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Puffin Rock Habitats

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Welcome to Puffin Rock Habitats! A habitat is a place where an animal or plant lives. It provides all the food, water and shelter they need to survive. Join our

Admission Free
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Yoga Fairy Tales

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Poet and playwright Róisín Sheehy will take you on a storied adventure inspired by the heroes and heroines of Irish Folklore to awaken your imagination and power within.   There will

€10
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Creating Dance Theatre – Taster Workshop

Newbridge Town Hall Main Street, Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland

Open to adults (18 - 80+) No prior dance or theatre experience necessary Come and take part in this lively taster dance-theatre workshop as part of a new performance project

€5

FIRST FORTNIGHT: Smartphone Photography Skills Workshop with Brian Cregan

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Create compelling images and improve your Smartphone Photography skills through taking part in this workshop with artist photographer Brian Cregan. Taking inspiration from the local environment and surroundings, participants will

€10

FIRST FORTNIGHT: Lu Over The Wall

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Kai, a young middle schooler, lives in Hinashi Town, a lonely fishing village, with his father and his grandfather, a sun-umbrella maker. He used to live in Tokyo, but after

€4

Napoleon

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix. Against a stunning backdrop of

€7 – €9

Filmore! – Escape Room Experience

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Filmore – an interactive mystery where the audience is the main character… Modelled on escape rooms and murder mystery games and drawing inspiration from popular culture tinged with the hazy

€6
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FIRST FORTNIGHT: Filmore! Escape Room Experience

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Filmore – an interactive mystery where the audience is the main character… Modelled on escape rooms and murder mystery games and drawing inspiration from popular culture tinged with the hazy

€10
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FIRST FORTNIGHT: Filmore! Escape Room Experience

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Filmore – an interactive mystery where the audience is the main character… Modelled on escape rooms and murder mystery games and drawing inspiration from popular culture tinged with the hazy

€10
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FIRST FORTNIGHT: Filmore! Escape Room Experience

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Filmore – an interactive mystery where the audience is the main character… Modelled on escape rooms and murder mystery games and drawing inspiration from popular culture tinged with the hazy

€10
Recurring

Fighting Words for Primary School

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, booking essential

The Peasants

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The Peasants tells the story of Jagna, a young woman determined to forge her own path within the confines of a late 19th century Polish village – a hotbed of

€7 – €9

Nettle Horse by Little John Nee

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Hundreds of dispossessed families travel west after winning a lottery orchestrated by an unscrupulous local councillor at the behest of Dandelion Ní Houlihan, a mysterious 103-year Bostonian benefactor seeking beatification.

€14 – €16

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: The Little Gang / La Petite Bande

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Four young people form a plan to stop the local factory polluting their water supply and help raise awareness about climate change. When the young activists carry out a late-night

€6

Patching Femininity – an exhibition by Olga Anacka

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In Patching Femininity, artist Olga Anacka explores and challenges visual representations of femininity and the female body in western culture. Comprising a dozen embroidered tapestries, this body of work is

Admission Free

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: Sixteen / 16 Ans

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Classmates Nora and Leo fall in love at school, but their romance faces intense opposition from their parents and family. Despite the different familial backgrounds and beliefs, the pair continue

€6

Fighting Words Creative Writing Workshop for Children

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Fighting Words Kildare are running a FREE story writing workshop for children aged 9-12 on Saturday, 3rd February from 10am to 12pm in celebration of St. Brigid. We will work together as

free, booking essential

Puffin Rock and the New Friends

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The disappearance of the Little Egg in strange circumstances leads Oona, Baba, May and Mossy to embark on a race against time. They are joined by their new friends Isabelle,

€4

Fighting Words Creative Writing Workshop for Adults

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Fighting Words Kildare are running a FREE creative workshop for adults on Saturday, 3rd February from 1pm to 3pm in celebration of St. Brigid in all her forms. We will work together as a

free, booking essential

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: Too Far Away / Zu Weit Weg

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This charming football drama, is set-in modern-day Germany. When a large mining company takes over their village, Ben’s family must move to a nearby city. Feeling displaced, he starts a

€6

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: Run Lola Run

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

An iconic piece of German cinema which burst on to the scene in 1998, Run Lola Run became an instant cult classic thanks to its innovative style and catchy soundtrack. The set-up

€6
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Sketchbook Club with Kate Escolin

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Sketchbook Club is a monthly event that encourages fun and playful art-making whilst also building a community of new, old, professional or hobby artists! The goal is to provide a

Pay What You Can

Make Your Own Rag Doll with Olga Anacka (7-9 years)

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Create your own rag doll! In this workshop, children are offered a chance to design and create their own rag doll, regardless of gender and stereotypical representation. Having originally learned

€10

Make Your Own Rag Doll with Olga Anacka (10-12 years)

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Create your own rag doll! In this workshop, children are offered a chance to design and create their own rag doll, regardless of gender and stereotypical representation. Having originally learned

€12

Rónán Ó Snodaigh and Myles O’Reilly

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Musicians Rónán Ó Snodaigh and Myles O'Reilly’s second album The Beautiful Road, a soulful blend of folk, traditional, and ambient crossover follows the success of their debut album Tá Go Maith, which

€18
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Fighting Words for Secondary School

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, booking essential

Saltburn

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Struggling to fit in at Oxford University, scholarship student and scouser Oliver Quick finds himself drawn into the world of the charming, aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn,

€7 – €9
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Music & Sensory Play with Catherine Hartnett

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Music and sensory play class for toddlers aged 1 to 3 years and parents in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Toddlers will be given the opportunity to learn through music,

€10

Megan O’Neill – POSTPONED

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

**Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event cannot go ahead as planned. All ticket holders have been contacted. We hope to reschedule this event later in the year.** Megan O'Neill returns

€15 – €18

Droichead Arts Centre and An Táin Arts Centre Present Unguarded

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Written and Performed by Anthony Kinahan When a father’s world falls apart, he must battle through obstacles to ensure a future for him and his son. Love; Laughter; Loss &

€16 – €18

Pat & Faye Shortt – Knuckle Down

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Pat and Faye Shortt are back again with their brand-new slick comedy show Knuckle Down. This follows their hugely popular sell out Well tour. The new show is a riot

€30

Scullion

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Formed in the mid-1970’s, Scullion are revered and feted as one of Ireland’s most innovative, original and brilliant live bands. Their latest record Time Has Made a Change in Me

€22

Anatomy of A Fall

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Sandra, a successful German writer, has been living in the French Alps with her husband Samuel and son Daniel. When Samuel’s dead body is found below one of their chalet’s

€7 – €9

IFI SCHOOL SCREENING: Schoolgirls / Las Niñas

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

It is 1992 in north-eastern Spain, and 11-year-old Celia lives with her widowed mother and attends the local all-girls Catholic school. The monotony is interrupted by the arrival of cool

€6

IFI Schools: One for All/Uno para todos

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

When a new student arrives to the 6th class in a village school, none of the classmates want him there. The substitute teacher, also new to the village, is feeling

€6

SCHOOLS: The Dig

In-School Event , Ireland

All his life Mac has wanted to be an Archaeologist, to be an expert in finding things and working out what they mean. If only he could stick to the