Liverpool Irish Festival

As November wraps up, we’re feeling grateful for everything #LIF2025 brought.

To every artist, volunteer, partner and festival-goer: you are what keeps the Liverpool Irish Festival alive all year long 💚

Until next time… slán go fóill 👋
#LivIrishFest #IrishCulture #CommunitySpirit #ThankYou

Queer Arrivals - Liverpool Irish Festival Queer Arrivals is a story-based-music-night from Irish nu-folk/queer singer-songwriter Gráinne Hunt, featuring HUSK; exclusive to #LIF2025.

💖 FRIDAY! ‘Queer Arrivals’ with Gráinne Hunt + HUSK.
Unity Theatre, 8pm — powerful debut not to miss.
Tickets: www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/queer...

Harry Clarke’s windows - Liverpool Irish Festival Gerry Molumby (The Irish Post) leads this hour-long illustrated talk on the work of Harry Clarke, Irish stained glass artist.

🌈 TOMORROW! Step into Harry Clarke’s colourful world.
6pm, University of Liverpool. FREE entry.
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Thanks so much Kim! 🕊️

Tony Birtill memorial lecture/ Léacht bliaintiúl in omós Antón Birtill - Liverpool Irish Festival A two part talk from local historian Greg Quiery and Dr. Eoghan Ahern (University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies).

💚 Remembering Tony Birtill, champion of Irish language in Liverpool. Talks by Greg Quiery (Great Hunger Memorial) and Dr Eoghan Ahern (Famine’s impact on Irish).

7pm, Tue 21 Oct, Liverpool Irish Centre. FREE.

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#LIF2025 #TonyBirtill

In the Window: Corinne Price - Liverpool Irish Festival As part of Liverpool Irish Festival 2025, the artist Corinne Price will display their incredible ceramics at Bluecoat Display Centre.

🎨 Meet ceramicist Corinne Price.

Guided Q&A, refreshments.

11am, Fri 17 Oct, Bluecoat. £10 donation to the artist.

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We Have Arrived: Renewing Roots - Liverpool Irish Festival Members of the Renewing Roots programme share their creative expressions and explore healing after harm, supported by Fréa.

🌱 Fréa: Renewing Roots. 2–5pm, Sat 1 Nov, Bluecoat.
Creative testimonies, art and poetry from survivors of Ireland’s institutions. FREE.

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#RenewingRoots

Liverpool Irish Great Hunger Memorial - Liverpool Irish Festival A Memorial Service to mark the anniversary of An Gorta Mór (The Great Hunger), which lasted 1845-1852 and changed Liverpool forever.

🕊 Our annual Great Hunger Memorial service.

1pm, Sun 26 Oct, St Luke’s Bombed Out Church.

Choirs, music and reflection of the lives of millions changed irrevocably by the Great Hunger.

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#GreatHunger

Harry Clarke’s windows Gerry Molumby (The Irish Post) leads this hour-long illustrated talk on Harry Clarke's windows.

❗1 week warning❗Harry Clarke's Windows
Illustrated talk by Gerry Molumby (The Irish Post) on the work of Irish stained glass artist Harry Clarke
🗓️6pm, 15 October 2025
🧭Rendall Building @liverpooluni.bsky.social
🎟️FREE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/harry-clar...
Part of @livirishfest.bsky.social #LIF2025

Liverpool Irish Famine Trail Vigil - Liverpool Irish Festival This walk, from Clarence Dock to St Luke’s Bombed Out Church, commemorates victims and survivors of An Gorta Mór.

Join a moving journey of remembrance.

The Famine Trail Vigil follows the path of the bronze shoes — from Roscommon to Dublin, Holyhead to Liverpool.

10:30am, Sun 26 Oct, Clarence Dock to St Luke’s Memorial. FREE.

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#LIF2025 #FamineTrail

Scotland Road Walking Tour - Liverpool Irish Festival 2-hour walk, led by historian Greg Quiery, through the former heartland of Liverpool’s Irish community; its schools, statues and graveyards.

Uncover the ghosts and legends of Liverpool’s Irish heartland 👻

Join Greg Quiery for a 2hr tour of Scotland Road.
3pm, Sat 25 Oct. Meet at Liverpool Central Library. £15/£12.
Book: liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/scotland-road-walking-tour-3/
#LIF2025 #ScotlandRoad

South Liverpool walking tour - Liverpool Irish Festival On this 2-hour walk, led by historian Greg Quiery, you’ll discover Irish connections to historic Hope Street and Rodney Street buildings.

Walk through history with Greg Quiery!
Explore Hope St and Rodney St’s Irish heritage.
11am, Sat 25 Oct.
Meet: St Luke’s Famine Memorial. 2hrs. £15/£12.
Book: liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/south-liverpool-walking-tour-3/
#LIF2025 #WalkingTour

Museum of Liverpool - self-guided Irish trail - Liverpool Irish Festival Use this page to download a PDF of the Museum of Liverpool's Irish community trail. Suitable for families.

Discover Liverpool’s hidden Irish treasures 🏛️

Volunteer researchers share their findings in guided tours of Museum of Liverpool’s Irish collections.

11am and 12:15pm, Sat 25 Oct. FREE.

Trail info: liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/self-guided-irish-trail/

#LIF2025 #IrishHeritage

The John McGahern Annual Book Prize - Liverpool Irish Festival The sixth annual John McGahern Book Prize event, part of the Liverpool Literary Festival, includes a reading from the winning novel.

📚 The 6th John McGahern Book Prize.
5:30pm, Sun 19 Oct, Victoria Gallery and Museum.

FREE. Winning debut chosen by Colm Tóibín.

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Dallahan - Liverpool Irish Festival Forged in Scotland and Ireland's traditional music scene, Dallahan traverse styles and countries of the world in a dazzling live show.

🎻 Dallahan — world-folk masters close #livirishfest.

8pm, Mon 27 Oct, Philharmonic Music Room. Tickets £20/£17.

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Tony Birtill Annual Lecture Conradh na Gaeilge Learpholl in partnership with the Liverpool Irish Festival are delighted to present the fourth annual Tony Birtill Lecture

Conradh na Gaeilge Learpholl & Liverpool Irish Festival present the 4th annual Tony Birtill Lecture
Tues 21 Oct Liverpool Irish Centre
It will be delivered in 2 parts by historian Greg Quiery & Dr Eoghan Ahern Irish Studies@LivUni
https://www.irishinbritain.org/whats-on/tony-birtill-annual-lecture

4th Annual Tony Birtill Lecture
🗣@irishinstitute.bsky.social's Dr Eoghan Ahern on the Impact of the Famine on the Irish Language
🗣️Local historian Greg Quiery on the Great Hunger commemoration memorial
🗓️21.10.
🧭Liverpool Irish Centre
🎟️FREE, no booking required
Part of LIF25 @livirishfest.bsky.social

Family Day - Liverpool Irish Festival A Festival-staple and must-see; we invite you to pop-by — or indeed, spend the day with us — at the Museum of Liverpool (Pier Head).

🎃 Samhain Céilí. 4–7pm, Sun 26 Oct, Liverpool Irish Centre. FREE family fun — costumes welcome.
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Family Day - Liverpool Irish Festival A Festival-staple and must-see; we invite you to pop-by — or indeed, spend the day with us — at the Museum of Liverpool (Pier Head).

👨‍👩‍👧 Family Day at Museum of Liverpool. 11am–4:30pm, Sat 25 Oct. FREE!
Music, dancing, Armagh Rhymers and more. Brave Maeve maps for kids.
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#LIF2025

Welcome Home/Fáilte Abhaile - Liverpool Irish Festival This engaging two-hour programme, held in the glorious Sefton Park Palm House, features over 50 musicians and dancers from across Merseyside.

🏠 Welcome Home — a celebration in Sefton Park Palm House, with song, dance and plenty of heritage.
7:30pm, Thu 23 Oct. Tickets £15/£12.
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Did I Ever Tell Ya - Liverpool Irish Festival Join award-winning Irish playwright and actor David Gilna at Liverpool's Royal Court for an unforgettable evening of storytelling.

📖 David Gilna’s brand new show Did I Ever Tell Ya.
7pm, Wed 22 Oct, Liverpool Royal Court. £18.
#LIF2025
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Celebrating Irish Craft - Liverpool Irish Festival Liverpool Irish Festival and Bluecoat Display Centre have celebrated Irish artists for many years. This is a retrospective of those works.

OPEN NOW: Celebrating Irish Craft at Bluecoat Display Centre!

Showcasing Irish artisans across multiple disciplines. Until 1 Nov. FREE.

#LIF2025 @thebluecoat.bsky.social #livirishfest
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Stamps and Stories - Liverpool Irish Festival An evening exploring what the Irish passport means to its holders. More than a travel document — it’s a lifeline, a laugh, a link to home.

📫 ‘Stamps and Stories’ — celebrating 100 years of the Irish passport.

8pm, Tue 21 Oct, Liverpool Irish Centre. Tickets £12.

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@cultureliverpool.bsky.social @irishinbritain.bsky.social #LIF2025 #liverpoolirishfestival #heritage #irishpassport

Double feature: The Irish Countess and Call Yourself an Irishman - Liverpool Irish Festival A dramatisation of the life of Countess Markievicz; followed by an examination of second- and third-generation Irish voices.

🎭 Double bill: The Irish Countess + Call Yourself an Irishman.

Hope Street Theatre, Mon 20 Oct. Tickets £17.50.

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The Druids - Liverpool Irish Festival The Druids Irish Folk Band are back with another master show, featuring captivating new blends of traditional Irish folk and storytelling.

🎵 The Druids, Irish folk band, return!
8pm, Sun 19 Oct, Liverpool Irish Centre.
Tickets £15.

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#LIF2025 #thedruids @irishinstitute.bsky.social @irishinbritain.bsky.social

PK’s seisiún - Liverpool Irish Festival Completely informal opportunity to come along for a tune or two to this quirky Liverpool pub. A great night is promised for one and all!

🎻 Traditional Irish sessions return at Peter Kavanagh’s!

From 9:30pm, Friday 17 and 24 Oct. FREE!
Bring an instrument or just your ears!

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#LIF2025 #Seisiún

Celebrating Irish Craft - Liverpool Irish Festival Liverpool Irish Festival and Bluecoat Display Centre have celebrated Irish artists for many years. This is a retrospective of those works.

Private View: Celebrating Irish Craft. Bluecoat Display Centre, 4:30–7:30pm, Thu 18 Sept. FREE.

Exhibition runs 19 Sept – 1 Nov. Silver, ceramics, glass, textiles and more.

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#LIF2025 #Irishcraft #artsandcultureliverpool

#CCEN Practice Day - Liverpool Irish Festival The annual Festival gathering of Cultural Connectedness Exchange Network which links Irish creatives with commissioners of Irish work.

🤝 Irish creatives: join CCEN Practice Day.

10am–4pm Thu 16 Oct. FREE + lunch. Book via Eventbrite.

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#lif2025 #liverpoolirishfestival #irishheritage #creativesofliverpool

Queer Arrivals - Liverpool Irish Festival Queer Arrivals is a story-based-music-night from Irish nu-folk/queer singer-songwriter Gráinne Hunt, featuring HUSK; exclusive to #LIF2025.

🌈 ‘Queer Arrivals’ — Gráinne Hunt’s personal musical journey of love and identity, ft. HUSK.

8pm, Fri 17 Oct, Unity Theatre. £15/£13.

Tickets: www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/queer...

#lif2025 #lgbtq+ #liverpoolirishfestival @unitytheatre.bsky.social @cultureliverpool.bsky.social

Literary Salon featuring Eimear McBride - Liverpool Irish Festival Multi-award-winning novelist Eimear McBride and literary critic (+Irish literature fan) David Collard host an informal, friendly tête-à-tête.

📚 Exclusive Literary Salon with Eimear McBride and David Collard. Online from Thu 16 Oct.
#LIF2025

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