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 […]
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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 […]
23
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 […]
03
Nov
Nov
Now that the evenings are getting darker it is the perfect time to enjoy the ‘City of Light’ project inspired by the spirit of Samhain and Waterford’s history and heritage. The City of Lights Project reimagines the City’s walls as spaces of connection, creativity, and celebration. The light trail connects the four main areas […]
15
Oct
Oct
Bringing some summer brightness back to O’Connell Street – we look back to the amazing activities that took place in the Cultural Quarter as part of Africa Day 2024 through these images and video. Thanks to the organisers, the helpers, musicians, food providers, dancers and most of all the communities who get involved each year […]
28
Nov
Nov
Arnold & Hilda A celebration of the life and works of Arnold Marsh and Hilda Roberts (HRHA) and their lasting influence within the arts and education in Waterford. This exhibition coincides with the release of Marsh’s memoirs, ‘The Happy Belfast Man’ (Lilliput Press) and features over fifty works of art as well as archival material, […]
Community, Creativity, Culture, Heritage
Waterford City and County Council to host day long festival of events to celebrate Africa Day 2022
27
May
May
Waterford City and County Council will host Africa Day 2022, which will include the best of African music, dance, crafts, culture, food and much more to celebrate the occasion. On Saturday, 28th May from 12pm onwards, Waterford City and County Council will host a festival of events to celebrate Africa’s strong rich and […]
16
Sep
Sep
Tenements and Poverty in Waterford “All of the 18th and 19th century visitors marvelled at the Quay of Waterford. Its beauty, its elegance and expanse, comparing it to the finest quays in Europe. Its river full of masted ships, Its beautiful exchange, where the merchants conducted their business, and the adjacent Mall with its bowling […]