Festival Opening

Join us for the opening of this year’s Cashel Arts Festival, 2026. Our Chairperson Gillian will welcome you to what promises to be a wonderful weekend of arts and creativity.

We are delighted to be joined by former Irish Navy Captain and leadership speaker Marie Gleeson, who will give a short address to open the festival.

The evening will also feature a very special performance by Padraig Jack, who will perform the song he was commissioned to write especially for Cashel Arts Festival. We will also enjoy a mesmerising walkabout performance throughout the evening by Calvos contact jugglers.

We are also delighted to have a special performance by Pat Marnane in the Brú Ború Theatre as he launches his new album Music, Memories, My Piano and Me. Click here for ticket information for Pat’s performance.