Waterford Cultural Quarter (WCQ) welcomes everyone to experience a novel casino night along with visual art, music, spoken word, theatre and cultural heritage in venues on O’Connell Street, Waterford City for Culture Night 2026. Creative Waterford presents a new and exciting event, “Creativity Casino”, developed by artist Catherine Barron. Drop in to WCQ Place, 18 […]
Author Archives: Jo McCluskey
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Aug
Aug
Traders are already busy making beautiful gifts and treats and tending to fresh produce for sale at the special 3-Day Harvest WCQ Market running from Fri 4 to Sun 6 September. WCQ Market Traders will have stalls along O’Connell St and Gladstone Street (with road closures in place especially for Harvest). In addition, for Harvest […]
Community, Creative Spirits, Creativity, Culture, Festival
Waterford Walls Street Party, Pocket Part, Thomas St, WCQ on Saturday 15 August. All welcome.
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Aug
Aug
Mark in your diaries Saturday 15 August for another packed Street Party in the Pocket Park (next to Downse’s) on Thomas Street. Recession Squad with Rhythm walls with: DJs, live painting, rap performance and the jaw dropping skills on display at the Rhythm Walls Breaking Battle. See Waterford Walls socials for full details on the […]
11
Aug
Aug
Waterford Walls has returned to the city with another incredible line-up of homegrown and International talented mural artists adding vibrancy to the urban landscape for this it’s 12th year running. The festival brings music, workshops, family events and guided tours and much much more. If you’d like to learn more about the murals already created […]
11
Aug
Aug
The city-wide Spraoi takeover this past August Bank Holiday weekend brought with it an impressive line-up of street theatre and live music. In the Cultural Quarter highlights included: virtuoso South-American style one-man-band,L’Homme-Orchestre and Miss Mary by artist Kristyn Fontanella, bringing a hauntingly beautiful outdoor dance reimagining the spirit of Ireland’s dance masters. And a SPRAOI […]
30
Jun
Jun
WCCC have approved a road closure for July and August. It will run from 5pm on Thursday 2 July to 12 noon on Sunday 30 August for the following route: O’Connell Street, Waterford from its junction at O’Connell Street/Thomas Hill to the junction of Sargent’s Lane/O’Connell Street. Diversion Routes (one way system) Thomas Hill (L15021-1) from […]
Culture, Heritage, History, Uncategorized
Streets Through Time, Free heritage inspired tours of Waterford each Saturday in July.
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Jun
Jun
Explore heritage and creativity as the streets of Waterford Cultural Quarter come alive with actor and writer Joe Meagher. Free tours are available each Saturday morning at 11 am throughout July 2026. Bookings can be made through Eventbrite by searching for Streets Through Time or emailing culturalquarter@waterfordcouncil.ie Link: https://bit.ly/3QvLdk3 Joe will explore how Waterford […]
09
Mar
Mar
The countdown is on and St. Patrick’s Festival programming kicks off this Friday. The 5-Day event will bring performances, carnivals, craic agus ceol right through the Bank Holiday weekend. FREE events on O’Connell St in the heart of the Cultural Quarter include Celtic Copper Craft workshops on Sat & Sun in WCQ Place and a […]
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Feb
Feb
Join SE Craft Studios for an hour of slow craft hands-on fun crafting cool Celtic copper pieces in the Cultural Quarter this St. Patrick’s Weekend —no experience needed! The workshop is free to attend, but booking is essential. Workshops sessions will run on both Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 March. Unwind at this slow craft […]
09
Feb
Feb
City of Lights has returned for ‘Imbolc’, the ancient Celtic festival celebrating the beginning of spring. Illustrators include Anne McDonnell, Karen Nolan , Vadim Taranenko, Darragh Lyons and Brian O’Shea. Waterford City and County Council ‘City of Light’ initiative is funded by Fáilte Ireland’s Urban Animation Investment Scheme. Photos credit, Michelle Brett. 3+4 Great George’s […]
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