Events Diary
June
Wednesday 4 – Sunday 15 June
Sydney Film Festival
Irish films include Bring Them Down, A Want in Her, Beat the Lotto, Blue Road,
across various venues around Sydney
sff.org.au/
Friday 6 – Monday 9 June
National Celtic Folk Festival
Portarlington
nationalcelticfestival.com/
Saturday 7 – Sunday 8 June
Never Always Ever Was
a must-see play showing at the National Celtic Folk Festival, centred around the interwoven lives of Daniel and Julia as they navigate an increasingly changing world
National Celtic Folk Festival, Portarlington
Monday 9 – Monday 16 June
Foil, Arms & Hog Australian Tour
Sean Finegan (Foil), Conor McKenna (Arms) and Sean Flanagan (Hog) are an Irish sketch group who perform on TV, radio, the stage and YouTube, and have been touring our live shows in Ireland, the UK, the US and Australia over the last eight years to audience and critical acclaim
visiting Sydney, Melbourne Brisbane, and Perth
foilarmsandhog.ie/tour
Wednesday 11 – Sunday 22 June
Circe’s Carnival of Vice
theatre production presented by Bloomsday
https://www.bloomsdayinmelbourne.org.au/circes-carnival-of-vice-2025
Various dates
The Celtic Club
hosting a variety of great events across the month of June, including their ‘Choir in a Pub’ series (11 June) and Rugby, Hurling and Football games live streaming across June and August
https://www.celticclub.com.au/
https://www.thewildgeese.com.au/
Friday 13 June, 7.00pm
Bloomfest Joycean Soirée
James Joyce’s Feisty Females
presented by Prankqueans
Gertrude & Alice, Bondi Beach
Saturday 14 June
Craic Fest
1:00pm-11:50pm
Hosted by Irish Murphys, Brisbane, Queensland
https://www.irishmurphys.com.au/imbevents
Saturday 14 June
2025 Annual Bloomsday Seminar and Lunch
Swiss Club of Victoria, Melbourne
https://www.bloomsdayinmelbourne.org.au/bloomsday-seminar-and-lunch-2025
Saturday 14 June
Bloomfest Reenactment of Paddy Dignam’s Funeral & Wake
presented by Prankqueans
Funeral, 3.30pm, Waverley Cemetery
Wake, 6.00pm, The Gaelic Club
Tuesday 17 June
Sabrina Ives’ ‘Celtic Inspired’
Sabrina Ives and her band will sweep you away on evening of inspired Folk and Celtic music and Sabrina’s original music
The Ellington Jazz Club, Perth
https://www.ellingtonjazz.com.au/tc-events/celtic-inspired-sabrina-ives/
Sunday 15 June, 5.30pm
Bloomfest Closing Concert
presented by Prankqueans
High Tide Room, Bondi Pavillion
July
Friday 18 July
Brisbane Supporters Lunch
three course luncheon, beverages and Irish Coffees!
12:30pm-4:30pm Hillstone St Lucia, St Lucia Queensland
https://irelandfunds.org/event/brisbane-supporters-lunch/
Saturday 26 July
Luke O’Shea and Lyn Bowtell’s ‘Love and Laughter’ Tour
O’Shea and Bowtell sharing the stage for a night of songs, stories and laughter
hosted by the Canberra Irish Club
https://www.irishclub.com.au/Love-Laughter-Tour
Saturday 26 July
Christmas in July Ball and Community Appreciation Awards 2025
presented by Irish Support Agency in celebration of its 30th anniversary
https://www.irishsupportagency.org.au/ball2025
August
Friday 01 August
The Rugby Lunch: Lions 2025
an exclusive Lansdowne Club experience to celebrate The Lions Tour return to Sydney Australia for the first time in 12 years
presented by The Lansdowne Club
https://events.humanitix.com/the-rugby-lunch-lions-2025-lansdowne-club-special-access
Saturday 16 August
2025 Great Irish Famine Commemoration
11:00am Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney
September
Thursday 11 – Saturday 20 September
The High Kings Australian Tour
visiting Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, and Freemantle
thehighkings.com/tour-dates/
Friday 19 September
Damien Leith – Ireland Orchestrated
Leith’s latest show after his sold out ‘Roy Orbison Orchestrated’, championing heartfelt Irish classics like Danny Boy, You Raise Me Up, and Molly Malone
Regal Theatre, Subiaco, Western Australia
https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=DAMIENLE25
November
Saturday 01 November
Damien Leith – Ireland Orchestrated
Leith’s latest show after his sold out ‘Roy Orbison Orchestrated’, championing heartfelt Irish classics like Danny Boy, You Raise Me Up, and Molly Malone
Hamer Hall, Melbourne
https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=DAMIENLE25
We have had some enquiries from Irish organisations about publicising their events in our newsletter. If you have an event coming up then get the info to us by the 21st of the month and we will do our best to include it in our newsletter. It helps if you can provide the text ‘ready to go’ and remember – a picture tells 1000 words so send lots of pics too!
