More than 80 Irish festivals to watch out for in 2026
Here’s our round-up of cultural showcases to catch this year, from TradFest and Electric Picnic to West Cork Literary Festival and more
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The Leap, at Dublin Theatre Festival, is an imaginative dive into the emotional world of a preteen
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025: Gavin Kostick’s play is Fishamble’s first for young audiences
Pieces of a Woman, at Dublin Theatre Festival: Knockout performances anchor old-school melodrama
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025: Kata Wéber’s play for Poland’s TR Warszawa company features a magnificent cast
Three Sisters at Dublin Theatre Festival: Saoirse-Monica Jackson gives a sharp turn in a fresh take on Chekhov
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 review: Ciara Elizabeth Smyth’s honed adaptation shifts towards surreal comedy
Caligula, at Dublin Theatre Festival, resonates as a meditation on tyranny and resistance
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 review: This Ukrainian take on Camus’s play is a compelling political statement rather than convincing drama
My Right Foot, at Dublin Theatre Festival, is a masterclass in humour, honesty and resilience
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025: Michael Patrick is stunning as he chronicles his motor neuron disease
Dublin Jack, at Dublin Theatre Festival, looks behind sexual scandal to expose hypocrisy
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025: Conor Mitchell and Belfast Ensemble dramatise the life of John Saul
Be Careful, at Dublin Theatre Festival, is unflinching, sharp and in your face
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025: Mallika Taneja’s play is a biting satire on a mindset that situates family and societal honour in women
Bán, at Dublin Theatre Festival, is a brave, brilliantly acted ensemble piece
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025: The gifted Carys D Coburn reworks The House of Bernarda Alba in grim 1980s Ireland
The Maker at Dublin Theatre Festival: A family show infused with charm and curiosity
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 review: The Maker’s imagination and immediacy will appeal to very young viewers, its philosophical riddles to older children
Leaves, at Dublin Theatre Festival, reflects on care, growth, death and intelligence of nature
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 review: production is more like a meditation on tender ecosystem of connection than an adaptation
Deaf Republic, at Dublin Theatre Festival, is daring, intricate and, above all, beautiful
Dublin Theatre Festival 2025 review: Dead Centre turn Ilya Kaminsky’s poetry into complex, layered, hallucinatory drama
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