Sligo Arts Service

Sligo Arts Service Sligo Arts Service is a department of Sligo County Council

🎨 PULLED: MINOR DISTURBANCE★ CULTURE NIGHT LATEJoin Pulled Print Studio artists Aideen Connolly, Nadia Tamerji and Lorna...
07/09/2026

🎨 PULLED: MINOR DISTURBANCE
★ CULTURE NIGHT LATE

Join Pulled Print Studio artists Aideen Connolly, Nadia Tamerji and Lorna Watkins for an evening of creative, drop-in workshops.

Try your hand at sticker-making, poster design and large-format drawing—with plenty of room to experiment and make your mark.

📅 Friday 18 September
🕒 Sessions: 7:30–8:30pm and 9–10pm
📍 ATU Innovation Centre, Ash Lane, Sligo, F91 YW50
🎟️ Free | Suitable for all ages

Book here:
https://binder.ie/shop/p/culture-night-late-minor-disturbance-2026

More information:
https://binder.ie/minor-disturbance

🎉 Culture Night Sligo 2026 has officially launched!On Friday 18 September, enjoy 30 free events across Sligo town and co...
07/09/2026

🎉 Culture Night Sligo 2026 has officially launched!

On Friday 18 September, enjoy 30 free events across Sligo town and county, featuring music, art, theatre, workshops, exhibitions, heritage, family activities and late-night experiences.

All events are free, although some require advance booking.

📖 Download the full programme:
https://sligoarts.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Culture-Night-Sligo-download.pdf

🔎 Event details and booking links for Sligo:
https://culturenight.ie/events/?_sft_country=sligo

Culture Night Sligo is funded by the The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and delivered locally by Sligo County Council's Arts Service. Culture Night Late is funded by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport and delivered in partnership with Sligo BID.

Coolera Dramatic Society: STORIES BENEATH THE STONESExplore the people and stories of Carrowmore through local history, ...
07/09/2026

Coolera Dramatic Society: STORIES BENEATH THE STONES

Explore the people and stories of Carrowmore through local history, traditional music, storytelling, sean-nós dance and drama.

📍 Kilmacowen Community Hall, Ransboro
🕒 8–9.30pm
📅 Friday 18 September
🎟️ Free

WHAT IS YOUR STORY? ✍️The Unheard Voice Award 2026 is for emerging and mid-career writers in County Sligo whose backgrou...
06/09/2026

WHAT IS YOUR STORY? ✍️

The Unheard Voice Award 2026 is for emerging and mid-career writers in County Sligo whose backgrounds or communities are under-represented in Irish literature.

Whether you write fiction, poetry, theatre, screenplays or non-fiction, this award is an opportunity to give your writing time, support and space to develop.

The successful writer will receive a €2,000 bursary, along with four one-to-one mentoring sessions with an established writer matched to their creative needs and goals.

You don't need to have a finished work or extensive formal experience to apply.

📅 Deadline: 4pm, Thursday 17 September

🔗 Full details & eligibility:
https://sligoarts.ie/unheard-voice-award-2026-open-for-applications/

AREMOJA WOMEN'S GROUP: MANY VOICES – ONE SPACELive music, dance, spoken word and storytelling come together in a vibrant...
06/09/2026

AREMOJA WOMEN'S GROUP: MANY VOICES – ONE SPACE

Live music, dance, spoken word and storytelling come together in a vibrant celebration of cultural exchange, bringing traditions and communities from across Sligo into one space.

📍 Avalon Centre, Chapel Street, Sligo
🕒 6–8pm
📅 Friday 18 September
🎟️ Free



🔗 Explore all Culture Night Sligo events: https://culturenight.ie/events/

05/09/2026

Culture Night Sligo is getting closer! 🌙

Here’s another look back at Culture Night 2025, when events took place across Sligo town and county – and continued late into the night.

This year, Culture Night returns on Friday 18 September, with another packed programme of free events across Sligo.

More details coming very soon! 👀

INTO YARROW – MAGIC, MYTH, MEDICINE with MEGAN O’KELLYExplore yarrow through folklore and hands-on remedy making, from h...
05/09/2026

INTO YARROW – MAGIC, MYTH, MEDICINE with MEGAN O’KELLY

Explore yarrow through folklore and hands-on remedy making, from healing traditions and protective charms to the enduring wisdom surrounding this remarkable plant.

📍 Northside Community Centre, Sligo
🕒 5:30–7:30pm
📅 Friday 18 September
🎟️ Free
ℹ️ Pre-book: [email protected] | 087 791 1049

Supported by Sligo Tidy Towns.

FINAL WEEKEND | WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2026 📷This is the final weekend to experience the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 in...
05/09/2026

FINAL WEEKEND | WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2026 📷

This is the final weekend to experience the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 in Sligo.

Pictured: police detain Father Jorge “Chueco” Romero during a pensioners’ protest in Buenos Aires, part of Milei’s Argentina by Tadeo Bourbon, awarded in the 2026 World Press Photo Contest.

📍 Queen Maeve Square, Sligo
🎟️ Free admission
📅 Exhibition ends Thursday 10 September

Come and see award-winning photojournalism from around the world, outdoors in the heart of Sligo.

📷 Tadeo Bourbon, for Revista Mu
Press Photo Sligo County Council Sligo BID Sligo Queen Maeve Square

LAST CHANCE – VAI GET TOGETHER MICRO BURSARIESSligo-based visual artists – applications for our VAI Get Together 2026 mi...
04/09/2026

LAST CHANCE – VAI GET TOGETHER MICRO BURSARIES

Sligo-based visual artists – applications for our VAI Get Together 2026 micro bursaries close this Sunday, 6 September.

The bursaries include an event ticket, curator/specialist clinic(s), return train travel from Sligo to Dublin and access to the online conference.

📅 Get Together: Friday 11 September, Dublin
⏰ Deadline: Sunday 6 September

Interested? Email [email protected]

Full details:
Sligo Arts Service – Visual Artists Ireland Get Together Micro Bursaries: https://sligoarts.ie/micro-bursaries-for-vais-get-together-2026/

Sligo Baroque Music Festival presents BAROQUE BRILLIANCEA Culture Night Opera Gala featuring acclaimed mezzo-soprano Sha...
04/09/2026

Sligo Baroque Music Festival presents BAROQUE BRILLIANCE

A Culture Night Opera Gala featuring acclaimed mezzo-soprano Sharon Carty and guests at Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo.

📍 Hawk’s Well Theatre, Temple Street, Sligo
🕒 8.00–9.00pm
📅 Friday 18 September
🎟️ Free
ℹ️ Pre-book: 071 916 1518 | [email protected]

🔗 Explore all Culture Night Sligo events: https://culturenight.ie/events/

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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