Sligo County Fleadh takes place in Ballymote over the June Bank Holiday Weekend from May 29 to 31, offering competitions in music, singing, and dancing alongside lively pub sessions and street entertainment. Youth music performances and Seomra Gaeilge events are included, along with a special Fleadh Mass. A Gala Concert features Glór na dTonn and All-Ireland Ceili Band Champions. The Hawk’s Well hosts multiple theatre and arts events, including a one-man show called A Night in November and a dark comedy production, Dracula’s Sligo: A Horrible History of 1832, based on local cholera-era accounts. Chapel Lane School for Performing Arts presents an end-of-year showcase on May 31 at 5pm, and The Model hosts a free-entry Summer Market on Sunday from 12pm.
"The Sligo County Fleadh will take place in Ballymote over the June Bank Holiday Weekend, from May 29-31 and the programme promises something for everyone. Across the weekend there will be competitions in music, singing and dancing, lively pub sessions, street entertainment, youth music performances, Seomra Gaeilge events, a special Fleadh Mass, and a Gala Concert featuring Glór na dTonn, All-Ireland Ceilí Band Champions."
"Before Bram Stoker wrote Dracula, his mother, Sligo native Charlotte Thornley, survived the horrific cholera epidemic of 1832. Her real-life accounts of the town's lockdown, mysterious illnesses, and stories of the "undead" directly inspired the world's most famous vampire. This May, the Cultural Companions are bringing Sligo's darkest hour vividly back to life. Expect morbid humour, fascinating local lore, and the true origin story behind a gothic legend in this "Horrible Histories" style dark comedy."
"On Friday and Saturday from 8pm in the Hawk's Well, this is a final chance to catch this powerful, moving, and humorous one-man show by Marie Jones following a Belfast man's journey of identity."
"The Hawk's Well is also hosting Chapel Lane School for Performing Arts as they present their end of year showcase, filled with lots of fun, that will ensure you leave singing and dancing! Brimming with song, dance and lots of fun, this show will ensure you leave the Hawk's Well with a pep in your step and a smile on your face. Taking place on Sunday, May 31 from 5pm."
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