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Dwelling by Caoimhe McGuckin

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

The house is more than bricks and mortar. It is ‘our first universe.’ ‘Dwelling’ exhibition explores the art of worldmaking; a process that nurtures agency, belonging and selfhood where household

Free

Beer and tea instead of milk – an exhibition by Saidhbhín Gibson

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This solo exhibition of work by Saidhbhín Gibson features groupings of elements which are interconnected with themselves and with the viewer. The shrinking habitats of, and the apathy towards, the

Free
Recurring

WhistleBlast’s A Christmas Carol

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

An original WhistleBlast’s retelling of Dickens's wonderful classic tale. Music from the past, present and future, including Ceremony of Carols, The Snowman, Vivaldi, Corelli, Slade and much more! As with all

€6

Songwriters ‘In the Round’

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

FEATURING MEGAN O'NEILL, GRÁINNE HUNT AND EMMA LANGFORD  This intimate and unique style of gig originated in Nashville at the Bluebird Cafe, where it has now become a hallmark tradition. The classic

€15 – €18

June Fest Presents Winter Medley

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Following the success of June Fest’s Summer Sessions, June Fest are thrilled to present Winter Medley, an evening that promises to delight and entertain. This special event will showcase the

€12

Echo Echo Dance Theatre Present Winter’s Dream

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

A little snowman dares to dream of making the impossible possible This is a story of curiosity and hope Where the magic of winter meets the joy of spring And

€10 – €36
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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

Rose

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Set in the late 90s, Ellen her new husband Van decide to take Ellen’s older sister Inger on a bus trip to Paris where Inger once lived. Inger is schizophrenic,

€5 – €9

Crooked House Theatre Company Presents Fáilte Anseo

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This is a project designed to showcase the enormous value and contribution of people to our community who were not born and raised here. It is a piece about migration,

Free

SCHOOLS: An Nollaig sa Naigín

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Ar Lá Nollag trí bhliain as a chéile a shuitear an leagan stáitse seo do PHÁISTÍ den saothar cáiliúil An Nollaig sa Naigín (‘Christmas in The Noggin’). Is cur i láthair

Free

An Nollaig sa Naigín

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Ar Lá Nollag cúig bhliain as a chéile a shuitear an leagan seo do DHAOINE FÁSTA (ADULTS) den saothar cáiliúil An Nollaig sa Naigín (‘Christmas in The Noggin’). Is cur i

Free

MUSIC GENERATION: Teen Spirit – CANCELLED

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This event has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. Ticket holders have been contacted.  Music Generation Kildare is thrilled to present the first showcase of bands from our

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical Singalong

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Matilda Wormwood (Alisha Weir) is a little girl with big curiosity, a sharp mind and a vivid imagination — and the worst parents in the world. While her parents (Stephen

€4

Highly Strung – All Wrapped Up

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Welcome to Highly Strung’s Solstice Soiree. For fans of the foursome, this evening is a tradition not to be missed. The four friends are delighted to return to the Riverbank

€15

The Holdovers

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Christmas, 1970. Paul, a fastidious and curmudgeonly teacher at a New England boarding school, has the least desirable job on campus: looking after five students who are unable to return

€5 – €9

Life Under the Cloak by Aideen Cross

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Life Under the Cloak is an exhibition of textile art that was created by over 300 primary school students from 10 Kildare primary schools in collaboration with local Textile Artist/Designer

Recurring

Other Worlds by Jess Rowell Dance

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

An immersive dance and live music performance designed specifically for teenagers with additional needs. Get ready for this epic other-worldly adventure as we embark on a quest through curious worlds,

€10
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SCHOOLS: Other Worlds by Jess Rowell Dance

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

An immersive dance and live music performance designed specifically for teenagers with additional needs. Get ready for this epic other-worldly adventure as we embark on a quest through curious worlds,

€8

FIRST FORTNIGHT: Mark Making Workshop with Martina McDonald

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join visual artist Martina McDonald for an evening of mark making. In this workshop participants will be encouraged to create a mess with art materials such as paint, pastels, chalks,

€10
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SCHOOLS: Other Worlds by Jess Rowell Dance

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

An immersive dance and live music performance designed specifically for teenagers with additional needs. Get ready for this epic other-worldly adventure as we embark on a quest through curious worlds,

€8
Recurring

SCHOOLS: Other Worlds by Jess Rowell Dance

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

An immersive dance and live music performance designed specifically for teenagers with additional needs. Get ready for this epic other-worldly adventure as we embark on a quest through curious worlds,

€8
Recurring

SCHOOLS: Other Worlds by Jess Rowell Dance

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

An immersive dance and live music performance designed specifically for teenagers with additional needs. Get ready for this epic other-worldly adventure as we embark on a quest through curious worlds,

€8
Recurring

SCHOOLS: Other Worlds by Jess Rowell Dance

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

An immersive dance and live music performance designed specifically for teenagers with additional needs. Get ready for this epic other-worldly adventure as we embark on a quest through curious worlds,

€8
Recurring

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

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FIRST FORTNIGHT: The Days of Trees

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

In this highly original, IFTA Award-winning feature documentary, Tomás, a middle-aged film producer, embarks on a journey of discovery with his friend and colleague, film director, Alan. As they progress,

€5 – €9

FIRST FORTNIGHT: Mindful Colouring Book Workshop with Martina McDonald

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Create your own Mindful Colouring Book! Artist Martina McDonald will guide participants through a series of drawing activities and group sketching techniques – bringing these together to create your very

€10

Zeitgeist Jukebox

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

“A thing of delicate beauty, I wept the whole way through” The Bell Harbour News On a night such as this, some folk meet up at an old warehouse in

€16 – €18

FIRST FORTNIGHT: Print Workshop with Sandra McAllister (5-8 years)

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Designed especially for children, participants will be encouraged to visualise and create drawings about what makes them happy, what they might like to do more of, or achieve in 2025.

€10
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FIRST FORTNIGHT 2025: Movement & Mindfulness

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Join the Aquatic Yogi (Paul Donnelly) for an engaging and playful yoga session designed to build strength, self-awareness, and confidence. This guided flow will not only awaken the body and

€10

FIRST FORTNIGHT: Purple Door Presents STEREO

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

STEREO is a performance with live music by Purple Door which explores the themes of identity and categorisation, with a focus on challenging stereotypes. Purple Door, led by Kasia Eliasz,

Free

The Outrun

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

After 10 years of spiralling into addiction in London, Rona returns home to the far-flung Orkney Islands in Scotland, hoping to maintain her recovery. Attempting to reconcile her complex family

€5 – €9

Pat & Faye Shortt- Knuckle Down – POSTPONED

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Due to the red weather warning issued by Met Éireann Pat & Faye Shortt ‘Knuckle Down’ has been postponed until Saturday 8 March.   Pat and Faye Shortt return with

€30

Raise Your Spear – POSTPONED

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This event has been postponed Raise Your Spear is an LGBTQ+ allyship project designed by writer and artist Dani Gill. Based on a poem from her second collection (Lessons in

€10
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BRIGID 2025: Moving Words

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Sit down, not for long though! Open your listening ears, your seeing eyes and get ready to enter a world where a wicked fairy and a giant come to life

Recurring

BRIGID 2025: Wet Felt Making with Tamzen Lundy

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Making a spring inspired picture bookmark. Let your kids enjoy the sensory craft of wet felt making. This active craft is the oldest form of textile making in the world.

Free

BRIGID 2025: Strongwomen Science

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

StrongWomen Science is a circus science show for children and families starring two women scientists turned circus performers. Aoife Raleigh is an engineer, Maria Corcoran an environmental scientist. Ever wanted

Free

Small Things Like These

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

New Ross, 1985. Bill Furlong is a hard-working coal merchant, doing his best to support his family amid the challenging conditions of 1980s Ireland. In the lead-up to Christmas, Bill

€5 – €9

Seift- Ceardlann Drámaíochta

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

This workshop, facilitated by Cian Ó Náraigh, will focus on devising theatre bilingually, with Gaeilge being at the core. Through a variety of exercises incorporating storytelling, Irish literature, and Verbatim

€5

Seift

Riverbank Arts Centre Main Street, Newbridge, Ireland

Aodh has started a new job he doesn’t believe in. There will be no negative consequences for himself, his family, or the country. Fan Linn. Seift is a bi-lingual play

Free