Carlow Arts Festival, the first big cultural event of the Irish Summer returns this June. Carlow comes alive over five days with an eclectic mix of visual arts, theatre, dance, music, spectacle, literature, and more. The festival is presented in the grounds of Carlow College from Wednesday, June 7th to Sunday, June 11th.
Highlights include Irish premieres of three works by European artists that blur artform boundaries. From Belgium, Dag Taeldeman’s and Andrew Van Ostade’s electrifying BodyBodyBodyBody is a journey to the edge of trance, rooted in the folk traditions of the Italian tarantella. In MOS, Greece’s Ioanna Paraskevopoulou appropriates everything, from a pair of bellows to two halves of a coconut, to live-score cinematic scenes. Sorry, But I Feel Slightly Disidentified... is a provocative performance piece by Benjamin Kahn (France/Belgium) that explores themes of race and gender. For music lovers, The O’Hara’s Main Stage features some of Ireland’s most acclaimed stars including John Francis Flynn, Æ Mak, and Jafaris.
The Orchard in Carlow College hosts two events where human interaction is at the core, Without Sin, a contemporary confessional box for the modern sinner, and Poetry SOS, a bespoke one-to-one consultation with a poet. This year’s ARTWORKS visual arts exhibition Remembering the Future also launches as part of the festival in VISUAL on Thursday, June 8th.
The festival also has a packed programme of family-friendly events and is the perfect way to celebrate Cruinniú na nÓg, Ireland’s national day of creativity for children and young people, which coincides with the festival on Saturday, June 10th.
The award-winning, four-star Talbot Hotel is Carlow town’s longest running four-star hotel. Recently awarded Best Family Hotel and Excellence in Service at the 2022 Irish Hotel Awards, Talbot Hotel Carlow is delighted to be recognized for outstanding guest service and customer care. The hotel is also home to the award winning Corries Bar & Bistro which offers guests and locals a casual dining experience. To find out more or book a stay, click here.
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Terms & Conditions
1. The promotion is open to residents of Ireland aged 21 years or over except employees of the Promoter, their families, agents or anyone professionally connected with the promotion.
2. A valid entry consists of a correct answer entered in the form above, accompanied by the entrant’s name, email address and a phone number.
3. No applications from agents, third parties, organised groups or applications automatically generated by computer will be accepted. No incomplete, illegible, or corrupted entries will be accepted. No entries not in accordance with the entry instructions will be accepted.
4. The Promotion will run from 12/05/2023 to midnight on 28/05/2023 inclusive.
5. All entries must be received by the Promotor by no later than midnight on the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified.
6. Promotion limited to one entry per person. No entrant will win more than one prize.
7. By submitting an entry to the Promotor, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.
8. Responsibility will not be accepted for entries lost, damaged or delayed as a result of any network, computer hardware or software failure of any kind. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt. Entries will become the property of the Promoter.
9. The prize is two tickets to the Carlow Arts Festival on Saturday, June 10th, 2023 with an overnight stay at the Talbot Hotel Carlow with dinner at Corries Bar & Bistro. The winner will also receive a a sumprous basket of locally made foods, presented by Carlow Tourism. There will be one winner.
10. All prizes will be subject to any additional terms and conditions of the supplier of the prize to the Promoter. This prize is only valid on Saturday, June 10th, 2023 and cannot be refunded or redeemed for cash. Carlow Arts Festival reserve the right to make changes to event schedule should there be any unforeseen reason.
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12. In the event of unforeseen circumstances the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for an alternative of equal or greater value.
13. The winners will be notified by email. The winner must claim the prize within 30 days of the notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with the Promotion rules.
14. The promoters’ decision is final and binding in all matters and no correspondence will be entered into.
15. The winners’ details (name and county) will be made available on The Irish Times website.
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18. Prizes are non transferrable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
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21. The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel or amend the Promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.
