The Bleeding Pig Cultural Festival started its life as a two day event in 2013 and has grown to be an award-winning festival which showcases local and national performers and artists over ten days in September on the stunning Donabate/Portrane Peninsula. The festival was awarded Fingal Community Group of the Year 2015 for Arts & Culture and were shortlisted for the LAMA awards in the Arts & Culture category 2018. After a very successful comeback last year, the festival returns in September for another 11 days of events. Many will be familiar to those who attend every year and as usu

The nineteenth edition of Culture Night will take place on Friday 20 September 2024. Culture Night / Oíche Chultúir is brought to you by the Arts Council; it is a national moment, celebrating culture, creativity and the arts and seeks to actively promote the belief that this rich and varied culture is alive, treasured and nurtured in people’s lives, today and every day. It is delivered nationwide in cities, towns, villages and rural locations as well as online and through our media partners. 1,205,834 people engaged with 1,700 Culture Night events in 2023. On September 20th 202

Baggotonia Festival 2024 will take place on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st of September on Dublin's Baggot Street Upper. The inaugural Baggotonia Festival is a celebration of the community, history, arts, culture, entertainment and people - past, present and future – in the area emanating from Baggot Street Bridge - an area known as Baggotonia. Baggotonia Festival 2024 programme includes three different strands; Community, Culture and Celebration. Events include: Plein Air Painting Competition, Community Expo, Culture Trail Walks from Dylan Hotel, Open-air Poetry , Film of the Festival