Greetings from 1691
We hope you've a few evenings spare, because the Polish Arts Festival opens on Thursday and the gigs follow close behind.
The festival runs to Sunday with concerts, film and workshops across the city. That same Sunday, The Drifters play Under the Boardwalk at University Concert Hall.
Thursday at Dolans brings Ricky Warwick, who fronted Thin Lizzy, and the indie-trad trio Project SMOK, with Frances Black on Sunday.
This is our pick of what's on this week. As always for a full event list check out the link at the bottom of the email.
Let's dive in 👇
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Polish Arts Festival 2026
Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 November · Belltable, LCGA, Irish World Academy, Record Room and others
The festival's 19th edition brings Polish and Irish music, film and exhibitions to venues across Limerick city. The programme includes a concert by the Marcin Wyrostek Trio, Andrzej Wajda's film The Promised Land and Mountain Soul, a multichannel video installation by Radek Przedpełski at LCGA.
There's also a children's theatre workshop, a literary meeting with author Agata Bizuk and the festival's annual party at the Record Room.
The Drifters
Sunday 8 November · 19:30 · University Concert Hall, Limerick
Under the Boardwalk, Saturday Night at the Movies and Kissin' in the Back Row are among the classic hits in the set.
The group is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and recent UK and Irish tours included a first-ever show at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Ricky Warwick and The Fighting Hearts
Thursday 5 November · 20:00 · Dolans Warehouse, Limerick
Northern Irish rock singer-songwriter Ricky Warwick fronted Thin Lizzy from 2010 and co-founded Black Star Riders. Here he plays with his own band, The Fighting Hearts, whose latest album is Blood Ties (2025).
Lunchtime Concert: William Jack (cello)
Tuesday 3 November · 13:15 · Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick
William Jack is on cello for this lunchtime concert at the cathedral.
Project SMOK
Thursday 5 November · 20:00 · Dolans Upstairs, Limerick
Ali Levack, Ewan Baird and Pablo Lafuente blend traditional Scottish and Irish music with pop and indie influences, and their streams top 15 million worldwide. Levack won BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year in 2020.
Trad Tech Collective
Friday 6 November · The Commercial, 46/47 Catherine Street, Limerick
A triple bill of European traditional musicians from the live-looping scene: Spanish hurdy-gurdy, Irish fiddle and Portuguese mandolin, each in a solo set that mixes mechanical, analogue and digital technology.
Fizzy Waters & DJ Medusa
Saturday 7 November · Record Room, Limerick
Frances Black
Sunday 8 November · 20:00 · Dolans Warehouse, Limerick
Nanci Griffith called Frances Black "the sweetest voice of Ireland". She has been singing since the late 1980s, with best-selling albums and a range of awards for her recordings and live shows.
Specimens of Change: An Exhibition of Limerick Museum's Natural History Collections
Thursday 20 August to Thursday 31 December · Limerick Museum
Limerick Museum's natural history collections show how Ireland's ecosystems have changed over millions of years. Palaeontology, zoology, entomology and botany are all covered, including a herbarium put together by Limerick botanist Charlotte O'Brien, and some of the species on display are extinct.
Samhain: Exploring The Thin Time
Thursday 5 to Thursday 19 November · The People's Museum of Limerick
Gary Dempsey's graphic art draws on Irish folklore and seasonal traditions, linking old Samhain customs with modern Halloween.
Tommy Tiernan: World Tour of Limerick (Foynes)
Date to be confirmed · Foynes Museum Event Hall, Foynes
Tommy Tiernan's World Tour of Limerick stops in Foynes.
Dream Mural Workshop
Saturday 7 November · 12:00 to 13:30 · The Hunt Museum, The Custom House, Rutland Street, Limerick
Part of the Polish Arts Festival, this workshop has children paint a dream each on their own small canvas. Izabela Strzała leads, and the canvases are then joined into one shared Dream Mural for the festival exhibition.
Super Hero Lunch
Saturday 7 November · 13:00 · Castle Oaks House Hotel, Castleconnell
Superheroes greet the children on arrival, then it's lunch for the whole family. Afterwards there are photos with the heroes and a kids' disco, with face painting on offer throughout the day.
For a full overview of all events on this week in Limerick check out our event listings page
UNTIL NEXT WEEK
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