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 will be launched on Thursday 4th June with tickets for events going on sale on Friday 5th June but, in the meantime, keep an eye on our active social media for our build up to launch day as well as updates on our community development projects and other ways to be involved in the lead up to the festival (3rd to 12th July).

Rebecca Lenehan
Artistic Director

Clonmel Junction Arts Festival, Clonmel, County Tipperary

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Our marketing and media assistant Pei Shin Khor met with multidisciplinary performance maker and Longford native Luke Casserly ahead of “Distillation” which takes place in STAC Chapel over the festival.. About “Distillation”… A performative journey which takes you to the Irish bog through scent, created in response to the cessation of Ireland’s peat harvesting industry. Luke Casserly collaborated with renowned perfume maker Joan Woods to create a unique distillation of the Midlands bog as the starting point for an olfactory encounter which looks at our human relationship to place. Dedicated to the future of our broken landscapes – in the hope that by listening to them, we might be able to better understand them. Distillation premiered as part of Dublin Theatre Festival in 2023, and has since toured extensively both in Ireland and internationally. In partnership with Abbey Theatre, Solas Nua, South Tipperary Arts Centre and The Arts Council. ##distillation 📅4th and 5th July 📍STAC Chapel Head to our website for more info and tickets 🎫 Link in bio CJAF26 #CJAF26 #clonmelarts ClonmelJunctionArtsFestival
Tom Campbell’s Mask Project Workshops got underway at the weekend, with pupils from the Sisters of Charity 🎭👺 Key dates: • Workshops: 5th June – 27th June at The Platform, Unit 12A, Showgrounds Shopping Centre • Public drop-in Saturdays: 6th – 27th June • Performance workshops: 7th – 10th July • Street performance: Saturday 11th July • Festival runs: 3rd – 12th July How to apply / get involved: 📧 Schools & community groups: email info@junctionfestival.com to book workshops 📱 Public drop-ins: follow social media for full details 🌐 junctionfestival.com @tomcampbellart @showgroundssc @creativeireland #creativeireland #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #workshops #tomcampbell
Brochure Launch 2026! 🚀 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us last Thursday for the launch of the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival 2025 brochure! 🎉 It was a wonderful evening and your enthusiasm and support means so much. ☺️ A special thank you to our incredible sponsors, partners, and supporters, none of this would be possible without you. We are so grateful for your continued support and contributions 🎭 📸 by John D Kelly CJAF26 #CJAF26 #clonmelarts #ClonmelJunctionArtsFestival
Thanks to the STAC kids for calling into the Showgrounds today - great creativity!✨ @creativeirelandtipperary @southtipparts @showgroundssc #creativeireland #cruinniúnanóg #cjaf26 #clonmel
🎮 From vacant to vibrant! 🧹✨ The Junction Arts Festival Youth Council are rolling up their sleeves to transform the empty unit - No CTRL: Expression NOT Suppression opens on Mitchell Street on Friday 3rd July — a free gaming and installation space created with designer Derek Harvey in partnership with TUS. And on Saturday 4th July, the magic continues … this same space becomes a nineties teenage bedroom 🛏️📼 as part of the Youth Council Performance Trail. Starting at Abbey Street and winding through three distinct spaces across Clonmel, the trail features live music, dance and spoken word mentored by , Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan and Eamon O’Malley, with performances by Eve Whelan, Niamh O’Beirne, Favour Odusola, The O’Reilly’s , Yankari Afrobeat and MDR! Free | Ages 10+ | www.junctionfestival.com #clonmelarts #clonmeljunctionfestival #cjaf26 #youthtrail #visittipperary
CJAF Brochure Launch! It’s now LIVE 🙌🏼 Check it out via our website, tickets for all events will be on sale from midnight - link in bio✨ A huge thank you to our sponsors, supporters and partners, without you this couldn’t happen 🙏 A special thanks to Shannon and Declan from @rivesci.ie for the gorgeous food and to @theapplefarm for supplying the drinks 🍎 @explorerte @tipperarycoco @tipperaryartsoffice #clonmelarts #clonmeljunctionfestival #cjaf26 #brochurelaunch #clonmel
We’re extremely excited for @luxelandscapetheatre at this year’s Clonmel Junction Arts Festival ! ✨ The Seven Rivers of the Sun ☀️ 🏞️ - A Procession of Light 💡 - Start and finish point: Kickham Plaza 📅 Friday July 3rd 🕣 10pm Surfing the Slipstreams of Spinning Planets. Landscape Theatre Company LUXE celebrate the incredible journey of our solar system sailing through the cosmos on rivers of light. Join us at summer twilight to reflect this collective story, journeying with stars amongst the streets and waterways of Clonmel. The Seven Rivers of the Sun is a magical procession of light, lanters, candles and fire, with elevated performance, mesmeric music and more by (award-winning and internationally-acclaimed) LUXE. Watch the show as it passes by or follow its journey towards an uplifting and unifying finale. LUXE have been making trailblazing Landscape Spectacle interationally for 18 years and more. They continually extend and adapt their collections of sumptuous costume and processional sculpture to present beautiful bespoke shows. Their processional work ranges from intimate voyages to large-scale illuminated spectacle, transmitting the elemental energy of their Atlantic home. Always working outdoors and often with local communities LUXE draw on a dedicated group of international performers, musicians and artists to bring alive their visual world! Created in partnership with @cairdefestival Sponsored by Camida #luxe #processionoflight #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #clonmel
The project Dream | Design | Draw hands Clonmel over to our young people who will work with artist and designer Selene Murphy to reimagine the future of the town.✍🏼🎨⛪️ Join us on Saturday 6th June from 12pm at The Platform in the Showgrounds Shopping Centre for Cruinniú na nÓg. Selene will also be offering a guided Scavenger Hunt around Clonmel for all the family, meeting at The Platform at 12pm. Feel free to collect your copy of this specially devised Clonmel Scavenger Hunt from 6th June onwards and see the town with fresh eyes. Come along, get creative, and bring your big ideas for Clonmel at drop-in workshops for 8-10 year olds from 1.30pm to 3pm. Booking for the Scavenger Hunt on 6th June at 12pm is required. Please email info@junctionfestival.com to reserve your place. Children must be accompanied by an adult for the hunt and also the drop-in workshop. Looking forward to seeing you on the 6th! This project has received funding as part of the Cruinniú na nÓg programme with support from @tipperarycoco @creativeirelandtipperary @tarapower21 #cruinniúnanóg
You’re cordially invited to the Clonmel Junction Arts Festival Brochure Launch — your first look at what’s in store for this summer’s festival (Friday 3rd – Sunday 12th July 2026)! 📅 Thursday 4th June 🕕 6pm 📍 The Platform, Showgrounds Shopping Centre Come along and get a taste of what’s coming. All welcome! Brochure launch kindly sponsored by Rívesci and The Apple Farm 🍎 🙏 A huge thank you to all who make Clonmel Junction Arts Festival possible! None of what we do would happen without the incredible support of our funders, partners and supporters. 💛 🌟 Principal Funders: Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon & Tipperary County Council ✨ Funders: RTÉ Supporting the Arts | Fáilte Ireland | Time for Tipperary | Ireland’s Ancient East | Dept. of Justice | Local Authority Waters Programme | Cruinniú na nÓg | Cultúr Éireann Culture Ireland | Creative Communities | Local Government Ireland | Creative Ireland | The Heritage Council 💫 Legacy Partner: Camida 🤝 Partners: TUS | Showgrounds Shopping Centre | Boston Scientific | Clonmel Show ❤️ Festival Supporters: Artisan Frames | Bakers Bar | Binchy Law LLP | The Apple Farm | Talbot Hotel | Mulcahys Clonmel | Duggan | Medite Smartply | Blanco Niño | SETU | Calmast | Rívesci | Linn Gallery | The Narrow Space | Sherry FitzGerald | Fetch | South Tipperary Development Centre 🎨 Project Partners: Music Generation Tipperary | South Tipperary Arts Centre | Tipperary County Council Library Service | Tipperary Museum of Hidden History | Tipperary Dance | CTI | The Source Arts Centre | Tipperary ETB | LCYP | Cairde Sligo Arts Festival | Féile Ealaíne an Earagail | South Tipperary Development CLG | Tús | OPW | University of Limerick | NLI
Great fun at @showgroundssc yesterday with @tumblecircus 🤹‍♀️🤸 @tipperaryartsoffice @tumblecircus #tumblecircus #clonmeljunctionfestival #cjaf26 #clonmelarts #clonmel
We are very excited to announce that @muireann_bradley will be performing at this years Clonmel Junction Arts Festival! ✨✨✨ Muireann Bradley is a once-in-a-generation talent; aged just nineteen, the Irish guitarist and singer has captivated audiences worldwide with her interpretations of classic blues songs. Raised in County Donegal, she began playing guitar aged nine, inspired by her blues-loving father. Despite detours into competitive Jiu-Jitsu, music remained her true calling. Muireann’s debut album I Kept These Old Blues, recorded between lockdowns during Covid when she was able to get into a studio (starting from when she was still just 14 years old), has become a coveted collector’s item, with the first pressing of the record selling out everywhere. Featuring masterful covers of Blind Blake, Rev Gary Davis, and Mississippi John Hurt, the album reveals a rare depth of understanding and musicality. Equally drawn to the stories behind the songs, Bradley channels the spirit of blues pioneers; her reverence for artists like Elizabeth Cotten and Memphis Minnie informs both her playing and her storytelling, earning her recognition from industry legends - including Jools Holland who invited her to perform on the Hootenanny. A natural performer with astonishing skill, Muireann Bradley is not just reviving the blues - she’s helping to shape its future. Muireann said - “Really looking forward to playing in the Old St Mary’s Church on July 10th as part of Clonmel Junction Arts Festival. This will be my first show in Tipperary, can’t wait!” And either can we!! 🙌🏼 Full details, line up will be launched next Thursday 4th June.. #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #muireannbradley #clonmelarts #livemusic
We had a super turnout this evening for our Storytelling event, thanks to everyone involved and all of you who came along📚📖 @beapohl @jocia63 @nivhly @doyle.jennifer @jamesachesondennehy @scottmaddenog @ethel.reynolds.56 #storytelling #cjaf26 #clonmeljunctionfestival #clonmelarts
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