Samhain Festival 26 at VISUAL: Lemoncello with special guest Peter Broderick
A live music performance that shimmers with tones of modern Ireland, from singer-songwriter Laura Quirke and cellist-arranger Claire Kinsella.
Thursday 29 October 2026, 8pm
Samhain Festival 26 at VISUAL: The Berba Story
How the Barrow got its name from the Book of Leinster
Friday 30 October 2026, 2pm
Samhain Festival 26 at VISUAL: Aindrias de Staic: By the Light of the Silvery Moon
A lively storytelling show blending folklore, myth, music and humour, featuring Aindrias de Staic with percussionist Brian Fleming and harpist Aisling Lyons.
Friday 30 October 2026, 8pm | Age Rating: 16+
Samhain Festival 26 at VISUAL: Wolfwalkers (2020)
A young apprentice hunter discovers a magical world of Wolfwalkers, forcing her to choose between her father's mission and the wild freedom she comes to embrace.
Saturday 31 October 2026, 3pm | Age Rating: PG
Samhain Festival 26 at VISUAL: The Wicker Man (1973)
A devout police sergeant investigates a missing girl on a remote Scottish island, only to uncover a sinister pagan community hiding a dark secret.
Saturday 31 October 2026, 7.30pm | Age Rating: 16
Samhain Festival 26 at VISUAL: Looney Tunes: The Day The Earth Blew Up (2024)
Porky Pig and Daffy Duck must put their differences aside to stop an alien mind-control plot and save the world.
Sunday 1 November 2026, 3pm | Age Rating: PG
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Temporary Vacation
Clifton Redmond
This exhibition brings together a compelling body of work by contemporary painter Mary Cullen Kelly, exploring the quiet, resonant psychology of unpeopled spaces.
Mineral Haunting
Maija Makela
Writer and musician Maija Makela responds to Hold This with a poem reflecting upon radios, signals and mineral extraction
Coracle
Kerri ní Dochartaigh
Reflecting on VISUAL's open call exhibition Hold This, author Kerri ní Dochartaigh reflects on what it means to hold and be held, across communities both online and offline
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Return for Good: A community collaboration between VISUAL Carlow and St. Catherine’s Community Services Centre
VISUAL Carlow is delighted to announce a new collaboration with St. Catherine’s Community Services Centre to support their vital Meals on Wheels service through a sustainability-focused initiative.
