Earagail Arts Festival 2023 will have something for all ages and backgrounds
With a family-orientated, participatory and engaging programme from the Gaeltacht islands off the West Donegal coast to East Donegal and the Inishowen peninsula, Earagail Arts Festival has something for all ages and backgrounds
Donegal’s premier summer event, Earagail Arts Festival has a full programme of events for all ages.
Earagail Arts Festival officially launched its 2023 programme of events at Kinnegar Brewery, Letterkenny on Friday last.
With a full programme of events along the Wild Atlantic Way from July 8-23, the line-up and brochure were officially launched by Cathaoirleach of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District, Cllr Kevin Bradley.
With a family-orientated, participatory and engaging programme from the Gaeltacht islands off the West Donegal coast to East Donegal and the Inishowen peninsula, Earagail Arts Festival has something for all ages and backgrounds.
Marking the official opening, Cllr Bradley said the festival provided an important annual boost to the county.
“Earagail Arts Festival has a long and proud history as the county’s premier summer event, attracting visitors from across the island of Ireland and much further afield, providing an important economic and cultural boost.
“I would like to extend a special thanks to our hosts, Kinnegar, today – It is great to see respected local businesses giving back to the community by supporting events such as this festival and I would encourage other members of the business community to do the same.”
Ciara Sugrue, Head of Festivals at Fáilte Ireland said: “Festivals and events are a key element of the tourism offering in Ireland, and Fáilte Ireland is pleased to support this year’s Earagail Arts Festival, which will showcase the very best of Irish arts, heritage and culture to domestic and international visitors.
CEO & Artistic Director of Earagail Arts Festival, Paul Brown added: “We want to encourage access to the arts for all citizens of Donegal, with a range of events for everyone to have an opportunity to create and enjoy with participatory creative projects such as Fadó Fadó and the circus camps, all ages gigs by new curators, body movement and visual arts workshops and a special tattoo exhibition to celebrating cultural diversity and self-expression through body art.
"On top of all of this, Donegal can look forward to a stellar line-up of festival concerts and shows from Inishowen to Gaoth Dobhair, including two free night-time, outdoor events in Buncrana and Arranmore Island with renowned landscape spectacle group, Luxe.”
The festival features an expanded programme of circus, street arts performances and camps as part of its annual event, the Wild Atlantic Weekend, which comes to two new locations this year, Raphoe and Gaoth Dobhair.
Aniar TV is also returning to film four concerts the second season of the TG4 series, Féíle Ealaine an Earagail, at An Grianán Theatre Letterkenny during the festival. The concerts feature a celebration of the legendary Donegal fiddle family, The Campbells, and top class acts such as Flook, Fidil, Na Casaidigh, Usher’s Island and Lisa O’Neill.
Earagail Arts Festival is delighted to be working with a number of festivals, RAMP - Rathmullan Music Project, Irish Aerial Dance Festival and Bród na Gaeltachta, which will all present an exciting line-up of events in July.
The festival line-up features a host of theatre, dance and spoken word events, as well as workshops, including Jimmy’s Winnin’ Matches, Yes and Yes, Na Mic Ua gCorra, Errigal - A Sacred Mountain, Cosan Thoraí, Telling the Whole Story: Taking Our Place, Afro-Brazilian Body Movement Workshops and much more.
As well as fantastic live events the festival also showcases an extensive visual arts programme, working with Glebe House & Gallery, Artlink Fort Dunree, Donegal County Museum and Regional Cultural Centre. The visual arts programme will showcase the work of both established and emerging artists from Ireland and beyond.