Open Golf Competition
Athlone Golf Club Hodson Bay, Athlone, Co. RoscommonThe club welcomes Drama Festival visitors to enjoy a round of golf with a special prize for the best visitor score on the day.
Entry Fee €20 payable at club
€20
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A musical evening with Darren O Hara
Athlone Little Theatre St Mary's Place, Athlone, Co. WestmeathDarren O'Hara returns to the fringe with a musical happening, ‘The Bare Voice’. Musical theatre and Screen, Irish Memories and more….
Tea afterwards in Green Room.
€5
Guided Walking Tour of Athlone
Dean Crowe Theatre Chapel Street, Athlone, Co. WestmeathStart Point: Dean Crowe Theatre
‘Athlone, History and Characters’ trail with former festival director, Joe McCarrick.
Free
Athlone Pipe Band
Dean Crowe Theatre Chapel Street, Athlone, Co. WestmeathCome to the Dean Crowe Theatre forecourt and hear stirring pipe music. Please note that the planned march from civic square is cancelled. Sunshine optional.
Free
Afternoon T Series: ‘A little something for the ducks’.
Athlone Little Theatre St Mary's Place, Athlone, Co. WestmeathTheatre 3 from, Newtownabbey, Co. , perform their Northern Ireland (one act) winning play. This will be the last public performance before they compete for the UK title next month in Belfast, so come and wish them well.
Tea afterwards in Green Room.
€5
Athlone A Cappella
Sheraton Hotel Athlone Gleeson St, Athlone, Co. WestmeathAthlone A Cappella return with their unique choral recitals.
Popular vocal musical entertainment. Sheraton Hotel Foyer.
Free
Final Night Entertainment: Defence Forces Band of the Eastern Brigade
Dean Crowe Theatre Chapel Street, Athlone, Co. WestmeathDefence Forces Band of the Eastern Brigade by kind permission of GOC Eastern Brigade
Popular musical entertainment for the last night of competitive drama for 2023.
Free
‘Raising the Curtain, A celebration of Ireland’s Dramatic Movement’.
TUS AThlone Campus University Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath‘Raising the Curtain, A celebration of Ireland’s Dramatic Movement’. A lecture by Dr. Fiona Brennan, followed by a Q and A chaired by Joe McCarrick. Sponsored by TUS. Tea from 10.30.
Free
Afternoon T Series: ‘A Dog’s Life’.
Athlone Little Theatre St Mary's Place, Athlone, Co. WestmeathBlue Hat from Cork, perform their hilarious All-Ireland (one act) winning play.
No animals were hurt in the making of this play.
Tea afterwards in Green Room.
€5
Gala Awards Ceremony
Radisson Hotel Athlone Northgate Street, Athlone, Co. WestmeathTHE PARTY NIGHT OF THE YEAR. Dress with style for the Gala Awards Ceremony, Entertainment and Dinner. Hub information at Radisson foyer on Saturday from 3pm.
€50