Boyle Arts Festival

Boyle Arts Festival 10 days of award winning arts & culture with music, literature, exhibitions, comedy, theatre, kids events, spoken word & workshops. Visit Co.

Roscommon's biggest summer festival every July. Supported by the Arts Council.

31/05/2026

Experience Irish National Opera’s Out of the Ordinary/As an nGnách, the world’s first virtual reality community opera at Boyle Arts Festival this July.

📅 Saturday, 18 July
⏰Various times per date
📍 Studio Eleven
🎟 Booking & information: https://boylearts.com/event-listing/virtual-reality-opera-out-of-the-ordinary/

This groundbreaking VR Community Opera was developed for and with people living across Ireland.

Out of the Ordinary/As an nGnách tells the tale of a community forced to flee their barren homeland, which, due to their own actions, can no longer sustain them. Nalva, our main character, builds a boat to take her people on an epic journey to find a new home.

It will bring you to an imagined, animated world, creating a truly unique experience where you will have the ability to move around and interact with the environment.

Irish National Opera

👑✨ Who Shot Queen Medb? with Mike McCarthyStep into Ireland’s rich storytelling tradition with this captivating one-man ...
27/05/2026

👑✨ Who Shot Queen Medb? with Mike McCarthy

Step into Ireland’s rich storytelling tradition with this captivating one-man show from Rathcroghan guide and storyteller Mike McCarthy.

📍 Frybrook House
📅 Saturday, July 18th
⏰ 3:00pm

Blending myth, history, humour and folklore, Who Shot Queen Medb? brings legendary tales of Ireland vividly to life in an entertaining and unforgettable performance.

🎟️ Tickets & info: https://boylearts.com/event-listing/who-shot-queen-medb-mccarthy/

🤖🚗 Build, create & explore with RoboThink at Boyle Arts Festival!These hands-on robotics workshops invite young creators...
27/05/2026

🤖🚗 Build, create & explore with RoboThink at Boyle Arts Festival!

These hands-on robotics workshops invite young creators to design and build their own robot car while learning through fun challenges, teamwork and experimentation.

📅 Saturday, July 18th
There are 4 sessions to choose from throughout the day
👧 Ages 6–8 (2 x morning sessions)
🧒 Ages 9–12 (2 x afternoon sessions)

No experience needed, just curiosity and imagination!
✨ Hands-on robot building
✨ Guided activities & challenges
✨ Fun, inclusive STEM learning

Spaces are limited. See website for booking links to each session.

👉 boylearts.com

🎭✨ Be part of the magic of Boyle Arts Festival Opening Night!The fun Children’s Parade Workshops return this July — fill...
21/05/2026

🎭✨ Be part of the magic of Boyle Arts Festival Opening Night!

The fun Children’s Parade Workshops return this July — filled with movement, costume design, music and creativity as young participants help bring the Opening Ceremony to life.

📅 July 13th–16th
⏰ 10am–1pm
📍 Boyle Sports Complex
👧 Ages 5–14
🎟️ https://boylearts.com/event-listing/parade-workshops-2026/

Working with Trisha McDermott Dance School, Carol Daly and the Irish National Opera, children will explore movement, costume-making and singing before taking part in the spectacular Opening Night visual movement at King House on July 16th.

🌟 We are also delighted to offer Sensory-Friendly Visual Movement Workshops for children and families who would benefit from a quieter, smaller-group experience.

📅 July 15th–16th
⏰ 2pm–3.30pm
👨‍👩‍👧 Limited to 10 children + supporting adults
Book: https://boylearts.com/event-listing/sensory-friendly-workshops/

Spaces are limited — book early and be part of the parade magic!

👉 Full details & booking: boylearts.com

20/05/2026

✨ Music, colour, creativity & unforgettable moments… Boyle Arts Festival returns this July! 🎭🎶🎨

📅 July 16th – 25th, 2026

From live music and theatre to visual arts, family fun and magical festival moments, come be part of it all once again.

🎟️ Tickets & programme: boylearts.com

🎞 The Gaze of José Val del Omar invites audiences into the poetic world of the pioneering Granada-born filmmaker, photog...
19/05/2026

🎞 The Gaze of José Val del Omar invites audiences into the poetic world of the pioneering Granada-born filmmaker, photographer and inventor, accompanied live by classical guitarist José Vílchez.

📍 King House
📅 Wednesday July 22nd
⏰ 4pm
🎟️ Tickets & info: https://boylearts.com/event-listing/the-gaze-of-jose-val-del-omar/

This atmospheric performance features three short, silent films from the 1930s — Estampas, Vibración de Granada and Película familiar. Blending image and music, the event offers a sensory journey through Granada’s landscapes, memory and culture, celebrating Val del Omar’s visionary fusion of documentary, experimentation and visual poetry.

🎵 We are so excited to have Music Generation Roscommon perform a special pre-festival event again this year, specially c...
19/05/2026

🎵 We are so excited to have Music Generation Roscommon perform a special pre-festival event again this year, specially created for Boyle Arts Festival 2026!

This year’s show is called “Colours”. The young musicians explored how colour is used in songwriting and its powerful role as a symbolic device that helps define the emotional, visual and thematic atmosphere of songs.

📍 St Joseph's Hall
📅 Wednesday July 15th
⏰ 7pm

🎟️ Tickets & info: https://boylearts.com/event-listing/music-generation-colours/
Tickets available through Katrina Bouchier at Music Generation Roscommon, details at the link above. All proceeds going to Music Generation Roscommon.

🎶 Join Boyle native Pete Higgins on our opening night after celebrations in King House. Armed with an acoustic guitar an...
18/05/2026

🎶 Join Boyle native Pete Higgins on our opening night after celebrations in King House. Armed with an acoustic guitar and a powerful vocal, he delivers singalong classics, indie anthems and feel-good favourites that quickly turn a room full of strangers into a full-blown choir.

📍 The Patrick's Well
📅 Thursday, July 16th
⏰ 10pm
🎟️ Free admission

🎭 Oscar Wilde comes to life at Boyle Arts FestivalSet in Paris in 1898, Work is the Curse of the Drinking Classes is an ...
18/05/2026

🎭 Oscar Wilde comes to life at Boyle Arts Festival

Set in Paris in 1898, Work is the Curse of the Drinking Classes is an acclaimed one-man play which sees Will Govan brilliantly portray an exiled Oscar Wilde reflecting on love, fame, scandal and misfortune with all the wit and brilliance for which he is remembered.

📍 King House
📅 Friday, July 17th
⏰ 4:00pm
🎟️ Tickets & info: https://boylearts.com/event-listing/work-is-the-curse-of-the-drinking-classes/

Funny, moving and deeply human, this internationally celebrated production has captivated audiences across the world.

🏰 Join archaeologist and historian Thomas Finan for a fascinating exploration of two decades of archaeological research ...
17/05/2026

🏰 Join archaeologist and historian Thomas Finan for a fascinating exploration of two decades of archaeological research around Lough Key, work that is transforming our understanding of medieval Gaelic Ireland.

📍 King House
📅 Wednesday July 22nd
⏰ 4pm
🎟️ Tickets & info: https://boylearts.com/event-listing/medieval-lough-key-thomas-finan/

Drawing on excavations at The Rock (Castle Island), completed in 2023, alongside major discoveries at Kilteasheen in Knockvicar and the Rockingham Moated Site, Finan will share the remarkable findings that have emerged from these important sites. Together, they offer an unprecedented insight into the social, political and cultural world of medieval Ireland.

With significant conservation work soon to begin on The Rock, and publication of the research now on the horizon, this talk offers audiences a rare opportunity to hear first-hand about discoveries that continue to reshape the story of the region and its past.

This engaging presentation will also look ahead to upcoming publications and the next phase of bringing this extraordinary research to a wider audience.

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King House, Main Street
Boyle
F52WR26

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

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