Location: The People’s Pavilion
Free, booking required. Book here.

Join Wayne for a fun, friendly, and inclusive Irish and Ceili dancing class! He has been dancing since he was five years old and has won many awards, including the Leinster Championship. 

In this class, we’ll cover the basic Irish dancing steps and learn some fun ceilí dances like Shoe the Donkey and The Walls of Limerick. This class is open to everyone — no matter your experience or background. For the past three years, Wayne has been organising Irish dance and ceilí classes specifically for the LGBTQ+ community, creating a warm and supportive space where all are welcome. Whether you’re completely new to Irish dance or have some experience, this is the perfect chance to have fun, learn something new, and connect with others in a joyful and inclusive environment.  

For more information on Wayne’s classes, you can check out this article: Meet the queer Irish dancer bringing LGBTQ+ friendly classes to Dublin

Location: Matheson Creativity Hub
Free, booking required. Book here.

In this workshop, Finn will guide participants through the radical, playful world of zine-making as a tool for queer expression. The session will combine hands-on, messy collage with a brief introduction to queer theory and zines as acts of radical creation, norm-disruption, and anti-mainstream storytelling. 

This will be a low-pressure, welcoming space designed for unapologetic play, where identity and imagination will run wild. We will prioritize the process over perfection, embracing raw edges, gluey fingers, and the beautiful mess of DIY creation. 

No prior art experience is needed. Everyone will leave with their own handmade zine, a sense of connection, and a spark of inspiration.  

All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own scraps, “trash,” or ephemera to use yourself or share! 

Location: The People’s Pavilion
Free, booking required. Book here.

Note: Bring a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, and an eye mask if you have one; anything that will feel comfy and help you to settle in. 

Immerse yourself in a sonic kaleidoscope—planetary octave tones, bird song, a plant synth, underwater recordings, quartz singing bowls, a sun gong, dolphin and whale sonics—blending the celestial and the terrestrial. An alchemical fusion of physics, ecology, and sacred vibration and a glimpse into a unified field of existence. Lie back, breathe, and let the frequencies recalibrate the soft animal of your body. 

Artist Biography 

Karen Donnellan is an artist, energy healer, and educator. She holds a Bachelor of Design in Glass from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, and an MFA in Glass from the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York. From 2014 to 2022, she served as Director of the National Casting Center Glass Studios, Associate Professor of Glass, and Chair of the Sculpture/Dimensional Studies Program at Alfred University, NY. 

Her transdisciplinary practice—spanning sculpture, installation, language, and music—has been exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum, the Museum of American Glass and the Royal Hibernian Academy. As an energy healer, Donnellan is a practitioner and teacher of Rising Star, Prema Birthing, Reiki, and Seichem modalities. Through her practice, she calls in futures where we are all liberated, loved in our wholeness, and fully resourced. She has performed Sound Baths Highlanes Gallery and at Body & Soul festival. 

Location: The People’s Pavilion
Free, booking required, Book Here    

Building on past editions of Trans Joy and Trans Imaginings, ShoutOut and IMMA Talks present a roundtable discussion on the power of performance to bring trans stories to life. Bringing together a collection of Irish trans and queer thinkers and performers, Trans Pride: Visions will read between the lines and look closer into the gaps for bold, creative perspectives on trans experience.

Our panellists will explore the possibilities and limitations of language and creative practice in articulating transness – and share how performance art, spoken word and theatre offer emerging opportunities to erode traditional borders of representation. We’ll discuss the questions facing trans performers and creators today – from collaboration to censorship, the conversation between personal and political, and the horizons yet to come.

Moderated by Ruadhán Ó Críodáin, Executive Director, ShoutOut, Ireland’s largest provider of LGBTQ+ inclusive education. Participating artists include Venus Patel, Pea Dinneen, Felispeaks and Lyónn Wolf. The programme includes a roundtable discussion and live performance. More details here.