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This Week's Events
Arts & Exhibitions
Threshold – Ed Morrissey at Imagine Arts Festival
Index Gallery – Waterford Central Library
Threshold brings new paintings by Ed Morrissey to the Index Gallery at Waterford Central Library. The exhibition runs from 1 to 31 October 2026, during library opening hours, and features in the Imagine Arts Festival…
Thu, 01 Oct - 31 Oct
Arts & Exhibitions
Wild Wisdom – Rayleen Clancy at GOMA
GOMA
Wild Wisdom brings Rayleen Clancy’s exhibition to GOMA Gallery of Modern Art in Waterford. It runs from 3 to 31 October 2026, including the Imagine Arts Festival week, with free gallery admission. The exhibition brings…
Sat, 03 Oct - 31 Oct
Garter Lane Studios – A Little Room
Event entrance: Garter Lane Studios, 5 O’Connell Street, Waterford, X91 ER27. Please use the Studios entrance for this performance. Get directions to Garter Lane Studios. The Belladonna Collective presents Towns Dead at A Little Room…
Tue, 13 Oct, 06:00 PM
Live Music
Drop of a Hat Live at Dooley’s Hotel
Dooley’s Hotel
Drop of a Hat plays live at Dooley’s Hotel in Waterford on Thursday evenings in October 2026. The hotel’s October programme confirms performances on 8, 15, 22 and 29 October, with Thursday music running from…
Thu, 15 Oct, 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Live Music
Niall Breslin & The Polaris Quartet
Theatre Royal Waterford
Book tickets on the venue’s official ticket page Niall Breslin and The Polaris Quartet perform at Theatre Royal Waterford on Friday 16 October 2026 at 8 pm. Their concert, The Place That Has Never Been…
Fri, 16 Oct, 08:00 PM
Factory Waterford
The 30+ Club returns to Factory Waterford on Saturday 17 October for an early-evening dance party aimed at the over-30s crowd. Running from 5pm to 9pm, the event offers a night-out format that finishes earlier…
Sat, 17 Oct, 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Next Week's Events
Arts & Exhibitions
Imagine Arts Festival 25th Anniversary Launch
Festival Hub – Imagine Arts Festival
The Imagine Arts Festival launch marks the opening of its 25th anniversary edition in Waterford. The official event takes place on Monday 19 October 2026 at 7pm, at the Festival Hub, 49B O’Connell Street. The…
Mon, 19 Oct, 07:00 PM
Arts & Exhibitions
The War in Spain – Imagine Arts Festival
Jordan’s American Bar
The War in Spain returns to Waterford for Imagine Arts Festival’s 25th anniversary. The photographic exhibition is on display at Jordan’s American Bar from 20 to 25 October 2026, during pub opening hours. Waterford-born Eoin…
Tue, 20 Oct - 25 Oct
Arts & Exhibitions
The Scattering – Free Installation at Imagine Arts Festival
Festival Hub – Imagine Arts Festival
The Scattering installation can be visited free at Imagine Arts Festival in Waterford from 20 to 25 October 2026. Call into the Festival Hub at 49B O’Connell Street between 10am and 6pm daily to explore…
Tue, 20 Oct - 25 Oct
Arts & Exhibitions
Beyond the Veil – Imagine Arts Festival
Festival Hub – Imagine Arts Festival
Beyond the Veil by Martina Furlong is at the Imagine Arts Festival Hub in Waterford from Tuesday 20 to Sunday 25 October 2026. Visit daily between 10am and 6pm, with free admission and no booking…
Tue, 20 Oct - 25 Oct
