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The Shawshank Redemption will be screened in Pearse Park tonight.
THE wait is almost over for those looking forward to Culture Night which takes place tonight.
There will be a whole range of exciting things happening over the course of the day and night, with members of the public encouraged to come down and experience something a little different.
All events will begin at 6pm in various different locations around town, with the open air cinema and the fire juggling performance set to be highlights of the night.
The hub for the night will be Kerry County Museum, which will host five different events over the course of the celebration while Pearse Park will be the venue for the screening of every GAA player’s favourite film (source: every match programme in existence over the past 20 years) The Shawshank Redemption at 9pm.
Check out the official Culture Night Kerry brochure (HERE) and a full list of the events in Tralee and their times below…
RECYCLED CRAFT MAKING DEMONSTRATION & WORKSHOP – 6 PM
Craft making demonstration in Tralee Town Square
Outside Inspired, No 5, The Square
TRALEE WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTRE ARTS EVENING 6-8 PM
Come and immerse yourself in our fun activity for Culture Night. Experience drama, art and games, with a new activity every half hour including a poetry and short story readings. A cultural event with a difference!
Tralee Women’s Resource Centre, Aras An Phobail Community Room
TRALEE INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE ART EXHIBITION 6-8 PM
An exhibiton of work by centre members. This exhibition features amazing and colourful paintings created under the guidance of Kerry artist Amelie Gagne.
Tralee Library
OPEN MIC SESSION FOR POETRY & PROSE WITH MÁIRE HOLMES 7 – 9 PM
Join Writer Máire Holmes who will host an open mic session of prose and poetry in Kerry Library Headquarters on Culture Night. All welcome!
Tralee Library
AFRICAN DRUMMING – 6-9 PM
The Tralee International Resource Centre’s African Drumming Group will share their skills and perform for the public throughout the evening.
Tralee International Resource Centre
A CELEBRATION OF FOLK AT SIAMSA TIRE – 6-9 PM
As part of Culture Night 2015, Siamsa Tíre will be celebrating our native folk culture in music, song and dance with workshops, performances and special events. Bígí Linn!
Siamsa Tire
AFTER DARK AT THE MUSEUM 6 PM – 10 PM
Stroll down a medieval street dressed up in costume, dig up a skeleton, marvel at beautiful photographs from Kerry and explore 8,000 years of history in the Museum Gallery.
Kerry County Museum
TRADITIONAL MUSIC WITH SLIABH MISH COMHALTAS 6 PM – 9.30 PM
Kicking off Culture Night at Kerry County Museum at 6pm, we are delighted to announce that Sliabh Mish Comhaltas are back again by popular demand. Everybody is welcome to experience traditional music, dance and story telling at its finest.
Kerry County Museum
CIAR QUILTING EXHIBITION 6 PM – 9.30 PM
This is your chance to attend a special late opening of a temporary exhibition by the Cíar Quilters. On display are all types of quilts from traditional to contemporary. Members of the Cíar Quilters will be at hand throughout the evening to discuss their work with you and tell you some tricks of the trade.
Kerry County Museum
BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR 6 PM – 10 PM
Our ‘Behind the Scenes’ tours of the Museum’s stored collections are back by popular demand. This is your chance to join our curator and collections officer to explore objects from our forthcoming Special Exhibition ‘Casement in Kerry; A Revolutionary Journey’.
Kerry County Museum
PRINT YOUR OWN CULTURE NIGHT TOTE BAG 6 PM – 8.30 PM
Join Museum volunteer Edel Wilson and make your own Culture Night tote bag complete with unique designs. Edel is a local printer and designer who will show families how much fun it is to print your own customized bag.
Kerry County Museum
OUTDOOR CINEMA – 7 PM
Open Air Film presented by Kerry Film Festival – Shaun The Sheep
Pearse Park
OPEN AIR CEILÍ – 7.30 PM
Kerry County Council and Kerry Comhaltas present an Open Air Ceilí in Tralee Town Square. Music by Neily O’Connor. An evening of set dancing for enthusiasts.
Tralee Town Square
AN EVENING MUSIC, SONG & DANCE – 7.30 PM
Craobh Thrá-Li present an evening of Music, Song & Dance.
Manor West Shopping Centre , Tralee
THURSDAY NIGHT WRITERS OPEN MIC – 8 PM
Poetry and Prose Readings by featured readers and members of Thursday Night Writers, Tralee. Including published authors and competition winners. Open mic sessions for members of the public to share their work.
Upstairs at The Abbey Inn
OUTDOOR CINEMA – 9 PM
Open Air Film presented by Kerry Film Festival – The Shawshank Redemption
Pearse Park
FIRE JUGGLING PERFORMANCE – 10.30 PM
A fire juggling spectacle to finish of a night of culture and fun in Tralee.
Outside Ashe Memorial Hall
