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Drogheda Arts Festival returns to the banks of the Boyne for six days of the finest in performances, readings, exhibitions, workshops and fun. From the 29th of April to the 4th of May, Drogheda becomes the arts capital of Ireland, with an exciting line-up of local, national, and international artists. Drogheda Arts Festival is a wonderful opportunity to dip your toe into the wide world of creativity, offering the well-known and well-loved alongside the unknown and the soon-to-be-loved. The Drogheda Arts Festival is devised, managed and produced by Drogheda Borough Council’s Arts Office and funded by Drogheda Borough Council, Fáilte Ireland, the Arts Council & Louth County Council. Committed to presenting a unique programme covering all art forms to a wide audience, this major annual event contributes significantly to the economic, social, cultural & artistic life of the town. Whether you decide to step outside your comfort-zone and step onto a bus for a tour of teenage life (No Change Given - bus stop on Dominic Street), or sit on the cushioned pews in St Peter's for the best in Russian contemporary music (The Rest is Noise - the Music of Alexander Knaifel), whether you find yourself thinking outside the box at Boxes (Coiscéim - Droichead Arts Centre) or set-dancing in the shadow of a Martello Tower (Traditional Day - Millmount), the Drogheda Arts Festival combines craic and laughter with new ways of looking at the world. Now, perhaps more than ever, the arts can help us make sense of these turbulent times, allowing us fresh insights into the life we live. Drogheda Arts Festival reinforces the fact that we live in a community, not just an economy, and that events such as the Family Fun Day and the Traditional Day in Millmount strengthen those ties which define us a community, with shared hopes and dreams.
Initiated by Rosemary Collier, continued by Rosemary Howell, and lead in 2009 by Alice Ring, Drogheda Arts Festival is the culmination of much hard work in fundraising, planning, marketing and staging the fastest-growing Arts Festival in the country. Drogheda has much to be proud of, and the Drogheda Arts Festival positions the town as one where culture and imagination are valued and appreciated. On behalf of everyone who has worked and contributed towards the Festival, we would like to invite you to dip that toe into the Festival programme, and enjoy six days of inspiration! Timeline of Festival Events 2008 | Events each day of the Drogheda Arts Festival at a glance. Colour coding: Music / Theatre & Dance / Outdoor, Family & Children's Events / Visual Arts / Literature & Comedy Wednesday 29th April | | Visual Arts
More Visual Arts events | Flicks – exhibition opening
Highlanes Gallery
6.30pm
Opening Hours
Highlanes Gallery, Laurence Street
Wed 29 April – Sun 21 June
Mon – Sat: 10am - 6pm
Sun & Bank Holidays: 12pm - 5pm
Admission: Free
Droichead Arts Centre, Stockwell Street
Wed 29 April – Sat 30 May
Tues – Sat: 10am – 6pm
Admission: Free
Film North by Northwest Droichead Arts Centre 8.00pm | | Top of page Thursday 30th April | | Children / Music
More Music events | Seashore show (Nico Brown & Martin Brunsden)
Little Duke Theatre
4.30pm | | Children / Music
More Music events | Instant Orchestra (Nico Brown & Martin Brunsden)
Little Duke Theatre
7.30pm | | Music
More Music events | SJ McArdle (supported by Niall Boyle)
Droichead Arts Centre
8.00pm | | Top of page Friday 1nd May | | Music
More Music events | Fionn Regan
McHugh’s
9.00pm | | Music
More Music events | The Rest is Noise: Music of Alexander Knaifel
St. Peter’s Church of Ireland
8.00pm | | Music
More Music events | Banned Substance
Festival Club, The d Hotel
11.00pm | | Top of page Saturday 2nd May | | Youth Arts / Theatre
More Art / Theatre
events | No Change Given
Dominic St. (opposite Church)
1.00pm | | Youth Arts / Theatre
More Art / Theatre
events | No Change Given
Dominic St.
7.00pm | | Outdoor, Family & Children's
More Outdoor, Family & Children's events | Fair on Fair Street
Fair from 10.00am
Live music from 12 noon | | Children / Theatre
More Theatre events | Fanzini Brothers – Fluffywish
Little Duke Theatre
6.00pm | | Literature
More Literature events | Marina Carr
Barlow House
3.00pm | | Dance
More Dance events | Boxes - Cois Ceim
Droichead Arts Centre
8.00pm | | Music
More Music events | Lunfardia
The d Hotel
9.30pm | | Music
More Music events | Geriko
Festival Club, The d Hotel
11.00pm | | Music
More Music events | Super Extra Bonus Party
The Star & Crescent
11.00pm | | | | | Top of page Sunday 3th May | | Youth Arts / Theatre
More Art / Theatre
events | No Change Given
Dominic St. (opposite Church)
1.00pm | | Youth Arts / Theatre
More Art / Theatre
events | No Change Given
Dominic St.
7.00pm | | Traditional Arts
More Traditional Arts | Traditional Day at Millmount
Millmount Centre
12noon - 6pm | | Music
More Music events | Donal O’Connor & Martin Meehan
Millmount Tower
1pm – 2 pm | | Music
More Music events | Nuala Kennedy
Millmount Tower
3pm – 4pm | | Music
More Music events | The Funeral Band
St. Peter’s CoI
8.00pm | | Comedy
More Comedy events | Des Bishop
McHugh’s
8.00pm | | Theatre
More Theatre events | Moby Dick - Gare St Lazare
Droichead Arts Centre
8.30pm | | Music
More Music events | Biko
Festival Club, The d Hotel
11.00pm | | Music / DJ
More Music events | Norman Jay
The Star &Crescent
Doors 11 pm | | Top of page Monday 4th May | | Youth Arts / Theatre
More Art / Theatre
events | No Change Given
Dominic St. (opposite Church)
1.00pm | | Youth Arts / Theatre
More Art / Theatre
events | No Change Given
Dominic St.
7.00pm | | Outdoor, Family & Children's
More Outdoor, Family & Children's events | Family Fun Day
Dominic’s Park
12 noon - 4pm | | Children / Theatre
More Theatre events | The Family Hoffman’s Mystery Palace
Dominic’s Park
12,1,2,3,4 pm | | Music
More Music events | Eliza Carthy and Band
Droichead Arts Centre
8.00pm |
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