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1. An Grianán Theatre
The 383-seat An Grianán Theatre hosts a wide variety of cultural and artistic events. The program includes drama, comedy, music, and dance, while changing exhibitions feature the work of local artists and photographers. An Grianán also hosts, along with several other venues, the Letterkenny trad week held in January, which features traditional groups and singers as well as bluegrass bands from the United States. The Eatery Café serves light meals and drinks from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.
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2. Dock Arts Centre
Carrick's impressive Dock Arts Centre is a former courthouse and now a happening place to take in a concert, play, or arts event. Sympathetically restored as Leitrim's first integrated arts center, it houses a chic theater with seating for more than 100 and the Jury Room café bar. Shows run €12–€25.
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3. Hawk's Well Theatre
With a jam-packed calendar year-round, Hawk's Well Theatre hosts amateur and professional companies from all over Ireland (and occasionally from Britain) in an eclectic mix of shows. Tickets run free–€50; the box office is currently open limited hours weekdays 10–2 (Thursday 10--5), but should have expanded opening hours post-pandemic.
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4. Sligo Live Music and Arts Festival
If you're visiting in the fall, don't miss the Sligo Live Music and Arts Festival, held at various venues around town with an impressive lineup of performers. Established in 2005, the festival runs during the last week of October, including both weekends, and has links with North America, particularly with WGBH in Boston. It's elbow-room only, as hotels, pubs, and cafés are crammed with scores of Irish and international acts, involving roots, folk, traditional, and country music, as well as comedy. For dates and details of gigs, visit the website, where you can buy tickets.
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5. Yeats Festivals
There's no getting away from events linked to the illustrious Yeats family. The Yeats International Summer School, which marked its 60th anniversary in 2019, is a permanent fixture involving readings, lectures, and writing workshops. It runs for 10 days from the end of July. The Yeats Winter School is held over a weekend in January and includes lectures and tours. W. B.'s brother, Jack B., the painter, is now in the limelight, with his work fetching high prices in auction houses. Tread Softly, a mix of theater, music, film, art, and readings, takes place at the same time as the summer school and explores the link between the brothers. June 13 has been designated Yeats Day, when costumed actors take to the streets for poetry readings and a host of other events.
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