What's on in Waterford: Festivals, live music, theatre and more
Restival
Musical comedy classic Calamity Jane is rollin’ on over the plains to the Theatre Royal.
Based on the much-loved Doris Day movie, the fearless Calamity Jane is the biggest mouth in Dakota territory and always up for a fight.
But when the men of Deadwood fall hard for Chicago stage star Adelaid Adams, Calamity struggles to keep her jealousy holstered.
Not seen on stage locally in Waterford since 1981, tickets are available at theatreroyal.ie
Mount Congreve Gardens in Waterford has announced the return of Restival 2026, its annual wellness festival.
Set across 70 acres of gardens and woodland, Restival is a two-day, garden-led programme of movement, mindfulness and food experiences, designed to highlight the proven benefits of time spent in nature.
Running daily from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, the festival offers a restorative opportunity to step back from modern pressures and reconnect with both the natural environment and oneself.
Sara Dolan, CEO of Mount Congreve Gardens and Waterford Treasures, says, "Restival is about giving people the space to slow down and reconnect with nature, with food, and with themselves. What makes it distinctive is that the gardens are not just a backdrop; they actively shape the experience. From forest bathing to estate-to-plate dining, everything is rooted here."
Expert speakers, foraging and natural medicine sessions, guided meditation, Across both days, participants will experience yoga in the Walled Gardens, pilates on open lawns, Qi Gong, talks from expert speakers, foraging and natural medicine sessions, guided meditation, guided forest bathing sessions and more.
Tickets are available at mountcongreve.com
A founding member of Kíla, Ó Snodaigh’s voice moves between chant, song and incantation, shaped by the Irish language and decades of boundary-blurring performance.
Composer and filmmaker O’Reilly builds spacious, atmospheric environments where words are given room to breathe and unfold.
Together they create performances that feel like shared, attentive gatherings, intimate, hypnotic and emotionally direct.
A spokesperson from Garter Lane said, "off the back of releasing their new album “The Beautiful Road”, we are thrilled to have Rónán Ó Snodaigh and Myles O’Reilly here in our Garter Lane Theatre for a night of a soulful blend of folk, traditional, and ambient crossover."
Tickets available at garterlane.ie
