🟢 Belfast

• The Listening Room | Art and Wellbeing Belfast, The Commons | 19:00–21:00
  A curated, intimate evening of music, poetry and spoken word.

🔵 Carlow

• AHA Storytellers: Celebrating African Heritage Through Storytelling, Music, Dance & Food | Carlow Library | 18:00–19:00
  A free, family-friendly event for people of all ages and backgrounds to experience the richness and diversity of African heritage through storytelling, music, spoken word, dance, and food.

• Mic Oscailte as Gaeilge | Caifé Lambert, Carlow Town | 18:00–19:00
  Open Mic session as Gaeilge including music, song, poetry, literature and drama.

🟡 Clare

• Family Lantern-lit Storytelling Adventure | Aistear Park, Mountshannon | 19:30–21:00
  Journey through The Enchanted Forest with our mysterious guide, the Seanchaí, to discover the story, of Sionnán, and the origin of the River Shannon.

🔴 Cork

• Aon Scéal? | Carrigaline Bookshop | 17:30–19:00
  Carrigaline Bookshop will host an interactive Irish-language storytelling event for all ages. Visitors will be invited to share stories at the Cúinne Cainte, receive an Aon Scéal badge or sticker, and also meet Irish-speaking characters around the village who will share their own stories.

• Foinn & Filíocht | An Mol, University College Cork | 17:30–18:30
  Beidh grúpa ón gCumann Ceol Traidisiúnta ag seinm; beidh baill den Cuallacht Ghaelach ag léamh ailt agus filíocht ó eisiúint a sé den iris Breac, beidh taispeántas ag fochoiste Rince Seite; agus beidh amhrán le cloisteáil ón gCumann Córúil.

• Mizen Trio | Abbestrewry Church, West Cork | 20:00–21:30
  An evening with a unique mix of music and spoken word by artists living and working in West Cork. The Mizen Piano Trio: Nora Killeen Violin, Diana Llewellyn Cello, Susan Nares Piano and words spoken by Pat Bracken and Joan Giller.

• UCC Boole Library Creative Zone: SoundEye Cabaret | UCC Library | 19:30–21:30
  An eclectic evening of poetry, performance, music, video, and artistic experimentation.

🟢 Donegal

• Culture Night Bundoran | Bundoran Community Centre | 20:00-21:30
  An Evening of Music, Poetry, Food and History. Performances by local poets and musicians, along with a celebration of Bundoran’s unique history and cultural heritage.

🟣 Dublin

• Anything But Silent: Culture Night at Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre | Outhouse LGBTQ+ Centre | 17:00–23:00
  An evening exploring the many ways LGBTQ+ people make themselves heard. through a programme of art, performance, and storytelling.

• Dublin x Berlin: A Tale of Two Cities with Cursed Murphy | Goethe-Institut Irland | 18:00–20:00
  An exploration of the cultural connections between Dublin and Berlin through a talk and live performance by author, musician, and journalist Peter Murphy.

• Open Mic Night at Oxfam Books | Oxfam Books, Parliament Street | 19:00–21:00
  Musicians, poets, spoken word artists, and performers of all kinds are welcome to take to the stage for an evening of creativity, connection, and community.

• This Is Not Nostalgia: The Write Stuff | James Joyce Centre | 19:00–22:00
  A bespoke gathering in collaborative storytelling, poetry and music curated and hosted by Dublin writer Steve O’Toole with DJ Dandelion, Sinead O’Brien, Frank Shouldice and Tony St. Ledger.

• WeSpeak.ie LIVE Exhibition & Performance: Healing, Hope & Community | Hen's Teeth | 16:00–00:30
  An event celebrating the creativity, courage and resilience of survivors of sexual violence, inspired by stories shared through WeSpeak.ie, an anonymous online community where survivors can share their story, messages of healing and messages of hope.

• Culture Night Finglas | St. Canice’s Church of Ireland | 19:00 - 22:00
  A night of storytelling with music from Finglas' own Jack Nico & Harris, Spoken Word Poet Jimbo Dillon, and Comedian Diane O'Connor

• The Winding Stair Open Mic | The Winding Stair | 18:30 - 21:00
  An open mic featuring poetry, prose, music, and comedy.

🟠 Galway

• A Perfect Home | Merlin Park Woods | 18:30–20:00
  An evening of community theatre, poetry and music.

• At Home in the Hedges: Storytelling and Songs from the Land | Galway City Museum | 19:00–19:30
  Presented by Galway’s Moth & Butterfly Tellers collective, this family-friendly event invites audiences aged 7+ to journey through fields and forests.

• Performing Prose | Galway City Library | 18:30–20:00
  Galway City Library is going to run an open call to new and upcoming writers inviting them to submit a 500-word piece of fiction writing. Submissions will be printed and displayed for reading in Galway City Library with 10 finalists invited to read their finished pieces in the City Library on Culture Night.

🟤 Kerry

• Take the Stage: Kerry Open Mic Night | No. 14, Tralee | 19:00–23:30
  An open mic Night celebrating local creativity, community spirit, and connection as part of Culture Night Kerry. The event will feature music, poetry, storytelling, comedy, and spoken word.

🟢 Kildare

• Craicly Stories of “The Cow” | Derrymullen Farm | 19:00–22:00
  This special evening will take place in the Cow Shed, and celebrate multiple stories of “The Cow”.

• Mór Laughs | O'Neills Bar, Maynooth | 20:00-23:30
  A showcase of comedians who live, are from or identify with Kildare regardless of background, including some household names from the world of comedy.

🔵 Louth

• African Culture Night | County Museum Dundalk | 16:00–19:00
  An African cultural showing featuring songs, dances, drama, and poetry.

🟡 Monaghan

• ‘Meeting at the Crossroads’ Storytelling Session | Greenan's Cross Heritage Centre | 20:00–21:30
  A night of tales from near and far with renowned Finnish artist and storyteller Riikka Palonen.

• Bíonn Siúlach Scéalach (The Traveller has Tales to Tell) | An Nead | 19:00–20:00
  A night of stories told as Gaeilge in the company of renowned storyteller Seosamh Ó Maolalaí.

🔴 Roscommon

• Culture Night 2026 | Moore Community Hall | 18:00–22:00
  Showcasing art, crafts, poetry, music and dance from the local community and further afield.

• Deaglán O’Finnthigheirn / Ceol & Filíocht i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla | Rathcroghan Visitor Centre | 20:30-22:00
  A night of poetry, singing and original music with  Déaglán Ò Finnthigheirn.

• Heritage and Storytelling | Culleen Hall Committee | 20:00-21:30
  A night of local heritage and storytelling in the atmospheric Culleen Hall.

🟣 Sligo

• Mary Branley with GreenBirdFlying | Ellen’s Pub, Ballyconnell | 18:30–21:00
  An evening celebrating music, poetry and storytelling. Blending original music with spoken word, the event will feature performances by GreenBirdFlying alongside Mary Branley, while also inviting local musicians, singers, poets and writers to take part.

• Many Voices – One Space | The Avalon Centre | 18:00-20:00
  A celebration of cultural diversity, bringing people together through music, dance, storytelling, spoken word and shared experiences hosted by Aremoja Women’s Group.

• Phoenix Poems | Saint Brigid's Parish Hall | 20:00-22:00
  The evening will feature poetry recitals, spoken word performances and original writing.

🟠 Tipperary

• A River of Words | South Tipperary Arts Centre, STAC Chapel | 17:00–20:00
  An immersive exploration of language inspired by written works that have come out of the Word Sparks ekphrastic writing sessions in the South Tipperary Arts Centre.

• Rhythm and Rhyme: An Evening of Words and Song | Nenagh Tourist Office | 18:30–19:45
  An evening of poetry, stories and lyrics. Local poets and writers will entertain us with a showcase of their words, rhythm and inspiration.

• The Weave of Home: A Community Poetry Gathering | Cahir House Hotel Snug | 16:00–17:30
  A participatory poetry event celebrating home, place, and belonging. Community poetry submission will be gathered into a printed booklet, followed by shared readings and a collaborative poetry writing activity.

🔵 Waterford

• Slip of the Tongue at Stage Door Bar, Theatre Royal | Theatre Royal | 22:00–23:30
  A high-energy night of spoken word, poetry, live music, drag, and comedy curated by poet and playwright Wayne Power.

🟢 Wexford

• Hatch Lab Culture Night Event | The Hatch Lab, Knockmullen | 20:00-21:30
  Poems Ago take you on a journey into a world of poetry, mythology and song. Their music blends poetic inspiration with rich, atmospheric soundscapes.

• The Stone Sessions | Johnstown Castle | 20:30-22:30
  Performances and stories on the night include mesmerising shows by musicians Talua, Rachel Grace and poet Ben Mac Caoilte.

🟡 Wicklow

• Away With The Fairy: i bPreabadh na Súl, In the Blink of an Eye | Scoil Naomh Bríd National School, Knockananna | 19:30–20:30
  The work has been created with the children in school in Irish and English using shadow play, giant figures, music and spoken word.