One of Ireland’s most innovative and community-driven festivals, Féile na Gréine, makes its return to Limerick this weekend with an eclectic line-up for its 2025 edition.
Running from Friday 15 August to Sunday 17 August, the three-day event will take festivalgoers on a musical journey across the city, from underground clubs and craft breweries to open-air street parties and revered arts spaces.
Now firmly established as a staple of Limerick’s cultural calendar, the festival champions the vibrant independent music scene, blending experimental artistry with grassroots energy.
With over 30 events across nine venues, this year’s programme spans a wide range of genres – from ambient soundscapes and folk storytelling to gritty electronica and genre-defying live acts.
The weekend begins with a special performance of Amanda Feery’s ‘NEST’ at the Redemptorist Church. Inspired by Éamon de Valera’s 1943 speech On Language and the Irish Nation, the piece offers a contemplative exploration of home, land, and belonging, setting a reflective and poignant tone for the festival’s opening night.
Festivalgoers can look forward to performances from Connemara shoegaze artist Maria Somerville, dream-pop trio Womb (visiting from New Zealand), and acclaimed experimental folk songwriter Joshua Burnside. Also among the standout names is Zkellies, a new live techno collaboration featuring Andy Connolly (FKA Naive Ted), Dan Walsh, and Bill Karnation (they call it – repetitive dance music played by hand & foot, without sequencers, loops or backing tracks).
The STARLING venue will once again serve as a hub for experimental performance and sound art, hosting acts such as Michael Speers, Seth Frightening, Autism Controller, and Osaro – all known for pushing the boundaries of genre and form.
Meanwhile, Ormston House will present a double bill of immersive works by David Murphy & Ether Ensemble and electroacoustic composer Harry Gorski-Brown.
Founded by a collective of musicians, designers, photographers and creatives, Féile na Gréine has built a national reputation through its fiercely independent, DIY ethos.
From its commitment to platforming underrepresented voices to its pay-it-forward attitude, the festival continues to showcase the best of Irish creativity in its rawest and most original forms.
Events are primarily low-cost or free, keeping accessibility central to the festival’s vision.
For a full schedule, venue information and updates, visit feilenagreine.ie or follow Féile na Gréine on social media.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
Amanda Feery – NEST
Redemptorist Church
Licehead / pôt-pot / 7of9
Pharmacia Upstairs
Ar Ais Arís Takeover: Hannah Hession & Doubt
Pharmacia Upstairs
Ar Ais Arís Takeover: Rob Rua & DJ Egg
Pharmacia Downstairs
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
Mickey Dunne
Green Acres @ Milk Market
Martian Subculture / Goldbug / Seamas Hyland / Womb
Mother Macs
Aisling O’Riordan / Fleeting Devotion
Treaty City Brewery
Michael Speers
STARLING
Emily Panter / The Deadlians / Secret Act
Catherine Street
Jack Ward / VATICANJAIL / Fun Protestants
Wickham Way
Seth Frightening
STARLING
Louise Gaffney / Joshua Burnside / Dose / Lila Tirando a Violeta / Baliboc
Pharmacia Upstairs
Godwin
Crew Brewing Co.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 17
Autism Controller
STARLING
Cathal MacGabhann (DJ Set) / Drua
Treaty City Brewery
David Murphy & Ether Ensemble / Harry Gorski-Brown
Ormston House
Osaro
STARLING
Throwing Shapes / The Blue Bluets / Negro Impacto / Human Lanterns
Record Room
Maria Somerville / Skinner / Zkellies / Little O
Pharmacia Upstairs
