Chamber Music Event
Grove House, Sun 27th October, 5pm
Westport Folk & Bluegrass Festival Event
Clew Bay, Sat 26th October, 8pm
Theatre
Chicken
Town Hall, Sat 26th October, 8pm
Was I Not a Girl
Clew Bay, Thurs 24th October, 7pm
The Super Secret Shameful Show
Clew Bay, Sun 27th October, 6pm
Film
Stop Making Sense
Town Hall, Sun 27th October
Western Front Studios
W Cinema, Wed 23rd October
Woken Screening
W Cinema
For The Family
Boss Rob Kids
The Clock Tavern, Sat 26th October, 11am & 2pm
Kid Disco
The Clock Tavern, Sat 26th October, 2pm
Little Top Circus Skills
Clew Bay, Mon 28th October, 11am
Workshops
Forristal Woodwork
Teach Scoile, Sat 26th October, 11am
Boss Rob Adults
The Clock Tavern, Sat 26th October, 9:30pm
Lina Stein: Milliner Workshop
Town Hall, Sun 27th October, 11am
Melanie Whelan: Kids Workshop Illustration
Town Hall, Sat 26th October, 1pm
Elizabeth Healy: Revenant Songs
Clew Bay, Sat 26th October, 12pm
Writing
The Philosopher’s Hat Club
Savoir Fare, Fri 25th October, 6:30pm
Windows on Westport / Writer’s Walk & Workshop
The Clock Tavern, Sun 27th October, 3:30pm
Library Poetry Event
The Library, Sat 26th October, 1pm
Easkey Britton
Poetry Competition
Grove House, Thurs 24th October, 8pm
Festival Parlour Discussion
Clew Bay, Mon 28th October, 3:30pm
Kelly Michels
The Clock Tavern, Mon 28th October, 2pm
Visual Art
Custom House: Women Mayo Artists
Custom House, Wednesday 23rd October
McGings Exhibition
McGings, from Wednesday 23rd October
Fintan Friel
Town Hall, from Wednesday 23rd October
Genevieve King
Clew Bay, from Thursday 24th October
Objects That Make Us
Custom House
An Exhibition in Cornrue
