Cavan Arts Festival 2026

Performance

Cavan Arts Festival celebrates its 9th year with a brilliant programme over 4 days and nights of music, dance, contemporary circus, comedy, theatre, workshops and more. A weekend of wild and wonderful arts and cultural experiences.

The Big Top Tent will rise in Con Smith Park for the weekend, magical musical as well as comic experiences will bring us late into the night at The Town Hall Theatre and as ever a few life-changing artistic experiences thrown in for good measure.

Join us as we bring some of the best artists in Ireland today together for one wild, inspiring weekend in Cavan from Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th May 2026.

Proud to have been shortlisted for The LAMA All‑Ireland Community and Council Awards’s Best Irish Festival 2024 and County Finalist for National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2025 in the Arts and Culture Category.

Box Office Tickets for all ticketed events available through the Townhall Arts Centre Online: townhallartscentre.com and cavanartsfestival.ie

Venue

Townhall Arts Centre
Townhall Street
Cavan
CN
H12 WV82

14 May 2026 - 17 May 2026

Age range

All ages

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location_on The Old Barracks Studios

All ages

18 Mar 2026

The Blue Vein

location_on Avista Support Services - Riverview Resources Day Care

18+

05 Sep 2026

Hedgerow Fest 2026: Artists in Hedges at Mount Briscoe

location_on Mount Briscoe Organic Farm

All ages

23 Apr 2026 | 6.00PM - 8.00PM

Threads of Time -Textile & Mixed Media Workshops with Orla Galligan

location_on Virginia Library

18+

01 Jun 2026

Siarscéal 2026

location_on Roscommon Library

13-15

16-18

30 Mar 2026 | 10.00AM - 5.00PM

Spring into Storytime at Offaly Libraries

location_on Offaly Libraries

0-4

5-8

9-12