Last time I`ve been in VISUAL in December 2021. You can see it in this post: What’s on at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art (December – February 2021) Then VISUAL was closed for 5 months because of lockdown. It has reopened his door for the public on Friday 4 June for Summer Season. So in […]
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The Carlow Fringe Arts Festival is annual event that encompasses painting, photography, crafts, print, art and music, that takes place in Carlow Town. The Carlow Fringe Arts Festival 2021 started from the 4th to the 12th of June. The festival runs over ten days, full of exhibitions, live music, poetry and storytelling as well as […]
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International Workers’ Day in 2021 was on Saturday, the 1st of May. This year Carlow’s public buildings light up red this May Day to acknowledge the county’s workforce. Sites such as the Carlow Town Hall illuminated red on May 1st, which is traditionally known as workers day. (I found out about it form article in: […]
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Every months I will take a photos of the flowers which I will find during my sightseeing in County Carlow and around Carlow. Flowers of February was Snowdrops and Crocuses. Flowers who represents March are Daffodils, sometimes called jonquils or narcissus, are the birth flowers for March. Because they bloom in early spring, they symbolize […]
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This year the famous landmarks (St. Patrick’s Carlow College and VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre) in Carlow Town turned green for St. Patrick’s Day. For the second successive year Covid-19 and its related restrictions ruling out parades, festivals and even the smallest of gatherings. But all over the world, […]
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Office of Public Works (OPW), in associciacion with Carlow Garden Trail and Carlow Tourism has announced Snowdrops Festival at the beautiful Altamont Gardens during the month of February. There is no better time of year to catch this fabulous display of snowdrops in these beautiful tranquil gardens. A wonderful opportunity to view unique collection of […]
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Last time I`ve been in VISUAL in September 2020. You can see it in this post: What’s on at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art (July – October 2020) Now, since December 2020 at VISUAL begun new season. Inspired by the Main Gallery exhibition, The Soil Becomes Scandinavian, VISUAL beautiful light box building has been decorated […]
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Christmas at Delta Sensory Gardens ranked as No 4 on the list of 25 things to do in Ireland this Christmas recently published by RTÉ. Delta Sensory Gardens are switching on the Christmas lights in the gardens from 5th until December 22th, with late opening until 7pm each night. There is no need to book […]
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In Poland we have a tradition of serving twelve dishes at Christmas Eve. In Ireland, the number twelve is also associated with Christmas, but a bit different … Ireland is a land of whiskey and land of numerous pubs. Therefore there is a yearly tradition called “12 Pubs of Christmas.” 12 Pubs of Christmas has […]
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`Bringing some light to the dark winter months, the VISUAL building has transformed into a shadow theatre. Inspired by Main Gallery exhibition, The Soil Becomes Scandinavian, beautiful light box building has been decorated with winter wonderland scenes. Illuminating winter forest scenes of reindeer, trees and the magic of the Northern lights. This Christmas, visit VISUAL […]
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While many seasonal events have been canceled this year, Christmas Jumper Day 2020 is one that is thankfully still going ahead. Christmas Jumper Day is an annual fundraising campaign in Ireland and The UK organised by charity Save the Children. On a specific Friday in December, people are encouraged to make the world better with […]
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The 2020 Rotary Tree of Remembrance started on Saturday November 14th and will keep going until 25th January 2021. It is fundraising for Rotary Club of Carlow. Rotary Carlow was founded in 1986 and is an active group of professional Men and Women who want to use their skills to ‘give back’ to the community. […]
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Throughout the year Arboretum Home & Garden Heaven surprises their visitors with some news illustrating the changing seasons. In Winter, the Centre is becoming a real Christmas paradise, full of fabulous ornaments and ideas for Christmas presents. There were very popular annual Christmas Events like Breakfast and Supper with Santa. The village of Santa Claus […]
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Every year I took a part in the ceremony of Christmas Lights switch on at Carlow town. It was my favourite Winter’s Event. Especially I liked Éist Candlelight Walk of Hope. The Éist Cancer Support Centre Carlow annual Candlelight Walk of Hope 2020, was go virtual this year and was take place on Saturday 21st […]
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