Monday 1 June
Enjoy our last day! And see you next year!
Visual Art
Various venues 11 to 3pm
Visual art is a central part of the Mountshannon Arts Festival, with a vibrant mix of established and emerging artists showing work across a range of venues. The exhibitions unfold across Mountshannon, presenting a rich selection of painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, glass and multimedia work as part of the Festival’s FLIGHT theme.
Children Activities
Woodpark Forest 11am
Homes for Gnomes. Once again the gnomes and fairies in Woodpark are looking to renovate their homes. There will be storytelling, face painting and of course hammering!
Belongings by Lisa Joyce
Aistear 11 to 3pm
All are warmly invited to visit Belongings, an exhibition sharing the stories of people who have made a home in County Clare. In the years ahead, migration will become an ever more present part of our social landscape - bringing both enrichment and challenge. This exhibition offers a moment to pause and reflect on the lived experiences of people with intercultural identities who are shaping their lives in rural Ireland today. Free
Artists Live
Aistear 11 to 3pm
Local artists will give you an aperçu of how art comes into being. So come experience the creative processes behind aku, painting, or street art.
Historical Walk and Talk
The walk will last about an hour and a half, covering the village's main street and harbour. It will share Mountshannon's story from its founding as a linen village to the present, offering a blend of history, fun, and fresh air. Free WB
Meet at the Market House 11.30pm
Poetry and Song
Church of Ireland - 12.30pm
Lough Derg Singers followed by poet Noelle Lynskey
We invite you to a soaring session of song and poetry. Free with WB
The BOOM Show
Aistear Park - 2pm
Join Mr BOOM and Ringo the parrot in this interactive show full of fun and games. Young and not-so-young are invited to experience the power and energy of nearly 40 different drums being played together as a group.The star of the show…?? Everybody participating! Free with WB
Singing Session
The River Run 2 - 5pm
Like every year, a great session with spirited singers and heartfelt songs. Just voices, solos and lively singalongs in a wide range of styles and colours. Free
Raffle
The River Run - 4pm
Support Mountshannon Arts by buying a raffle ticket. Great prizes to win and the chance to back local creativity!
Local Interest Literature
Anita’s - 5pm
Join authors M.A. Purcell and Cormac Quinn in a reading and Q&A discussion on their latest book releases. Free with wristband
Beneath My Garden. Through A Portal in Time
St Caimin Catholic Church 7.30pm
An original musical odyssey, time travelling through the crossroads of Irish myth and history. Rock and Irish Traditional music fusion. Performed by musicians from the shores of Lough Derg.
€15/ €12 WB