Yarns for Youngsters The ever-popular Westival ‘Yarns for Youngsters’ this year gets the Roald Dahl treatment. Our reader will entertain and thrill our littlest festival enthusiasts with some of the classic Revolting Rhymes from this 1982 classic! No nursery rhyme is quite as it seems when Roald Dahl has re-written it. Hungry wolves would be advised […]
In Memorywebs, participants will be invited to engage with each other by making a collage artwork of someone else's memory, before leaving their own to be created by another. These memories, now artworks, will be placed within a growing web that starts at the beginning of the weekend and ends at the conclusion of the […]
Sitting In Sound - An Immersive Experience through the Healing Art of Sound that will gently vibrate every cell in your body: offering a profound sense of connection and bliss A Surround Sound Experience unlike any other. A live sound experience that will gently vibrate every cell in your body: offering a profound sense of […]
The Little Prince is a novella by french aviator and writer Antoine de Saint -Exupéry. This well loved children's book, first published in 1943, has sold over 140 million copies. The story follows a young prince who visits various planets in space, including Earth, and addresses themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss. Come join […]
Matt Molloy's Yard Bar Clew Bay Folk Club has been meeting on a monthly basis for over Eight years now. It is a community of singers and musicians and writers who meet and share their work in a respectful listening space in Matt Molloy's Yard Bar. Zoom came to the rescue during the pandemic and […]
“Ireland’s first socially-distant orchestra is ready to follow YOUR direction.” The Socially-Distant (but emotionally-close) Orchestra is an interactive walkabout performance piece where the serious-musicians will hand the baton over to anyone who will wave it... for better or for worse!
We are delighted to be bringing to BIAF, for a second year, a special event showcasing two established names in France who are publishing in English translation for the first time. Dominique Barbéris’s novel A Sunday in the Ville-d’Avray is a story of sisters, suburbia and secrets, where two siblings coming together on a hot […]
Why not join The Curly Organ for a bop on the streets to your favourite music with a bunch of like minded loons, in the comfort of your own head. Lets get silly :) Headphones are provided. All Ages Welcome Venue. Shambles Lane beside The Dressing Room, Bridge Street.
The Renegade Rascals have been performing at Irish festivals and internationally (individually and as a group) since 2015. They envelope their audiences with their legendary fire shows using a wide array of fire flow-arts. This year at Westival they will be spinning the night into a beautiful chaos of glorious flames!
Dani Larkin Hailing from the Armagh-Monaghan border, Dani Larkin is being heralded as ‘one of the finest songwriters of our time’. Larkin has been creating music for several years, and is a well known face on the live circuit in Northern Ireland. A storyteller by nature, her music is inspired by the folktales she was […]
Saturday night’s entertainment comes from Floozy & Bluesy, who take to the stage with their Dirty Cabaret show. With Sarah Byrne on vocals, and Aaron Marchant on piano, get ready to be seduced by an evening of original songs that sounds like they should be on Broadway - until you hear the lyrics. Having performed […]
Plein Air Meet at The Wyatt Hotel, outdoor area , the Octagon Westport. Sun Oct 23th, 10.00 am. The group will then reconvene to have a drink, a laugh and comparison of their works and the days experiences at the Cobblers bar at 5pm. What to bring for both event: layers of warm clothing, hat […]
