John Mitchel’s GAA club, in partnership with LivIrishFest, hosts this unique event at Liverpool’s only dedicated GAA pitch.
Open to all age groups, whether you’re a keen to play Hurling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling) or Camogie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camogie) or have never heard of the game!
Come along to our ‘give it a go’ Festival session, 2pm-3.30pm.
Lancashire coaches will be there to welcome everyone, offering a great opportunity to find out a bit more about the game and our club; with a chance to meet our members and play a bit of Hurling and Camogie.
This is an outdoor event in October. Please be ready with waterproofs and/or sun cream as needed and know any one of you could get muddy or grass-stained!
For more details on the club follow Facebook @johnmitchelsliverpool and X @JohnMitchelsGAA
Irish people have made homes all over the world, and Liverpool is no exception. It’s known affectionately as East Dublin, East Belfast, and the 33rd county. This year, Liverpool Irish Festival asks what it means to arrive: to cross a threshold, claim a space, and say simply: I am here.
Rooted in that spirit of arrival, the George Ferguson Irish Dance School and Merseyside’s Melody Makers have collaborated to create a programme that celebrates the many ways we come home. Whether home is somewhere new or somewhere long known, being there carries its own weight of anticipation, expectation and nostalgia. This year invited guests will take to the stage (along with some audience members!). Their presence will serve as their own statement of being.
This engaging two-hour programme brings together over 50 musicians and dancers from across Merseyside. They’ll perform in one of Liverpool’s most magnificent settings: the ever-emerald Sefton Park Palm House. A space that has sheltered and sustained living things for over a century feels like the right place to celebrate a community that has done the same.
Liverpool Irish Festival is proud to present this thematic collaboration as part of an ongoing series of bespoke programmes and a performance that is becoming a firm fixture of the Festival calendar. Grab your tickets whilst you can.
♿: We have created spaces for eight wheelchair spaces. These are linked with companion/carer spaces. To purchase one of these, please pick your wheelchair space (highlighted yellow at the point of booking). We will automatically save the seat next to your reserved space for your companion/carer. You will be charged one concession priced ticket for the two spaces on your selected row.
Simple opportunity to come along for a tune. The second seisiún of two in the Festival, the other takes place the prior Fri (16 Oct 2025).
Bring an instrument, your voice and a will to play along. There’ll be Festival friends to help bring the gang together. A fully stocked bar — in one of the most historic and quirkiest pubs in Liverpool — eases you towards the dawn. This event gets busy quickly and sometimes it’s ‘standing room only’. Be prepared to ‘hotch up’ and swap places so everyone can get a piece of the action. This is a night that almost guarantees high kicks ’til dawn.
A Festival-staple and must-see; we invite you to pop-by — or indeed, spend the day with us — at the Museum of Liverpool (Pier Head). There, we’ve a veritable array of activity to entertain kids (and adults) of all ages.
The Armagh Rhymers return with their (exclusive to the Festival) Liver Bird story helping to understand how the First Nations people of North America helped the Irish during The Great Hunger. The Bolger-Cunningham Dance School will give it their all in the morning, before the George Ferguson School for Irish Dance produce junior and senior dance sets, whilst Melody Makers will bring their intergenerational group to play in the space. You’ll also be able to collect a Brave Maeve Tír Na nÓg map. The day puts the Irish of Liverpool at the heart of everything; the programme, the Museum and the city.
Plus there’ll be Brave Maeve activities for all the family.
The Family Day is sponsored by Tourism Ireland and held in partnership with National Museums Liverpool. As part of the Family programme, you might also like the Samhain Céilí (Sun 25 Oct).
John Mitchel’s GAA club, in partnership with LivIrishFest, hosts this unique event at Liverpool’s only dedicated GAA pitch.
Following the Gaelic Football give a go session at 1pm, there’ll be ‘blitz’ sessions for girls, from fully qualified and checked coaches (guardians to stay throughout). From 2.30pm-4.30pm, people can take part in or watch the underage Gaelic Football Tournament.
This is an outdoor event in October. Please be ready with waterproofs and/or sun cream as needed and know any one of you could get muddy or grass-stained!
For more details on the club follow Facebook @johnmitchelsliverpool and X @JohnMitchelsGAA
Open to all age groups, whether you’re a keen Gaelic Football player or have never heard of the game!
Come along to our ‘give it a go’ Festival session, 1pm-2.30pm.
John Mitchel’s GAA coaches will be there to welcome everyone, offering a great opportunity to find out a bit more about the game and our club; with a chance to meet our members and play a bit of Gaelic Football. There’ll be ‘blitz’ sessions for young ones, from fully qualified and checked coaches (guardians to stay throughout).
This is an outdoor event in October. Please be ready with waterproofs and/or sun cream as needed and know any one of you could get muddy or grass-stained!
For more details on the club follow Facebook @johnmitchelsliverpool and X @JohnMitchelsGAA
The doors of The St Brigid’s Arms are open — a fictional venue created by and for women of Irish heritage living in the North of England.
Inspired by the traditional Irish pub as a place of gathering, connection and storytelling, this unique community exhibition explores experiences of migration, identity, belonging and heritage through art, music, dance and personal stories.
Join us as part of the Liverpool Irish Festival to discover the voices and experiences of Irish women across generations. Through shared memories, traditions and creative responses, the exhibition celebrates the rich untold stories of Irish women.
After exploring the exhibition, stay for a short Q&A with Lydia O’Hara and Rosarie Walsh to hear more about the project’s development, the women who helped bring it to life, the importance of preserving and sharing these stories and what’s next. Come along, make connections and become part of the conversation.
Tour also runs on Tues 20 Oct 2026.
The doors of The St Brigid’s Arms are open — a fictional venue created by and for women of Irish heritage living in the North of England.
Inspired by the traditional Irish pub as a place of gathering, connection and storytelling, this unique community exhibition explores experiences of migration, identity, belonging and heritage through art, music, dance and personal stories.
Join us as part of the Liverpool Irish Festival to discover the voices and experiences of Irish women across generations. Through shared memories, traditions and creative responses, the exhibition celebrates the rich untold stories of Irish women.
After exploring the exhibition, stay for a short Q&A with Lydia O’Hara and Rosarie Walsh to hear more about the project’s development, the women who helped bring it to life, the importance of preserving and sharing these stories and what’s next. Come along, make connections and become part of the conversation.
This tour runs again on Thurs 22 Oct 2026.
Inspired by artist Debjani Banerjee’s vibrant and playful work, children from our Out of the Blue Art Club at Leamington and Four Oaks Primary Schools, along with an artist from Young Blue Room created colourful designs that have inspired the illustrations on this trail sheet and the serpent sculptures hidden throughout the garden.
Snakes often slither their way into Debjani Banerjee’s artworks around the gallery, and they’ve made their way into The Bluecoat garden!
There are sssseven ssssecret sssserpents for you to find. Can you find them all?
Free entry
The Mosh Tots Band headline the hippest show in town on Sunday 18th October!
Aimed at children aged 0-8, Mosh Tots is here to introduce young people to the rockin’ world of live music in a safe and fun environment. We believe that live music should be for everyone, no matter your age. For too long live music venues have been off limits for young children and their parents. Mosh Tots flips that on its head and is an opportunity to share the joy of live music together as a family.
Child + Adult: £14.00
Under 1 + Adult: £7.00
Child + Under 1 + 2 Adults: £19.00
1 Additional Adult: £3.50
Parties: £17.95 per child + 1 adult
