Twilight Thursdays
City Centre
Cultural events, live entertainment, and late-night business openings
The Distillers’ Showcase: Ireland’s Finest Whiskeys
Mother Mac’s
Expert-led tasting of Royal Oak’s Busker Irish Whiskey range. Storytelling session with brand representatives, uncovering the inspiration behind Busker Whiskey, its distinctive aging process, and the distillery’s commitment to quality and authenticity
Vinyl Sessions
Record Room
Live music from God Knows / MuRli / Mother of Pearl to be recorded and released later this year on vinyl
Movies at the Milk Market
Limerick Milk Market
Marley And Me
Monticelli
The Old Quarter
Live music.
Friars Gate Theatre
Kilmallock
City Model – Future Limerick
Fab Lab Limerick, UL City Campus, Sarsfield Street
From 5pm – The public will get a chance to take part in a guided workshop and explore the future of Limerick through the interactive 6metre x 6metre 1:500 scale 3D-printed model of the city on display that will highlight existing city fabric and projects that are in development.
Twilight Tales By The Limerick Fireside
Hunt Museum
Night Pages
Lucky Lane
Live jazz from Cross Current Trio with literary readings
Open Mic Comedy Night
Katie Daly’s
Free entry comedy night by Four Corners Comedy Club
Ciorcal Comhrá and Trad Session
Crew Bar
Traditional tunes and Irish conversation practice
NoSkips
Pharmacia
Hip-hop, RnB and reggae with live acts and DJs
Tours at Twilight
Lumen HQ, Roches Street
Behind-the-scenes workshop tours with costume photoshoot
Twilight Thursday Outdoor Fashion Show
Thomas Street
Open air fashion show featuring Brown Thomas collections
Beer & Board
Treaty City Brewery
Craft beer tasting with local charcuterie board
Downbeat Special
Wickham Way
Jamaican music and food with live band Ganzi
Mark P O’Connor, Ger Lane, and Donnacha Toomey
People’s Museum of Limerick
Three Limerick musicians performing together for the first time in more than a decade
FRIDAY 29
41st EVA International
Across Limerick City
A visual arts programme across Limerick city featuring new commissions and existing works from internationally acclaimed artists. It opens across diverse venues in Limerick, including Limerick City Gallery of Art, Lumen Street Theatre, Ormston House, Starling, and Sadlier’s Fishmongers, amongst others from August 29th through to October 26th, 2025.
Bíodh Orm Anocht
Ormston House
Domino Lite
The Old Quarter
SATURDAY 30
Art & Craft Popup
Nicholas Street
The Redneck Manifesto
Dolans
Legendary Irish Instrumental band, T.R.M (The Redneck Manifesto), return to the stage and your ears for the first time in six years. Niall Byrne, Richie Egan and Matthew Bolger, have been hard at work over the last two years putting the finishing touches on a sonically expansive new album ‘Grushy’
Busking and Street Performers
Harvey’s Quay Bandstand
Switch
The Old Quarter
Puppy Disco
Honan’s Quay
From 3pm
Silent Disco
Honan’s Quay
From 4pm
Battle of the Bands
Honan’s Quay
From 6pm
Brazil Day
Hunt Museum
Pulsating beats of Brazilian music, mesmerizing dance performances, and a vibrant display of rich cultural heritage
16 Tons of Jive
Russells Bar, Dooradoyle
DJ Eoghain Fitz (Spin SW) Fordes Courtyard Bar
After Show Party
Dolans Terrace
DJ til late playing Disco, Alternative and Lost Classics
SUNDAY 31
Live Music from Aaron Finn
Aubergine Restaurant, Croom
Matcha Karana Brunch
Honan’s Quay
From 11am
Summer Salsa Session
Honan’s Quay
From 3pm
Art & Craft Popup
Nicholas Street
Canvas & Cheers Neurodiverse Art & Game Design Soirée
Dóchas Midwest Autism Support
5pm – 7pm
Limerick Says Welcome
Baker Place
From 1pm – A family fun day to celebrate diversity in the city
Cirque: The Greatest Show
University Concert Hall
MONDAY 1
Screening: The Ballad of Wallis Island
Belltable
Eccentric millionaire Charles (Tim Key) dreams of reuniting his favourite folk-rock duo, McGwyer and Mortimer, so he invites the estranged bandmates and former lovers, Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) and Nell Mortimer (Carey Mulligan), unbeknownst to each other, to perform a private concert at his home on the remote (and fictional) Wallis Island.
WEDNESDAY 3
Rioghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet
Dolans
Irish vocalist with Manchester-based roots/soul collective
