UPCOMING Event
Listowel Celtic Arts Weekend
DATE
June 11-14, 2026
Kerry Writers’ Museum will be the venue for the third international gathering of Celtic artists at the Listowel Celtic Arts Weekend from June 11th to 14th 2026. The event will position Listowel as a focal point for Celtic artistic practice with a daily programme of lectures, presentations, exhibitions, teaching workshops & live performances. Local artists will be joined by contributors travelling from across Ireland, the UK, Europe, North America and as far afield as Australia and Hawaii, in a celebration of both traditional and contemporary Celtic art
Event organiser Stephen Rynne describes Listowel as “the world capital of modern Celtic art,” citing the town’s long association with artists working in historically informed styles. Local examples include the renowned stuccowork of Pat McAuliffe and the legacy of acclaimed 20th-century artist Michael O’Connor, whose work is held at Kerry Writers’ Museum.
Listowel Celtic Arts Weekend coincides with the International Day of Celtic Art (9 June), an initiative that began as an online community in 2000 and has since grown into a global network of artists and enthusiasts, with previous in-person gatherings held in New York and Downpatrick.
Bookings now been taken for daily presentations, live performances & workshops.