Resonate Festival 2026
Welcome to the festival within a festival! Taking place as part of the Skibbereen Arts Festival,
Resonate is a festival all about connection - to place, to community, to yourself. It is about participation, engagement, slowing down, having fun and feeling good!
Events@49 North St in Association with Resonate
All Events listed will take place at 49 North Street, unless otherwise stated.
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Open Door Music Session
Dé hAoine 24ú Iúil – Friday July 24, 11:00 - 12:00
Ceol agus craic with Sean Holland & band agus fáilte roimh cách – Music & Fun, everyone is very welcome!
12.15 -13.15
Éirí 49 Céilí Band will lift your dancing shoes & spirit, performing a selection of tunes inspired by the musical cultures of Ireland, Jamaica and beyond. Bigí linn! Join us!
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Ceiliúradh, Caidreamh agus Cómhrá
Dé Sathairn 25ú Iúil – Saturday July 25, 10.45 - 15:45
Halla an Bhaile An Sciobairín (in the Skibbereen Town Hall)
The community at 49 North Street is celebrating 10 years in existence – Ag ceiliúradh deich mbliana ar an bhfód le Caidreamh agus Cómhrá i Halla an Bhaile (Town Hall)
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Participation
Dé Sathairn 25ú Iúil, Saturday July 25, 13:00
Official Exhibition opening with Aperture 49 Photography Group.
See feature for additional viewing times.
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Caidreamh agus Ciúnas:
Dé Luain 27ú – Monday July 27, 11:00 - 13:30
Meditation and Connection le Stiúrtheoir/Facilitator Lonán Ní Dhubháin.
This will be followed by Tea/Coffee, Cake from Clíodhna and time for chat and discussion.
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Craic’d Céilí ar an gCarraig
Dé Máirt 28ú Iúil – Tuesday July 28, 18:00 -19:00
A collaboration and healthy dose of craic at the Rock, with Éirí 49 Céilí Band and Martin O’Donohue of Let’s play Cork
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Ten years of Gamelan in West Cork
Dé Céadaoin 29ú Iúil – Wednesday July 29, 19:00 at Abbeystrewery Church
Gamelan Spéacha Geala are celebrating 10 years with a concert, featuring special guests
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Anua
Déardaoin 30ú Iúil – Thursday July 30, 18:30
Screening of a short film in tribute to the late Manchán Magan – a contributor to this original work.
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Open Door Music Session
Dé hAoine 31ú Iúil – Friday July 31, 11:00 - 12:00
Ceol agus craic with Sean Holland & band agus fáilte roimh cách – Music & Fun, everyone is very welcome!
12.15 -13.15
Éirí 49 Céilí Band will lift your dancing shoes & spirit, performing a selection of tunes inspired by the musical cultures of Ireland, Jamaica and beyond. Bigí linn! Join us!
Addiction, Music & Me
Dé hAoine 31ú Iúil – Friday July 31, 18.30 - 19.30
Test screening of a short film around the story of singer-songwriter Tony Cotter’s journey through childhood trauma, addiction, music, and redemption. Short Q & A and acoustic performance after the screening.
Find Your Flow Open Door with Rebecca Keyser
Dé hAoine 31ú Iúil – Friday July 31, 11:00 - 12:00
Uillinn
Free, no booking necessary, call 02822090 for further information
Designed to encourage individuals to explore and develop their own creative path. With a wide variety of materials available, the focus is on discovery and experimentation, rather than producing a ‘finished’ artwork. Support is offered as needed, including introductions to techniques and helpful ways to get started. Music plays softly in the background, creating a relaxed and welcoming environment where participants can immerse themselves in the creative process—or simply enjoy chatting and exchanging ideas with others.
Find Your Flow is supported as part of the Wellbeing Network, 49 North Street and Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre
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Teacht le Chéile sa Mhargadh (Skibbereen Farmers’ Market)
Dé Satharn 1ú Lúnasa – Saturday August 1, 11:00 - 13:00
Gaeilge Labhartha sa Sciobairín fite fuaite leis an Féile Ealaíon – Spoken Irish at the Farmers Market.
All Events Free.
https://www.skibbereenartsfestival.com/events-at-49-north-street-in-association-with-resonate
https://www.facebook.com/Resonatefestival/
Resonate 2024 (formerly Skibbereen FeelGood Festival) is the festival within a festival! Taking place as part of the Skibbereen Arts Festival
Resonate is a celebration of community, born out of a desire to create spaces for people to unite and engage with others in arts and cultural activities. The festival aims to create experiences for participants to slow down, engage with a practice and connect with place, the self and the community in a shared experience. It's all about wellbeing, creativity, community, and the Irish language!
With this goal of connection and engagement, Resonate partners and collaborates with Skibbereen-based organisations – 49 North Street and Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre (connecting with their Arts for Health programme).
49 North Street is Skibbereen's own creative mental health space. It also runs the West Cork Feel Good Festival, which includes World Mental Health Day, throughout the month of October.
For more information see Facebook page: @Resonatefestival and @49NorthStreet, www.skibbereenartsfestival.com
Events are free unless otherwise indicated
Pop-up Gaeltacht at 49, North Street during Resonate
A festival within the Skibbereen Arts Festival 2024
Monday 29 July, 2-3:30pm
Irish language novelist/poet Thaddeus Ó Buachalla performs a short one-man show of spoken word and music which brings together surrealist poetry and multi-instrumental loop effects with a nod to 1950s Beat poetry.
Tuesday 30 July, 2pm
Renowned singer, Máire Ní Chéileachair teaches Sean nós songs in Irish and English and share; no singing experience necessary. Máire will share some of her distinctive singing techniques and style.
Wednesday 30 July, 1pm
Take a bilingual walk around the Rock, Skibbereen, with the poet, musician, singer-songwriter, artist, facilitator, and "tour guide", Pól Ó Colmáin. Learn about this unique place and enjoy the stunning view.
Thursday 1 August, 11am-1pm
Abair Amhráin: Sing a Song with Eithne O'Mahony.
No need to speak Irish or feel you are singer!
Friday 2 August, 11am
Trad & Tunes led by Gerry Tuohy. Plus: A special treat – Soup created by Peter and Shirley Dunican using vegetables and herbs produced by the Growing Together group in the Community Hospital – with some Irish words thrown in!
Saturday 3 August, 11am, The Bridge
An Spraoi (playtime).
Music and fun in Irish and English. This session is for all ages using the voice, percussion & other instruments to make music together & learn a little Irish along the way. No musical experience or knowledge of Irish necessary.
For more information: Resonate Festival at 49 online
Facebook: @Resonatefestival