Celebrating food, heritage & nature through the Prism of the arts
Welcome to the home of Clonmel Applefest, our annual festival that celebrates the food, heritage and natural environment of Clonmel and environs through the prism of the Arts.
In 2025, the festival will take place from Thursday 25th to the 28th September during which time we plan to collaborate with many local and national artists, crafters, food producers, performers and communities to celebrate the rich cultural, industrial and natural history of Clonmel and promote it as a valued place to live and visit for locals and visitors.
We had two wonderful projects in 2024: the Elder of Clonmel part 2 writing project, which explored the lives and wisdoms of some of our Older citizens and OUR SOUL FOOD, a multicultural stitch & talk project around our favourite food memories, which involve sharing food stories and making tablemats and centrepieces for our various tables during the festival week. Cruinniù ná Nòg day took place on the 15th June, as did another Wild Child Day during the month of August. Our brochure launch under the Main Guard on August 31st with live music by the Fresh Air Collective was a joyous welcome to the Autumn and our festival a feast of celebratory events around food and harvest. 2025 promises to be another exciting edition with the theme of #thetiesthatbind as our central theme. Keep your eyes peeled for our bespoke events during the Spring and Summer. Keep up to date by following us on Instagram and Facebook and put those dates of the 25th to 28th September in your diary! Looking forward to seeing you again soon!
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