This Week's Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (24–30 March 2025)

Irish National Opera’s production of ‘The Flying Dutchman’ by Wagner continues this week on 25, 27 and 29 March at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.

This Week's Concerts, Festivals & Upcoming Deadlines (24–30 March 2025)

A guide to this week’s events and job and funding deadlines, from Monday to Sunday.
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Blues
27.3.25 – Gráinne Duffy + Band (2021 Best Roots Artist), The Fulford Arms - York
28.3.25 – The Gráinne Duffy Band, Camden Club
29.3.25 – The Gráinne Duffy Band, West End Centre, Aldershot
30.3.25 – Gráinne Duffy - Live in SouthamptonThe Joiners, Southhampton

Choral
27.3.25 – Vigil, Holy Sepulchre
28.3.25 – Wexford Chamber Choir presents ‘Musica’ - a celebration of song, St Senan’s Church, Enniscorthy
29.3.25 – John Rutter Masterclass and Concert, Teatro degli Atti
29.3.25 – Cantemus Chamber Choir: JS Bach 275 The Choral LegacyRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama
29.3.25 – Ascolta Spring Concert, Dublin Unitarian Church
29.3.25 – Wexford Chamber Choir presents ‘Musica’ - a celebration of song, St Peter’s College Chapel

Classical
25.3.25 – Music Unveiled - Light, Ballybane Library Galway
26.3.25 – Lucien & Maura Tessier Award for Pianists 2025, Whyte Recital Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music
26.3.25 – Capucelli, Gautier Capuçon and his cello ensemble, National Concert Hall
27.3.25 – MfG Lunchtime Concert: KRAINA, Siobhán Mckenna Theatre, University of Galway
27.3.25 – Soo-Jung Ann – Piano, St Ann’s Church Dawson Street Dublin 2
27.3.25 – Natalie Clein - Wigmore Series Dublin, Whyte Recital Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music
28.3.25 – Vanbrugh & Friends in Cork, Aula Maxima, UCC
28.3.25 – RWCMD Saxophone Choir, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
28.3.25 – The Con Tempo Quartet and Friends, St Peter’s Church of Ireland, Drogheda
29.3.25 – Politics of the Imagination, Oh Yeah Centre, Belfast
29.3.25 – Susannah Self’s new Magnificat and Duruflé’s Requiem, St Martin’s Church, Hindringham
29.3.25 – The Fews Ensemble presents: Messiaen’s ‘Quartet for the End of Time’, Harty Room, Queen’s University Belfast
29.3.25 – Vanbrugh & Friends in Tullamore, Esker Arts Centre
29.3.25 – The Complete Chopin Nocturnes with Fionnuala Moynihan – 2, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
30.3.25 – Vanbrugh & Friends in Galway, St Joseph’s Church, Presentation Rd
30.3.25 – ConTempo Quartet in Limerick, University Concert Hall, Limerick
30.3.25 – Berkeley Ensemble, Conway Hall

Comedy
28.3.25 – David McSavage : McSavage Rules, The Source Arts Centre Thurles Co.Tipperary
28.3.25 – Anne Gildea: Further Adventures in Womaning, Whale Theatre Greystones
29.3.25 – Anne Gildea: Further Adventures in Womaning, Whale Theatre Greystones

Contemporary
26.3.25 – Access Point! 2025: Information & support sessions for women artists working in New Music in Ireland, Contemporary Music Centre
30.3.25 – Evgeny Grinko, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire

Country
26.3.25 – Philomena Begley and Ray Lynam Live in Concert, Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo
26.3.25 – Declan Nerney in Concert with Guests, Civic Theatre Tallaght

Dance
27.3.25 – Night Dances, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire

Electronic
28.3.25 – Hyperdawn (UK Experimental Pop/Ambient), Bello Bar

Film
24.3.25 – The Last Showgirl, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
25.3.25 – The Last Showgirl, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
26.3.25 – The Last Showgirl, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
27.3.25 – Perennial Light (Q&A with the director), Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
27.3.25 – All We Imagine as Light, Seanscoil Sailearna, Indreabhán, Conamara
27.3.25 – The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
29.3.25 – Ingmar Bergman at the IFI: Fanny and Alexander, Irish Film Institute
30.3.25 – IFI Talks: Dr Jan Holmberg on the Life and Work of Ingmar Bergman, Irish Film Institute

Folk and Traditional
24.3.25 – Tollín Trí, Crawford’s at The Rostrevor Inn
24.3.25 – Herb Dee @ The Star Bar, The Star Bar
26.3.25 – Folk, Pop and Trad Covers by DCU BA Music GroupsDCU Lunchtime Concerts Series
26.3.25 – Dave Flynn - Celtic Guitar Journey, Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo
26.3.25 – Daisy Black – Yde and Olive, Live to your Living Room (Online)
27.3.25 – Leitrim Fields, Michelle Gahan Music
27.3.25 – Concert with Everything the Light Touches - Danny Forde, Bridge Hotel, Arklow
28.3.25 – Salt House, The Duncairn, Belfast
28.3.25 – Dave Flynn - Celtic Guitar Journey, Roxburgh
28.3.25 – The Kates, St Brendan’s Church, Bantry
28.3.25 – The Craic Pots, Wexford Arts Centre
29.3.25 – Dave Flynn - Celtic Guitar Journey, Southland Musicians Club
29.3.25 – Connor McCann & The Heroine Choir, The Duncairn, Belfast
29.3.25 – Ultan O’Brien ‘Dancing the Line’ Album Launch, Pot Duggan’s Ennistymon
29.3.25 – Beo/Live: The Henry Girls, An Carn
30.3.25 – Joshua Burnside Tobar Naofa chapel Tralee, Tobar Naofa, Moyderwell, Tralee

Ideas
2.4.25 – In the Making Festival, Cork Opera House

Jazz and Improvised
27.3.25 – Fred Wesley’s Generations Trio, Grand Social, Dublin
30.3.25 – “Letter from Home” (Pat Metheny) Full Album Performed Live! 30th Mar/6th Apr, Hyde Dublin

Literary and Musical Event
28.3.25 – Tar Liom | Come with Me le Sharon Ní Chuilibín, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar
28.3.25 – One Mountain: Sold, Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart
30.3.25 – Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story, Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire

Literature
28.3.25 – Open Mic Social hosted by D’or Seifer, Banner Books Kilrush

Musical Theatre
28.3.25 – Musical Theatre Showcase, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
29.3.25 – Musical Theatre Showcase, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
29.3.25 – Musical Theatre Showcase, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Opera
25.3.25 – Irish National Opera presents: The Flying Dutchman, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin
26.3.25 – An Evening of Wagnerian Insight & Music, The Dean Townhouse
27.3.25 – Irish National Opera presents: The Flying Dutchman, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin
29.3.25 – Don Giovanni, Sherman Theatre
29.3.25 – Irish National Opera presents: The Flying Dutchman, Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin
31.3.25 – Don Giovanni, Sherman Theatre

Public Meeting
26.3.25 – Public Meeting: Towards a New Arts Centre in the North Central Area, Dublin City Council

Rock and Pop
26.3.25 – Gráinne Duffy - Live in Newcastle, The Cluny, Newcastle Upon Tyne
27.3.25 – Isaac Butler, Button Factory, Dublin
28.3.25 – The 4 of Us, Esker Arts Centre
29.3.25 – Reeling In The Showband Years, Siamsa Tíre, Tralee
29.3.25 – McCartney All the Best: Wings Over Ireland, An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk
29.3.25 – The Human Touch Springsteen Tribute Band, Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen

Visual
25.3.25 – Art History Reframed - The Dutch Golden Age, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork
28.3.25 – Crisis/death/resurrection; a painting symposium, Triskel Arts Centre, Cork

Upcoming Festivals 

21–24 March: Inishowen International Folk Song & Ballad Seminar 
2–6 April: New Music Dublin
3–6 April: Fiddle Hell, Online
4–6 April: CROÍLÁR Festival, Athlone
4–6 April: Kildare Jazz Festival, Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge
4–6 April: Sean-nós Cois Life, Dublin

See a full list of upcoming festivals here.

Upcoming Job and Funding Deadlines

24 March
Abbey Theatre Board Vacancies
Abbey Theatre

24 March
Chief Executive Officer (CEO
Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland

24 March
West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival Composition Competition
West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival

24 March
Scott Trust Bursary
The Guardian Foundation

25 March
Artist Applications 2025
Ireland Music Week

25 March
Lecturer in Creative Practice in Music
University of Glasgow

27 March
Creative Places Award
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

28 March
Community Development Grant 2025
Dublin City Arts Office

28 March
Finance Officer (Part-Time)
Music Generation

28 March
Independent Artist Bursaries – Limerick Gathering
Performing Arts Forum

28 March
Shorts, Production and Development Applications Coordinator
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

28 March
Production and Development Coordinator
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

28 March
Exhibition Engagement Officer
Chester Beatty Library, Dublin

28 March
Artist and Youth Work Residency Scheme
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

28 March
Arts & Culture Coordinator
The Embassy of Ireland in Canada

30 March
Piano Technician
Royal Academy of Music

31 March
Artist in the Community Scheme
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

31 March
Executive Director
Wexford Festival Opera

31 March
Artist in the Community Scheme
Create Ireland

31 March
Tutti Cello
BBC Concert Orchestra

31 March
Call for Art and Photography Submissions
Paper Lanterns

31 March
Light Moves Call for Proposals: Beyond Screen
Dance Limerick

31 March
Lyra McKee Investigative Journalism Bursary 2025
The Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman

31 March
Open call for Deputy Musicians
National Symphony Orchestra

31 March
Open Call For Installation Artists 2025
Night and Day Festival

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Published on 24 March 2025

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