September 2026

Culture Night 2026 will take place on Friday, 18 September, with events happening across Ireland, including towns, villages and rural communities throughout Mayo.

The annual celebration will showcase the richness and diversity of Irish culture through arts, creativity and community events. People of all ages will have the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of free cultural experiences in welcoming, local settings.

Following the success of last year’s “One Night for All” theme, which saw more than 1,800 free events take place across Ireland, the Arts Council, in partnership with Local Authorities nationwide and with support from the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, has decided to continue the theme for a second year.

Culture Night also encourages openness, discovery and celebration, while creating opportunities for people to connect with their communities and develop a strong sense of belonging.

Events for 2026 include: (more to follow)

• Sean-nós Dance Workshop, Gorteendrunagh, Castlebar
• Music, Language and Community, Aras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet
• Culture Night with Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maol, Ballina
• Caint ar Acla, Music, Song, Dance & Gaeilge in the Parish of Achill, Pattens, Achill Island
• Ballycastle Street Survey Exhibition, Ballinglen Arts Foundation, Ballycastle
• Culture Night At Ballina Arts Centre, Ballina
• Culture Night in Carracastle, Carracastle, Ballaghaderreen
• In The Shadow Of The Glen, Matt Molloy’s Yard Bar, Westport
• John Spillane, Aras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet
• Preab Ghaeltacht, Pop Up Gaeltacht, The Clock Tavern, Westport
• Westport Jazz Celebrates Mayo Culture Night, Clew Bay Hotel, Westport
• What Islandeady Means To Me, Islandeady Community Centre, Islandeady
• Art in our Community- Music and Poetry,Town Hall, Louisburgh.
• Crossmolina Culture Night 2026, Crossmolina Cultural and Civic Centre, Crossmolina
• One Night, Many Cultures, Town Football Club Celebrating Culture, Community and Diversity, Castlebar.
• Paddy Hanna, the NCF, Ballina
• Through The Street of Claremorris 1900-1925, Townhall Theatre, Claremorris.
• Running Through Blue, Market Square, Castlebar
• Sean-nòs Culture Night at The Micheal Davitt Museum, Strade
• Yeats Revisited, Ballinglen Museum of Art, Main Street, Ballycastle
• Food and Drink Tour of Ballina, Ballina.
• Ceol & Comhrà, Castle Bookshop, Castlebar
• Custom House Culture Night, The Quay, Westport
• Laneways & Sessions 2026, The Clarke Museum and Ballina’s Streets, Ballina
• Living Willow Dome Workshop, Durkan Bohola Community Park, Bohola.
• Mist- A Musical Bridge Between Ireland and Ukraine, Holy Trinity Church Westport.
• Oiche Chultuir Club Ceoil 2026, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar
• Claremorris LIbrary Culture Night, Claremorris
• One Community- Many Stories: A Celebration Of Culture, Creativity and Belonging, Tacù Family Resource Centre at Ballinrobe Racecourse, Ballinrobe
• Open Night At Clew Bay Heritage Centtre, Westport
• Balla After Dark, Balla Community Centre
• Music and Worda, Tertulla Bookshop, The Quay, Westport
• Subterra: What’s Lost & What’s Left, SOLAS Centre, Aghleam
• Subterra: What’s Lost & What’s Left, Session 2, SOLAS Centre, Aghleam
• Traditional Flower Making Workshop by Mayo Traveller Movement CHW Ladies, The Linen hall, Castlebar
• Westport FRC Culture Night, Sacred Heart School Gymnasium, Westport