May Events Diary
Friday 9 – Saturday 17 May
Fantastic Film Festival, Sydney
fantasticfilmfestival.com.au/
May
Wednesday 7 May, 6pm
Pádraig Ó Tuama returns to Poetica!
Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet with interests in language, violence, power, and religion. He is the host of On Being’s Poetry Unbound and has published volumes of poetry, essays, a memoir and theology. 2025 saw the publication of Kitchen Hymns, a volume of original poems, and the anthology 44 Poems on Being with Each Other; A Poetry Unbound Collection.
NSW Teachers Federation Conference Centre, Surry Hills
events.humanitix.com/padraig-o-tuama-returns-to-poetica
Friday 9 – Saturday 17 May
Dan McCabe Australian Tour
honored by the President of Ireland and celebrated by Irish sports icons, McCabe’s music has become a symbol of Irish heritage and spirit
visiting Brisbane, Sydney, Perth and Melbourne
troubadourpresents.
Saturday 10 May
Darkness Into Light
walks happening in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Cronulla and Sydney
darknessintolight.ie/about/venues
Thursday 15 & Friday 16 May
Enya Martin at Sydney Comedy Festival
Enya Martin (Ireland) is coming to Sydney to perform her first ever show in Australia! Her new show, “Is it just me?” is Enya’s search for answers.
troubadourpresents.com/events/enya-martin/
Monday 19 – Tuesday 27 May
Sydney Writers Festival
Irish authors attending are Marian Keyes and Colm Tóibín
Colm Tóibín will also be taking part in the panel ‘Making a Writer‘
various locations around Sydney
swf.org.au/
Friday 23 – Sunday 25 May
Sydney Fleadh
hosted by Comhaltas Sydney
a great weekend full of concerts, dancing, sessions and workshops
facebook.com/
Friday 30 May, 6.00pm
Bloomfest Festival Launch
presented by Prankqueans
Waverley Library, Denison St, Bondi Junction
June
Wednesday 4 – Sunday 15 June
Sydney Film Festival
Irish films include Bring Them Down,
various venues around Sydney
sff.org.au/
Friday 6 – Monday 9 June
National Celtic Folk Festival
Portarlington
nationalcelticfestival.com/
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.
check out their Youtube
visiting Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne
foilarmsandhog.ie/tour
Friday 13 June, 7.00pm
Bloomfest Joycean Soirée
James Joyce’s Feisty Females
presented by Prankqueans
Gertrude & Alice, hall St, Bondi Beach
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
Sunday 15 June, 5.30pm
Bloomfest Closing Concert
presented by Prankqueans
High Tide Room, Bondi Pavillion
August
Saturday 16 August, 11:00am
2025 Great Irish Famine Commemoration
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/
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