Liverpool Irish Festival 2012

This year's tenth Liverpool-Irish Festival, takes place from Thursday 11th until Sunday 21st October 2012 and offers a programme of music, film, drama, heritage, literature and lectures to suit everybody.

Line-up

Saturday 13 October
A Liverpool Irish Celebration from 10am to 4pm at Museum of Liverpool FREE - Musicians will serenade you in the Atrium, and you can watch traditional dancers show off their steps or listen to the storytellers as they spin their tales. The children of St. Patrick's Primary School perform 'The Children of Lir' plus a ceilidh for all the family.

Traditional Music Sessions from 9pm at Peter Kavanagh's.

Liverpool Irish Heritage Walking Tours at South City Centre Tickets £7/£4 concessions.

Love history present: Irish Liverpool at St. Luke's 'Bombed Out' Church Tickets £7 / £4 concessions.

Sunday 14th October
Liverpool Irish Heritage Walking Tours at Scotland Road Tickets £7/£4 concessions.

Joyce Day - Aspects of James Joyce, the man and his work at 2.30pm at The Bluecoat FREE.

John O'Connell from 6pm-8pm at O'Neill's FREE.

Monday 15 October
Traditional Music Sessions from 9pm at The Edinburgh.

The Ian Prowse Monday Club - Irish Edition from 8pm-11pm at The Cavern Pub FREE.

Tuesday 16 October
'Titanic Talks' lectures presented by The Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool from 6pm at The Eleanor Rathbone Theatre FREE.

Lazare Players in Moby Dick from 8pm at Unity Theatre Tickets £12/10 (concessions).

Derry /Londonderry – So Good They Named it Twice at The Rodewald Suite, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Tickets £12 advance.

Wednesday 17 October
Lazare Players in Moby Dick from 8pm at Unity Theatre Tickets £12/10 (concessions).

Liverpool Irish Heritage Walking Tours from 2pm at South City Centre Tickets £7 / £4 concessions.

Thursday 18 October
Mary Coughlan, plus special guest Graham Robins from 7.30pm at St George's Hall Concert Room Tickets £16.50.

Friday 19 October
The Irish Sea Sessions 2012 with Pauline Scanlon, Frank Kilkelly, Alan Burke, David Munnelly, Terry Clarke-Coyne, Damien Dempsey, Lizzie Nunnery, Ian Prowse, Stevie Dunne, Bernard O'Neill, John McSherry, Méabh O'Hare, Gino Lupari from 7.30pm at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Tickets £17.50/ £18.50/ £21/ £28.50 VIPs (inc. entrance to Aftershow) Aftershow £5 adv (£10 on door).

Saturday 20 October
The Comhaltas Session from 10.30pm at St. Michael's Irish Centre FREE.

The Politics of Lady Augusta Gregory's Plays by Anna Pilz from 10am at Institute of Irish Studies FREE.

Liverpool Irish Heritage Walking Tours from 2pm at Scotland Road Tickets £7 / £4 concessions.

I, Kavanagh from 6.30pm at The Fly in the Loaf Tickets £5 on the door.

Bram Stoker and Dracula a talk by Darryl Jones from 3pm at The Bluecoat FREE.

John Spillane + Support from 7.30pm at St. Michael's Irish Centre Concert tickets £10.

Sunday 21 October
I, Kavanagh from 1.30pm at The Fly in the Loaf Tickets £5 on the door.

Young People's Concert from 2.30pm at Palm House FREE.

Family Ceilidh from 4pm at Palm House Tickets £5 / £2 children under 16.

Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman plus support from 7.30pm at Sefton Park Palm House Tickets £10.

Other events during the Festival include film screenings, exhibitions, record and book launches.

Tickets

Ticket prices vary depending upon event, some events are free. To buy tickets click here.

At the heart of the festival is the Irish Sea Sessions at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (Oct. 19th), and there will be more music at The Capstone, Rodewald Suite, Sefton Park Palm House and Eric's. For literature lovers there's a whole day devoted to James Joyce, and a lecture marking the centenary of the death of Bram Stoker, Dublin-born author of Dracula. The first weekend will see the Festival down at Albert Dock, and for the first time, L1. The last Sunday will feature a family day at Sefton Park Palm House with a Children's Concert and Ceilidh, whilst there will be a programme of Irish Shorts and Features running throughout the Festival at FACT.

Accommodation

The festival offers no accommodation at the event. There are plenty of accommodation options available in the city.

More information will be here when available.

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