Earagail Arts Festival unveils full programme for all ages and backgrounds
The festival features an expanded programme of circus, street arts performances and workshops, a stellar line-up of music as well as theatre, dance and spoken word events
With a family-orientated, participatory and engaging programme from the Gaeltacht islands off the West Donegal coast to East Donegal and the Inishowen peninsula, and Donegal Town, Earagail Arts Festival has something for all ages and backgrounds.
The Unleaving offers an evocative theatrical experience exploring identity, transformation and place, aligning with the festival’s contemporary performance strand. It will be one of three FREE contemporary dance on Gola Island. Visit eaf.ie for full details
In light of the continuing cost-of living crisis, the festival continues to keep its prices as low as possible and offers discounts when it can.
Be sure to keep an eye out on discounts throughout the programme including the family prices (Only €30 for a Family of 5) for the circus shows in Gaoth Dobhair and Letterkenny.
The shows and artists include MDR – Death from Laughter – A creation by Los Galindos (Lifford, Old Courthouse), Funny Business starring Fraser Hooper (Gartan, Glebe House & Gallery), Fanzini Brothers – Risky Business (Dunlewey, Ionad Coise Locha), MDME Kakapo & Son and (The Diamond, Donegal Town).
A roaming street theatre performance on The Diamond in Donegal Town, MDME Kakapo & Son follows Brucie and the mysterious fortune teller Mdme Kakapo in a mischievous, heartwarming encounter filled with illusion, humour and audience interaction. Credit Sarah Hardy. Visit eaf.ie for full details
Earagail Arts Festival presents a stellar line-up of music, from international acts Noura Mint Seymali (Mauritania), Gwenno (Wales), Daniel Patrick & Whitt Algar (USA), Màiri MacMillan (Scotland), well-known Irish artists such as Inni-K, Ruth McGinley, Piaras Ó Lorcáin, David Geraghty, The Maurice Lennon Trio, Paddy Glackin, Brigid Mae Power, The Byrne Brothers, Steve Cooney and homegrown talent, including George Houston, Neil Burns, Marty Smyth, Patrick McMenamin and Doimnic Mac Ghiolla Bhríde, Noeleen Ní Cholla, Diane Cannon, Tanya McCole, Ó hEaráin and The Henry Girls.
Noura Mint Seymali, Womex Artist Award winner and one of Mauritania’s most celebrated contemporary voices, brings her electrifying blend of griot tradition and psychedelic desert blues to the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny for Earagail Arts Festival 2026. Credit: Malika Diagana. Visit eaf.ie for full details
Earagail Arts Festival is delighted to be working with RAMP - Rathmullan Music Project and Irish Aerial Dance Fest which will also present an exciting line-up of events in July.
The Fanzini Brothers bring their trademark street theatre energy, combining clowning, acrobatics and comedy for family audiences to Ionad Cois Locha, Dunlewey. Visit eaf.ie for full details
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Earagail Arts Festival is kindly supported by Donegal County Council, The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Wild Atlantic Way.