ArtsTicketed
The Act of Existing
30 September 2026
Backstage Theatre, Longford, County Longford
Croí Glan presents a contemporary dance duet exploring how people influence one another through choices, expectations and shifting boundaries.
Longford, County Longford
Events in Longford
25 events at a venue inside Longford, each listed by organisers and Fáilte Ireland. Where an event is ticketed the link goes to whoever the organiser says sells them, and the journey there is worked out from wherever you are starting.
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25 events still to come in Longford.
For events spanning several days, check the organiser’s daily programme before you go.
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Cathedral View Supper Club - Harvest Food Festival
2 October 2026
Temperance Hall, Longford, County Longford
The harvest takes centre stage at a supper club in Longford’s Temperance Hall.
- ArtsTicketed
The Chastitute
15 to 17 October 2026
Backstage Theatre, Longford, County Longford
Backstage Theatre Group stages John B. Keane's comedy about a rural bachelor struggling to find companionship.
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The Cable
20 October 2026
Backstage Theatre, Longford, County Longford
Mike Kelly's The Cable sets a personal story of love and loss against the laying of the transatlantic cable on Valentia Island.
- HeritageFree, booking required
Haunted Westmeath Podcast Longford Edition
23 October 2026
Edward J Valentines Bar, Longford, County Longford
Olga Aughey records a Longford edition of Haunted Westmeath Podcast with guests and a live audience at Edward J Valentines.
- FestivalsFree entry
Longford's Dead of Night Festival 2026
23 to 31 October 2026
Longford, Longford, County Longford
Longford's Dead of Night Festival combines daytime family activities with performances and Halloween street events across the town.
- MusicPrice not confirmed
Aindrais De Staic & The Latchikos
24 October 2026
Edward J Valentines Bar, Longford, County Longford
Aindrais de Staic and The Latchikos bring songs, spoken stories and musical improvisation to Lyon's Bar in Longford.
- FamilyFree, booking required
Harvest Heros! A D&D story for young Adventurers
24 October 2026
Longford Library, Longford, County Longford
Young players paint a miniature hero before joining a harvest-themed tabletop adventure at Longford Library.
- LiteratureFree entry
Samhain Poetry Book Launch
25 October 2026
Lyons Bar, Longford, Longford, County Longford
Listen to poetry inspired by Samhain at a seasonal book launch in Longford.
- ArtsFree, booking required
Serpents of Samhain: A D&D Halloween Adventure
27 October 2026
Attic House Teen Project Longford, Longford, County Longford
Teenagers can join a Dungeons & Dragons adventure at Attic House, where a fictional return of dragons threatens the harvest.
- FamilyFree, booking required
Literary Family Scavenger Hunt at Halloween HQ
29 to 30 October 2026
Pig Market Lane, Longford, County Longford
Follow literary clues around Longford town in a family Halloween scavenger hunt.
- ArtsPrice not confirmed
Samhain Witches are Wise Women
29 October 2026
PV's Hotel and Restaurant, Longford, County Longford
Myth, music and comedy explore the women behind Samhain traditions at Longford’s Temperance Hall.
- FamilyFree entry
Halloween HQ 2026
29 to 30 October 2026
Pig Market Lane, Longford, County Longford
Halloween HQ gives families a daytime base for the Dead of Night Festival in Longford's Pig Market Lane.
- FamilyFree, booking required
Ghosts, Ghouls and Grooves
30 October 2026
PV's Hotel and Restaurant, Longford, County Longford
Ghosts, Ghouls and Grooves mixes Halloween making activities with a disco at PV's Hotel and Restaurant.
- SeasonalFree entry
Fire & Shadows Procession Longford Town
31 October 2026
Longford, Longford, County Longford
Longford's Fire & Shadows Procession brings illuminated creations and live performance into the town centre on Halloween night.
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Adrift
6 to 7 November 2026
Backstage Theatre, Longford, County Longford
Deirdre Kinahan's Adrift turns a family birthday into an argument about belonging, migration and fear in contemporary rural Ireland.
- CommunityPrice not confirmed
Diwali Delight
7 November 2026
Temperance Hall, Longford, County Longford
Longford's Indian community welcomes visitors to its Diwali celebration at Temperance Hall.
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CHOP
12 November 2026
Backstage Theatre, Longford, County Longford
Cian Kinsella's CHOP uses a solitary woodcutter and physical comedy to examine environmental destruction and masculine performance.
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Shirley Valentine
14 November 2026
Backstage Theatre, Longford, County Longford
Norma Sheahan plays Shirley Valentine in Willy Russell's story of a woman reconsidering the life she has settled into.
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The Bartered Bride
26 November 2026
Backstage Theatre, Longford, County Longford
Irish National Opera brings Smetana's comic opera The Bartered Bride to Longford in an English-language touring production.
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Pints, Dentures & Rock ’n’ Roll
27 November 2026
Backstage Theatre, Longford, County Longford
Tadhg J Devery performs a collection of exaggerated rural characters in Pints, Dentures & Rock 'n' Roll.
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Robert Mizzell’s Nashville Songbook 2026
28 November 2026
Backstage Theatre, Longford, County Longford
Robert Mizzell brings his Nashville Songbook concert to Longford with guests Keelan Browne and Stacey Breen.
- MusicTicketed
ABBA Forever – The Christmas Show
4 December 2026
Backstage Theatre, Longford, County Longford
ABBA Forever brings its Christmas tribute concert to Longford, revisiting the Swedish group's pop catalogue.
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Mick Flavin
5 December 2026
Backstage Theatre, Longford, County Longford
Mick Flavin and his band bring an evening of Irish country music to Backstage Theatre in Longford.
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