Comings and Goings: Liverpool Irish Festival at The Albert Dock
Saturday 15th October until Sunday 16th October, 11:00am - Free Entry
Saturday 15th October until Sunday 16th October, 11:00am - Free Entry
This year’s ninth Liverpool-Irish Festival, is shaping up to be the most exciting yet, with a programme of music, film, drama, heritage, literature and lectures to suit everybody from 14-30 October 2011.
Liverpool Irish Festival teams up with Liverpool’s historic Albert Dock to present a weekend of entertainment and discovery. Musicians and dancers from the city’s Irish community will present a rolling programme of traditional and contemporary arts, strolling players will fill the dock with sound whilst actors draw out the history of the half a million Irish immigrants that passed through Liverpool in the 19th century, some to stay some to go on to other countries across the seas.
It’s all absolutely free, so come on down to The Dock and take a look, and whilst you are here why not try the special Irish menu available in many of the great cafes and restaurants!
Liverpool Irish Festival teams up with Liverpool’s historic Albert Dock to present a weekend of entertainment and discovery. Musicians and dancers from the city’s Irish community will present a rolling programme of traditional and contemporary arts, strolling players will fill the dock with sound whilst actors draw out the history of the half a million Irish immigrants that passed through Liverpool in the 19th century, some to stay some to go on to other countries across the seas.
It’s all absolutely free, so come on down to The Dock and take a look, and whilst you are here why not try the special Irish menu available in many of the great cafes and restaurants!
Liverpool Irish Festival Albert Dock
Event Schedule:
All day (11am to 5pm)
Musicians strolling along the Colonnades and in and out of the bars and restaurants.
Every hour on the hour at the Zebu and around the Albert Dock (11am to 5pm).
Comings and Goings - a series of dramatic scenes illustrating the wave of migration from Ireland to Liverpool which began with the potato famine of 1845-62 and continued with departures to America, South Africa and Australia throughout the 19th century. A company of actors will recreate the atmosphere of Liverpool's waterfront during this period of 'Comings and Goings'.
Albert Dock restaurants and bars will feature Irish food on their menus.
The Beatles Story will have a display showing the Irish antecedents of the Fab Four (…well, three actually!)
Vinea will be holding Whisky Tasting on Sunday at 3pm
What's Cooking? will have a special marquee to host music and dance
Special thanks to the Merseyside branch of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann based at St Michael's Irish Centre, The Bolger Cunningham School of Irish Dance, The George Ferguson Dancers, and the actors from Hope Street Ltd, directed by Paula Simms - 'Hope Street Limited continues to animate public spaces with exciting new work.'
Disclaimer: Timings may be subject to change and weather conditions.
For full details of the Liverpool Irish Festival visit www.
Various venues across the Albert Dock
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