Culture Night Late Extends Sligo’s Vibrant Celebration Well into the Night
Sligo brings an array of cultural experiences in a pilot program supported by the Night-Time Economy project.
Sligo’s cultural celebration will extend into the late hours this Culture Night, thanks to the support of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media, and their Night-Time Economy pilot initiative.
There are nine pilot locations for the Night- Time Economy Project including Buncrana, Cork, Drogheda, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Longford and Sligo. As one of the project’s pilot towns, Sligo will feature an exciting lineup of events under the Culture Night Late banner.
This extended programme on Friday, September 20th, invites attendees to experience the vibrant and creative spirit of Sligo well into the night, as part of the wider Culture Night festivities. This year’s theme for Sligo Culture Night is Hidden Treasures so everyone can explore the town and discover some of its culture and creativity.
Welcome Wagon
Sligo is rolling out the cultural carpet for travellers arriving to Sligo by bus or train.
They will be warmly welcomed with artistic fanfare.
The New Brass King, 6 professionals messers will be pumping out a setlist of the best songs you’ve ever heard, but played better, on brass.
LED jugglers will also light up arrivals into town with a glowing, twirling colour of lights.
Sligo BID Welcome Ambassadors will be on hand to share details of the culture night activities in Sligo so no-one will miss a thing!
Pop up performances will be happening between 6pm-9pm around the bus and train station, so if you are nearby, do drop by!
A final, intimate busking pop up performance will take place in an area of Queen Maeve Square at 10pm.
Gypsy Jazz Mayhem with Paradiso Gypsy Jazz Quartet
Hear the best of Ireland’s jazz musicians perform the music of Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt in the most intimate of acoustic surroundings this Culture Night Friday 20 September, as Paradiso Gypsy Jazz Quartet perform a series of pop-up mini-concerts in several participating Sligo restaurants and bars from 8:00-10:30pm.
Line up:
Oleg Ponomarev Violin
Fintan Gilligan – Guitar and voice
Frank Kilkelly – guitar
Eddie Lee – double bass
Location include:
Lillies
The Railway Bar
Rugantino
Hooked
Walker 1781
Late Nights at The Model Presents: Donal Dineen Backstory
Donal Dineen returns to The Model with Backstory. His sets are like alternative guides to the musical universe with no stone left unturned in his mission to unearth gems from every musical hotspot the world over.
This event is free, but booking is recommended. Please check https://www.themodel.ie/ for details. This event runs from 9pm-midnight in the Model.
Opera After Dark
It’s late into Culture Night 2024. You take a seat in the hallowed grounds of Sligo’s grand Cathedral. For this evening, you’ve discovered a hidden treasure, you’ve entered the warmth of an Artists sanctuary. You take a moment to pause. From the silence a bow becomes restless and beauty fills the air for it was once said by St Augustine: “To sing, is to pray twice”.
Come then, witness the prayer.
Starring Sharon Carty and the Sligo Baroque Ensemble featuring Sligo Baroque Music Festival Director Nicola Cleary
The offering takes places in Sligo Cathedral from 10pm-11pm.
A Hawk’s Well Theatre and Sligo Baroque Music Festival Co-Production.
Edel Doran, Night Time Economy Advisor for Sligo Town, Sligo BID said
“This extended evening gives a chance to highlight the amazing cultural offerings in Sligo town.
This night is a true partnership involving Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media, the Arts Council, the Hawk’s Well Theatre as organisers of Culture Night Sligo, Sligo County Council and its Culture Team including Declan Bree, Edel McSharry, Nessa Cosgrove and Fergal Nealon, and multiple amazing artists and arts organisations.
Cultural adventures are available throughout the year too so I would urge people to enjoy Culture Night and Culture Night Late but to continue to explore the offerings of Sligo beyond the Culture Night date!”
For the full Sligo Culture Night and Culture Night Late programme, check out culturenight.ie/location/sligo/