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Spraoi Festival


Spraoi International Street Arts Festival normally runs over three days on the first weekend of August in Waterford, Ireland’s oldest city. The festival presents approximately two hundred free street theatre, dance, spectacle, contemporary circus and music shows. Artists from around the world perform and it is Ireland’s premiere street arts event.

Spraoi showcases Irish artists and premieres the work of international artists to Irish audiences. Founded in 1993 planning for Spraoi International Street Arts Festival 2022 has already commenced.

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Street theatre


Spraoi’s policy, over the last number of years, of supporting and developing new Irish work, through the NEST initiative, and emphasising on presenting Irish premieres at Spraoi has helped to assist the burgeoning of the street arts sector in Ireland.

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Live music


Spraoi has a special focus on street music over the festival, with some amazing street bands in the city throughout the event.

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Spectacle


Spraoi is the largest arts festival in Ireland and the globally-recognised event celebrates people and culture while showcasing the cultural diversity and vibrant energy of Ireland’s oldest city.

Spraoi still hopes to create a series of street installations in city centre locations that we hope will bring some colour and joy as you shop, dine and enjoy the streets of Ireland’s oldest city.

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SPRAOI Parade


The Spraoi Parade harnesses community creativity, bringing together professional artists and voluntary arts activists to unleash imaginative energy and cultural celebration on the streets of Waterford’s medieval city.

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Spraoi Fireworks


We will see you all again riverside in 2022 for a spectacular fireworks finale.

 

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Spraoi Festival has become something of an August Bank Holiday institution. For three days, the city devotes itself to a variety of street art and spectacle, featuring hundreds of performers, live music, and an array of new street theatre – Irish and international.

The Sunday Business Post

Spraoi festival is a free urban festival in beautiful Waterford in the south-east of Ireland. It attracts nearly 100,000 people and the city streets act as a stage for acts from around the world”

The Guardian

Over three days the city is host to a plethora of street theatre entertainment, both local and from overseas, serving up what must be the best value and one of the most inclusive festivals on the circuit, with the entertainment being free and open to all.

Cathy

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