Westival presents family-friendly festivities this Halloween
WESTIVAL returns this October 26 to 31 with some fantastic family events this Halloween bank holiday - a spook-tacular way to kick off the mid-term break.
From magic realism and environmentalism, to lantern making, ukelele playing, Halloween themed movies and a Harry Potter party thrown in for good measure, your tiny culture vultures will have a jam-packed itinerary at this year’s festival, at various venues around Westport.
Highlights include the following.
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s darkly comic tale brought to the stage for children and adults to share. In a kitchen of a theatre, two storytellers and their audience find something remarkable - a very old man with enormous wings. This classic piece of magic realism is brought to the stage with beautiful, strange, emotional richness.
Suitable for ages 8+.
Juanita’s Talk
Juanita wants to lift the lid on your recycling bin. What should we do with all this plastic? Where does all that plastic we recycle actually go? What can we do to stop it? Juanita can’t answer these questions on her own - she needs you to help her!
So she invites the audience to assist in fulfilling her quest for a plastic-free world. Using projections, music, dance and clowning, plastic pollution is tackled in an provocative, entertaining and ridiculous way.
An important, urgent and utterly hilarious show full of hope for our future. Juanita’s Talk is followed by a workshop on positive solutions to plastic pollution.
This event is supported by Festival of Curiosity.
Word-Up! Hip Hop Workshops with Max Zanga
One of Ireland’s rising musicians and spoken-word artists, Max Zanga, will host budding young artists for a hip-hop workshop which will cover lyrics, beats, song structure and presentation, culminating in a performance of a track written during the session!
Harry Potter Dress Up Party at Tertulia Bookshop
Join the folks at Tertulia for their Harry Potter Dress-Up Party. There’ll be a sorting hat, stories and prizes for the best costumes as well as some spot prizes!
Check out the programme for storytime events for ages 2-8 running at Tertulia throughout the weekend.
Full Westival programme and events information here: https://westival.ie/