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VISUAL ART: A Way Home – An Slí Abhaile

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Riverbank Arts Centre welcomes a new exhibition for children, showcasing the breadth of talent in contemporary Irish illustration, while retelling the story of Samhain (Halloween) for a new generation. Two

Free Admission

VISUAL ART: Fathom by Caoimhe McGuckin

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Riverbank Arts Centre welcomes artist Caoimhe McGuckin to the McKenna Gallery with her first solo exhibition Fathom. "Measurement is an ordering principle we use to understand and orient ourselves in time

Admission Free
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WORKSHOP: Drawing Workshop with Clodagh Kelly

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This series of Autumn Drawing Workshops invites experienced and non-experienced artists to explore drawing. Just bring yourself and join a creative, friendly and supportive environment at Riverbank Arts Centre, where

€10

THEATRE: Selvage

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Selvage (a line of self securing knitting), is a theatre show about unravelling tightly wound modern anxieties and a boy's triumph over his 'gnaw'. It is a creative examination of

€14 – €16
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SCHOOLS: Fighting Words Creative Writing Workshop

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge is the Kildare Partner of Fighting Words. We present creative writing workshops for primary and secondary schools. Fighting Words workshops are always free of charge to

Free event
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SCHOOLS: Fighting Words Creative Writing Workshop

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge is the Kildare Partner of Fighting Words. We present creative writing workshops for primary and secondary schools. Fighting Words workshops are always free of charge to

Free event

COMEDY: Deirdre O’Kane Demented

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

There's a point beyond burnout where all you can do is laugh, and funnywoman Deirdre O'Kane has well and truly reached it. Catch her brilliant new stand-up show, Demented, at

€22

LOCAL ARTS: Route 66 Big Band – Live in Concert

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Route 66 is a 16 piece Big Band with big sound! Route 66 make a very welcome return to Riverbank,  bringing their unique mix of music which has proved a

€18 – €20

CINEMA: Róise & Frank

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Róise, a woman still in mourning following the death of her husband Frank, is initially annoyed when a mysterious dog shows up at her door. But a series of eerie

€7 – €9
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SCHOOLS: I Wish I Was a Mountain

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

On the day of the famous annual fair, the town of Faldum receives an unexpected visit. A wanderer offers to grant a wish to anyone who wants one. Before long,

€6
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SCHOOLS: I Wish I Was a Mountain

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

On the day of the famous annual fair, the town of Faldum receives an unexpected visit. A wanderer offers to grant a wish to anyone who wants one. Before long,

€6

MUSIC: Ye Vagabonds

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Ye Vagabonds are brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn, who grew up playing music together around their hometown of Carlow, a small town in thesouth east of Ireland. After moving

€23

WORKSHOP: Samhain Illustration Workshop with Brian Fitzgerald

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join illustrator and Kildare native Brian Fitzgerald for a fun workshop exploring the basics of designing, sketching and illustrating scary (or not) characters for your own Halloween story. Children will

€12

FAMILY CINEMA: The Addams Family 2

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Just in time for Halloween and perfect for your little Ghouls and Ghosts! Everyone’s favourite spooky family is back in the animated comedy sequel, The Addams Family 2. In this all new

€4

WORKSHOP: BrickFlicks Stop Motion Animation Halloween Camp

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In this special Halloween BrickFlicks Stop Motion Animation Camp, witches will fly, houses will be haunted and graves will be creepy as you learn how to make your own spooky

€120

COMEDY: David O’Doherty whoa Is Me

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Here he comes again, trotting on to the stage with all of the misplaced confidence of a waiter with no pad. Is he going to remember it? HOPEFULLY! There'll be

€22

MUSIC: The Liverpool Quartet

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Róisín Walters, violin Sarah Hill, violin Dani Sanxis, viola Nick Byrne, cello  Founded in 2010 , the Liverpool String Quartet is made up of musicians who met whilst playing together in the Royal

€15 – €18

FAMILY: Super Paua Family Storytelling Day

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Welcome! Bine ati venit! Graltcha! Let’s celebrate storytelling in all its shapes- through language, movement, and play with local families! Listen to and create stories with words and movement, play

Free event

CINEMA: Róise and Frank

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Róise, a woman still in mourning following the death of her husband Frank, is initially annoyed when a mysterious dog shows up at her door. But a series of eerie coincidences soon has Róise convinced that the dog is Frank,

€7 – €9

CINEMA: Tigers

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Tigers is based on the enthralling true story of a young Swedish football prodigy who's plunged into the seductive and cut-throat industry of global professional sport. Erik is a dedicated

€7 – €9

VISUAL ART: Dētrīmentum by Katie Whyte

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Dētrīmentum is a video and photographic installation by Kildare artist Katie Whyte. A Latin word meaning harm, loss, or damage, Dētrīmentum is an exploration of the journey of an object

Admission Free

VISUAL ART: FIBRE Felted by Tamzen Lundy

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Tamzen Lundy’s colourful exhibition FIBRE Felted introduces young people to the wonders and possibilities of felt making, the oldest textile making process in the world. Using 100% wool (and sometimes

Free Admission
Recurring

WORKSHOP: Drawing Workshop with Clodagh Kelly

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This series of Autumn Drawing Workshops invites experienced and non-experienced artists to explore drawing. Just bring yourself and join a creative, friendly and supportive environment at Riverbank Arts Centre, where

€10
Recurring

SCHOOLS: Up-Close

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

A performance about friendship, trust and building resilience together. Hello! How are you? Do you want to play with me? An energetic dance piece where two strangers meet, connect and

TALK: H U D D L E

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

H U D D L E is an informal art discussion reading group devised by Saidhbhín Gibson. The huddles have been taking place since 2017 and in various locations including

free, booking essential
Recurring

SCHOOLS: Up-Close

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

A performance about friendship, trust and building resilience together. Hello! How are you? Do you want to play with me? An energetic dance piece where two strangers meet, connect and

CINEMA: Small Body (Piccolo Corpo)

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Set in north-eastern Italy, Laura Samani’s feature debut follows a grieving mother on an impossible journey to save the soul of her stillborn daughter.  In an isolated island community at

€7 – €9

SCHOOLS: Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This unique WhistleBlast performance of Mussorgsky’s wonderful symphony Pictures at an Exhibition, musically arranged by the quartet’s own Dr. Kenneth Edge, is accompanied by a multimedia video of paintings relating

Free event, booking necessary

WORKSHOP: Glitch Art with Katie Whyte

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Discover Data Bending and Glitch Art with Artist Katie Whyte. Katie Whyte is an artist who uses data insertion to create glitches in digital photography and video (Glitch Art, Data

€15

SCHOOL SCREENING: Delfín

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Delfín, an 11-year-old boy, lives alone with his father in the muddy outskirts of Buenos Aires, and dreams of playing French horn in an orchestra. His life is tough and

€6

CINEMA: Where the Crawdads Sing

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

From the best-selling novel by Delia Owens comes a captivating mystery. Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the

€7 – €9