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Expect harmony-led Irish songs, multi-instrumental musicianship and favourites including Danny Boy, The Wild Rover and Whiskey in the Jar.
🗓 26 Oct, 7.30pm
📍 Philharmonic Hall
🎟 £22–£43, booking required ⬇️
Expect harmony-led Irish songs, multi-instrumental musicianship and favourites including Danny Boy, The Wild Rover and Whiskey in the Jar.
🗓 26 Oct, 7.30pm
📍 Philharmonic Hall
🎟 £22–£43, booking required ⬇️
Shared Lands, a project and now a lecture, explores the connected histories of famine, displacement, food and survival.
📅 26 Oct, 6pm
⬇️ Booking required via link
Shared Lands, a project and now a lecture, explores the connected histories of famine, displacement, food and survival.
📅 26 Oct, 6pm
⬇️ Booking required via link
Expect music, games, dancing, costumes and spooky fun. Children aged 4–12 particularly welcome - and everyone from 13–113 can join in!
🗓 4pm, 25 Oct
📍 Liverpool Irish Centre
🎟 Free, just turn up
#LIF2026
Expect music, games, dancing, costumes and spooky fun. Children aged 4–12 particularly welcome - and everyone from 13–113 can join in!
🗓 4pm, 25 Oct
📍 Liverpool Irish Centre
🎟 Free, just turn up
#LIF2026
There will be speeches, performances, a minute’s silence and shared singing.
🗓 1pm, 25 Oct
🎟 Free, donations welcome
#LIF2026
There will be speeches, performances, a minute’s silence and shared singing.
🗓 1pm, 25 Oct
🎟 Free, donations welcome
#LIF2026
A fictional pub created by and for women of Irish heritage across the North of England.
Explore art, music, dance and personal stories of migration, identity and belonging.
📍 October - April 2027, VG&M
🎟 Free
#LIF2026
A fictional pub created by and for women of Irish heritage across the North of England.
Explore art, music, dance and personal stories of migration, identity and belonging.
📍 October - April 2027, VG&M
🎟 Free
#LIF2026
Starting at Clarence Dock, where Irish Famine migrants arrived, we’ll walk to the Great Hunger Commemoration Memorial at St Luke’s.
🗓 10am, Sun 25 Oct
🎟 Free, donations welcome
#LIF2026 #LivIrishFest #IAmHere #AnGortaMor
Starting at Clarence Dock, where Irish Famine migrants arrived, we’ll walk to the Great Hunger Commemoration Memorial at St Luke’s.
🗓 10am, Sun 25 Oct
🎟 Free, donations welcome
#LIF2026 #LivIrishFest #IAmHere #AnGortaMor
This two-hour walk explores Famine Trail sites including Clarence Dock, where more than 1.8m Irish Famine migrants entered Liverpool.
🗓 2pm, 24 Oct
🎟 Free, donations welcome
This two-hour walk explores Famine Trail sites including Clarence Dock, where more than 1.8m Irish Famine migrants entered Liverpool.
🗓 2pm, 24 Oct
🎟 Free, donations welcome
The Phogues bring the songs of Shane MacGowan and The Pogues to Liverpool Irish Centre, celebrating 40 years since Red Roses for Me.
🗓 8pm, 24 Oct
📍 Liverpool Irish Centre
🎟 £15, booking required
The Phogues bring the songs of Shane MacGowan and The Pogues to Liverpool Irish Centre, celebrating 40 years since Red Roses for Me.
🗓 8pm, 24 Oct
📍 Liverpool Irish Centre
🎟 £15, booking required
The second #LIF2026 seisiún at Peter Kavanagh’s is your chance to bring an instrument, bring your voice or simply settle in for an evening of Irish traditional music.
📅 9.30pm–late, Fri 23 Oct
📍 Peter Kavanagh’s
🎟️ Free, just turn up!
#LivIrishFest #Trad
The second #LIF2026 seisiún at Peter Kavanagh’s is your chance to bring an instrument, bring your voice or simply settle in for an evening of Irish traditional music.
📅 9.30pm–late, Fri 23 Oct
📍 Peter Kavanagh’s
🎟️ Free, just turn up!
#LivIrishFest #Trad
📍 Vauxhall Neighbourhood Council
🗓 6pm, 24 Sept
🎟 Free, booking required
📍 Vauxhall Neighbourhood Council
🗓 6pm, 24 Sept
🎟 Free, booking required
The Sligo-based ensemble have played major festivals around the world - now it's our turn.
📅 7pm, Fri 23 Oct
📍 Philharmonic Music Room
🎟️ £22/£18 conc, book below ⬇️
The Sligo-based ensemble have played major festivals around the world - now it's our turn.
📅 7pm, Fri 23 Oct
📍 Philharmonic Music Room
🎟️ £22/£18 conc, book below ⬇️
📅 Thurs 22 Oct, 11am
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#LIF2026 #IAmHere @irishinstitute.bsky.social
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/the-s...
📅 Thurs 22 Oct, 11am
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
#LIF2026 #IAmHere @irishinstitute.bsky.social
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/the-s...
The Great Indaba explores the little-known story of Nelson Mandela’s role in bringing Northern Irish political leaders together in South Africa in 1997.
📅 2pm, Fri 23 Oct
📍 Museum of Liverpool
🎟️ Free, book via the link below ⬇️
The Great Indaba explores the little-known story of Nelson Mandela’s role in bringing Northern Irish political leaders together in South Africa in 1997.
📅 2pm, Fri 23 Oct
📍 Museum of Liverpool
🎟️ Free, book via the link below ⬇️
Over 50 musicians and dancers from across Merseyside come together at Sefton Park Palm House for a spectacular evening of Irish music and dance.
📅 Thurs 22 Oct, 7pm
📍 Sefton Park Palm House
🎟️ From £5
#LIF2026 #IAmHere
This annual memorial marks the anniversary of his passing and celebrates his extraordinary contribution to Irish life in Liverpool.
📅 7pm, Tues 20 Oct
📍 Liverpool Irish Centre
🎟️ Free
This annual memorial marks the anniversary of his passing and celebrates his extraordinary contribution to Irish life in Liverpool.
📅 7pm, Tues 20 Oct
📍 Liverpool Irish Centre
🎟️ Free
Our latest blog explores the Shared Lands project and the enduring connection between Choctaw and Irish communities — through famine, solidarity, recognition and shared history.
🔽 Read: liverpoolirishfestival.com/choctaw-gift...
#LIF2026 #IAmHere
Our latest blog explores the Shared Lands project and the enduring connection between Choctaw and Irish communities — through famine, solidarity, recognition and shared history.
🔽 Read: liverpoolirishfestival.com/choctaw-gift...
#LIF2026 #IAmHere
Follow the exhibition tour, with a Q&A exploring the project and the importance of preserving these stories.
📅 11am, Tues 20 Oct
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/the-s...
Follow the exhibition tour, with a Q&A exploring the project and the importance of preserving these stories.
📅 11am, Tues 20 Oct
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/the-s...
Professor Sonja Tiernan explores her life and legacy.
📅 6pm, Mon 19 Oct
📍 The Black-E
🎟️ Free
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/sonja...
Professor Sonja Tiernan explores her life and legacy.
📅 6pm, Mon 19 Oct
📍 The Black-E
🎟️ Free
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/sonja...
Researched by Greg Quiery, led by historian John Maguire, this two-hour walk reveals the characters and stories behind Liverpool's historic streets.
📅 3pm, Sun 18 Oct
📍 St Luke’s Bombed Out Church
🎟️ £15/£12 conc
Researched by Greg Quiery, led by historian John Maguire, this two-hour walk reveals the characters and stories behind Liverpool's historic streets.
📅 3pm, Sun 18 Oct
📍 St Luke’s Bombed Out Church
🎟️ £15/£12 conc
Now in its seventh year, the £5,000 award celebrates the best debut work of fiction by an Irish writer.
📅 2.30pm, Sun 18 Oct
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free, booking required
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/john-...
#LIF2026 #IAmHere
Now in its seventh year, the £5,000 award celebrates the best debut work of fiction by an Irish writer.
📅 2.30pm, Sun 18 Oct
📍 VG&M
🎟️ Free, booking required
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/john-...
#LIF2026 #IAmHere
Professor Frank Shovlin discusses his new authorised biography of John McGahern, drawn from more than two decades of research.
📅 11.30am, Sun 18 Oct
📍 VG&M
🎟️ £8/free students
#LIF2026
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/frank...
Professor Frank Shovlin discusses his new authorised biography of John McGahern, drawn from more than two decades of research.
📅 11.30am, Sun 18 Oct
📍 VG&M
🎟️ £8/free students
#LIF2026
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/frank...
Geraldine Moloney Judge's one-woman play explores Ireland's World Cup journeys, Liverpool's football history, Hillsborough, racism, sexism and the ties between Liverpool and Ireland.
📅 7pm, Wed 21 Oct
📍 Hope Street Theatre
🎟️ £15/£12
Geraldine Moloney Judge's one-woman play explores Ireland's World Cup journeys, Liverpool's football history, Hillsborough, racism, sexism and the ties between Liverpool and Ireland.
📅 7pm, Wed 21 Oct
📍 Hope Street Theatre
🎟️ £15/£12
Discover St Anthony's Church, the Scottie Press and The Rotunda's history display on this guided tour of Scotland Road.
📅 10am, Sun 18 Oct
📍 Vauxhall Neighbourhood Council
🎟️ £20/£15 conc
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/scotl...
Discover St Anthony's Church, the Scottie Press and The Rotunda's history display on this guided tour of Scotland Road.
📅 10am, Sun 18 Oct
📍 Vauxhall Neighbourhood Council
🎟️ £20/£15 conc
www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/events/scotl...
Our latest #LIF2026 article takes us back to 1846 and the remarkable story of George Henry Moore and his horse.
After winning the Chester Gold Cup, Moore used the winnings to help people affected by An Gorta Mór.
Our latest #LIF2026 article takes us back to 1846 and the remarkable story of George Henry Moore and his horse.
After winning the Chester Gold Cup, Moore used the winnings to help people affected by An Gorta Mór.