St Brigid Festival events in Kildare this week
Eve Corrigan, Rory Walsh, Sarah Cuack, Alva Dillon, Aine Sheeran, Abigal beckett and Hayley Holligan at the St Brigid's Day Pause for Peace event on Friday at St Brigid’s Cathedral Kildare town Photo: Jimmy Fullam
THE SPIRIT of Brigid festival in Kildare continues, with many fantastic community events of great variety lined up for this week.
Solas Bhride Centre in Kildare Town is set to host events today, February 4, with a circle dance in honour of Brigid taking place from 10.30 am until 12.30pm, followed by a poetry and music performance in the evening by musician Kate Moore from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. On Wednesday 5 February, people can are invited to Maynooth Library at 4pm for some St Brigid cross craft for parents and children. For adults, Kildare Town once again welcomes people for Brigid themed lectures: one in Solas Bhride at 4pm that focuses around the telling of St Brigid legends, and a historical lecture in Kildare Education Support Centre at 7.30pm that explores life during St Brigid’s time.
Thursday will see a beautiful floral art demonstration in Solas Bhride at 2.30pm, followed by an evening of poetry and song with local writer Mae Leonard in Kildare Town Library at 7pm.
Friday brings us back to Solas Bhride in Kildare for a short guided meditation walk at 11am, and then to Athy’s Community Arts Centre in the evening at 7pm for a soulful music performance by shamanic practitioner and musician, Ciara O’Donnell, and musician Áine Máire Hynes.
Saturday hosts a full day of activities at an event with a theme around justice and solidarity in our time in Kildare Town’s Solas Bhride. Attendees can expect a diverse selection of speakers, musicians and active community members for a day filled with music, poetry, a light lunch and tree planting. On the same day, Kildare Town Library will be beginning a four-week knitting and crochet workshop for all ages and all skill levels.
The event will run from Saturday, 8 February until Saturday, 1 March from 11am to 1pm.
After this weekend, the Brigid celebrations will slow down with willow weaving sessions in Sallins Community Centre Parish Hall on Saturday, February 15 from 10.30am until 2.30pm.
The Brigid festivities will officially come to a close with the unveiling of a vibrant mural in the new sensory garden at Leixlip Youth and Community Centre from 11am until 1pm. The event is open to all with no booking required, and guests can enjoy complimentary tea, coffee and pastries as they explore the peaceful outdoor space.
For more information, visit the spiritofbrigid.ie.
