Park Life - Saturday
Cavan Arts Festival parking available at Cavan Institute, next door.
Car park will close at 8pm so any vehicles left there will be locked in!
Saturday 21st May, 1pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
Cavan Sinfonia Orchestra & Cavan Sinfonia Youth Orchestra
Join the wonderful Cavan Sinfonia Orchestra, directed by Sue King, as they woo us with their specially prepared performance for us in our big top tent. Playing classical, popular, and traditional Irish music including Schostakovich, morricone and Elgar.
They will be joined on the day by the very talented Cavan Sinfonia Youth Orchestra who will perform music from Bob Dylan, to the Beatles, Irish traditional music and lots in between.
Saturday 21st May, 2pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
Tumble Circus, Slap
On the street in the air and in your space, Tumble Circus are bringing “Slap” a hammer smashing rollercoaster of Belfast inspired circus devilment.
Tumble Circus are the Irish Cirque de Soleil if Cirque de Soleil was hit by a bus.
Saturday 21st May, 2:45pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
Claire Mulligan
Claire will do a reading from her Children's book, ideal for 8-12 year olds published by The Moth.
One of the most exciting children’s books of the year – Claire Mulligan’s debut novel ‘The Hunt for David Berman’ – has just been released by local publishers The Moth.
About the book:
It is 1940 and Britain is at war with Germany. Robert has been evacuated from London to his grandparents’ farm in Scotland. While exploring the rugged coastline, he finds a boy living in the caves. The boy is called David and he is a Kindertransport child. David had to leave his mother and grandmother behind in Berlin, and has now run away from his cruel foster family nearby.
Meanwhile, at the Gestapo Headquarters in Berlin, it is discovered that an Enigma codebook has been hidden in David’s suitcase. A Nazi secret agent in the UK is instructed to find David, retrieve the codebook and kill the boy.
‘A compulsive page turner’ – Diana Hendry
‘Strong and assured storytelling of a rare kind’ – Louise Greig
Saturday 21st May, 3pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
Ceili Dancing Taster Workshop with Live Music
Get your dancing socks on and come and try your hand (or feet) at Ceili Dancing in this welcoming supportive Ceili Session for all abilities in our big top tent! Our expert Ceili caller and teacher will guide and support everyone through the steps.
With live music from talented musicians Martin Donohoe, Karen McMahon & The Donohoe Family, this session will having you roaring YEEOOOWWWWW and dancing around the park before you know it.
Saturday 21st May, 4pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
Flamenco Dancing & Concert
Can't make it to Cadiz this weekend? Come to Cavan instead & let us transport you to Adalucía, the home of Flamenco with Rebecca Sanchez, vocals and dance, & Juan Jose Manzano on guitar. Be transported with their rhythm and passion and then have a go yourself as Rebecca expertly shares her knowledge and teaches some classical flamenco dance steps for anyone to try!
Saturday 21st May, 5pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
Ria Rua
Ria Rua is an up and coming female artist from Cavan whose music has been on heavy rotation on Irish, UK and German national radio. Her sound is a mixture of cutting edge production and sincerely written lyrics about the state of the world and her place in it. Passionate, intense, and deeply personal, Ria's music is not easily forgotten.
Saturday 21st May, 5:30pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
KCD3
KCD3 is made up of the talented Dara Cunningham, Gearóid Doherty, Adam & Callum Kelly.
Combining original music & lyrics and buoyed by their youthful exuberance, these young singer / songwriters / musicians instantly capture your attention with their vibrant music and their passion for their art that reaches far beyond their tender ages.
Saturday 21st May, 1-4pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
Never Ending Bunting Station
Add your own creativity to our festival heirloom and join us as you become part of the never ending bunting machine! Sit with our artists and make your own triangle of beautiful bunting and watch as it joins the creations with others up high in the trees. Then come back each year and see can you spot your addition decorating the trees!
Saturday 21st May, 1-6pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
The Contrition Mission
The Contrition Mission box is an immersive installation exploring the guilt of lapsed Catholics. Carrie Lewis and Molly O Reilly are the local producers and hosts of the Contrition Mission Podcast, a comedy confessional with a catholic twist for anonymous strangers to offload their guilt, stories and opinions, read by the hosts with occasional musical interludes.
This will be running all the way through the festival in Con Smith Park Saturday & Sunday from 1-6pm. People can enter one at a time to experience the claustrophobic joys of offloading your deepest darkest secrets in this very special confessional box.
SATURDAY 21ST MAY, 1-6PM
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
Jack Allen Caricaturist
Jack is a Caricaturist and enjoys drawing people in such a way as to make them smile, laugh and have a healthy happy chuckle.
Sit down, relax and do nothing for a few short minutes and then suddenly, BHAM! You are presented with a silly cartoon portrait of yourself. It’s all a bit of fun so why not get a caricature from Jack at the Cavan Arts Festival 2022.
Saturday 21st May, 1-6pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
Cinema Tent
Enter the magical world of our Oooodjus Odeon, our very own festival cinema tent! Enjoy short films from film artists. Full film programme coming soon.
Saturday 21st May, 1-6pm
CON SMITH PARK, CAVAN
Carnhill Art,
Wild is the Wind
A Flag Installation. An interactive expression of colour and movement injected into various rural and urban landscape settings. Flag designs incorporate and reflect both ancient and modern symbolic imagery.
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