Midleton Arts Festival 15-24 May 2026: Celebrate Creativity and Connection
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Discover the Magic of the Midleton Arts Festival!
Join us for a joyful and vibrant celebration of community, creativity, and nature! This year’s theme, ‘Eco-Web’, explores our deep connection to each other and nature through creative practice.
From captivating performances to hands-on workshops, there’s something for all ages to enjoy at Midleton Arts Festival 2026. Come together, embrace the wonder of nature, and let your creativity grow wild!
🌳 Celebrate art. Celebrate nature. Celebrate the Eco-Web. 🌳
Like a spider weaving its intricate web, all elements in life are interconnected; what affects one strand impacts them all. Through participatory art events, we will celebrate our interconnectedness with each other and the natural world, fostering creativity and diversity. Visitors can enjoy and engage in various forms of expression, including visual art, literature, music, film, and theatre. Each thread contributes to a vibrant celebration of the bond between humanity and nature.
The festival encourages the community to weave into this creative web. Learning and growing together through art and creativity makes us stronger.
🌳 Join us for the 2026 Midleton Arts Festival 2026, where creativity and community intertwine like a spider’s web! 🌳
In the web, each thread symbolises a unique story. We invite you to collaborate with us to craft creative pathways, with an aim to help protect and enhance our relationship with the environment.
Full 2026 schedule coming soon.
Mark in your diaries; Opening Night 22 May, Cloyne Exhibition Opening 15th, Shop Front Gallery Opens 18th, Noggin Theatre Performance 20th
2025 Events
6.30 – 8pm
My Place
A Sip of Irish, Midleton Distillery
My Place
Street Gallery Opening and Walkaround
Open All Weekend
Open All Weekend
Farmers Market
Saturday 10th, 12pm
2.00 – 3.00pm
Market Green
Midleton Books
Midleton Books
Gate Cinema
Gate Cinema
Click on posters for event details!
Watch last year’s highlights for a glimpse of the creativity, music, and fun waiting for you and your family and friends at Midleon Arts Festival!
This year’s festival theme is ‘Treedom’ – a celebration of creativity, community and our connection to trees. MAF25 brings public art to life, offering hands-on opportunities to engage with artists and experience art in shared spaces.
We focus on free, family-friendly events. We showcase the inspiring work of artists, schools, and community groups. We foster creative pathways to protect and strengthen our relationship with the environment. Join us in celebrating art, nature, and the power of collective creativity!
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Schedule MAF25
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If you want a space to sell your art, join the Midleton Art Market. You can book your ticket here. BE PART OF THE FESTIVAL!
This platform offers artists the chance to network and sell their works and showcases young, up-and-coming musicians.
Our goal is to foster community in Midleton and surrounds through creative projects. These projects promote intercultural understanding. They also encourage social cohesion and support environmental stewardship. We engage the community with professional artists through free, family-friendly events. These events showcase local talent and groups. We aim to strengthen our connection to each other, nature, and our shared landscape.
A large Fine Art Exhibition Variables V with MÓR Artists Collective at MyPlace.
Crawford Supported Studios Featured Artist – East Cork artist Yvonne Condon will showcase her vibrant tree portraits at MAF 25. This event supports artists with health and social needs.
Shop Front Gallery – Over 40 local shop fronts will be transformed into art galleries, featuring East Cork artists. Take a guided tour before the festival to meet the artists and view their work.
Bealtaine at the Beech – A collective of East Cork women artists will create an interactive eco-art installation. This will be under the beech trees of Midleton’s Fair Green. They are inviting the community to collaborate and connect.
Wander and Wonder through the Woods – This is an immersive, guided walk through nature. It blends storytelling, song, and environmental advocacy. This event offers a creative, educational exploration of folklore. It also explores music and ecological preservation.
Celebrate creativity and community with us!
Other Midleton Businesses Events – If you would like to support MAF25, we can feature your festival sale or event here. We can also highlight your ad. Contact
Our festival is a celebration of our community and its relationship with art. There are many talented artists in the area. Wonderful art teachers in the schools also contribute greatly. As a result, creativity is bubbling in East Cork throughout the year. MAF creates an opportunity to showcase, share and express this ongoing creativity during the festival.
Past Festival videos – MAF captured so beautifully by East Cork filmmaker Kara Sweeney of Twenty4Films. Many more fabulous films to view on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@midletonartsfestival