In the woods of Glenbower by the River Dissour, the young and the young-at-heart are invited to make, dance and play when Killeagh’s May Sunday Festival returns from 1–4 May. Activities for children, adults and families pack the programme of free events and include storytelling through yoga, fun with fairytales and sensory play in nature for the little ones, a scavenger hunt and traditional Bealtaine rituals for families (and adults-only too), and for the grown-ups (and the grown-up adjacent), willow weaving, woodland foraging and a dawn chorus singing walk.
Steeped in history, the festival has its origins in the 1830s when the local landlord invited villagers onto his estate for music and dancing to show off new bridges and improvements to the land. This year’s programme builds on these roots with creative movement workshops in nature from dancer Inma Pavon, set dancing at the edge of the wood led by The Ceili Experience and live music spanning the genres with folk, trad, classical and quality covers from a variety of artists including Niamh Bury, Jack Colbert and Stepping Stones in venues across the village and Greywood Arts.
For further details and booking go to www.maysunday.ie