Bealtaine Festival, an initiative of Age & Opportunity, is proudly funded by the Arts Council and the HSE, with the support of communities nationwide and a vast network of accomplished local and national bodies.  Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age, marks three decades of vibrant, fun, and contemporary festivities in 2025. This milestone edition will unfold across Ireland throughout the month of May, offering an expansive lineup of performances and activities that champion generational interdependence and diversity. From beautiful poetry to comedy showca

The Dublin Gay Theatre Festival is an annual event, celebrating contribution of gay people to theatre, past and present. The Festival was founded in 2004 to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Oscar Wilde, in his native city. With an emphasis on new or recent international and Irish works with a broadly gay theme or relevance, the Festival has grown to become the largest event of its type in the world. The Festival creates new opportunities for visibility and affirmation for existing and emerging gay artists and theatrical works. The Festival’s criteria for inclusion into the pr

For three decades, the Irish National Youth Ballet (INYB) has been a beacon of passion, dedication and artistic excellence, nurturing the talents of young dancers across Ireland. This year, we are thrilled to celebrate our 30th Anniversary, and we would be honoured to you have you and your students join us for this momentous occasion! We invite you to experience the culmination of months of hard work and artistic development in our spectacular anniversary performance. This production will see, for the first time, an INYB alumna choreographing a piece on the whole company as a celebratory piece