Events

Join us in a global Pause for Peace.  Join us in a global Pause for Peace. The Pause for Peace movement invites people from around the world to stop and pause for 1 minute’s silence/reflection with the aim of forming a spirit of solidarity and peace in societies all over the globe.Time: 12.00 local time - St. Brigid’s day, February 1st.

Featuring guest speaker and best selling author of 'Poor' Dr. Katriona O'Sullivan Booking Link: : https://www.localenterprise.ie/Kildare/Training-Events/Online-Bookings/Women%20in%20Business%20Celebrating%20Brigid%201500%20Luncheon.html

Location: Maynooth Library Join Storyteller Helena Byrne for a fin & interactive afternoon of stories , crafts and games as we learn all about the myth , magic and legend of Brigid and the many incredible superstitions connected with the Goddess and Saint. Suitable for ages 7+. All children attending this event must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Book your free ticket here : https://buytickets.at/maynoothlibrary/1102943 Group: Library Service

Location: Athy Library Join Michelle in Athy library for a fun & interactive afternoon of stories and a sensory St. Brigid's cross craft. Suitable for ages 5 +. All children attending this event must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Max 12 children.Book your place by emailing [email protected] or calling on 045 980 555

Age range: 10 years up – intergenerational family or friends (accompanied by an adult) In our Imbolc Letterpress workshop we create bookmarks, postcards or mini prints with our poetry or words inspired by Imbolc and St Brigid. We can think about our intentions for family and the world around us by setting intentions for biodiversity and ecological integrity. The workshop is designed around intergenerational groups of 3-4 working collaboratively on a composition. Using vintage metal type on a mobile 1942 Adana letterpress, we set the type upside down and backwards, to print a short line from a poem, a phase or word or verse which represent your intentions for the year ahead.Book your Free ticket here: Reserve Tickets – St Brigid’s Day Imbolc Letterpress Workshop with Angelina Foster – Newbridge Library, Thu Feb 1, 2024 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (tickettailor.com) Group: Library Service Location: Newbridge

Location: Potato Market, Naas 5.30 - 8.15pm - Herstory Light Show7 - 7.30pm: Fire-dancers performance

Into Kildare, the tourism board for County Kildare plans to light up the hill of Allen again this year to celebrate St.Brigid on the eve of Brigid 1500. This hill is the highest in County Kildare; as part of this year's festivities to celebrate the patron saint of Kildare, St.Brigid, the Tower and the Hill of Allen will remain lit until midnight on 31st January and then again from 6 pm on 1st February. 

Altan le Ceolfhoireann RTE, St. Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare Town.  Booking via Eventbrite.

A night of extraordinary, genre-spanning music by Irish women in association with Hot Press. Line-up: Imelda May, HamsandwicH, Camille O'Sullivan, Niamh Regan, Nell Mescal and Laura Whitmore as MCLocation: The Moat Theatre, NaasTime: 8pm Tickets for this year’s ticketed events go on sale at 8am on Tuesday, January 9th, via www.hotpress.com/nothingcompares  

NAAS COUNTRY MARKET, Celebrating Brigid 1500 Flower and Winter Foliage demonstration 10 am Friday 2nd February, 2024. Location: Moat Theatre

Come and experience the joy of dancing together as we celebrate St. Brigid: A Woman, A Life, A Legacy. Bring joy and harmony to your heart at this Springtime of the year. Presenters:   Terry Hennessy, Betty White Venue:  Solas Bhríde Spirituality CentreTime: 10.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. Admission: €15.00Booking:  www.solasbhride.ie

An exhibition of Art, Poetry and SongTime : 6pm "VisionÉire brings together a group of artists, poets, storytellers, and musicians to showcase in a pop-up style exhibition/showcasing in Celbridge County Kildare for the Brigid 1500 Festival 2023. This 2-day event opens on Friday 2nd Feb at 6pm in the Slip Hall in Celbridge Co. Kildare. Come, be a part of, and enjoy the work of artists both local and from across this beautiful land of Éire, bringing together their expressions of Brigid with representations of work from a diverse range of individuals including groups from Saint John of God, St Raphaels in Celbridge. The event will host an exhibition of art, performances of poetry, story, and song, and will facilitate creative workshops in one space in the center of the Celbridge community. The event aims to highlight the beauty of the multitude of expressions of the community & the inspiration that Brigid and the time of Imbolc bring to each heart. Group: VisionÉire Location: Slip Hall, Celbridge