THURSDAY 24
Samhain: Limerick’s Hallowe’en Festival – City Centre. Celebrating the Irish origins of Halloween by re-imagining and retelling local stories through history, folklore and tradition – culminating with a light filled procession through the city streets on Saturday 26
Kaostra – Belltable. Music Generation Limerick City
House of Changes – Ormston House. A five-hour group improvisation led by artist-in-residence Mícheál Keating from 6pm. Admission is free. Keating is a media artist from Limerick whose practice traverses sound, video, performance, text, and image. His work explores politics and transformation in rural Irish landscape. He is also a musician (Bleeding Heart Pigeons, Péist, Laura Duff, The Low Field), music producer, and festival organiser (Féile na Gréine).
A Tribute To The Carpenters – University Concert Hall. Bringing to life all the hits including, Close to You, Top of the World, Rainy Days and Mondays, Please Mr Postman, Goodbye to Love and many more as we recreate the soundtrack of our lives.
Folktales with Eddie Lenihan – Lumen Headquarters, 16 Roches St. One of the few practising seanchai remaining in Ireland. He will entertain and enthral visitors of all ages with his colourful tales and entertaining demeanour. Dark family fare.
Eddie Lenihan’s Tall Tales – Treaty City Brewery. (over 18’s) – not for the fainthearted and not to be missed.
FRIDAY 25
Off The Record – The Old Quarter
Hejira – Celebrating Joni Mitchell – Belltable Hejira is a 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell. Expect an evening of the great songs from Mitchell’s back catalogue, such as ‘Amelia’, ‘Woodstock’, ‘A Case Of You’, ’Song For Sharon’, ‘Edith And The Kingpin’ etc…
Paddy Dennehy – Dolans. Paddy has shared stages with the likes of Mick Flannery, Glen Hansard, Imelda May, Lisa Hannigan , Gemma Hayes and Paul Noonan.
Phil Coulter – University Concert Hall. A fresh look back into 60 years at the top of his game.
Halloween Screams – Movie Night – The Commercial. Halloween Screams showcases local filmmakers who have been working throughout October to create new short horror films.
SWIFTOGEDDON – Dolans
Death Café – Jack Mondays Cafe, Thomondgate. Eat cake, drink tea and discuss death from 7.30pm.
Big Shots Hallowe’en Screams – The Record Room. Big Shots is all about giving local filmmakers a chance to screen their work and rub shoulders with other practitioners. Enjoy screenings of their Hallowe’en films.
Spirits of Samhain: An ancient burial place with Paul O’Brien – St. John’s Graveyard – 8pm. Historian Dr Paul O’Brien will lead curious folks on a night time tour of St John Churchyard. The walls around the graveyard were built in 1693 and the present church was built in 1852.
SATURDAY 26
Lumen Street Theatre returns this autumn showcasing their Spirits of the Forest with creatures roaming their ancient pathways and habitats. Shadowed by a host of Absentee Landlords burdened with keys and tithes weighing them down, these ghosts of the city’s past prowl the streets all the while seeking a bargain or a steal, eyeballing all manner of deals.
Samhain: Limerick’s Hallowe’en Festival and Fire & Shadows Parade this October Bank Holiday weekend from the 24th to the 27th October.
Lumen Street Theatre’s Fire and Shadows Parade – The Potato Market from 7pm – Samhain, when the worlds of the living and the dead begin to mingle and flood the old streets of Limerick with ghoulish spectacles of myth and magic such as Spirits of the Forest, Absentee Landlords, Limerick’s own Bishop’s Lady, all marauding once again.
Aftershock – The Old Quarter
Onóir Live in Concert – Lime Tree Theatre. Donegal musicians, Tom McHugh, Declan Gaughan, Deane Connaghan, and Diarmaid McGee joined forces to create a contemporary version of the famous Irish folk ballad; ‘The Auld Triangle’ – the video went on to be seen by over three million people worldwide. They put their unique stamp on the timeless ballads and folk songs that we all love.
Cherish the Ladies | Irish Music, Song & Dance – Belltable. Led by the charismatic flute and whistle virtuoso Joanie Madden, Cherish The Ladies offer an incredible experience, presenting an unforgettable spectacle of music, song, and dance. Madden is joined by the talented Mirella Murray on accordion, Mary Coogan on guitar, Kathleen Boyle on piano, Nollaig Casey on fiddle, vocalist Kate Purcell, Canadian Step Dance Champion Nathan Pilatzke, and Riverdance alum Francis Fallon. This is the debut at Belltable for this Grammy-nominated group who have left an indelible mark with 18 critically acclaimed albums and thousands of performances around the globe from the White House to the Olympics.
Keith Barry – Mind Games – University Concert Hall. The world’s leading TV hypnotist, mentalist and brain hacker.
Andy Smith – The Record Room. (ex-Portishead/The Document) playing 7″ vinyl with support from Frankie Downbeat (Downbeat Records)
Jon Kenny: Words, Lies & Songs – St. John’s Church, Knockainey. Jon weaves together hilarious stories, heartfelt truths, and soulful music, playing his banjo and guitar with his trademark charm. The performance is a unique experience where the audience journeys with Jon as he reminisces, sings, and shares moments from his life.
Art & Craft Popup – 19 Nicholas Street
Le Fanu Festival – Murroe. Celebrating the Le Fanu family’s contribution to literature, history and culture of Murroe, Limerick
ICO Youth: Halloween – St Mary’s Cathedral. Samhain Festival
16 Tons of Jive – Punches Blue Bar
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Trio – Dolans. This concert is an engaging and varied programme of songs in Irish and English along with lively instrumental pieces, and the trio are well known for their warm rapport with their audiences.
Afterlife hosted by Limerick Pride, Phoenix Events, & Alter Ego Dolans. Spooktacular night of fun and frights.
AFTER SHOW PARTY – Dolans Upper Deck. #Alternative #Disco after the live shows with DJs on Dolans Terrace.
SUNDAY 27
Drive – The Old Quarter
DJ Tom Prendergast – The Record Room
Art & Craft Popup – 19 Nicholas Street
Sober Seisiún – Hook and Ladder. Sober Free Weekend Nights aims to create a vibrant, inclusive space for people to enjoy their weekends without the influence of alcohol.
Screening: Ghostbusters – University Concert Hall. Directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Sigourney Weaver.
Bridges Walk Puppy Parade – Three Bridges. 6:30pm – Make it pooch-tacular, bring your canine out for a promenade & enter them into the biggest dog fancy dress in town. Culminating at Treaty City Brewery for Judging and complimentary Puppachino’s
MONDAY 28
Mercury Rev – Dolans. Rootsy, majestic psych-pop
Limerick Record Fair – The Milk Market. The market will be chock full of traders, hailing from all over Ireland, covering all styles of music.
TUESDAY 29
Stage Frights! A Night of Spooky Plays – The Commercial. Spooky comedy theatre, featuring vampires, demonic possession, weddings, the housing crisis – all your worst fears! Mature Audience. (Goosechase Theatre)
Punchline: Aideen McQueen – University Concert Hall. Aideen is one of the resident compères at the world famous International Comedy Club in Dublin. She also tutors comedy workshops, and is co-host of the brilliant Can I Just Ask? Podcast.
WEDNESDAY 30
Family Movie – Monsters Inc – Friars Gate Theatre Kilmallock
Rachael Lavelle – Dolans
Steph Strings – Dolans. Australian based singer-songwriter.
THURSDAY 31
Indigestion – Lime Tree Theatre. A sensitive, hilarious, intelligent, absolutely compelling and refreshingly forthright play. The madness of a simple rural man… a man shipped off to London at the age of 17…who goes through bouts of depression, obesity and anger issues… finds and loses love, comes back to Ireland to more misfortune and mayhem and yet there is hope. This is Seamus O’Rourke doing what he does best, storytelling.
Candlelight: A Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics – St Mary’s Cathedral, Bridge Street
D.I.E The Finale – Dolans. The Limerick legendary clubnight of dance, indie, electronica brings back some old faces, along with a killer line up across all rooms AAA.
