The 25
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Donegal Bay and Blue Stacks Festival takes place from today, Friday, September 26 to Sunday, October 12. Festival events are happening in a variety of towns and villages in the South and South West of the county, including Ballyshannon, Bundoran, Donegal Town, Leghowney and Glenties, as well as in Ballybofey and Stranorlar.
This year, the Festival is delighted to partner with the
Brian Friel Trust - developers of the forthcoming Brian Friel Centre - to present a series of events in
Glenties over the weekend of October 3 – 5, remembering Brian Friel on the 10
th. anniversary of his passing. Among the events to look forward to are an evening of readings from Friel’s work with
Adrian Dunbar,
Sinéad Cusack,
Stephen Rea and
Denis Conway, as well as a performance of the play
Faith Healer, with popular Leitrim actor
Seamus O’Rourke playing the part of faith healer, Francis Hardy.
The Festival is delighted partner again with Erne Enterprise Development to present the hugely popular
Carnival Parade in Ballyshannon, which will take place on the evening of Saturday, October 11
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Other programme highlights include the
Donegal Voices Choir’s performances of Brahms’ Requiem in Ballyshannon and Glenties; Ballyshannon Drama Society’s colourful presentation of
Calendar Girls at the Abbey Arts Centre,
Donegal Drama Circle’s highly anticipated production of Neil Simon’s comedy The Odd Couple (Female Version) at Leghowney Hall and two nights of theatre, music and storytelling in
The Great Hall of
Donegal Castle with
Eithne Ní Ghallchobhair,
Steve Cooney,
Dermot Byrne,
Maura Logue and
Marianne Fahy.
Full
Programme Information is Available Now on the Festival website
www.donegalbaybluestacks.com
The Festival is presented by
Donegal County Council and is funded by
Donegal County Council,
The Arts Council and
Creative Ireland.