Enjoy the Sea shanty, sung to accompany rhythmical labour aboard large merchant sailing vessels had roots in lore and legend. The “maritime work song” enjoyed by sailors far and near The Imagine Festival will take the opportunity to raise a toast to our Suir Estuary, all who sailed and sang about her.
TICKETS Join Local Historian, Dermot Power on a Walking tour of Waterford City and hear how our ancestors lived in dire poverty in the “Lanes” of Waterford. Visit some of those lanes and hear how the slums in Waterford were compared to the worst in Dublin. Visit the locations of Waterford’s many theatres and be surprised … Read more
This concert celebrates the death, 100 years ago, of the explorer Ernest Shackleton. A native of Kilkea, County Kildare, Shackleton led the Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition on board the ship ‘Endurance’ in 1914. The ship was trapped by ice-floes in the Weddell Sea and sank. Suddenly, what started as a great Antarctic adventure turned into a … Read more
TICKETS The Sunny South East, truly lived up to its name this August. Hitting 30 degrees in places, the local community welcomed the heat and long days full of light. Another treat arrived in Waterford in the form of art and creativity with the spectacle of Waterford Walls International Street Art Festival. For the eighth … Read more
The Bonnet Project combines community education programmes and local history to enable participants to be part of an international art project ‘Roses from the Heart’. The Bonnet Project is funded by the Waterford Wexford Education and Training Board and delivered by the Waterford Women’s Centre. The Roses from the Heart Project is an international project, … Read more
BOOZE, BLAA’S N BANTER 2022. IT’S BACK AND YOU DARENTH MISS IT. Don’t miss the early morning annual Jordan’s Jamboree, that’s held in Waterford every October Bank Holiday Weekend, as part of the Imagine Festival. We’re back after missing 2020/2022 due to the Covid Lockdowns. The event is an homage to the bonhomie and craic … Read more
Teresa Deevy as born on 21 January 1894 in Waterford. A proud Waterfordian and a star. This Irish dramatist and writer was deaf from the age of 19. Best known for her works for theatre, she was also a short story writer, and writer for radio.
TICKETS In our Behind Closed Doors Series, we invite you to join us for a guided tour of 3, 4 and 5 Cathedral Square. The tour start time is 11:30am and the duration is approximately 45 minutes. Cathedral Square itself is the site of the oldest graveyard in Ireland’s oldest city. Numbers 3, 4 and 5 … Read more
An evening event run by the Waterford Archaeological and History Society. It will be a talk from Joe Falvey about the Park, CourtHouse and the surrounding area. Potentially 7pm on Thursday The 27th October .
The Quaker Trail has been developed by Waterford Cultural Quarter to highlight important sites relating to the industrial heritage of the Quaker community in the O’Connell Street area of Waterford city. With thanks to Joan Johnson who approached Waterford Council with the vision for a Quaker trail in the city, and is testament to many months of Joan’s research, hard work and tenacity.