Earth Rising festival takes place at IMMA this weekend 12 – 14 September 2025 with over 50 free events celebrating creativity, ideas, and collective action

The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) is excited to present the fourth edition of Earth Rising, Ireland’s leading festival at the crossroads of climate, culture, and collective action.  Taking place across the historic grounds at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin 8, from 12-14 September (this weekend) Earth Rising is a free three-day celebration of creativity, ideas, and grassroots solutions for a changing world.  

From radical talks to joyful workshops, immersive installations to grassroots activism, Earth Rising 2025 features over 50 free events designed to inspire, connect, and activate.  

This year’s festival is inspired by Staying with the Trouble, IMMA’s acclaimed group exhibition based on Donna Haraway’s influential text.  The exhibition and festival together explore how we might live differently in a time of planetary breakdown, not by turning away from complexity, but by staying with it, together.  

Here’s five reasons to join us at Earth Rising this weekend!  

1. Community – Meet like-minded people, join conversations that matter, and take part in collective action with artists, thinkers, doers, and makers.
2. Inspiration & Ideas – From thought provoking talks to intimate panel discussions, discover bold new perspectives on how art, ecology and everyday action can shape our shared future. 
3. Creativity in Action – Experience the best of contemporary creativity, with live performances, interactive installations, film screenings, hands-on-workshops and artist led experiences. 
4. Free and Open to All – Every event is free of charge because Earth Rising is for everyone – whether you are an art lover, a climate campaigner, or simply curious.
5. The setting – Step into the 17th century grounds of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham – a green oasis in Dublin 8 where meadows, gardens and historic courtyards are transformed into a vibrant festival space for art, ecology, and ideas.  

 View the festival programme here: https://imma.ie/whats-on/earth-rising/ 

Festival Opening Hours:
Friday 12 September 5pm to 9pm
Saturday 13 September 10am to 7pm
Sunday 14 September 10am to 7pm 

We look forward to welcoming you to Earth Rising – bring your curiosity and an open mind!

ENDS 

For media inquiries, interviews, or additional information, please contact:
Patrice Molloy E: [email protected] T: 086 2009957
Monica Cullinane E: [email protected] T: 086 2010023