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County Wexford School of Music Summer Concert

Sat 25th May - Sat 25th May
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County Wexford School of Music Summer Concert, featuring vocal ensembles, piano duets , guitar quartets, Music Makers, and lots more!  Our very exciting guest in the evening concert will be Wexford’s own, Rachel Grace, named ‘Hot for 2023’ by HotPress Magazine and chosed most recently to support Gavin James in concert..Rachel will perform her new […]

Professor Brian Cox Horizons: A 21st Century Space Odyssey

Mon 20th May - Mon 20th May

Horizons has taken over 250,000 people across three continents on a dazzling journey; a story of how we came to be and what we can become. Using state of the art screen technology, venues across the world from New Zealand to the Arctic Circle have been filled with images of far-away galaxies, alien worlds, supermassive […]

Kingfishr

Sat 2nd November - Sat 2nd November
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Limerick-based 3-piece, Kingfishr, have quickly established themselves as one of the rising prospects in Irish music. Part of the newest generation of Irish contemporaries, the band’s grand, atmospheric tone married with their propensity for catchy melodies has resonated with a wide audience. In 2 short years, they have racked up over 10 million streams on […]

Cry Before Dawn

Fri 18th October - Fri 18th October
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Due to INCREDIBLE demand, Cry Before Dawn will play a second night in Wexford Spiegeltent! Cry Before Dawn first formed in 1982, and fuse guitar driven rock with traditional Irish pipes and whistles to create a uniquely powerful and dynamic sound The band has 2 Double Platinum selling albums to their name as well as […]

Conscious Connected Breathwork – Johnstown Castle

Sun 12th May - Sun 12th May

Join Aoife in the magnificent setting of the Ballroom in Johnstown Castle for a Conscious Connected Breathwork Journey on Sunday 12th May, 10am. Connect to your subconscious through a conscious connected breathwork journey to discover your truest desires and what might be blocking them. Breathwork allows you to rest, reset and heal any physical or […]

Kids Yoga Retreat

Sat 6th July - Sat 13th July

During Johnstown Castles’ Kids Camp week – join The Kids Yoga Classroom for a Yoga, nature and creativity camp in Johnstown Ballroom on Saturday 6th and Saturday 13th July from 11am – 1.30pm.   Children can chill out this summer time in a beautiful space, trying out warm ups, breathwork, yoga stories and flow, including […]

Pierces Foundry Wexford, The Rise, and Fall of an Industrial Giant!

Sat 22nd June - Sat 22nd June

Pierces Foundry Wexford, The Rise, and Fall of an Industrial Giant! This illustrated talk takes place on 22nd June at 11am in the castle Ballroom. It will give an insight into the Rise and Fall of Pierces Foundry. It will discuss the circumstances around the firm’s formation in the mid-19th century and look at its […]

Foraging and Folklore for Kids – Johnstown Castle

Thu 11th July - Thu 11th July

As part of Johnstown’s Kids Camp, we will be starting summer off in a wonderful way on Thursday 11th July at 10:30am.     Join Lorraine, the Gallivanting Foraging & Folklore guide for a fascinating workshop aimed at introducing your little ones to the magic that is the natural world. Together we will find edible […]

Going, Going Gone! The Story of the 1944 Auction at Johnstown Castle

Sat 11th May - Sat 11th May

80 years ago, the entire contents of the castle were sold off at a public auction. What happened to all the items? Matt Wheeler and Duncan Laurence piece this intriguing story together as they continue to search for ‘lost’ artefacts.     The talk starts at 11am. Please arrive 15 minutes before start time as […]

Shedfest

Sat 11th May - Sun 12th May
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SHEDFEST 2024 “The Shed” Buffers Alley 11th May It’s year fifteen for Shedfest now in what has become Wexford’s biggest and best outdoor and indoor music festival. We welcome music lovers, dancefloor divas, high stool philosophers and everyone in between to the Arena, Buffers Alley for a night of music, craic, excitement and entertainment. The […]

Band of Friends

Sun 29th September - Sun 29th September
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Gerry Mc Avoys Band of Friends is coming to Crown Live Sunday September 29th! Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:30pm 18+ Tickets: €23 Crown Live, Monck Street, Wexford, Co Wexford, Y35 XC95 Gerry McAvoy formed Band of friends in 2012. Gerry played with Rory Gallagher for 20 years. He has played on every record with Rory from 1971 […]

The Gorey May Bush Féile 2024

Mon 8th April - Fri 31st May
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The Gorey May Bush Féile is an annual intergenerational community led festival in Co. Wexford. Through an exciting programme of FREE events the festival promotes, documents and shares the May Bush tradition and the wider customs, traditions and cultural connections of welcoming in Bealtaine in Co. Wexford & beyond.     There are events to suit all […]