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Frostival Winter Festival

Experience the magic of Christmas at Frostival Winter Festival on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th of November marking the start of the festive season in Dundalk Town Centre.

The theme of this year’s festival is ‘Carnival of Light’ and promises to be an awe-inspiring celebration of arts, culture and Christmas fun featuring beautifully lit floats, stilt and fire performers, an aerialist, dancers in breath-taking costumes and much much more.

We will also be hosting a Christmas Market, Family Fun Zone, Santa’s Grotto, Frostival Express Train and a Family Treasure Hunt at Market Square.

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Cracks – An Tain Arts Centre, Thu 13th Sept.

Quintessence Theatre

I remember what it was like. Being like everyone else. Whole. Complete. Unshattered, unbroken. Normal. But things change. Now I’m falling between the cracks in myself, and I don’t know how to crawl back out…

A powerful piece of devised theatre from An Táin Arts Centre’s company-in-residence exploring the issue of mental illness in Ireland. Cracks premiered in October 2016 and is back for a fourth run due to popular demand.

Tickets 11am Students €10 / Teachers free | 8pm €15 / €10

Dundalk On Ice

Experience the magic of Christmas in Dundalk this festive season. REAL ICE | REAL BIG | REAL FUN at Dundalk on Ice this Christmas!

It’s time to get your skates on again for Dundalk On Ice – this REAL ICE rink is fully housed in a festive all weather marquee so that means that rain, hail or snow you will be able to skate away to your heart’s content!

The ice skating rink opens at 1.30pm
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Brigid of Faughart Festival 2017

Brigid of Faughart Festival 2017 will take place between Sunday 29th January and Sunday 5th February 2017

The festival celebrates Brigid of Faughart, as both Saint and Goddess, and the Celtic Festival of Imbolc or Spring. The emphasis of the festival is to revisit and reclaim the richness of the traditions associated with Brigid of Faughart in ways which are relevant to our lives in the 21st Century.

Brigid as a poet, healer, manifester, initiator and many more of her aspects are explored through music, poetry, dance, story, landscape, folklore, spiritual customs, discussion and much more. Lectures and workshops will offer opportunities for expanding and
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Conference on Ethnic & Minority Entrepreneurship

Creative Spark is a partner in ENTER – Enterprise in Interface project. The ENTER project is supported under the EU Erasmus+ programme to examine the role of entrepreneurship and enterprise in interface areas. The purpose of the project is to learn about initiatives in interface areas and share knowledge across Europe, to identify how enterprise, social enterprise and business activities can facilitate positive engagement between people from different communities.

This conference at Creative Spark will examine the topic of international and migrant workers in Ireland and ethnic and minority entrepreneurship. Our panel of speakers will address issues including the experience of being an ethnic or
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Frostival

Come and explore the magic of Christmas at this year’s Frostival Dundalk on Saturday 26th November from 12noon. Make the most of your family time and treat them to the ultimate magical adventure

❄️ Official opening of Dundalk On Ice ❄️ Dundalk Christmas Jumper Record Attempt ❄️ Street Carnival & Amusements ❄️ Who’s Eddie? live at Market Square ❄️ Craft & food fair at the Christmas Market Cabins ❄️ Switching on of our brand new state-of-the-art Christmas lights!

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Comhaltas ‘Summer Shows’ 2016 in Oriel Centre Dundalk Gaol.

Oriel Centre Dundalk Gaol Summer SessionsEnjoy an evening of Traditional Music, Song, Dance & Storytelling at the Comhaltas Seisiún ‘Summer Shows’ in Oriel Centre Dundalk Gaol 8pm July 21 | 28 August 4 | 11 | 25 Tickets are available from Oriel Centre Dundalk Gaol or on the door +353 42 9328887 info@orielcentre.ie www.orielcentre.ie/whats-on/oriel-centre-events/

Seisiún is a staged thematic performance of authentic Irish traditional culture, which provides a unique experience for holidaymakers and all lovers of traditional music during the months of
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Meet & Display showcasing vintage Volkswagen Campers & Beetles – Sat 9th July

Classic Volkswagen Beetle cars & camper vans in Dundalk.

Classic Volkswagen Beetle cars & camper vans in Dundalk.

A convoy of classic Volkswagen Beetle cars & camper vans will descend on Market Square ‪#‎Dundalk between 1-4pm this Saturday. This year’s Meet & Display Showcase of the iconic vehicles will include a family from Belgium visiting Dundalk as part of a tour of Ireland. Local Volkswagen enthusiasts want to make sure that they receive a real ‘Cead Mile Failte’ on their stop in
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