Kildare County Council Launches Exciting Line-Up for Culture Night 2026
Kildare County Council is delighted to announce the programme of events for Culture Night 2026 taking place across County Kildare on Friday, 18 September 2026 from 4pm till late.
Culture Night is an annual, island-wide celebration of culture, creativity and the arts, promoting the rich cultural life that exists in communities across Ireland. Through a diverse programme of free events taking place in cities, towns, villages, rural locations and online, audiences have the opportunity to celebrate, explore and engage a variety of cultural experiences.
This year’s programme showcases the diversity of arts and culture in Kildare with events that foster openness; value equality, inclusion, accessibility and diversity. One Night for All!
The full programme of events and participating venues for Culture Night Kildare 2026 will be available on: https://culturenight.ie/country/kildare/
CULTURE NIGHT COMMISSIONS
Kildare Arts Service has commissioned a number of exciting public-facing projects, across art forms and across the county.
CRAICLY STORIES of ‘The Cow’
Derrymullen Farm, Allenwood
7-10pm
CRAICLY is back in their homeplace celebrating multiple stories of ‘The Cow’, with storytellers including people working with cattle, writing about cows and works of fiction about ‘the Cow’.
MEMORY VESSELS
Robertstown Harbour
5-6pm
Join artist Marta Golubowska aboard the 52M Robertstown Community Barge for Memory Vessels clay workshop exploring the representation of our past and future homes.
THE CULTURAL ROLE OF CANAL IN COUNTY KILDARE
Robertstown Harbour
6.30-8pm
Embark on a 2-hour-long boat journey with artist Marta Golubowska featuring art works inspired by the canal and join the discussion about the cultural potential of the canals in County Kildare.
PROPAGATING OTHERWISE
Soearth Projects, Kill, W91 YF6H
6-9pm
Furze Arts will host a two-day cultural event in collaboration with Soearth Projects for which artists were asked to get their hands dirty with gardens (both real and speculative) and their propagations, dealing in life, death and decay.
To avoid disappointment, please check with the venue/organiser if advance booking is required.
For enquiries, please contact Culture Night Kildare Coordinator, Sheena Malone at culturenightkildare@gmail.com or phone +353 (0)45 980872.
Culture Night is brought to you by the Arts Council / An Comhairle Ealaíon, in partnership with local authorities and cultural organisations throughout the island of Ireland.
