Clonmel’s Inaugural Plein Air

With the Suir Blueway running through it and built against the stunning backdrop of the Comeragh mountains, Clonmel awaits your discovery during our Plein Air on 4th and 5th July. Also within easy reach of the rich scenery and outstanding OPW sites in Carrick, Cahir and Cashel, we invite you to join us for Clonmel’s inaugural Plein Air. Come to Clonmel to paint and draw and enjoy the hospitality and cultural programme that the 2026 Clonmel Junction Arts Festival offers. Click here to find out more…

2025 Highlights

2026 Festival

Exchanges

Exploring Cultural Exchanges & Blended Cultures

Our festival theme for 2026 is ‘Exchanges’, exciting conversations about ourselves and our communities, exploring Cultural exchanges and blended cultures. Our brochure and full programme has now launched with tickets for events on sale.
Pick up our brochure at a wide selection of the cafés, shops or businesses in Clonmel and its environs as well as STAC, Clonmel Library, the Main Guard and the Museum of Hidden History. Tickets are on sale online now via the Tickets button in the top right hand corner of our website or at our Box Office in the Showgrounds Shopping Centre from 11am to 4pm Monday to Saturday.
Don’t forget to follow us on social media for information on our many events, artist videos, updates on our community development projects and other ways to be involved in the lead up to the festival (3rd to 12th July).
I would also just like to take a moment to express our sincere thanks to all our funders, sponsors and partners – the festival couldn’t happen without you. Many thanks also to our wonderful festival team, Board of Directors and volunteers – people make a festival and you certainly make the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival the special and vibrant festival that it is.
We look forward to celebrating our 2026 festival together and hope to see you at many more events during the festival from 3rd to 12th July.

Rebecca Lenehan
Artistic Director

Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, Clonmel, County Tipperary

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💬Get ready to get talking!💬⁠ ⁠ Clonmel Junction Arts Festival is hosting a fantastic lineup of Talks and Q&As this July.⁠ ⁠ Whether you want to dive into panel discussions about community, explore local history, meet some of our amazing featured artists, or enjoy lively literary chats, there's a space for everyone to share ideas and inspiration.⁠ ⁠ Pop in, listen to some wonderful stories, and join the conversation!⁠ ⁠ Book your tickets at www.JunctionFestival.com⁠ ⁠ #ClonmelJunctionArtsFestival #CJAF2026 #ClonmelArts
Check out the window painting to celebrate Ireland’s EU Presidency - created by our very talented TUS work experience student Tracy Lee Dela Cuesta - which EU country is it? The song might give the game away 👀 #winderart #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #rivesci
We’re delighted to thank South Tipperary Involvement Centre for sponsoring the wellness events at this year’s festival. Join us on Saturday 12th July in Denis Burke Park for a day all about taking care of yourself and each other. Thank you for helping us make wellbeing part of Junction 2026. 🧘🌿🎭 #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionartsfestival #wellness #wellnessevents #clonmelwellness
YOUTH COUNCIL PERFORMANCE TRAIL🎶🎤🥁🎭 A live music, dance and spoken word experience awaits. Meet at Abbey Street before winding your way through the streets of Clonmel between three distinct performance spaces – each with its own atmosphere – before converging at the outdoor finale on Abbey Street. Following mentoring from curators Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan and Eamon O’Malley, the Youth Council present their Performance Trail – a reflection of a young creative’s journey. 4pm-4.30pm and 4.45pm-5.15pm Stage 1: The Teenage Bedroom – The Beginning (Former GameStop, Mitchell Street) Performances by: Eve Whelan, @evewhelanmusic a songwriter and vocal shapeshifter. Niamh O’Beirne, a multidisciplinary artist. 4pm-4.30pm and 4.45pm-5.15pm Stage 2: The Rehearsal Space – The Development (Place 4 U, Morton Street) Performances by: The O’Reillys, a Tipperary-based act playing traditional Irish instrumental tunes and songs in a classic session format. Favour Odusola, a Nigerian-Irish multidisciplinary artist and dance theatre performer with drummer Segun Akano. @_segunakano._ 5.30pm- 6.30pm Stage 3: The Big Performance – The Arrival (Abbey Street Car Park) Performances by: MDR @mdr_band are a five-piece indie-rock band from Cork and Tipperary. They toured nationally in early 2025, earning Hot Press coverage for their single Statue of Adam. Yankari Afrobeat, @yankarimusic a relentless, high-energy force on stage. This high energy performance is guaranteed to get you dancing! #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionartsfestival #performancetrail #youthtrail #clonmelarts #lovemusic
The students of St Mary’s Parochial School had fun at Tom Campbell’s Mask workshop this week🥰🎭⭐️ #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionartsfestival #tomcampbell #maskworkshop #clonmelarts
Clonmel Junction Arts Festival is delighted to thank Boston Scientific and James Herbert for their valued partnership and support of Junction Festival 2026.🎭⭐️ #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionartsfestival #bostonscientific #clonmelarts
CTRL – readings by Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan and Brenda Romero.🎮👾🕹️ Video games are one of the defining art forms of our era and one of the most misunderstood. CTRL, a newly published essay collection, takes them seriously: through memoir, criticism and storytelling, these writers trace how games shape memory, identity, imagination and what it means to be human. Featuring readings by Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan and Brenda Romero. Edited by @dean_fee 📅Friday, July 3 ⏰7pm 📍Former Gamestop, Mitchell Street SUITABILITY: Suitable for all ages 🎟️FREE #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #clonmelarts #videogames #clonmelevents
*CHANGE IN SCHEDULE* Due to a large group booking, the double screening of The Good Farmer and the Failed Son and Water Under the Bridge”, has now been moved to Monday 6th July at 3pm @imcclonmel 🍿 Tickets are €10 and can be purchased via our website- link in bio. Here’s a little about the films: A screening of two short films The Good Farmer and the Failed Son and Water Under The Bridge followed by a Q&A with director Ailill Martin and writer/filmmaker Rehan Ali with Local Creative Youth Partnership (LCYP) Coordinator Nuala Martin. The Good Farmer and the Failed Son A drag queen and his father consider the traditions around inheritance and what they may mean for the future of their family farm. Water Under the Bridge The journey of a refugee does not come to an end when they reach their refuge. Instead, a new journey begins. A journey that brings its own struggles. In partnership with Tipperary ETB, Tipperary Local Creative Youth Partnership, and Creative Ireland Programme. @tipperaryetb @lcyp.tipperary @creativeirelandtipperary #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #clonmelarts #tipperaryarts
☕ A huge thank you to Kevin and Rachel of Fetch Coffee for being a great supporter of Junction Arts Festival 2026! We’re thrilled to share that Fetch will be the home of our Festival Launch on Friday 3rd July, where we’ll officially kick off the festival and launch the Exchanges Podcast Project 🎙️✨ #Cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionartsfestival #fetchcoffee #podcast #clonmelarts
A heartfelt Thank You to Helena Tobin and the South Tipperary Arts Centre, a valued long-term collaborator of Junction for the Arts festival. Great to work with people who get stuck in and make things happen. Clonmel’s arts scene is all the better for it. Thanks for the support! 🎭 #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionartsfestival #southtippartscentre #clonmelarts
Cultural Exchanges: Commonality and Community 🇮🇪🇺🇦 Working with members of the local Ukrainian community and crafters, this project with artist Annie Hogg has sought to find commonality through the prism of working with wild hedgerow plants, focusing on plants which are familiar to both communities to explore their uses for dyeing, folklore, and folk medicine. This exploration of our common ground resulted in dyeing threads, which were then used as embroidery linen. The designs, stories and final assemblage has been led by the participants, culminating in this exhibition in the heart of the town. Audio pieces featuring the voices of participants and Ukrainian Folk Choir can be heard via QR codes located on Mitchell Street. Hats off to @anniehogg_thewildhedgeinkco @thisisvalemusic @paddy.doheny and crew that spent 12 hours in the heat installing this piece of art✨ This project is supported by the Integration Fund. #cjaf26 #clonmelarts #clonmeljunctionfestival #exchanges #clonmel
The Drop Bubble Science Show invites audiences into the playful world of a curious scientist where simple raindrops become extraordinary bubble creations. Follow his journey of discovery as experiments spark delight and wonder, revealing surprising tricks and playful science in action. Bubble sculptures come alive: a bubble cube, a spinning carousel, and a mesmerizing tornado. Giant, floating bubbles shimmer with iridescent colours and drift in magical, ever-changing formations. This imaginative performance celebrates curiosity, creativity, and the joy of exploration, letting audiences experience the thrill of discovery and the enchanting charm of bubbles as art, science, and playful imagination collide. 📅 Saturday 4th July ⏰ 11am and 2pm 📍 @showgroundssc 🎟️ €10 #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #clonmelarts #dropbubble #kidfriendly
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