Events 2026 - Polish Arts Festival

Music Commission 2026

19th October 2026

Polish Arts Festival 2026 Commission Unites Dub Intruda and Hazey Haze in a Groundbreaking New Collaboration [ngg src="galleries" ids="3" display="basic_slideshow" arrows="1" transition_style="slide" interval="2500"] Polish Arts Festival 2026 has announced a major new music commission bringing together acclaimed Polish-Irish reggae collective Dub Intruda and celebrated...

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Singing Circle with Anna Banko-Szumacher

Limerick City Gallery of Art Sunday, November 8 @ 2 PM Join us for the Singing Circle *What does freedom sound like in your language?* Songs of Freedom is an intimate 75–90 minute intercultural singing circle where voices, stories and traditions meet. Together with...

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Guided Tour with the Artist: Mountain Soul – Assemblages

6th October 2026

Guided Tour with the Artist: Mountain Soul - Assemblages Saturday 7th November, 3pm Limerick City Gallery of Art Join artist Radek Przedpełski for a guided tour of Mountain Soul-assemblages, his multichannel video installation presented by the Polish Arts Festival in collaboration with Limerick City...

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Exhibition: Who Are We? Where Do We Belong?

5th October 2026

Exhibition: Who Are We? Where Do We Belong? A collaborative exhibition created through The Philosopher’s Hat project 5 November – 19 November 2026 | The Hunt Museum | 19th Polish Arts Festival Who Are We? Where Do We Belong? is a collaborative exhibition created...

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PAF KIDS DAY: Dream Mural Workshop with Izabela Strzała

Dream Mural Workshop PAF Kids Day The Hunt Museum/ 7 November/ Time: 12:00 - 13:00 Age: 8-12 Capacity: 10 participants Tickets: €10 (booking via The Hunt Museum) Workshop leader: Izabela Strzała What do you dream about? A journey to an extraordinary place, a great...

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PAF KIDS DAY: Poppies from a Polish Meadow: Discovering the Tradition of Polish Paper Flower-Making

Poppies from a Polish Meadow: Discovering the Tradition of Polish Paper Flower-Making The Hunt Museum/ 7 November/ Time: 13:30 - 15:00 Age: 8-12 Capacity: 16 participants Tickets: E10 (booking via The Hunt Museum) Can you capture a piece of a Polish summer in a...

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PAF KIDS DAY: Flowers in Thread — Paula Depta

Flowers in Thread – An Introduction to the Tradition of Polish Embroidery The Hunt Museum - 7 November Time: 11:00 -13:00 Age: 12 + Capacity: 15 participants Tickets: €10 (booking via The Hunt Museum) Join us for an introduction to embroidery — one of...

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PAF KIDS DAY: Faces of Emotions – Humans, Animals and Plants

Faces of Emotion Workshop Izabela Strzała The Hunt Museum/ 7 November/ Time: 11:00 - 12:00 Age: 5 - 7 Capacity: 10+10 participants (children must be accompanied by an adult) Tickets: €10 ( child+parent ticket) (booking via The Hunt Museum) Workshop Leader: Izabela Strzała Art...

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REHEARSED READING: Sławomir Mrożek, “The Emigrants”

„Sławomir Mrożek, The Emigrants” No. 1 Pery Square Hotel & Spa Limerick, Sunday, November 8 @ 8 PM Overview: A rehearsed reading of Mrożek’s The Emigrants, a darkly witty exploration of migration, identity, alienation and the search for freedom. Bottom Dog Theatre Company in...

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WORKSHOP: UN-MASKING. Playing Someone Else, Becoming Yourself

UN-MASKING: Who Are You When Nobody Is Watching? Mask Workshop | Part of the 19th Polish Arts Festival / 12+ Belltable, 7.11.2026 Time: 12:00 Tickets: €10 What if, for a moment, you could step outside yourself? Leave behind the roles you play every day...

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PERFORMANCE: UN-MASKING. Playing Someone Else, Becoming Yourself

28th September 2026

UN-MASKING: Who Are You When Nobody Is Watching? Performance | 12+ Belltable, 6.11.2026 Time: 8pm Tickets: €12 / €15 UN-MASKING: Playing Someone Else, Becoming Yourself Who are you when nobody is watching? As part of 19th Polish Arts Festival. And what if there is...

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VAYA x WODZOL x ŁAZOR x DJ B.o.g, Dub Intruda&Hazey Haze + DJ Fizzy Waters & DJ Medusa

The 19th Polish Arts Festival brings you yet another fab live event! VAYA x WODZOL x ŁAZOR x DJ B.o.g, Dub Intruda&Hazey Haze + DJ Fizzy Waters & DJ Medusa Hip-hop, the world premiere of the PAF Music Commission blending reggae, dub and rap,...

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ARTISTS NETWORKING EVENT & PORTRETY EMIGRACJI PREVIEW

ARTISTS NETWORKING EVENT & PORTRETY EMIGRACJI PREVIEW Belltable Studio, Limerick A space to meet, connect and spark new creative collaborations. Join us for a special Artists Networking Event, bringing together artists, musicians, writers, cultural practitioners and creatives from Limerick and beyond. This year, we...

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LITERARY MEETING WITH AGATA BIZUK

LITERARY MEETING WITH AGATA BIZUK Hosted by Patrycja Lentowczyk-Cichocka FREE EVENT - BOOKING REQUIRED Join us for a literary meeting with Agata Bizuk – a Polish author, long-time resident of Ireland and, in her own words, an emigrant “only in body, as her heart...

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Masterclass with Marcin Wyrostek – For accordion students and enthusiasts

MASTERCLASS WITH MARCIN WYROSTEK For accordion students and enthusiasts Irish World Academy of Music and Dance - University Of Limerick, V94 DK18 Time: 11am Duration: 2h Tickets €35 (eventbrite) Ahead of his eagerly anticipated Limerick concert with the Marcin Wyrostek Trio, world-renowned accordion virtuoso...

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EXHIBITION: MOUNTAIN SOUL – ASSEMBLAGES by Radek Przedpełski

MOUNTAIN SOUL - ASSEMBLAGES A solo exhibition by Radek Przedpełski Where: Limerick City Gallery of Art (LCGA), Limerick When: 6 November – 13 December 2026 Launch: Friday 6th November, 5.00pm Artist tours: Saturday 7th November - 12:30 Tour with Artist in Polish - 15:00...

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MOVIE SCREENING – The Promised Land (Ziemia Obiecana)

The Promised Land (Ziemia Obiecana) Screening as part of the 19th Polish Arts Festival, Limerick Belltable, Thursday 5 November, 8pm, Tickets €10 As part of this year's festival programme, we are delighted to celebrate the Year of Andrzej Wajda with a screening of one...

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CONCERT: Cantate Deo Choir

Cantate Deo Choir - Concert Belltable Arts Centre 5 November, 6.30pm The Polish Arts Festival opens with a special concert by an ensemble from the Limerick-based Cantate Deo Choir, founded and conducted by Ania Banko-Szumacher and based at the Polish Parish in Limerick (St...

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CONCERT: MARCIN WYROSTEK TRIO – With special guests H.I.P.S.T.E.R

18th August 2026

MARCIN WYROSTEK TRIO With special guests H.I.P.S.T.E.R Saturday 7th November 7pm Ticket early bird: €30, Full: €35 World-renowned accordion virtuoso Marcin Wyrostek is one of Poland’s most celebrated and charismatic musicians. Accompanied by his outstanding trio, he brings a unique blend of classical precision,...

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2026 Polish Arts Festival Opening Event

17th June 2026

Festival Opening Event Thursday 5th November, 5.30pm Belltable Foyer Free admission We're delighted to welcome you to the opening of this year's Polish Arts Festival, taking place in the Belltable Foyer, Limerick, on Thursday 5th November at 5.30pm. The evening begins with welcoming remarks...

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Exhibition: Lace of Leaves by Daria Alyoshkina

16th September 2025

Exhibition: Lace of Leaves by Daria Alyoshkina Place: The Hunt Museum Dates: 18.09 - 30.09.2025 FREE EVENT English “Lace of Leaves” is a collection of twenty papercuts in which nature comes alive through delicate paper lace. Leaves, flowers, branches, and other natural motifs intertwine...

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Masterclass with Gordiy Starukh

7th September 2025

English: Ukrainian Lira (Hurdy Gurdy): Through the Ages, Wars, and Oblivion Masterclass with Gordiy Starukh [Venue: Irish World Academy of Music and Dance] | [Date: 19.09.25] |Time: 12:00-14:00 Tickets: €20 BOOKING here What makes the Ukrainian hurdy-gurdy — or lira — so unique? And...

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HOMO FABER – Myths and Turning Points – Multidisciplinary installation

4th September 2025

 Centre for Creative Practices in collaboration with the Polish Arts Festival present HOMO FABER Myths and Turning Points Multidisciplinary installation by Kleszczewski & Zimnoch, Zimnoch & Kleszczewski Wrestling with the development trap from primordial fire to the digital age  The Hunt Museum,...

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Gordiy Starukh LIVE at The Hunt Museum for Culture Night! – 8pm

Friday, September 19th, 2025 Showtimes: 8 PM & 8:00 PM The Hunt Museum, Rutland Street, Limerick FREE Entry – Booking Essential! - here English Gordiy Starukh LIVE Experience the unique sounds of Ukrainian tradition fused with modern innovation as Gordiy Starukh takes the stage...

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Traditional Papercutting Workshop with Daria Alyoshkina! Sunday 21/09/25

15th July 2025

For Families and Adults Duration: Up to 2 hours Group size: Max. 10 participants Place: The Hunt Museum Date: 20.09.2025 (Saturday), Time: 12:30 - 14:30 Data: 21.09.2025 (Sunday), Time: 11:30 - 13:30 Tickets: E10 single/ E15 Family (1+1) Join internationally acclaimed artist Daria Alyoshkina...

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TANGO by Sławomir Mrożek

4th July 2025

TANGO by Sławomir Mrożek Presented as a rehearsed reading by Bottom Dog Theatre Company In association with the Polish Arts Festival Place: No. 1 Pery Square, Limerick Date: 21 September 2025 at 8pm Performed in English Pay What You Can - Booking Essential -...

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The Tree That Speaks – A School Papercutting Project with Magdalena Drahusz

3rd July 2025

„Drzewo, które mówi” – szkolny projekt wycinankowy z Magdaleną Drahusz Outreach szkolny: Wrzesień 2025 / Wystawa: 19.09–18.10.2025 | The Hunt Museum, Limerick We wrześniu 2025 roku, w ramach działań edukacyjno-outreachowych Polish Arts Festival, prowadzi wyjątkowe warsztaty artystyczne prowadzone przez Magdalenę Drahusz – edukatorkę, promotorkę...

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Fusion Frequencies: Fizzy Waters and INFLUX (DJ set)

Record Room, The Commercial 20th September 11.30pm until late Tickets €10/€12 on the door Fizzy Waters (DJ) A Polish DJ and promoter active on the Irish scene for over a decade. Resident at several Dublin venues, including Izakaya Basement, Berlin D2, and Pygmalion. Member...

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Spotkanie Literackie: Ewa Bilicka i Erick Pol

Spotkanie z Polskimi Pisarzami w Irlandii: Ewa Bilicka i Erick Pol Sobota 20 Września, godzina 14.00 Limerick Library Bezplatne Wymagana rejestracja: tutaj Więcej info na FB: tutaj Polish Arts Festival zaprasza na wyjątkowe spotkanie z dwójką utalentowanych polskich pisarzy mieszkających w Irlandii: Ewą Bilicką...

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Hip-Hop Workshop with Matt Szczerek

POLISH Warsztaty Hip-Hop z Mattem Szczerkiem Zapraszamy dzieci na energetyczne warsztaty taneczne z wyjątkowym gościem – Mattem Szczerkiem, choreografem i twórczym dyrektorem dublińskiego zespołu Human Collective, który łączy street dance i taniec współczesny w autorskich spektaklach i projektach. Matt specjalizuje się w stylach Hip-Hop,...

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