Friday night is Culture Night across Longford

Last year's Culture Night 2022 was a massive success in County Longford with 24 separate events taking place and nearly 1,500 people attending events.

This year County Longford Arts Services encouraged all interested parties, creatives, artists and art activists to organise an event in their town, village or space for the 2023 event which takes place this Friday, September 22.

The night encompasses everything from small events in homes, to large outdoors, public spaces or community venues.

The most important thing is that the event is on Culture Night and that it is free to the public. This year Longford's programme spans all aspects of culture from music to film, language to literature. Longford's Culture Night programme has a depth that will ensure there's something for everyone to enjoy.

Longford Town hosts 'New Skin for the Old Ceremony'. This event will see local performing artists celebrate the music of Leonard Cohen. It takes place in The Red Room, PVs, Longford Town from 6:30pm. Performers Include: Darragh Coady, Alias Fitz, Siofra Jordan, Josephine Dolan/Aimee Dolan, Tilly Crossan, Tommy Kelly, Shane Kennedy, Kaj Klimski, Aisling O Reilly.

Counter Culture is an evening of film, comedy and music by young emerging Longford artists, including Drongo Billy and Rural Noise. It will take place in Lyon's Bar, Longford Town from 8pm.

Looking for Happiness in Longford will see artist Anna Wiercioch invites the public to visit her pop-up portrait photography gallery of people she has met in Longford in her search for happiness, it takes place in Market Square, Longford Town from 2pm.

Celebrating Culture with Poems & Stories is an event by Longford Writers Group who invite participants to share an evening of poetry and storytelling with local writers. The invite is to grab a chair, grab a glass, sit back and be entertained at The Bottleneck Bar, Longford Town from 6:30pm.

Afro Beats Music is a night of African culture experienced through music from different genres such as Amaplano, Juju, Full Highlife, Malissa, Kizomba and others. It is hosted in Escabar, Annaly Hotel, Langford Town from 7pm.

In Edgeworthstown The Maria Edgeworth Legacy is an opportunity to experience the Edgeworth museum brought to life by local expert guides. It takes place in the Maria Edgeworth Centre, Edgeworthstown.

In Kenagh a Culture Evening presents the best of local musicians and performers of all ages and entertains the local community with an evening of culture. It will be held in the Corlea Trackway Centre, Kenagh from 7:30pm.

As part of the Granard's Town Twinning celebrations 'Bon Nuit Granard' sees the community hosting visitors from East Rouen.

The Knights & Conquests centre curated a night of trad music with the John Dungan CCE branch. It takes place in the Knights & Conquests Heritage Centre, Granard from 6pm.

Moyne is the location for a Pop-Up Gaeltacht at the Haggard. The Micro Gaeltacht returns to the Haggard with celste anna, ceol agus craic for gach daoine of all levels of ability from 7:30pm

The town of Lanesborough presents Art by the Lake. Guests are invited to join Hanion Art for an evening of painting and chat by the beautiful Shannon. All materials will be supplied. Hather in the Public Park, Lanesborough from 6:30pm.