Category: Events

Synge & Byrne Tearoom will be open at the castle until 7pmNellies Restaurant will be open at the Visitor Centre until 8pmNadur Gift Shop at the Castle open 4-7.30pm

Time: 5.00 – 7.00 PM Where: Visitor Centre Take a stroll around Glenveagh’s Orangery and Walled Garden, where you’ll meet some of our expert gardeners. They’ll be on hand to answer your questions, share their knowledge and experience, or simply have a chat about the gardens and the work that goes into keeping them looking

Time: 7.00 – 8.00 PM Where: Visitor Centre Acclaimed fiddler Jack Houston draws the evening to a close with self-composed tunes from his albums ‘Ómós’ and his most recent release ‘An Fhidil Bhriste’. His compositions are influenced by local fiddlers and the people and landscapes of Donegal and Scotland.  

Time: 5.00 – 7.00 PM Where: Castle Sarah Cullen is a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter from Carrigart, Co.Donegal. In 2021 she released an album of original material under the name ‘The Reflection Box’, songs from which featured on RTE Radio 1 and BBC Radio Ulster. Sarah will be joined by acclaimed singer and cellist Laura

Time: 5.00 – 7.00 PM Where: Castle Suzanne is a Donegal-based harpist, saxophonist, singer and songwriter. A performing arts specialist with postgraduate training in Music Education at the University of Leeds.  She is a retired senior music teacher and experienced vocal coach. She will perform on Celtic harp and saxophone, including her original Celtic song,

Time: 5.00 – 7.00 PM Where: Castle Award winning writer and performer Maura Logue and her fellow performers join us in character as Mrs Adair and friends, once again welcoming guests to Glenveagh Castle for an evening of entertainment.

Time: 5.00 – 7.00 PM Where: Visitor Centre Renowned Donegal Fiddler Seamus Gibson will play tracks from his recent album release ‘Fly by Night’ and ‘The Dropper Ball’ along with a selection of traditional tunes and sets. Accompanied by Ruairí Friel (Fanad, Co. Donegal) who will sing original and selected songs.

Time: 4.30 – 6.30 PM Where: Visitor Centre Get creative in this family friendly nature inspired art workshop, led by Alarnagh, one of our expert Nature Education guides.

Time: 4.00 – 4.30 PM Where: Visitor Centre Starting the evening off is Tetiana Kovalova, an experienced classical guitarist and music educator with over 30 years of teaching experience. Former head teacher at a state music school in Ukraine and author of ‘Your First Guitar Album’. She continues to perform, teach and promote classical guitar