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Wexford Spiegeltent Festival 2022 is here !

Wexford Spiegeltent Festival is back in all its wonderful glory for 2022. This year we are celebrating a whole decade of making memories on Wexford’s Quayfront! To celebrate 10 years of Wexford’s Spiegeltent Festival, the largest Spiegeltent in the world will be arriving on Wexford’s beautiful quay front; the Fortuna Spiegeltent, with a host of […]

Celebrating 10 years of Wexford Spiegeltent Festival

There is something special about a travelling venue. In a matter of hours these venues turn a normal, perhaps bland and unassuming space into something truly spectacular and mysterious. This sensation can be made even the more powerful by the arrival of a historical venue, one that has travelled the world for decades and that […]

. . . And, we’re BACK!

Wexford Spiegeltent Festival is back in all its wonderful glory for 2021!  The Paradiso Spiegeltent will once again grace the spectacular setting of Wexford Quay front, with a host of international and national acts to entertain, excite and delight! The line-up includes the best music acts on the scene today, along with trad music legends, […]

Wexford Spiegeltent Will Return October 8th – 24th 2021

While we were disappointed to have to postpone Wexford Spiegeltent Festival in 2020, we are looking forward to bringing the Spiegeltent back to the Wexford Quayfront October 8th – 24th, 2021. Soon enough, we will be dancing and singing under her billowing canopies once more. Until then, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and […]

Wexford Spiegeltent Postponed until 2021

We had planned a safe and unique Spiegeltent Festival for 2020 according to Level 2 of the National Framework for Living with Covid-19, but the most recent Government announcement means that, with great sadness, we must postpone our festival until 2021. Nothing compares to the energy, the experience, the exhilaration of a live gig. We […]

Wexford Spiegeltent Festival 2020 Dates Announced

Wexford Spiegeltent Festival will return in October 2020 from October 9th-26th It’s going to be another spectacular year of music, comedy, burlesque and more. Follow us on our socials below for all the most up to date announcements and news! Facebook: facebook.com/wexfordspiegeltentfestival/ Twitter: twitter.com/spiegeltentwex Instagram: instagram.com/spiegeltentwex #whatsonwexford #wexfordevents

Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra announced for the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival

Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra have been announced for a headline show in the Paradiso Spiegeltent this October. In 1987, Jools formed The Jools Holland Big Band – comprising himself and Gilson Lavis. This has gradually metamorphosed into the current 19-piece Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, which consists of pianist, […]

Danny O’ Brien – Lock in

After a very successful tour supporting Dermot & Dave from Today Fm and selling out three RaconTour shows in Wexford already this year, Danny O’Brien returns to town this time with a headline show at the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival. Award-winning Irish comedian Danny went to prison. Three times to perform. Once again by accident. He’s […]

Wexford Spiegeltent Festival, Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott

Old Red Eyes is back!The Beautiful South Return

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott return to the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival on Saturday 28th of October. The Beautiful South sold 15 million records, in the 1990’s & early 2000’s and released a string of critically-acclaimed records before breaking up in 2007 due to “musical similarities”. Heaton went solo, while Abbott devoted time to raising her autistic […]

Imelda May, Wexford Spiegeltent Festival

Imelda May to play Wexford Spiegeltent Festival

Irish superstar singer and songwriter Imelda May is playing the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival on Monday October 23rd.  Imelda May has become one of Ireland’s most celebrated female artists. Her current album ‘Life. Love. Flesh. Blood.’ reached No 2. in the Irish Album Charts and stayed in the Top Ten Chart for 10 weeks. Songs from […]