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Children and Young People
3.1.23 – Sleeping Beauty – Christmas Panto (Matinee), Siamsa Tíre, Tralee

Classical
4.1.23 – National Youth Orchestra of Ireland New Year Gala, National Concert Hall
6.1.23 – NSO And Peter Whelan: Mozart, Stravinsky, National Concert Hall
7.1.23 – The Irish Tenors 25th Anniversary, National Concert Hall
8.1.23 – Sundays at Noon: Schubert Song Cycle (part one), Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane
8.1.23 – The Irish Tenors 25th Anniversary, National Concert Hall

Contemporary
6.1.21 – Notifications Off – An Electronic Sheep Tapestry, The Cube, Project Arts Centre
7.1.23 – Notifications Off – In conversation, The Cube, Project Arts Centre

Film
8.1.23 – Patti Smith – Electric Poet, The Green Room, Belfast

Folk and Traditional
5.1.23 – Tradalac, The Dock Carrick-on-Shannon
7.1.23 – Jim Causley’s New Year Wassail, Live to your Living Room (Online)
7.1.23 – Kilfenora Céilí Band, glór, Friar’s Walk, Ennis

Jazz and Improvised
4.1.23 – Alan Wilkinson / Steve Noble / John Edwards (Trio), Cafe OTO, London
6.1.23 – Last Dream Of The Morning (John Butcher / Mark Sanders / John Edwards), Cafe OTO, London

Musical Theatre
3.1.23 – The Sound Of Music (2pm), National Concert Hall
3.1.23 – The Sound Of Music (6pm), National Concert Hall

Rock and Pop
5.1.23–8.1.23 Whelan’s Ones to Watch 2023, Whelan’s, Dublin
6.1.23 – Women’s Christmas in aid of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, The Workman’s Club Dublin
7.1.23 – Women’s Christmas in aid of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, The Workman’s Club Dublin
7.1.23 – Reeling in the Showband Years, Hawk’s Well Theatre, Sligo
8.1.23 – Women’s Christmas in aid of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, The Workman’s Club Dublin
8.1.23 – Andy White, The Black Box, Belfast

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Upcoming Festivals 

6–15 Jan: First Fortnight, Ireland
7–29 Jan: Out to Lunch, Belfast
13–17 Jan: APAP, New York
18–21 Jan: Eurosonic Noorderslag, Groningen
19 Jan–5 Feb: Celtic Connections, Glasgow
20–22 Jan: Music for Galway Midwinter Festival, Galway
22–26 Jan: Your Roots Are Showing – Ireland’s Folk Conference, Carrickmacross
25–29 Jan: Temple Bar TradFest, Dublin
27–29 Jan: Hedge School Doolin
28 Jan–28 Feb: Dublin Lunar New Year
29 Jan–5 Feb: Imbolc International Music Festival 

See a full list of upcoming festivals here.