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GROOVE away to the music at the Irish Soul Weekender on the Wild Atlantic Way in the Hotel Westport from 7 to 9 February. The weekend aims to provide the best of northern soul, Motown, club classics, funk and modbeats. The event will feature every strain of soul music and will celebrate 60 years of the Tamla Motown sound, which introduced us to artists like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross & the Supremes. Weekend passes for all entertainment cost €30 each. For more information see www.irishsoulweekender.com.
SAY yes to the perfect dress for your big day on 9 February. Bridal Village are hosting a pop up sale, where six of the best bridal boutiques in Ireland will come together in the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel at Newlands Cross, Dublin. There will be over 300 wedding dresses to choose from, with up to 70% off on the day. You might find your dream dress by Eliza Jane Howel, Justin Alexander, Randy Fenoli or Ronald Joyce to name but a few. For more information check out Bridal Village on Facebook. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
ENJOY the What Next Dance Festival with Dance Limerick from 6 to 8 February. The festival has a programme packed full of fresh and captivating performances and interactions from a new generation of dance artists. The programme features something for everyone with off-site pop-up performances at various locations across the city, a dance and climate action talk at Ormston House, professional workshops and triple-bill performances. Local artists based in Limerick, Cork and Dublin will join artists from France, Madrid and Columbia to perform over the festival weekend. For more information see www.dancelimerick.ie.
CELEBRATE Biddy’s Day in Killorglin, Co Kerry, on 8 February. The Biddy is honoured in the mid-Kerry region every year – a celebration similar to going on the Wren on St Stephen’s Day. Biddy groups visit rural houses and public houses carrying a Brídeóg with them. This ensures the evil spirits are kept away from humans and animals during the coming year. Receiving a visit from the Biddy guarantees good luck and prosperity and to not be visited was considered a terrible slight. This is a free event and the highlight of the festival is the torch-lit Parade of the Biddy through Killorglin town and the colourful King of the Biddies contest. For more information see www.reeksdistrict.com.
EXPERIENCE the Spike Cello Festival from 7 to 9 February in venues around Dublin city centre. This alternative cello festival is back for its fourth year. The programme includes world-class cellists from home and abroad as they find increasingly weird and wonderful ways of playing with cellos. These artists will give audiences the opportunity to experience the variety of cello music from around the globe. There will be everything from concerts to yoga cello to activities for younger people. For more information see www.spikecellofest.com.
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