By Dan Walsh
Wexford town will host the first-ever WexTrad Weekend over the St. Brigid’s Bank Holiday, featuring various Irish cultural events throughout the area from Thursday, January 29th to Bank Holiday Monday, February 2nd.
Supported by Wexford County Council, as a Fleadh legacy project, and is additionally supported by Wexford Credit Union, Wexford Town Vintners, The Talbot Hotel and Crown Live.
The festival will include a programme of concerts, presentations, a free indoor multi-group stage and a late-night Festival Club.
The opening event will revive a traditional Wexford Mummers Ball, featuring displays by mummers’ groups from around the county and dancing to a lively House Ceilí Band.
Additionally, over the weekend, associated events are being run by partner arts bodies, such as the National Opera House, Wexford Arts Centre and Eclectic Avenue.
Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann will run a series of Comhaltas-led events over the same weekend, to include instrument workshops with renowned national musicians, youth events, family events and a set dancing ceilí with The Legacy Ceilí Band.
Another exciting parallel event taking place over that weekend will be the Smithwick’s trad trail, which will be held in over twenty pubs and hotels in Wexford town featuring will featuring lively pub sessions of Irish traditional music, rousing ballad performances, and superb gigs by live bands.
More details will emerge closer to the event. WexTrad events tickets are available at Wexford Arts Centre.
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